David Baszucki, Co-Founder of Roblox — The Path to 150M+ Daily Users, Critical Business Decisions, Ketogenic Therapy for Brain Health, Daily Routines, The Roblox Economy, and More (#834)

David Baszucki (@DavidBaszucki) is the founder and CEO of Roblox. TIME named Roblox one of the “100 Most Influential Companies,” and it has been recognized by Fast Company for innovation on their “Most Innovative Companies” and “Most Innovative Companies in Gaming” lists.

Previously, David founded Knowledge Revolution, where he and his brother Greg created Interactive Physics, a leader in educational physics and mechanical-design-simulation software.

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SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

• Roblox
• Baszucki Group
• Metabolic Mind
• @DavidBaszucki
• Tech Talks With David Baszucki

Tools & Applications 

• Oura Ring
• FreeStyle Libre
• Precision Xtra Ketone/Glucose Meter
• Spotify – Atmospheric Calm (Playlist)

Roblox

• Grow a Garden 
• Dress To Impress 
• The Mimic 
• 99 Nights in the Forest
• Natural Disaster Survival 
• Bird Simulator

Books & Media

• Finite and Infinite Games
• The Infinite Game
• Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health
• Brain Energy: A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Health—and Improving Treatment for Anxiety, Depression, OCD, PTSD, and More.

People Mentioned

• Jan Ellison Baszucki
• Dr. Dominic D’Agostino
• Dr. Chris Palmer
• Kevin Rose
• Fei-Fei Li
• Andrej Karpathy
• Simon Sinek

Concepts & Background & Helpful Resources

• Ketogenic Diet
• Cyclical Ketogenic Diet
• Exogenous Ketones / Ketone Esters
• Intermittent Fasting
• Gluconeogenesis
• Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
• Continuous Glucose Monitoring
• Ketoacidosis
• Metabolic Psychiatry: A Patient-Provider Discussion with Christin Kehoe & Christopher Palmer, MD | Metabolic Health Summit
• Chronic Schizophrenia Remission Brings Hope | Metabolic Multiplier
• Ketogenic Diet Helps Young Ecuadorian Twins Improve Their Schizophrenic Symptoms | Chris Palmer, MD
• Dom D’Agostino — The Power of the Ketogenic Diet | The Tim Ferriss Show #172
• The Ketogenic Diet for the Treatment of Mood Disorders in Comorbidity With Epilepsy in Children and Adolescents | Frontiers In Pharmacology
• What is Metabolic Psychiatry? | Stanford Medicine
• Toward the Greater Good | Baszucki Group
• Peter Attia, M.D. — Fasting, Metformin, Athletic Performance, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show #398
• Want a Better Night’s Sleep? The Keto Diet Can Help | Healthline
• 15 Best Keto Coffee Drinks | Insanely Good
• 10+ Best Keto Fat Bomb Recipes | Delish
• 10 Best and Worst Fats to Eat on the Keto Diet | Everyday Health
• Top 13 Common Keto Mistakes and How to Fix Them | Perfect Keto
• History and Origin of the Ketogenic Diet | SpringerLink
• Evidence for Altered Energy Metabolism, Increased Lactate, and Decreased PH in Schizophrenia Brain: A Focused Review and Meta-Analysis of Human Postmortem and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Studies | Schizophrenia Research
• Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain by John J. Ratey and Eric Hagerman
• My Life Extension Pilgrimage to Easter Island | The Tim Ferriss Show #193
• The Life-Extension Episode — Dr. Matt Kaeberlein on The Dog Aging Project, Rapamycin, Metformin, Spermidine, NAD+ Precursors, Urolithin A, Acarbose, and Much More | The Tim Ferriss Show #610

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