How to get more from giving less? In this episode, Alisher and Kirill discuss the importance of thinking about leverage and its application. Our life has its limits — we have to choose the most optimal path to achieve our goals. The episode touches on relationships, energy control, and focus, the importance of commitment, and the value of fundamentals. We talk about how modern humanity leverages what has been done in the past and how we must carry it forward. 

In this Episode, Kirill and Alisher discuss the following points: 
00:00 — What does leverage mean? Where does the concept come from? 
02:30 — Energy usage within different ecosystems
03:54 — Ecosystems as a source of highest leverage 
14:00 — Leverage the basics over longterm
16:00 — Believing in other people and their ideas
23:00 — Standing on the shoulders of others
24:00 — Distinction between leverage and exploitation
25:00 — Metrics & Data
33:00 — Critical threshold and the concept of 10000 hours 
42:00 — Positive and negative leverage in the business:
—> Reputation vs. heritage and status
—> Network effects vs. Walled Gardens+Vendor Lock
—> Strong ecosystem vs. Rent-seeking
57:00 — Identifying Flywheels for the organizations and the individuals
01:06:00 — Frameworks and strong abstractions. Pattern language
01:14:00 — Form the system & it will form you

Enjoy the episode.