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MrBeast
Most-subscribed YouTuber, entrepreneur
39 records
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Oprah Winfrey
Talk show host and media entrepreneur
195 records
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Tim Ferriss
Author of The 4-Hour Workweek, podcast host
156 records
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Marshall McLuhan
Canadian media theorist (1911-1980)
144 records
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Lex Fridman
AI researcher, podcast host
237 records
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Kevin Kelly
Founding executive editor of Wired, technology thinker
1,832 records
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Sahil Bloom
Writer of The Curiosity Chronicle newsletter, investor
993 records
AskTim Urban
Writer of the blog Wait But Why
772 records
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David Perell
Writing teacher, host of the How I Write podcast
1,230 records
AskStephen King
American novelist of horror and suspense
195 records
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Paul Graham
Co-founder of Y Combinator, essayist
1,564 records
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Carl Sagan
Astronomer, author of Cosmos (1934-1996)
236 records
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James Clear
Author of Atomic Habits
1,012 records
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Seth Godin
Marketing writer, author of Purple Cow
606 records
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Ryan Holiday
Writer on Stoicism, author of The Obstacle Is the Way
817 records
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Mark Manson
Author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
31 records
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Jerry Seinfeld
American comedian, co-creator of Seinfeld
241 records
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Shane Parrish
Founder of Farnam Street, podcast host
985 records
AskCal Newport
Georgetown computer science professor, author of Deep Work
811 records
AskScott Adams
Creator of the comic strip Dilbert (1957-2026)
68 records
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Fred Wilson
Co-founder of Union Square Ventures
1,102 records
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Justin Welsh
One-person business builder, LinkedIn creator
1,152 records
AskBen Thompson
Founder of Stratechery, technology analyst
161 records
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Wes Kao
Co-founder of Maven, marketing educator
1,100 records
AskArvid Kahl
Bootstrapped founder, author of Zero to Sold
1,218 records
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