New year, new you! Right? Well, as much as we’d all like to believe that we embrace the new… the reality is that we often resist change. That’s why we’ve brought in someone who has studied how humans respond to and adapt to change – or sometimes how we fail to. That person is Jason Feifer – long-time editor in chief at Entrepreneur Magazine, host of two popular podcasts, and recent author of his book Build for Tomorrow. Today, Jason shares 6 specific frameworks around the very natural human responses to change, which he’s developed through interviewing and studying some of the most influential people in the world – past and present. We also play a fun game at the end, where Jason comments on current technologies encountering pushback, and assesses where they might fit into his framework. Topics Covered: 00:00 - Introduction 04:06 - Why adaptability matters 08:10 - Framework 1: We do not believe in our own adaptability 22:24 - Framework 2: We don’t know what new things are for 28:26 - Framework 3: Innovators don’t build a bridge 37:36 - Framework 4: We mistake a 1% problem for a 100% problem 44:38 - Framework 5: We imbue innovations with personal anxieties 51:22 - Framework 6: We oversimplify problems 1:03:45 - Framework summary 1:04:55 - Game: Jason assesses current technologies! Resources: * Jason’s website: https://www.jasonfeifer.com/ * Jason on Twitter: https://twitter.com/heyfeifer * Jason’s book Build for Tomorrow: https://www.jasonfeifer.com/book/ Stay Updated: * Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/a16z * Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/a16z * Subscribe on your favorite podcast app: https://a16z.simplecast.com/ * Follow our host: https://twitter.com/stephsmithio Please note that the content here is for informational purposes only; should NOT be taken as legal, business, tax, or investment advice or be used to evaluate any investment or security; and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any a16z fund. For more details please see a16z.com/disclosures.