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Greg talks with Peter Shallard, 'the Shrink for Entrepreneurs', about conscious blind spots and cognitive biases particular to bootstrapped…
Lukas and Liz Hermann of StageTimer.io describe making $8k/month from a simple on-stage timer product and map out an ambition to reach…
Rob Dyrdek on his plan to become a billionaire by 2050, how he grew his wealth from $15M to $350M, his longevity plan, Momentous…
Sam and Shaan cover the Reddit API blackout (8,476 subreddits offline), profile Turpentine as a podcast network, and ask what Shaan did…
A Los Angeles 'personal paparazzo' offers photo shoots for both locals and visitors to the greater LA area, reaching his first $1,000…
This Failure Friday segment profiles an attempt to start a business writing fortunes for fortune cookies. The venture never took off and…
Eight chapters split between Tate's viral lifestyle brand, dealing with 'woke' as a creator, how OnlyFans creators actually make money,…
Oliver Brocato built Tabs Chocolate to $11M/year with a viral content strategy. A 2025 update notes he's now building Bustem.com,…
Sam and Shaan interview Alex Hormozi about Acquisition.com, regrets from selling a business, why people become mega-rich, admired…
A St. Petersburg, Florida woman became the go-to pet party planner, organizing doggie bashes and cat-a-versary parties for pet owners. She…
Steph Smith of a16z discusses making millions from content subscriptions, her work at a16z, AI's cultural impact, 'thread boys' on Twitter,…
A side hustler tried launching a 'fake wedding guest' service, getting paid to attend weddings, fill empty seats and warm up the dance…
Antonio Neves (Man Morning Newsletter and community creator) joins Greg on building IRL mastermind groups from nothing, the grittiness…
Sam and Shaan run a business breakdown duel covering Petex (a niche vertical software firm), an unnamed custom T-shirt print-on-demand…
Rafa Martinez recounts emigrating from El Salvador at 12 during the civil war, then building hundreds of millions trading natural…
Shaan recaps an AI-planned dinner with billionaires, makes an AI-rally-cry case, dissects NVIDIA's surge, profiles the Panda Express…
A Baltimore photographer built a side business teaching drone photography to others. The episode covers how he moved from shooting photos…
A Failure Friday segment about a Tulsa side hustler who tried to launch a 'rent-a-friend' service inspired by a Japanese model, but the…
Steph Smith (a16z podcast host) on jobs-of-the-future, fractional real estate, pay-transparency products, OTC hearing aids, and three…
Harry Campbell (The Rideshare Guy) walks through how he turned a niche blog about Uber and Lyft drivers into a media company built to sell.…
Seth Godin talks about indie hacking, finding new business ideas, meaningful vs. mechanized jobs, dealing with internet trolls,…
Mixed episode: the $20 longevity pill and other biohacking moves rich people are doing, a new Conor McGregor documentary, a podcast being…
A First $1,000 segment about a home-improvement store employee who moonlights as a renovation adviser, coaching homeowners on their…












