The Art of Speed: Conversations with Monster Makers

Awesomeness. Will listen to it tomorrow morning during breakfast 🙂

Great event and very worthwhile time spent listening to the entire recording.

Some great points by some of the more successful folks in the New Media space.

Just listened to the whole thing… Tim Ferriss the mic hog 😛

Good material, I enjoyed it.

Thanks Tim

You are the best

Killing me with the long audio, but I’m sure it’s more the worth the listen.

(By the way, I’m 18 and after realizing the need the financial independence and just one that always is looking at the best way to do something, your quite the ‘guru’. I discovered a lot of things on my own.. such as Internet Marketing and selling information products, healthy eating habits and workings it. But its still nice to have ONE person who seems to truly ‘get it’. I loved that you tested the book cover and names. As I’m slowly becoming a New Rich at a young age, it helps to have a mentor to lead the way a little bit.)

Your Friend,

Sweeney

Hola! Tim!

Nice post, I think this is the first audio you made available that did not have video with it. Is it possible to put this recording on your ipod and if so where do I go to learn how? Enjoy the food and the islands : )

Simepre,

Jose Castro-Frenzel

Listened to this when it became available on the SXSW site (in the car, of course!).

You all make a great case for the value of fast innovation. As you address in the book, sometimes our perfectionism is our worst enemy!

Hola Tim, muy bueno tu libro, me lo estoy leyendo rapido !!

Es muy impactante.. te abre la mente

Hablas español? supongo que algo no? estuviste en Argentina aprendiendo Tango y tu compañera Natalie hablará..

Sí no te escribo en inglés…

un saludo

I’m adding this to my to do list this weekend. Thanks!

Tim,

Great audio! I really enjoyed the referral email script you gave. It really is quite easy to reach the “untouchables” a simple email, phone call, or referral introduction and you are right IN!

I’d really like to hear more about the process that you taught the students on how to reach them. I remember hearing a while back of the trip you offered…

I think it would be a killer idea on your blog to give the free trip around the world to whom reaches the most influential “untouchables.”

Challenges are a great way to motivate people.

Thanks for the audio Tim.

Chris

Dear Tim,

Thanks for the continued original and enlightening posts. More importantly, you’re in the Greek Islands!

The first, best thing you can do is rent a scooter and get some freedom of movement. My favourite island was Paros – low-key and big enough to do some real exploring. We got lost looking for the marble mines the Venus de Milo came from. Ended up at an ancient fruit farm run by a couple of elderly brothers (one named Minas – hence we followed signs there). Fresh figs, fresh almond, great characters.

Have fun!

Jon

Tim,

Just wondering If there is any way you can post this as some sort of pod cast? I am going to Aruba this week and I would love to listen to this on the long plane ride. Thanks in advance, and keep up the good work.

@Mike: “If there is any way you can post this as some sort of pod cast?”

You should be able to right-click using your mouse and download the file, then simply transfer it to your mp3 player.

Tim, thanks for the awesome audio, very gracious thank you! I have given your book to many of my colleagues….I am set w/plans to resign on january 2nd, 2009 🙂

I think I am getting a bit of a posse to follow….your book will be their ticket to get rolling!

Best to you bro!

–Z–

Tim, may I suggest an audio section for the site. Maybe put this,the original SXSW mp3, google, etc. together for easy Ipod access. The more how-to style stuff we can get, the better.

I just wanted to leave a comment on how I am enjoying your book, since this seems to be the best way to get your attention. I read that you traveled to Japan also. I am in Tokyo for a month and wondered if you will be in the neighborhood in the next 20 days. Would love to just chill over a beer.

Do you have any plans to come out with a resource to travel effectively and efficiently in different countries or cities?

(Off topic)

An inspired horoscope for Tim Ferriss:

Your invitation to explore new places will be like music to a special someone’s ears (female). Be persistent.

Take care to extend yourself to meet someone out of your usual circle of friends. You will be pleasantly surprised by this up and comer’s intellect and creativity (male).

-From a budding horoscope writer.

Tim, I read your book and realized the dating site I’ve had for 5 years is the answer to my dream of being free from a cube where I will rot and die. I have been working on … and several niche specific dating sites even more in hopes to some day have enough income to live anywhere I choose. Thanks for keeping me motivated and letting me know that I’m on the right path!

-Rand

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Thanks for the comment, Rand! Sorry to remove the URL, but pls see the comment policy above the comment box.

T and Co.

Unreal! Really good stuff. My head is spinning.

(Tim – I love the well deserved applause when you introduce yourself).

Hey Tim!

I bought your book yesterday and started to read it tonight after a hot date. Anyway, I got to page 50 before I had to email you. So, here I am. Like you, I sometimes try to reach out to celebrities I admire and ask some questions. Last year, I wanted to hang out with John Mayer since he is a musical hero of mine. I didn’t get to meet him, but I did talk to him on the phone. Also, I wanted to talk to Tom DeLonge of Blink 182 and got to do that in-person. He actually asked me for feedback on his live shows–very cool. Last year I thought it might be fun to interview Mandy Moore and ask her if she would be interested in designing a T-shirt for charity. That didn’t work out, but because of that idea, I became a concert photographer at a few shows for some of my favorite bands. And now I’m contacting you. Anyway, I was hoping to get a challenge from you similar to the one you offered the Princeton students on page 49. A long shot–yes–but I figured I’d ask. A lot of people don’t realize how much fun you can have if you just ask. It’s pretty simple and plus… I’d really, really like to get that round trip ticket.

Hit me back,

Mike

Thank you thank you than you, and sxsw for sharing the hour long audio. I listened to it once this morning and will probably listen to it again tomorrow morning. Certainly made my temp job much more fun and inspiring for the day.

The second it was done I sent the link to a bunch of my clients and family and told them to forward it to everyone they knew, people couldn’t get more then 5 minutes into it before replying to me to say how great it was. Really good fun stuff especially the talk about how employers tend to, um mistreat or undervalue employee relations and ‘happiness’ I’ve seen many companies first hand destroyed from the inside out. Some panel discussions and interviews can tend to feel safe or bland this one felt very honest, humble, exciting and motivating.

bravo … good stuff!

Hi Tim,

I am reading your book right now and I have an idea right now. A great idea if you ask my opinion and that of my wife and her Pilates instructor.It is about a fitness workout which I would like to put on a DVD/CD. Now I am not so good at ITC and feel I need support there. I got inspiration for the idea through your book but would need some more practical info esp. on how to test my idea without spending too much money. Any Tim Feriss clones who give workshops in Europe (Belgium with its European capital Brussels) and can share some experiences ? I feel my question – as my project – is not completely worked out, but any hint will help, I feel I am going through a phase in my life where my main challenge is to materialize financial wealth and learning to be in the receiving mode (not an easy one for me). For the moment I am one of the only guys distributing bamboo textile products in Europe (great market potential, big interest, money spent in stock…, ) and still online sales are poor, to give you an example. So this gives me time to launch a second “smarter” project. I am a former gymnast and also shiatsu therapist so I have a good connection with my body and what happens inside there on a mechanical level. I also have a big family with 6 children now and my dream is to be able to support them in all ways, Thanks anyway for inspiring me and so being able to inspire my children and talk about you as an example of what is possible as they grow up. I will here from you. thx

This was a great post. I did not know what I was missing this year at SXSW.

Thanks for posting and I appreciate the inspiration.