Full show notes: https://bengreenfieldlife.com/bretthurt In this episode with Brett Hurt, serial tech entrepreneur and author of Love Conquers Fear, you'll hear how he went from coding obsessively at seven to building one of the early internet's most popular games, surviving the dot-com bust, orchestrating two major exits, data.world to ServiceNow and Bazaarvoice's billion-dollar IPO, and experiencing a psychedelic awakening at 50 that redirected his entire life. You will also hear his vision for what an Age of Abundance looks like in practice, from solar energy and robotics to brain-computer interfaces and the role AI might play in solving problems like clean water, food security, and healthcare access in places like Chad, and why Brett believes the single most important variable in whether AI helps or hurts humanity is whether the people building it are operating from love or from fear. Brett Hurt is a tech entrepreneur and investor. He co-founded and led data.world, acquired by ServiceNow in July 2025, and previously co-founded Bazaarvoice and Coremetrics, acquired by IBM. Through his Love Conquers Fear holding company and podcast, he explores how AI and emerging technologies can either amplify fear or help create broad-based human flourishing. Pick up a copy of Love Conquers Fear to discover how Brett crosses the streams of ancient wisdom and cutting-edge technology, rewiring humanity's relationship with AI, quantum computing, and emerging tech to move us from scarcity to abundance. https://amzn.to/444N5Dn Timestamps: 03:51 The X3 Bar and the daily plank that fixed Brett's back 09:04 Dropping 40 pounds at 54 and trading bodybuilding for hiking 12:32 Coding at seven and building one of the internet's first popular games 16:00 The ultimatum that turned Brett into an entrepreneur 18:19 Coremetrics, the dot-com bust, and the rebuild to a $300 million exit 18:43 Bazaarvoice's billion-dollar IPO and the failed retirement at 40 21:25 data.world, ServiceNow, and the number seven 24:07 AI, creativity, and the difference between performing and meaning it 29:31 Brett's spiritual life from childhood 31:04 A psychedelic journey at 50 that changed everything 35:18 Why Love Conquers Fear pulls from every major wisdom tradition 47:16 The Uber ride that crystallized the Age of Abundance vision 51:08 Solar energy, robots, and building Chad's infrastructure 54:36 Brain-computer interfaces and what consciousness actually is 55:22 The Lattice and where spirituality meets science 57:53 What Brett tells his kids about AI 58:28 Why technology itself is neither good nor evil 1:01:33 Lincoln, mental junk food, and what we owe our minds Shop My Curated Marketplace of Vetted Products! - https://shoplifemarket.com Sign up for a FREE Coaching Call! - https://jointriumphcoaching.com Check out my FREE newsletter! - https://bengreenfieldlife.com/newsletter/ 🔗My Website: https://bengreenfieldlife.com/ 🔗My Podcast: https://bengreenfieldlife.com/podcast/ 🔗My Books: https://shopbengreenfieldlife.com/collections/books Connect with me: ⬇️ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bengreenfieldfitness/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BGFitness X https://twitter.com/bengreenfield TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@bengreenfield