Dan Ariely is the bestselling author of Predictably Irrational and one of the world’s leading behavioral economists.

We explore why humans consistently make irrational choices, the hidden forces that shape our decisions, and what entrepreneurs can learn about pricing, perception, and context.

From his personal story of resilience after a life-changing accident to powerful experiments like the decoy effect and anchoring, Dan reveals why we’re “prisoners of our past choices” — and how to escape them.

If you’ve ever wondered why smart people make irrational decisions, or how psychology can transform business strategy, this conversation is for you.

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Des Traynor, co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Intercom, one of the most iconic SaaS companies to come out of Europe.

If you've ever messaged a company through a chat widget that actually worked, chances are you've used Intercom.

Des co-founded Intercom in 2011 in Dublin, and since then, the company has helped redefine how businesses talk to customers.

Today he leads Intercom's R&D team based in Dublin and London, but he's led many teams within the company including Product, Marketing, Customer Support, and Content. He is also a prolific investor in companies like Stripe, Miro, Notion and Hopin.

In this conversation, we dive into the moment when they realised the impact of AI on their business, the decision to build a new AI product even in the face of product Cannibalization and the importance of honest communication to the organization in face of high productivity gains, automations and potential job displacements.

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Our guest today is Maxime Barbier, co-founder and CEO of Timeleft.

They are organizing dinners for strangers. Imagine a sort of blind date with 5 other people while eating good food. Spicy!

Timeleft is now live in 320+ cities across 65 countries. Every Wednesday, more than 25,000 people gather in restaurants worldwide to share a meal and experience the joy of genuine human connection and they went from 0 to 16m Eur run rate in 18 months.

During this episode we discuss the return to "irl", the effects of social media and why you should go on a Timeleft experience.

Enjoy!