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#257September 17, 202147:12

#220 - 12 Startups That Can Make You a Millionaire (Sara's List)

About This Episode

Sam and Shaan explore 'Sara's List,' a collection of mid-to-late stage startups where employees can achieve significant financial upside through stock appreciation with lower risk than founding a company. They brainstorm 12 specific companies valued over $250 million—including Zapier, Flexport, and Uniswap—that have the potential to grow 5-10x in the next five years.

Episode Description

In this episode Sam (@theSamParr) and Shaan (@ShaanVP) update "Sara's List". This was a list of companies Sam and his wife created 5 years ago when she was looking for a job. What was the criteria? They had to be established startups who had the potential to 5-10x over the next 5 years. She went with Airbnb. If you are looking for a new job, check out these 12. --------- * Want to be featured in a future episode? Drop your question/comment/criticism/love here: https://www.mfmpod.com/p/hotline/ * Support the pod by spreading the word, become a referrer here: https://refer.fm/million * Have you joined our private Facebook group yet? Go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/ourfirstmillion and join thousands of other entrepreneurs and founders scheming up ideas. ---------

Show Notes

  • * (1:01) Sara's List 2.0
  • * (6:59) Flexport
  • * (9:30) Zapier
  • * (13:16) Uniswap
  • * (18:07) Anduril
  • * (21:45) Replit
  • * (27:39) Airtable
  • * (31:01) Figma
  • * (33:38) Rippling
  • * (36:35) OpenStore
  • * (40:23) Faire
  • * (41:33) NexHealth
  • * (43:31) OneTrust

Check Out these 12. --------- * Want to be featured in a future episode? Drop your question/comment/criticism/love here

Key Takeaways

1

Join companies valued between $250 million and $5 billion that are attacking 'monopoly' legacy software like Excel (Airtable) or Photoshop (Figma) for the best risk-adjusted equity returns.

2

Look for companies with high revenue-per-employee ratios, such as Uniswap, which reaches the scale of major financial institutions with a tiny fraction of the headcount.

3

The 'Sara's List' strategy involves securing a $200k-$250k equity grant at a de-risked unicorn, allowing employees to build multi-million dollar wealth without the extreme stress of being a founder.

Business Ideas Mentioned

Venture Capital Pick Up Lines Ebook

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Curated High-Upside Startup Job Board

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