#122 - Not Getting These Jobs Cost Us Millions
About This Episode
Sam and Shaan explore the booming modular home and tiny house market, highlighting startups like Abodu and Getaway that are rebranding traditional trailer homes for a millennial audience. They also reflect on 'million-dollar mistakes' from their pasts, specifically failing job interviews at early-stage Airbnb and Stripe, while discussing the role of luck versus skill in long-term wealth.
Episode Description
Key Takeaways
Prioritize 'Channel Market Fit' by designing products specifically for how they will be discovered, such as building 'Instagrammable' hotels or writing shorter songs optimized for TikTok virality.
Lucrative opportunities exist in rebranding 'boring' or stigmatized industries for modern consumers, similar to how trailer homes were successfully repositioned as 'tiny homes'.
Focus on building a skill set that makes success 'inevitable' over a 10-year period, which reduces the emotional impact of high-variance events like missed investments or failed startups.
Business Ideas Mentioned
Distributed Backyard Office Co-working Network
Marketplace
Business Fundamentals Prediction Market
Marketplace
The Mystery Box Liquidator
Content & Media