#25 - Mike Lacsy

Mike “Lacsy” Lacsamana is a solutions engineer, entrepreneur, and podcaster. Currently, he works with Fortune 500 companies to re-engineer their software in emergency events. In addition to that, he is also the Co-Founder of Aeronaut Skincare—and a Co-Host of the company’s podcast, Project Aeronaut. ***TIME STAMPS*** 5:05: Mike’s Torn ACL; Cliff-Diving Adventures; Gary Vee 12:37: The early days of IG, TikTok Content 18:07: “Creative Engineer”; People skills; Being molded by your environment 27:26: Revisiting Mike’s college years and his mentality there; The importance of support from friends/ as an entrepreneur 36:17: Relationships as an entrepreneur 40:39: The opportunities Covid presents; Past downtime cycles and the companies that came from them; Amazon’s growth during Covid 49:06: Amazon is scary big now; the history of Amazon; The dispersion in the stock market and between corporations and small businesses; “The game” 1:01:39: How The Communist Chinese Government subsidizes their tech start ups (insane system); The 4 frontiers of modern technology 1:10:57: Moore’s Law (Tech); The TikTok issue with China; The slippery slope TikTok represents right now 1:16:53: Capitalism vs. Freedom in the Winner-Take-All Era; Companies buying out competition; Convenience vs. Data 1:25:17: Aliens; Simulation Theory 1:28:28: Renewable Energy & Adoption 1:33:27: The problem with a 2-party system; Climate Change & Politicization; 1:41:43: Dr. Steven Pinker, “Enlightenment Now,” and appealing to data/reason/logic; Our Culture of Fear 1:49:04: What Mike liked about Bernie Sanders in 2016; Left vs. Right polaization; The difference between Leftists and Liberals 1:58:57: Our need to feel validated online; Empathy; Peace among those who don’t respond to the noise 2:07:42: Zuckerberg saving himself with Instagram; TikTok created a perfect app; Instagram API’s 2:16:54: Mike’s crazy story about changing jobs at the beginning of the Pandemic; Mike’s work at Fire Hydrant 2:26:27: Automation even in the tech world; More background on Fire Hydrant 2:32:37: Julian tells a story about Grand Central Station 2 weeks before the Pandemic hit; Mike discusses fitting into a new culture without meeting people in person; “Sitting with genius” 2:40:47: The next disruptions coming; Internet of Things (IoT) 2:45:05: Living in NYC during Covid; Mike talks about his mental health; Meditation; Julian’s “Connector” status; and some thoughts on what it takes to “keep going” ~ YouTube FULL EPISODES: h