In Episode 13 of The Quantum Podcast, Christopher Smith sits down with Khaled Sabbagh — Jordanian entrepreneur, creator, and founder of Course Arabia — for a rare, honest conversation about entrepreneurship, timing, failure, discipline, and rebuilding yourself in a world transforming through AI and crypto.

The two explore why some founders stall while others take off, how timing can matter more than effort, and what it means to "buy back your time" in environments like Network School, where fitness, work, community, and focus blend into a high-performance rhythm. They discuss resilience, identity, failure psychology, global startup cultures, education, and what it takes to build a life — not just a company.

From Silicon Valley funding culture to Middle Eastern ambition, from crypto adoption to quantum threats, from personal discipline to self-honesty, from childhood patterns to rewriting identity — this episode blends technology, philosophy, entrepreneurship, and human development into one of the most open and energetic conversations of the season.

Recorded in Sept 2025 inside the Quantus popup studio at Network School, Forest City, Malaysia.

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Chapters

00:00 — Cybersecurity, crypto & quantum threats
02:00 — Meeting Khaled at Network School
04:00 — Buying back your time & high-performance environments
06:00 — AI, online business & the future of digital education
08:00 — Global crypto adoption & why the U.S. is behind
10:00 — Why hard work isn't enough — timing vs effort
12:00 — Startup resilience, failure psychology & rebuilding
16:00 — Silicon Valley vs Middle East startup cultures
20:00 — Personal identity, self-honesty & growth
24:00 — Network School, lifestyle design & finding flow
28:00 — Final reflections: youth, freedom & building the future

From The Quantus Podcast – Network School Series (Oct 2025)

🎥 The Quantus Podcast — Network School Series (Sept 2025)
Network School brings together remote workers, digital nomads, creators, personal trainers, self-improvers, event organizers, and engineers — all collaborating to build themselves up while building the next generation of startup societies. Founded by Balaji Srinivasan — https://x.com/balajis

📍 Recorded Sept 2025 in the Quantus popup studio at Network School, Forest City.