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Sharing Our Best Crypto Business Ideas To Start In 2022Shaan and Sam talk with Greg Isenberg about big crypto business ideas for 2022. The description does not list specific ideas or numbers, so…
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Behind The Scenes Of $1,000,000/Year Online CoursesAmy Porterfield joins Sam and Shaan to discuss online courses, lessons from Tony Robbins, marketing methods, people making surprising…
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The #1 Thing That Separates Successful Entrepreneurs From The RestSam and Shaan talk about intensity as the trait separating successful entrepreneurs, with examples around Ari Emanuel, executing vision,…
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2 Side Hustle Ideas That Could Turn Into A $1,000,000 Business In 2022Shaan and Sam pitch two side hustles: 'Baller Doctors' — a marketing/patient-acquisition agency for high-earning physicians, and a 'Legacy…
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The Truth About Why Rich People Are So CheapShort riff on why some wealthy people hoard money and others spend freely. Pure psychology/personal-finance observation; no business.
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How To Turn $10,000 Into $150,000 With Angel InvestingSam and Shaan on angel investing: how they sourced deals, a case study of a rental startup, leveraging relationships, thematic investing,…
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My Advice For Netflix's Tinder SwindlerSam and Shaan break down the Tinder Swindler documentary — the scam mechanics, how the fraud was exposed, legal consequences, public…
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75% Of Jobs Are WorthlessSam and Shaan argue that ~75% of jobs at big companies are worthless, with chapters on bullshit jobs, efficiency, questioning corporate…
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My Plan to Make $100,000,000 In The Next 10 YearsSam and Shaan workshop whether $100M in 10 years requires cashflow businesses or selling, debating cashflow vs asset appreciation, the myth…
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Find Profitable Business Ideas By Studying Weird TrendsSam explains his trend-spotting process: identifying niche movements (supply chain reshoring, buy-it-for-life, anti-work, lifestyle-based…
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I Sold My Company For Millions... Here's What I Did WrongSam on selling his company for millions and the mistakes he'd avoid if he could do it again: first-negotiation anchoring, avoiding early…
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Bootstrapping A Small Agency Into A Billion Dollar Business EmpireAndrew Wilkinson on bootstrapping a small agency into a billion-dollar business empire: the value of starting an agency, Lee Kuan Yew, hire…
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Reacting To The Kanye Documentary On NetflixShaan and Sam react to Netflix's Jeen-Yuhs Kanye documentary: what it teaches about obsession with craft, being yourself, the lessons they…
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Billionaire Of The Week: Founder Of Chewy.comSteph Smith joins to profile Chewy founder Ryan Cohen — how he turned a dog-food online store into a multi-billion-dollar exit and made…
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3 Profitable Business Ideas You Should Start in 2022Joined by Steph Smith for a 'don't think beyond step 1' brainstorming episode covering MSCHF's viral drops, Nuuly (clothing rental by…
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TimeOut Magazine is making a BILLION Dollar ComebackSam and Shaan argue that Time Out magazine's pivot to a market-leader content/media empire is a billion-dollar comeback, touch briefly on…
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Drunk Business Ideas That Could Make You MillionsShaan and Sam's whimsical 'drunk' idea brainstorm: a very-long-distance-girlfriend service, extremely large specialty beds, an 'HOA Court'…
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The Rise Of Russian Oligarchs & The Russia-Ukraine WarSam and Shaan tell the story of Russian oligarchs, then react to the Russia-Ukraine war and Zelensky's leadership, ending on whether you…
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David Friedberg: The Billionaire Entrepreneur Who Wants To Save Planet EarthDavid Friedberg (Cana) on ambition, his time with Google's founders, why most people struggle to think big, and his new venture building…
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Raoul Pal Explains Why He Went All In On CryptoRaoul Pal explains his career, how he 10X-ed money with crypto, why NFTs are a bubble, life optimization, and how crypto could affect the…
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Billionaire Of The Week: Christopher AkerSam and Shaan profile Christopher Aker, founder of $900M hosting company Linode, focusing on how he kept 100% ownership and never took…
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DEBATE: Are Olympic Athletes Wasting Their Lives?Olympics debate, paper-cut companies that make billions solving small problems, how to create great experiences, Sam-Ovens-isk scam check,…
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Asking The Founder Of Grammarly How He Built A $13 Billion CompanySam interviews Grammarly co-founder Max Lytvyn on the founding story of Grammarly, growing from $0 to $13B revenue, why he hired an outside…
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This Married Couple Stole $4.5 Billion in Bitcoin Heist [Bitfinex]Mixed episode: the Bitfinex $4.5B Bitcoin heist by the Lichtenstein/Morphy couple and their arrest, Bill Gates jumping a chair, Sam's…