My First MillionNov 19, 202559m44.2K views

I Failed 12 Times Before Making My First Million (Here's Every Failure)

Name: I Failed 12 Times Before Making My First Million (Here's Every Failure)
Uploaded: 2025-11-19
Duration: 58 min 39 s
Description: Shaan walks through his 12 failed businesses — Chipotle-of-Sushi, online wristbands, a biotech with a billionaire, the 'next billion-dollar app', riding a wave, applying to Stripe — then the project-selection framework that took him from 0/12 to 5/5, his 'last dollar' rules, and advice for 20-year-olds.

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Shaan walks through his 12 failed businesses — Chipotle-of-Sushi, online wristbands, a biotech with a billionaire, the 'next billion-dollar app', riding a wave, applying to Stripe — then the project-selection framework that took him from 0/12 to 5/5, his 'last dollar' rules, and advice for 20-year-olds.

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Shaan includes a biotech with a billionaire among 12 failed businesses before explaining the project-selection rules that moved him from 0/12 to 5/5.
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