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Zaid Admani // 100mil+ Views, Going Viral On TikTok, Creative Spirit vs. Slave To Algo
21 Sep 2023
01:59:56
Zaid Admani is a creator and part-time Civil Engineer. He creates content on finance and business that is both educational and entertaining. He has built up a following of ~400k people & has generated more than 100 million views across social media.
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Suneel Gupta // Finding Purpose, Dealing With Burnout, 85% Rule & The Music Mindset
24 Aug 2023
01:12:36
Suneel Gupta is a writer and entrepreneur. He studies leaders from around the world to discover and share simple, actionable habits that enhance performance and deepen ones state of well-being.
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Kallaway // 100mil+ Views, Growing on TikTok & Vertical Video Deep Dive
27 Jul 2023
02:15:14
Kallaway is creator with a passion for producing content centered around tech and cult brands. He has generated over 100 million views and amassed a large following across social media.
Subscribe & watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/etQpm_bQJH8
Timestamps:
(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:02:22) - Kallaway’s Backstory
(00:17:07) - Distribution is King
(00:20:57) - Why Short-Form Video?
(00:28:56) - Actionable Advice on Creating Content
(00:44:53) - Sponsor: LinkedIn Jobs
(00:46:04) - Comedy & Storytelling
(00:52:41) - Why Writing is the Most Important Skill
(01:03:33) - Inside Look at Kallaway’s Script Layout
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Trung Phan: Backstory, Writing in Public, Twitter Growth & Power of Memes
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Adrian Aoun, Forward + Sidewalk Labs // Smart Cities + The Future of Healthcare
15 Aug 2022
00:57:07
Adrian Aon is the founder & CEO of Forward. They've raised more than $225mil from the world's leading VCs to "build an insurance-free healthcare system from the ground-up”.
Before that, he was the Director of Special Projects for Google's CEO & founder of Sidewalk Labs, the startup at Google tasked with re-inventing cities & sold Wavii to Google for $30mil.
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AppSumo - the marketplace entrepreneurs trust to buy and sell the products that grow small businesses into name brands: https://social.appsumo.com/creatorlab
Tiago Forte // Building a Second Brain in Practice + Sustained Behavior Change
23 Jun 2022
00:58:38
Tiago Forte is the creator of Building a Second Brain.
(00:53:37) – Expression is a chaotic + messy process (no checklist)
(00:55:52) - Don’t Start from Scratch Every Time
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AppSumo - the marketplace entrepreneurs trust to buy and sell the products that grow small businesses into name brands: https://social.appsumo.com/creatorlab
(00:00:00) Preview (00:00:34) Sponsor - AppSumo (00:01:02) Intro to Sam (00:10:23) Problems Caused by Metabolic Dysfunction (00:15:43) Current Stage of The Company (00:22:49) Alternative Business Model (00:28:47) Product Market Fit (00:39:56) Sponsor: Linkedin Jobs (00:42:17) 10x in Digital Content (00:44:34) Podcasting As A Channel (00:49:17) Partnerships (00:52:36) Transition from CTO to CEO (01:04:30) Time Management + Prioritization
Thank you to our sponsors:
AppSumo - the marketplace entrepreneurs trust to buy and sell the products that grow small businesses into name brands: https://social.appsumo.com/creatorlab
Linkedin Jobs:
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Colin Sapire, Beast Health + Nutribullet // Scaling To $500mil & Launching A Physical Product Business
28 Apr 2022
01:20:14
Colin Sapire is the founder of Beast Health & Nutribullet.
