689 The Brothers Who Live One Life — The Incredible Adventures of David and Daniil Liberman
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Here is a long form summary of the conversation between Tim Ferriss and the Liberman brothers Daniil and David:
Tim interviewed Daniil and David Liberman, twin brothers who grew up in Moscow and have become successful tech entrepreneurs. Some key points:
- The Libermans grew up in poverty after the fall of the Soviet Union, with scientist parents. They were surrounded by computers and science from a young age.
- As teenagers, they had big ideas about fighting corruption with technology like blockchain. They even presented to the Russian parliament, but were essentially told these ideas were dangerous.
- They started various tech companies in Russia, including an ISP and a gaming studio. The gaming studio went bankrupt in the financial crisis, which was a formative failure for them.
- They got involved in TV/film to showcase their tech, doing fast 3D animations for a political satire show. This allowed them to move to the US and enter Hollywood.
- They almost launched an animated show with Fox, but then the financial crisis hit their money in Cyprus, putting them back at square one. So they moved to Silicon Valley.
- They joined Snapchat after impressing the CEO with their computer vision and avatar technology. There, they helped diagnose issues with the Android app that were leading to decreased users.
- Eventually, they wanted to get back to their early goals of fighting corruption and inequality. They launched "Libermans Company" - selling equity shares in themselves, allowing outside investment in their future income potential.
- They believe this concept could be extended to allow more capital investment in individuals, not just companies, helping provide opportunities to younger generations. They're testing the model on themselves first.
- Throughout their journey, the brothers have maintained an extremely close partnership, living and working as one unit. This has allowed them to combine their strengths.
- They aim to be data-driven in their decisions, pivoting away from ideas that aren't working rather than persisting out of ego. They believe everyone will face struggles regardless of circumstance, so providing more opportunity early on can yield exponential returns for society overall.
https://tim.blog/2023/08/24/david-and-daniil-liberman/
