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My First Million48m41.4K views

If you aren't selling these 4 things, you Will Fail

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Synopsis

Sam Parr and Shaan Puri riff on a Hacker News comment about the highest-value thing to sell, a Diet Coke negotiation tactic, "saving lives as a service" as a business frame, Bernard Arnault's revenge letter, the economics of Magic: The Gathering as a resale/secondary market, and Bryan Johnson positioned as the Dana White of longevity. It is a grab-bag of business observations rather than a single operating case study, and the only specific revenue figures are framing Arnault's LVMH empire.

Ideas in this episode

  • Tuition negotiation service

    Video covers If you aren't selling these 4 things, you Will Fail.

  • Fitness influencer media brand

    The episode briefly frames Bryan Johnson as a longevity media figure but is mostly a grab-bag of business observations.

  • Amazon FBA reselling / online arbitrage

    Sam Parr and Shaan Puri riff on a Hacker News comment about the highest-value thing to sell, a Diet Coke negotiation tactic, 'saving lives as a service' as a business frame, Bernard Arnault's revenge letter, the economics of Magic: The Gathering as a resale market, Bryan Johnson as Dana White of longevity.