0:11:21 - Finding A Differentiator + Landing On Pricing
0:13:17 - Reaching Half A Billion Dollars In Revenue
0:15:57 - Transitioning To Beast Nutrition + Getting Kids Interested In Nutrition
0:18:34 - Motivation After A Massive Business Success + Keeping The Hunger Alive
0:23:00 - Designing Product
0:26:27 - Day 1 of Designing New Product
0:30:20 - Creating a Prototype + 3D CAD Model
0:32:10 - 80/20 of launch + growth
0:35:42 - Customer Feedback
0:39:19 - Sponsor Break: Linkedin Jobs
0:40:23 - Lessons From Running The Most Successful Infomercials Of All Time
0:45:07 - Craziest Informercial Day
0:47:24 - Scale of TV advertising + using data
0:51:13 - Understanding ROI of Ad Spend
0:53:37 - Increasing Cost of Facebook & Google Ads
0:59:52 - Home Shopping Channel and China’s Live Shopping App
1:03:27 - International Expansion
1:06:51 - Hiring Good People
1:09:03 - Logistics, outsourcing or keeping fulfillment in-house
1:15:14 - Staying Healthy
Thank you to our sponsors:
AppSumo - the marketplace entrepreneurs trust to buy and sell the products that grow small businesses into name brands: https://social.appsumo.com/creatorlab
Linkedin Jobs:
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Ramon van Meer, Alpha Paw // Bootstrapping To $35mil+ Revenue, Buying vs Building + DTC Growth
16 Dec 2021
01:36:30
Ramon is a Dutch immigrant who dropped out of high school before finding an entrepreneurial path.
Most recently he acquired a DTC dog ramp business (Alpha Paw) for $300k + which he's grown to $35mil+ in sales.
Previously, he grew a soap opera blog to 30mil+ monthly pageviews before selling it for $9mil.
In this conversation you'll learn:
– why buy vs build – buying a company with little money down – growth levers to ramp up a DTC ecom business – growing through paid acquisition, influencers, whitelisting, seo + affiliates – creating a healthy channel mix + managing platform risk – benefits of in-house vs 3rd party logistics
AppSumo - the marketplace entrepreneurs trust to buy and sell the products that grow small businesses into name brands: https://social.appsumo.com/creatorlab
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Eric Jorgenson // Philosophy of Wealth + Happiness // The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
15 Nov 2021
02:11:15
In this conversation, we explore:
Eric's approach to writing a book entirely made up of Naval's words
philosophy around wealth + happiness
eastern vs western approaches
permissionless leverage + ownership
why desire is a contract you make with yourself to be unhappy
Mary Grove // Google For Startups + Bread and Butter Ventures
24 Jun 2021
01:03:56
Mary Grove is Managing Partner of Bread and Butter Ventures. She brings nearly two decades of leadership experience in technology, early-stage investing, and startup ecosystem growth.
She began her career working on the Google IPO, and went on to lead new business development partnerships, negotiating early-stage product and technology deals worldwide.
She was the founding director of Google for Startups, leading the company’s global efforts to support entrepreneurs in over 100 countries.
Ryan Berckmans // Ethereum Deep Dive, Earning Yield From Staking, Exploring DeFi + Alternatives
10 Jun 2021
01:48:04
Ryan Berckmans is an ex-Amazon + fintech startup engineer. He's been involved with the Ethereum community for many years + invests in the crypto space.
He recently published a bullish thesis for investing in ETH at: ethereumcashflow.com
Kevin Chou, Rally + Kabam // Evolution Of Gaming, Crypto + The Creator Economy
08 Apr 2021
01:43:34
Kevin is the co-founder + CEO of Rally, a platform that allows creators to launch their own digital currency + build independent economies with their communities.
He's also Chairman of Gen.G, an esports enterprise bridging Asia and North America. Previously, Kevin co-founded Kabam, a top mobile gaming company that grew to $400M/yr in revenue, 500+ million players and sold for nearly $1 billion.
Noah Kagan is the founder of AppSumo, an 8-figure business bringing in an estimated $70mil+ in 2021.
He was employee #30 at Facebook, #4 at Mint.com and his popular YouTube channel has over 140k subscribers.
In this conversation, you'll learn:
the 80/20 of succeeding on YouTube
what he's learned from popular YouTubers like Mr. Beast and Ali Abdaal
how Noah tests topics, thumbnails + behind the scenes look at the master doc his team uses to manage his channel (watch screen share on YouTube.com/creatorlabfm)
growing through partnerships, newsletter swaps + ads
we get personal and talk relationships, his formula for freedom + how he invests
Timestamps:
0:00:00 - Snippet + What We Cover
0:02:12 - Sponsor Break
0:03:01 - Intro + Booyakasha
0:03:32 - Number 30 Employee At Facebook
0:08:17 - What Is AppSumo? $70mil Revenue Business
0:10:15 - AppSumo’s Impact
0:13:19 - Is Noah 11/10 energy all the time?
