Interview with entrepreneur Ben Rosner

BenRosnerIn this podcast we interview we interview Ben Rosner, who is a serial tech entrepreneur and innovator in a wide range of areas from home automation systems to online dating. Ben is also a meditator and a spiritual practitioner who I have met through the Integral Enlightenment community, which is focused on exploring and integrating deep evolutionary perspective into every aspect of our lives.

Here are some highlights of the conversation (with corresponding times in min:sec):

02:04 journey of transformation
03:50 business as microcosm of the world
04:30 relationship to money
05:35 is this universe abundant?
05:57 gratitude
07:15 business as circulatory system
08:05 getting out the way
08:33 entrepreneurs as conduits of inspiration
09:14 isaac newton and shoulders of giants
11:13 evolutionary flowering
11:40 the renaissance
13:34 other bottom lines
14:40 coming together
16:44 enneagram
18:45 learning how to sell consciously
19:14 building trust
20:21 non-judgmental validation
23:08 the primacy of relationships
23:54 culture @ amazon
25:58 the spiritual practice of feedback
26:42 no allowing ego to take over
28:20 teams as collective sense organs
29:22 the 4 hour workweek
29:32 the e-myth
29:53 working on your business vs. in your business
31:35 a general of your army
33:10 whoever is in front of you is your teacher