Best of This Week: March 11th
About This Episode
This 'Best of the Week' episode explores mental models for productivity, controversial relationship services, and unconventional hiring strategies. The hosts discuss the A-B-Z framework for taking action, the potential for 'mischief-style' recruiting puzzles, and a conceptual business centered on idealized texting relationships.
Episode Description
Show Notes
- 01:40- The ABZ framework and getting started
- 04:30- Very long distance girlfriend
- 12:15- Guerilla recruiting tactics
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- Past guests on My First Million include Rob Dyrdek, Hasan Minhaj, Balaji Srinivasan, Jake Paul, Dr. Andrew Huberman, Gary Vee, Lance Armstrong, Sophia Amoruso, Ariel Helwani, Ramit Sethi, Stanley Druckenmiller, Peter Diamandis, Dharmesh Shah, Brian Halligan, Marc Lore, Jason Calacanis, Andrew Wilkinson, Julian Shapiro, Kat Cole, Codie Sanchez, Nader Al-Naji, Steph Smith, Trung Phan, Nick Huber, Anthony Pompliano, Ben Askren, Ramon Van Meer, Brianne Kimmel, Andrew Gazdecki, Scott Belsky, Moiz Ali, Dan Held, Elaine Zelby, Michael Saylor, Ryan Begelman, Jack Butcher, Reed Duchscher, Tai Lopez, Harley Finkelstein, Alexa von Tobel, Noah Kagan, Nick Bare, Greg Isenberg, James Altucher, Randy Hetrick and more.
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- Additional episodes you might enjoy:
- #224 Rob Dyrdek - How Tracking Every Second of His Life Took Rob Drydek from 0 to $405M in Exits
- #209 Gary Vaynerchuk - Why NFTS Are the Future
- #178 Balaji Srinivasan - Balaji on How to Fix the Media, Cloud Cities & Crypto
- #169 - How One Man Started 5, Billion Dollar Companies, Dan Gilbert's Empire, & Talking With Warren Buffett
- #218 - Why You Should Take a Think Week Like Bill Gates
- Dave Portnoy vs The World, Extreme Body Monitoring, The Future of Apparel Retail, "How Much is Anthony Pompliano Worth?", and More
- How Mr Beast Got 100M Views in Less Than 4 Days, The $25M Chrome Extension, and More
Key Takeaways
Apply the A-B-Z framework to overcome paralysis by analysis: define where you are (A), where you want to go (Z), and focus exclusively on the immediate next step (B).
Creative recruiting methods like hidden puzzles or technical challenges can act as a more effective filter for elite talent than traditional outreach.
There is a significant market for 'upside-only' services that provide emotional validation and companionship while removing the friction of real-world human interaction.
Business Ideas Mentioned
The Very Long Distance Girlfriend
SaaS
Mischief Style Elite Recruiting Agency
Agency
Passive Technical Skill Matcher App
AI & Automation