0:16:27 - Inputs vs Outputs + Craft vs Metrics
0:19:01 - Formula For Freedom
0:20:26 - Knowing When To Stop vs Keep Going
0:24:16 - Finding What You’d Do For Free + As A Kid
0:27:51 - Understanding What Gives You Energy
0:37:09 - Rethinking Old Mental Models Of Money + Happiness
0:41:53 - What Will You Think About On Your Deathbed
0:44:40 - Tale Of Two Lives
0:50:15 - Growing To 140k+ YouTube Subscribers
0:53:34 - Investing $500k Into YouTube
0:56:07 - Who Is Doing YouTube Well?
0:58:42 - 80/20 of YouTube
1:00:41 - Mr Beast, 100 staff + treating it like a business
1:02:06 - His YouTube Creation Process
1:02:30 - Topic Selection
1:03:54 - Testing Topics, Thumbnails + CTRs
1:06:36 - Balancing What You Want To Make vs What Audience Wants
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Alex Lieberman, Morning Brew // Building A Digital Media Empire, Growth Playbooks + A $75mil Sale
25 Mar 2021
01:51:31
Alex Lieberman is the co-founder & CEO of Morning Brew. They're a leading new media startup with over 2.7mil newsletter subscribers, making them one of the largest daily newsletters around.
Alex & his co-founder sold a majority stake in the business to Insider Inc for a reported $75mil in Oct 2020.
After listening to this conversation, you'll understand:
growing from a newsletter to a full-on media business
3 step audience funnel: rented, owned + monetized
hub + spoke model
how they got their first 1000 subscribers by doing things that don't scale
growth stages: from 1k to 10k, 100k and 1mil+ subscribers
how to grow through email swaps, paid ads + partnerships
a framework to reinvent old formats like Shark Tank or QVC
Micro Acquire - the largest startup acquisition marketplace, join 50k+ others and buy or sell your startup: http://www.microacquire.com
Jake Gibson, NerdWallet + Better Tomorrow Ventures // Investing In The Future of Fintech
04 Mar 2021
01:36:32
Jake Gibson is the co-founder of NerdWallet & Founding Partner at Better Tomorrow Ventures, a $75mil venture fund, investing in the future of Fintech alongside Sheel Mohnot.
He's been involved in fintech for over a decade. Prior to NerdWallet, he studied math and quantitative finance at MIT and traded interest rate derivatives at JPMorgan.
NerdWallet's business model + growing to a $500mil+ valuation
the transition from founder to investor + the 80/20 of investing
mental models to figure out your next step
why "everything is fintech" + examples of this thesis
DeFi, NFTs, stock market highs & ideas from a global fintech market
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Preview
00:02:20 Intro To Jake + Nerdwallet
00:06:57 Nerdwallet Deep Dive + $500mil Valuation
00:15:02 Opportunity: Nerdwallet Model In Other Verticals
00:18:40 Audience First Business in 2021
00:22:24 Trend: Audience Business Selling To Software Companies
00:26:09 Founder To Investor
00:31:12 Mental Model For Thinking About Next Step
00:35:29 "I want to be rich" - more context
00:39:48 Finding Motivation In Struggles
00:42:43 Role of Luck, Golden Handcuffs + Lifestyle Creep
00:48:51 80/20 of investing
00:51:31 "Everything Is Fintech" - Raising A $75mil Fund
00:56:04 Starting A Neo Bank
00:57:48 Fintech Opportunity In Ridesharing, Tesla & Airbnb
01:02:37 Facebook + Whatsapp Payments
01:03:06 Asia Market + WeChat Model
01:05:24 Problem vs Product…Verb vs Noun
01:10:54 Jake's Take on DeFi
01:16:40 NFTs + NBA Top Shots
01:20:59 Tesla's Balance Sheet
01:23:00 Elon + Chamath: Meme Masters
01:23:19 Global Market Ideas
01:29:09 Why Do We Have Stock Market Highs?
