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Next Wave[Hors-série] Les conseils des plus grands entrepreneurs marocainsObtenez la Next Wave Startup List 2025 : https://startuplist.nextwave.ma/Next Wave est le podcast qui part à la rencontre de ceux qui construisent le Maroc de demain. Si tu as apprécié cet épisode, n'hésite pas à t’abonner et à liker cette vidéo !Comment se lancer au Maroc ?Par où commencer ? À qui se fier ?Et surtout… quels conseils écouter quand on débute ?Cet extrait spécial réunit les réponses de plusieurs grands entrepreneurs marocains.Ils ont tous répondu à une seule question :
2025-07-2930 min
On RenewalTraining for the Long Game with Mehdi YacoubiMehdi Yacoubi joins to explore the transformative nature of strength training and the power of playing the long game. We discuss how to make exercise enjoyable, the downsides of health optimization, and ways to overcome resistance. Mehdi highlights how he balances intense training with his roles as a new father and founder of Vital, a social network for health. Throughout this discussion, we explore how can intentionally embrace exercise to increase our capacity to meet the challenges of life. Connect with Mehdi: Twitter: @Mehdiyac Newsletter: The Long GameCompany: Vital Social Health...
2023-02-2341 min
Big Picture Medicine#083 Strava for Health — Mehdi Yacoubi (CEO & Co-Founder Vital)Mehdi Yacoubi is Co-Founder and CEO of Vital — where they are building the Strava for Health. Essentially a service which incorporates data from wearables (your HRV, your glucose levels, your sleep) and pulls these altogether into a community, also providing clear analytics and recommendations — ultimately transforming how we think about our own health.
In 2021, Vital raised an undisclosed amount in a pre-seed round led by JME Ventures.
Mehdi is also the author of the newsletter the Long Game which is probably in my top 2 or 3 newsletters I consume. He writes incredibly thoughtful and detailed articles on h...
2022-03-2945 min
The Long Game with Mehdi Yacoubi#12: Patri Friedman on Competitive Governance and TechnologyMy guest today is Patri Friedman, a political theorist and the General Partner at Pronomos Capital, the world's first charter city VC fund. Patri is on a mission to increase competition in government. In 2008, Patri founded the Seasteading Institute with a mission to create sovereign ocean colonies and “establish permanent, autonomous ocean communities to enable experimentation and innovation with diverse social, political, and legal systems.” We spend a lot of time talking about competitive governance and why we need it.
We also discuss the impact of technology on government and why building new institutions should be our...
2021-02-261h 03The Long Game with Mehdi Yacoubi#11: Mwiya Musokotwane on Building the Future of Africa, Charter Cities, Innovation and InstitutionsMy guest today is Mwiya Musokotwane. Mwiya is the co-founder and CEO of Thebe Investment Management, a Zambian private investment firm that is the developer of Nkwashi; a 3100-acre satellite town that will be home to up to 100,000 residents. Thebe Investment Management has US$1.5bn of project pipeline under development.
In this conversation, we talk about building charter cities in Africa, why functioning institutions are essential for progress and Mwiya explains the thought process behind Nkwashi. After that, we discuss the African tech ecosystem, and we talk about building a Pan-African culture. Mwiya explains why Wakanda...
2021-02-1758 minThe Long Game with Mehdi Yacoubi#10: Brennen Hodge on the US Healthcare System and How to Fix itMy guest today is Brennen Hodge. Brennen is the co-founder and CEO of Citizen Health, a health cooperative leveraging direct care and blockchain to build a better healthcare system. He's an expert on everything related to healthcare.
In this conversation, we talk about the US healthcare system's problems, but we try to focus on the solutions. Brennen explains how Citizen Health is targeting the problem through a better ownership model. Brennen also gives the best books to understand the US healthcare system from an outsider's perspective. We finish the conversation talking about his latest project to date...
2020-11-271h 04The Long Game with Mehdi Yacoubi#9: Samuel Gil on the Spanish Tech Ecosystem, Finding Great Founders and LongevityMy guest today is Samuel Gil. Samuel is a partner at JME Ventures, a Spanish Venture Capital firm that invested in Flywire and 21 Buttons, to name a few. He is also the founder of the excellent newsletter Suma Positiva that covers technology and how innovation can be positive-sum.
I discovered Samuel through his series on longevity and his interests in health. I wanted to get him on the podcast to discuss his perspectives on the craft of investing, founders, longevity, and more!
We start the conversation by exploring the Spanish tech ecosystem, the opportunities and...
2020-11-181h 00The Long Game with Mehdi Yacoubi#8: Vedica Kant on Reliance, Jio and the Indian Tech EcosystemMy guest today is Vedica Kant. Vedica is a historian of South Asia and the Middle East, and she is the author of India and the First World War. Vedica is also the co-creator of the excellent newsletter Keeping Up With India about the Indian Tech ecosystem. Currently, she is a consultant at the Boston Consulting Group.
We start the conversation talking about why Vedica started her newsletter about India; then, we talk about the specificities of the Indian tech ecosystem. We cover her series on Reliance and Jio, and Vedica explains why Reliance has become so...
2020-11-1059 minThe Long Game with Mehdi Yacoubi#7: Joey Krug on the Present and Future of Prediction MarketsMy guest today is Joey Krug. Joey is the co-founder of Augur, the co-founder of Eco, a new cryptocurrency, and the Co-Chief Investment Officer at Pantera Capital, one of the largest cryptocurrency and blockchain-focused asset managers.
Joey is the specialist for everything related to crypto and prediction markets. Augur, the decentralized betting platforms he co-founded, is one of the most promising projects of recent years.
In this conversation, we cover everything related to prediction markets. We start with what Joey would like to achieve with Augur and what are the current challenges. Then we cover...
2020-11-0343 minThe Long Game with Mehdi Yacoubi#6: Mark Lutter on the State of Charter Cities and the Future of American GovernanceMy guest today is Mark Lutter. Mark is the founder of the Charter Cities Institute, which is building the ecosystem for charter cities. He is also the Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer for the Victoria Harbour Group, a firm building a new city for the people of Hong Kong. Before this, he worked as Lead Economist for a fund investing in early-stage charter cities. He has a Ph.D. in economics from George Mason University.
The whole work of Mark evolves around Charter Cities, which are cities where the governing system is defined by the city's own...
2020-11-0259 minThe Long Game with Mehdi Yacoubi#5: Paul Kohlhaas on Decentralizing Research Funding and the Future of ScienceMy guest today is Paul Kohlhaas. Paul is the co-Founder and CEO of Molecule, a software platform to accelerate innovation in the pharmaceutical and biotech industry. It connects scientists, patients, and industry to advance drug development and therapeutics in an open market. To achieve this, Molecule employs Web3 and blockchain technology to leverage the power of distributed incentive-based ecosystems.
We start the conversation by talking about what Molecule is trying to achieve with scientific funding. Paul explains the current projects they're working on; then he explains why crowdfunding could help avoid the valley of death in science...
2020-10-281h 00
European StraitsFeminist Cities w/ Leslie Kern. America. Rebooting Businesses. Construction.The Agenda 👇Launching a podcast with Laetitia Vitaud. This week’s guest: Leslie Kern 🎧Software will eat construction, too—one dayTurning incumbents into tech companiesThe main difference between Europe and AmericaAnd no, it’s not about more or less regulationThe Family Affairs feat. Mathias PastorMy podcast conversation with Mehdi Yacoubi🎙 As I announced last week, my wife Laetitia Vitaud and I have decided to launch an English-speaking podcast series together and to syndicate it across a network of newsletters. That includes B...
2020-10-2856 minThe Long Game with Mehdi Yacoubi#4: Arnaud Castaignet on Estonian e-Residency, Digital Societies and the Future of GovernanceMy guest today is Arnaud Castaignet. Arnaud is the head of communications & policy at Skeleton Technologies and the former head of public relations of the Estonian e-Residency. Arnaud is also the former digital communication officer of former French President François Hollande. Estonia is a fascinating country, well known for its digital society, and Arnaud is the best person to understand everything related to Estonia and the future of governance.
Estonia is the first country in the world to offer e-Residency. E-Residency is a government-issued digital identity that gives you access to the e-services that have h...
2020-10-261h 00The Long Game with Mehdi Yacoubi#3: Robert Miller on Bio Meets Crypto, Kierkegaard, and Health OptimizationMy guest today is Robert Miller. Robert is a friend of mine; we share a lot of the same interests. He writes an excellent newsletter about business, data, and emerging technologies in healthcare. He is an expert on Crypto, Blockchain, and all things related to healthcare, and he is a great thinker. He studied Economics at The London School of Economics and Political Science. He is currently building a better healthcare system at ConsenSys Health; a Spun out from an internal ConsenSys team.
We start the conversation by discussing why so many people from the crypto world are...
2020-10-2359 minThe Long Game with Mehdi Yacoubi#2: Anirudh Pai on Aging, Charter Cities, China and UtopiasMy guest today is Anirudh Pai. Anirudh is the co-founder of the Conservative Curious podcast and the creator of the Dreams of Electric Sheep newsletter.
Anirudh is extremely knowledgeable about the challenges of our time, he is one of the smartest people I met. His newsletter is one of the best out there, covering topics like aging, charter cities, geopolitics, China, space exploration, and much more!
We start the conversation with Aging and Longevity, discussing the recent progress in the field.
Then we talk about charter cities and how better institutions could help society progress...
2020-10-201h 03The Long Game with Mehdi Yacoubi#1: Nicolas Colin on Making Europe Great AgainMy guest today is Nicolas Colin. Nicolas is the co-founder of The Family and the author of multiple books, including Hedge — A Greater Safety Net for the Entrepreneurial Age. He also writes the excellent newsletter European Straits about the European Tech ecosystem.
I'm a big fan of Nicolas's work. He has a unique understanding of European tech and of the economic and social challenges of our time.
In this conversation, we first talk about why he wrote the book Hedge, the current geopolitical context with the rise of China, the great fragmentation, and the four internets.
Th...
2020-10-171h 13
Unleashing the Future of Work (UTFOW)Guide Live B2B Jam Session_ Mehdi YacoubiGuide Live B2B Jam Session_ Mehdi Yacoubi See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-10-1524 min