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He turned down the extra guns and rode in anyway. In the summer of 1876, George Custer was offered Gatling guns before marching to the Little Bighorn. He said no.

Featuring: Sam Altman, George Custer, Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott, Brian Hunter, Shaan Puri

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Chapters:

(00:00) George Custer refuses the Gatling guns
(00:47) A poker app grades players on an aggression scale
(01:21) Sizing courage challenges to a daily floor
(01:38) Sam Altman on extreme people and extreme results
(01:55) Why nobody wants to be the mouse
(02:23) When to push the pace and when to hold a baseline

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