01:31:54 Investing Advice To A 25yr Old
Ana Fabrega, Synthesis // The Future Of Education & Using Games To Educate Kids
25 Feb 2021
01:34:05
Ana Lorena Fabrega is an EDUpreneur and former teacher known by little ones as Ms. Fab.
She's currently the Chief Evangelist of Synthesis School, an innovative online enrichment club started by the director of Elon Musk’s experimental school at Space X.
Synthesis helps students build decision-making & problem-solving skills through games.
Nick Huber, Sweaty Startup // Deep Inside The Real Estate Game + The Philosophy Of What Matters
18 Feb 2021
01:33:50
Nick Huber is a real estate entrepreneur, self-storage owner & operator.
His commercial real estate portfolio is approaching $30mil in assets (as of 2021) & he's built a name for himself by championing "sweaty startups" aka unsexy businesses.
Nick has built a 100k following on Twitter by transparently sharing the lessons learned from his time in business & by simplifying concepts in the real estate game.
the equation for getting wealthy in the real estate game
the difference between creating vs growing wealth
categories of real estate beyond what 99% of people invest in, from self-storage, to cemeteries & tiny homes - you'll learn about niche opportunities with less competition
how real estate investors can make millions & legally pay little in taxes with depreciation, bonus depreciation & 1031 exchanges
Nick's unique approach to finding upside from day one in commercial real estate
why 100% occupancy rates aren't always a good thing & what Nick looks for in deals
In part 2, "behind the mind" (starting at 48min) Nick & Bilal discuss:
tribes, relationships & what truly matters in life
growing up, dealing with bullying & insecurities
choosing who you compete with
unique ways to connect with aging parents
why having kids is underrated & the importance of a supportive spouse
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Intro
00:03:41 Who is Nick Huber?
00:11:00 What is a Cash-Out Refinance?
00:13:26 Growing Up in a Small, Rural Town
00:14:28 Having A Chip on Your Shoulder
00:18:28 Building vs Growing Wealth
00:20:31 Alpha vs Beta In Real Estate
00:21:02 Initial 700k Nest Egg
00:25:03 Initial Investment - Rule Of Thumb
00:27:25 Real Estate Investing On The Side
00:29:24 Nick's Real Estate Framework
00:33:55 100% Occupancy Isn't Always Good
00:36:45 Zero Income Tax With Depreciation & 1031 Exchanges
00:44:22 Conservation Easement
00:46:35 Real Estate Professional Status
00:47:52 Capital Gains
00:48:32 Part 2: Behind The Mind
00:51:02 Is Chasing Your Passions A Bad Idea?
00:55:35 "I Wanted To Call My Mother And Cry In Her Arms"
00:59:20 Giving Up Is Often The Best Choice There Is
01:01:38 Miami + Austin
01:02:48 "Nobody Cares About You Apart from A Handful Of People"
01:05:23 Google Maps Trick - Connecting With Parents
01:07:20 Dad's Twitter Post Went Viral
01:09:42 Having Kids is Underrated
01:12:29 The Tribe Makes The Place
01:15:04 Virtual Communities
01:19:48 Dealing With Bullying + Racism
01:23:43 The Importance of a Supportive Spouse
01:25:44 Advice For A Successful Relationship
01:28:13 Being An Opportunist
01:31:22 Wrap-Up
Anne-Laure Le Cunff, Ness Labs // How We Learn, Neuroscience Myths + Productivity Mental Models
10 Feb 2021
01:11:13
Anne-Laure Le Cunff is the founder of Ness Labs, a community for knowledge workers to be more productive and creative while taking care of their mental health.
She's an ex-Googler and holds a MSc in Neuroscience from King's College London. Her work has been featured in WIRED, Rolling Stone, and more.
This is part 2, the Q&A of the live convo with Jack Butcher from Visualize Value. Listen to the previous episode to hear our live convo on the evolution of the creator economy & unique ways to monetize.
Who Is Jack Butcher?
Jack is the founder of Visualize Value, a company that builds content, community & courses for building independent income on the internet.
His Twitter + Instagram accounts have grown to 400k+ followers in 2yrs & his business earned $1mil+ in 2020.
