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Episode 590:  Sam Parr ( https://twitter.com/theSamParr ) talks to #1 New York Times bestselling author Jack Carr ( https://twitter.com/JackCarrUSA ) about how he churns out hit after hit and what the SEALs has taught him about hardship, mission readiness, and hitting targets. 
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(1:15) Launching a book how Red Bull launches a drink
(7:30) 6 books in 6 years
(9:41) Manifesting success from age 11
(11:36) Defining your own calculus
(13:35) Lessons from Mr Ballen and other SEALs
(15:23) Made-to-stick branding
(19:44) How to build an audience today
(24:10) The writing and launch process
(26:11) Master the one-pager
(28:43) Anti self-publishing
(30:03) Modern masculinity in America
(33:26) Creating a rite of passage
(37:27) Voluntary hardship
(39:36) Manifesting Chris Pratt
(44:51) Hitting your mission
(48:38) Jack's recommended reading list

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Links:
• Jack Carr - https://www.officialjackcarr.com/
• Made to Stick - https://tinyurl.com/2rumfmjw
• The Comfort Crisis - https://tinyurl.com/y5wfjnfz
• The Terminal List - https://tinyurl.com/2cvvmtfx
• The Successful Novelist - https://tinyurl.com/4ba29jtn
• The Hero with a Thousand Faces - https://tinyurl.com/2bnmxua4
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
• Copy That - https://copythat.com
• Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
• Pitch your startup for a shot at a $1M investment with Sam Parr as the MC https://clickhubspot.com/pitch

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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
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Episode 589:  Shaan Puri ( https://twitter.com/ShaanVP ) sits down with David Perell to reveal every framework he knows to become a better storyteller, a better writer, and a better creator of binge-worthy content.
This episode was originally recorded for the podcast “How I Write,” hosted by David Perell. —> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2BnqYArwaw

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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(3:16) Binge bank
(6:03) Storytelling
(8:05) Intention & Obstacle
(14:22) Hasan Minhaj
(15:53) Writing vs Speaking
(18:06) Pacing
(19:01) Hooks vs Frames
(22:30) Viral tweets
(26:49) MrBeast
(27:26) Storyworthy
(29:10) 5-second moment of change
(32:02) Origin Stories
(42:07) Tony Robbins
(43:25) Transformations
(44:12) Steven Bartlett
(46:17) Viral videos
(49:09) Miss Excel
(56:04) Change your state & focus
(58:31) Paul Graham
(1:03:43) Advice to writers
(1:06:53) Writer's voice
(1:11:48) Dave Chappelle vs Netflix
(1:18:18) Distribution
(1:21:40) Twitter / X
(1:32:34) Writing with humor
(1:45:02) Newsletters

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Links:
• Write of Passage - https://writeofpassage.com/
• David on Twitter - https://twitter.com/david_perell
• David’s Website - https://perell.com/
• David Perell on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0a_pO439rhcyHBZq3AKdrw
• David’s Podcast - https://writeofpassage.com/how-i-write
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd

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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
• Copy That - https://copythat.com
• Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
• Pitch your startup for a shot at a $1M investment with Sam Parr as the MC https://clickhubspot.com/pitch



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Episode 588:  Sam Parr ( https://twitter.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://twitter.com/ShaanVP ) chop it up with Gary Vee about which of his investments paid off the most, how much cash he keeps as a safety net and what he’s noticed from hanging out with people like Logan Paul, Zuck, and MrBeast. 

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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(1:28) Good news for the “C” students out there
(5:31) Break the Web
(8:12) Attention is the only universal asset class
(12:26) Perplexity.ai/podcast
(14:30) Alex Schultz on growth and language translation
(16:23) Adult camps better than conferences
(20:06) Millionaires v billionaires
(25:44) Planning for a post-iPhone world
(28:43) Gary's safety net
(31:41) Micro v macro gratitude
(37:45) Gary's best investment
(39:08) Gary's take of Zuck, Logan Paul
(45:44) Who Gary admires


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Links:
• Gary Vaynerchuk - https://garyvaynerchuk.com/
• Gary on Twitter - https://twitter.com/garyvee
• Day Trading Attention - https://tinyurl.com/yckc8erw
• Break The Web - https://www.breaktheweb.co/
• Lecture 6 - Growth - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_yHZ_vKjno
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
• Copy That - https://copythat.com
• Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
• Pitch your startup for a shot at a $1M investment with Sam Parr as the MC https://clickhubspot.com/pitch

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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd




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Episode 587:  Andrew Wilkinson ( https://twitter.com/awilkinson ) teaches the exact step-by-step process he uses to find, diligence, hire, and transition a great CEO. 
Get Andrew’s CEO Hiring Guide and Checklist - https://tinyurl.com/ms8938kn
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(1:36) Why you need a CEO
(4:44) The third door: leave the business, keep the cash flow
(8:48) Get back to your flow state
(10:46) Step 1: Are you ready to hire a CEO?
(15:16) Is this going to hurt my business?
(16:46) Step 2: Find the RIGHT CEO
(17:52) Hiring a recruiter
(21:34) Look for a #2 with the right hammer
(23:23) Be a collector of people
(27:14) Step 3: Diligencing the candidate
(28:48) Green flags, yellow flags, and red flags
(32:21) 2x not 20x
(34:41) Step 4: First 100 days
(36:35) Don't poison the water
(38:12) Flesh wounds not mortal wounds
(40:06) Meet them in person
(40:29) More on diligencing: Trust but verify
(42:38) The DIY path
(44:48) Step 5: Negotiating and structuring compensation
(46:34) Uncapped bonuses vs equity
(49:55) Myth: Is a founder-led business always better?



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Links:
• Srch - https://www.srchpartners.com/
• Business Intelligence Advisors - https://www.biadvisors.com/
• Never Enough - https://neverenough.com/
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd


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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
• Copy That - https://copythat.com
• Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth



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Episode 586: Shaan Puri sits down with Mohnish Pabrai for a rare interview about value investing.

Mohnish is sometimes called the "Indian Warren Buffett" for having turned $1M into over $1B+ through stock investing. In this podcast they talk about how founders can become great investors, how to avoid big mistakes, and lessons learned from Buffett & Munger.

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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(1:41) Why entrepreneurs make the best investors
(4:130) How Warren Buffett’s pre-paid for his college education
(8:45) Becoming Ben Graham’s Protege
(12:41) What Buffett learned about branding from See’s Candies
(15:45) Buffett’s failed play to be a candy mogul
(18:44) Identifying offering gaps
(20:22) Getting an MBA at age 14 as the son of an entrepreneur
(23:33) The 3 tells of a future millionaire
(25:56) Mohnish builds his first product with maxed out credit cards at 24
(27:59) The 168 hour framework
(31:13) “Entrepreneurs do not take risks”
(32:38) How Richard Branson launches Virgin Atlantic with no money
(35:31) How 0.1 percent of the population owns 70 percent of all the motels in America
(38:31) The unfair advantage of being a low-cost producer
(40:20) How Mohnish turned his first million into $13M in 5 years
(43:39) Pabrai Funds grows to $600M in assets in less than 10 years
(47:35) What Mohnish knows about fundraising that we don’t
(50:26) Pivoting from tech investments in 1999 to value investments
(53:13) $2M lunch with Warren Buffett
(58:09) Be a harsh grader of people
(1:01:53) The Givers, The Takers, and The Matchers
(1:04:40) “Heads I win, tails I don’t lose much”
(1:09:26) Private markets v public auctions
(1:13:35) The #1 trait that makes a great investor
(1:15:01) What people of Reddit think of Mohnish Pabrai
(1:16:31) Starting capital, annual rate of return, length of runway
(1:17:24) The Rule of 72
(1:21:50) Circle the Wagons Philosophy
(1:23:35) Losing $3B in one unfortunate event
(1:28:49) Be fearful when the world is greedy; Be greedy when the world is fearful
(1:29:17) What a value investor thinks of bitcoin
(1:30:26) Nick Sleep bets
(1:42:30) The Best Of: Capital Allocators


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Links:
• The Intelligent Investor - https://tinyurl.com/3jmpjrmc
• The Dhandho Investor - https://tinyurl.com/53p9bhfv
• Mohnish on Twitter - https://twitter.com/MohnishPabrai
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd

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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
• Copy That - https://copythat.com
• Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth

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Episode 585:  Sam Parr ( https://twitter.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://twitter.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the 5 most outrageous, eccentric, and mysterious businessmen alive right now.  

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Show Notes:
(0:00) 5 - James Bond with Wifi, Pavel Durov
(12:16) 4 - The Russian Richard Brandon, Oleg Tinkov
(22:08) 3 - The Walking Middle Finger, Sean Parker
(38:06) 2 - The Guy Who Won The Game And Walked, Tom Anderson
(45:40) 1 - The Israeli Great Gatsby, Aviv Nevo


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Links:
• Pavel Durov on Twitter - https://twitter.com/durov
• VK - https://vk.com/vk
• Pavel Durov on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/durov/
• Telegram - https://telegram.org/
• Napster - https://www.napster.com/us
• David Choe on Howard Stern - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS6awjpIimw
• Opportunity zones - https://eig.org/opportunity-zones/about-ozs/
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd

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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
• Copy That - https://copythat.com
• Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth




My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano