#258September 17, 202123:26

ANNOUNCEMENT: A Special Series Drops Tomorrow

Thomas Edison's childhood business ventures The invention of the phonograph and light bulb The rivalry between Edison and Nikola Tesla Techniques for raising genius children via Laszlo Polgar

About This Episode

Sam Parr and Shaan Puri introduce Ben Wilson, creator of the 'How to Take Over the World' podcast, to announce a special three-part series on Thomas Edison airing on the My First Million feed. The group discusses Edison’s early life as a hustler, his groundbreaking inventions, and the immense motivation that comes from studying the biographies of history's greatest figures.

Episode Description

We're excited to announce that tomorrow we are releasing a 3-part series from one of Sam's favorite history podcasts, How to Take Over the World. In this episode Sam (@theSamParr) and Shaan (@ShaanVP) talk with Ben Wilson (@BenWilsonTweets), the creator of the How to Take Over the World Podcast (@HTTOTW), about his research process and they all share favorite moments from the series. --------- * How to Take Over the World - https://www.httotw.com/ * 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.

Key Takeaways

Study the 'business hustle' of historical figures, like Thomas Edison's early newspaper arbitrage, to understand that technical genius often requires aggressive salesmanship.

When introducing revolutionary technology, use theatrical showmanship to persuade stakeholders, similar to how Edison used a lavish light-bulb-lit dinner to prove the necessity of a power grid.

Leverage biographies of 'great men' as a source of high-octane inspiration to recalibrate your standards of success and personal productivity.

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