This was Jack's second appearance on Creator Lab. This time, Jack & Bilal co-hosted a live recording with a virtual audience.
After listening to this conversation, you'll understand:
the evolution of the creator economy from 1000 true fans to 100 true fans
importance of "1 true fan"
content/product machine + "the factory is the product"
why an audience is like a stem cell
unique examples of creator monetization
the importance of packaging, owning phrases & outcome-based marketing
Jack's 2020 revenue breakdown
Part 2, the live Q&A is in the next episode (look in your podcast feed)
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Intro
00:04:26 What is the Creator Economy?
00:07:49 Succeeding With A Smaller Audience
00:08:39 1000 vs 100 True Fans
00:10:03 Jack's 2020 Revenue Screenshare
00:11:38 1 True Fan + Hedging
00:14:51 The Permissionless Apprentice
00:22:25 Audience ≠ Distribution
00:27:49 Concentration vs Diversification Of Focus
00:34:34 Downsides of Building a Public
00:36:41 "The Factory is the Product"
00:40:41 Employee = 1 Customer
00:44:00 Packaging + Owning Phrases
00:47:52 Outcome-Based Marketing
00:49:47 Unique Examples of Creator Monetization
00:50:45 Audience is like a Stem Cell - Shaan Puri Example
00:51:54 Investing As A "Knowledge Influencer"
00:55:35 Reps, Consistency + A-Side Tracks
01:01:18 The Value of Services vs Ads
01:06:37 Social Impact + Charity
01:10:22 Strategic Partnerships + Distribution
01:13:55 Choosing Partners Is Like A Marriage
01:16:51 SMS + New Channel Experiments
Mikael Cho, Unsplash // Taking On Giants, Life Design + Focused Experimentation
27 Jan 2021
01:33:19
Mikael Cho is the co-founder and CEO of Unsplash. The world's leading image asset platform that boasts 100 million image downloads & 20 billion views per month.
Unsplash is used more than Flickr, Getty, and Shutterstock combined.
how Mikael built Unsplash from a series of failed experiments
balancing focus with experimentation
how to create a growth flywheel
why good ideas are still undervalued
how to create a "superpower org chart" & find undiscovered talent
how to get a large scale advertising business off the ground
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 Intro
00:02:32 What is Unsplash?
00:06:17 Scale
00:09:24 Failed Experiments + A Side Project
00:10:15 Starting Crew
00:13:46 When Side, Becomes Main
00:17:20 Selling Crew to Andrew Wilkinson (Dribbble)
00:18:42 Balancing Experimentation + Focus
00:21:03 Competing With Adobe + Shutterstock
00:22:55 Creator Economy's Middle Class
00:25:37 Develop A New Advertising Model
00:28:29 Unsplash = Internet Real Estate Company
00:31:51 Simplifying Product
00:34:52 Aligning Your Team
00:37:09 Product Design Changes That Surprised Mikael
00:39:39 "Wow" Moments
00:41:46 Unsplash Growth Flywheel
00:43:56 API + Partnerships
00:45:01 Future of Unsplash
00:46:18 Mikael's Business Philosophy
00:48:29 Validate With No Code
00:49:41 Ideas vs Execution
00:53:27 Knowing When to Stop A Project
00:56:18 Recruiting Key Employees
01:00:24 Finding Undiscovered Talent
01:02:32 Superpower Org Chart
01:07:04 Life Design Philosophy
01:11:23 Incorporating Physical Health into Company Culture
01:15:43 "Inbox Zero is a Waste of Time"
01:19:11 "Text Edit is One of the Greatest Apps Ever Made"
01:21:25 Writing Like You're Texting A Friend
01:24:52 Proactive Actions
01:31:33 Wrap-Up
Gagan Biyani, Udemy // Lessons From Building An Education Unicorn + The Future Of Online Learning
21 Jan 2021
01:23:24
Gagan is the co-founder & former President of Udemy, an online education company that's worth more than $2bil.
He later co-founded Sprig, a food delivery startup & went on to become the interim head of growth marketing at Lyft.
