In this episode, I talk to Nikolaj Astrup Madsen who is one of the most inspiring people I know. I've followed Nikolaj for almost 20 years, and I have become friends with him over the past few years. Nikolaj and his wife Michelle live a very unconventional life with lots of travel and adventure. The conversation ranges from entrepreneurship, unschooling, travel, and much more.
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- (00:00) - Introduction
- (00:46) - Nikolaj's book "Bedre" ("Better")
- (03:51) - A day in the life with startups and homeschooling
- (11:39) - What I've seen Nikolaj do over the past almost 20 years
- (14:17) - Nikolaj on finding his own path
- (17:29) - Business origin story
- (25:48) - Spending a year in China and starting to travel
- (28:35) - Starting a family while traveling leading to starting "Traveling Village"
- (32:05) - Starting Refuga
- (36:33) - Nikolaj's life plan
- (40:56) - City planning, community, and having kids involved in everyday life
- (51:37) - Parenting and unschooling
- (01:03:27) - What Nikolaj is working on right now
- (01:06:29) - Big bet vs. small bets: Nikolaj's entrepreneurship style
- (01:14:18) - Life phases
- (01:18:54) - Personal finance
- (01:25:12) - Using AI to get more things done
- (01:29:19) - Play, and spending time with kids
- (01:33:07) - Friends
- (01:37:46) - Growing together
- (01:42:04) - Advice for making life changes
