#46February 10, 202048:45

#44 - New e-mail clients, Sharing the craigslist office & How to…

About This Episode

Sam and Shaan explore business opportunities in revamped email clients and the 'unbundling' of Craigslist, sharing stories from Sam's time in the original Craigslist office. They also brainstorm ideas for real-time payroll systems, specialized parenting content, and a 'life school' for practical skills like home maintenance and pre-marital planning.

Episode Description

Sam (@thesamparr) and Shaan (@shaanvp) are back talking news, trends, interesting products and businesses. Dear all loyal listeners: 1) Please, please, please give us a review on Apple Podcasts!, 2) Screenshot your review and tweet it to Shaan and Sam, 3) They'll give you a present!. Also, if you're looking to promote your own podcast, visit castro.fm/promote - they push your podcast out to thousands of people. And last promo for the day... the way to make a million is by surrounding yourself around other people who want it. Join our Facebook group where we share ideas and help each other out: www.facebook.com/groups/ourfirstmillion. Alright the topics for today: The first Hustle office was also Craiglist's office (01:43), Taking craiglist sections and turning them into unicorn startups + Sam's first startup (05:34), New email clients like Superhuman, Hey.com and Front (12:06), Pay to get a reply from influential people like Earn.com (21:23), Getting paid by the minute instead of bi-weekly (23:26), Donation business models (25:52), Taking on Wikipedia (29:39), Menstruation apps (32:01), Life schools (36:29), Prenups (38:49) and Negotiation tactics / How to keep your star players (43:12). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Key Takeaways

Identify 'unbundling' opportunities by taking a single popular category from a horizontal marketplace like Craigslist and building a specialized, high-quality vertical service around it.

Distinguish between 'one reason' and 'three reasons' in negotiations; one reason is a logical hurdle to solve, while multiple reasons usually signal an emotional issue that requires empathy.

Adopt the 'listening to learn' versus 'listening to fix' framework to improve management and personal relationships, ensuring people feel heard before jumping to solutions.

Business Ideas Mentioned

Direct Purchase In-Email Client

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Real-Time Streaming Payroll System

SaaS

Real Life Skills School

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Relationship Operating Agreement Tool

SaaS

Weekly Pregnancy and Birth Newsletter

Content & Media

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Balaji Srinivasan

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Sam Parr

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Shaan Puri

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Duration48:45

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