Gagan recently announced a new education startup with Wes Kao. They've raised $4.3mil from investors like First Round Capital, Naval Ravikant & Li Jin.
lessons in building Udemy + Sprig, from high-highs to low-lows
why cohort-based courses will play a major role in the future of online education
what it was like being fired by a co-founder
the impact of financial struggles & the unique pressure of being the child of immigrants
perspective gained from traveling to all 7 continents
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Intro
00:02:47 Who is Gagan Biyani?
00:05:20 Udemy Origin Story
00:10:54 Starting Up a Business When You Have A Work Visa
00:12:57 Setting A Timeline
00:16:54 Parental Pressure + Traditional Careers
00:20:53 Struggles
00:26:54 How Do You React To Financial Troubles?
00:29:27 Living Within Your Means
00:30:34 Being Content
00:33:27 Getting Fired By A Co-Founder
00:42:20 The Rise & Fall of Sprig
00:44:05 Chamath: "You're Going to Fail"
00:50:07 Failure + Cognitive Dissonance
00:52:40 3 Years of Travel
00:57:20 Finding Hidden Gems
00:59:24 Figuring Out What's Next
01:00:59 Naval's Advice
01:04:51 Evaluating Business Ideas
01:07:28 Gagan's New Startup: Cohort-Based Courses
01:13:37 Opportunities In Online Education
01:17:29 Formats That Work Best
01:21:19 Wrap-Up
Andrew Wilkinson, Tiny // From Barista to Billionaire, Building The Internet's Berkshire Hathaway & Munger's Mental Models
14 Jan 2021
01:02:15
Andrew Wilkinson is the co-founder of Tiny. He owns 30+ companies, including Dribbble, Metalab, Girlboss & Castro. Collectively, these businesses bring in $100mil+ in annual revenue.
Andrew took WeCommerce public the week of this interview, with the most recent market cap hitting $800mil Canadian dollars (Jan 2021)
He's a leading expert in buying, starting & growing online businesses.
00:36:04 Equality of Outcome vs Equality of Opportunity
00:39:28 Objective Thinking + Confirmation Bias
00:41:40 Going Beyond Performative Diversity
00:44:32 The Nuance of Culture vs Race
00:51:10 The Value of Examples
00:54:48 Getting To The Root Of The Problem
00:59:13 Does The American Dream Exist?
Part Two: Business Idea Framework:
01:03:44 4 Part Framework: Problem, Distribution, Monetization, Solution
01:04:58 Product Idea vs Business Idea
01:06:38 What Makes A Good Problem?
01:08:53 Tribes, Channels + Distribution
01:14:17 Courtland's Checklist To Evaluate Problem
01:18:18 Where to Look for Problems
01:20:29 Sources To Find Rising Trends
01:25:23 Distribution From Day One
01:27:12 How To Share On Indie Hackers
01:32:55 Doing It Well vs Perfectionism
01:34:48 Wrap-Up
Tim Urban, Wait But Why // The Craft of Storytelling + Thinking Like Elon Musk
16 Dec 2020
01:25:55
Tim Urban is one of the internet's most popular writers.
His blog, Wait But Why, attracts millions of visitors including famous fans like Elon Musk. His talk on procrastination is the #1 TED talk on YouTube with 33mil+ views.
00:30:59 Measuring Word Of Mouth + 7 Touchpoints Rule
00:32:27 DTC Unit Economics
00:34:06 Peloton, Tesla + Price Sensitivity
00:37:38 Pros + Cons of Going Public
00:40:42 How To Get Better Sleep
00:42:30 Stages of Sleep: Light, Deep + REM
00:44:32 Sleep's Impact On Hormones + Junk Food
00:45:42 Factors To Improve Sleep
00:49:24 Stop Your Mind Racing
00:52:19 Caffeine + Alcohol
00:54:50 3 Roles Of A CEO
00:58:55 Board Meetings + Close
Shaan Puri, My First Million // Creating a Life Vision, Solopreneurship + Selling Your Company
19 Nov 2020
01:33:39
Shaan Puri is an entrepreneur, investor & top 50 podcast host. He was the CEO of Bebo when they sold to Twitch (Amazon) where he's now a senior director of product.
He invests in startups + recently raised $2.5mil for his "rolling fund" in 11 days, just from a tweet.