#97 Ben Boyer of R-Zero: My Favorite Books, Tools, Habits, and More | 20 Minute Playbook

In Episode #97, we deconstruct Ben Boyer's peak performance playbook—from his favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on his life. Ben Boyer is Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of R-Zero and Managing Director at Tenaya Capital. We cover investing through market cycles and how to be a great board member. “I don't think you can over-network. I think it is very much a club, and that's good and bad, but there's a lot of flow of information that happens amongst friends. And so to the extent you can build a network of people to share information, I think you're at an advantage to others.” – Ben Boyer EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED) https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/ben-boyer-r-zero-playbook-show-notes  FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/r-zero-ben-boyer-playbook-transcript  CHAPTERS In this episode, we deconstruct Ben Boyer’s peak performance playbook—from their favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on their life. In it we cover: (00:00:00) – Introduction (00:01:37) – Ben’s start in venture capital (00:08:04) – Transitioning from the public market to venture capital (00:16:53) – Working with Chinese companies (00:21:25) – Advice for new venture capitalists (00:22:40) – Recommended books (00:24:58) – Defining success ABOUT BEN BOYER Ben Boyer is Co-Founder and CEO of R-Zero, maker of the world's first continuous autonomous disinfection system, and Managing Director at the early to growth stage VC firm Tenaya Capital. In this episode, we cover the lessons that Ben has learned as a VC over the last 20 years, first at Lehman Brothers, and then building Tenaya Capital. Ben's experience investing in the first wave of Chinese tech companies, and the lessons he learned from some of the best Chinese CEOs. How he approached building R-Zero using his experience as a venture capitalist, Ben's favorite recent re-healthy buildings, and why he thinks we're on the cusp of a revolution in building technology, and Ben's advice for new founders and investors. 💌 FREE NEWSLETTER https://www.outlieracademy.com/newsletter 🎙 LISTEN ON iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/outlier-academy/id1523851182 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/58edVNgqaPNaCSGSxM6pef?si=88f37a5d20434775 Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1523851182 ABOUT OUTLIER ACADEMY Learn timeless lessons on work and life from iconic founders, world-renown investors, and bestselling authors. Outlier Academy is the forever school for those chasing greatness. Past guests include Gokul Rajaram of DoorDash, Scott Belsky of Benchmark and Adobe, Joey Krug of Pantera Capital, Mark Sisson of Primal Kitchen, Luke Gromen of The Forest for the Trees, and Brian Scudamore of 1-800-GOT-JUNK. Website: https://www.outlieracademy.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/outlieracademy ABOUT DANIEL SCRIVNER Outlier Academy is hosted by Daniel Scrivner. Over the last 15 years, Daniel has led design teams at Square and Apple, turned around a $3M+ ARR SaaS business, and invested in more than 100 companies. He launched Outlier Academy in 2020 to learn from the world’s best founders, investors, authors, and peak performance experts. Website: https://www.danielscrivner.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/danielscrivner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices