From the Vault: These Are the Frameworks Every Entrepreneur Shou…
About This Episode
In this 'from the vault' episode, Shaan Puri breaks down his most effective mental models and frameworks for productivity, marketing, and business strategy. He shares actionable philosophies on how to overcome plateaus, prioritize high-impact work, and transform how a brand communicates its value to customers.
Episode Description
Show Notes
- 1. Intro (1:30)
- 2. Your TO-Do List is Killing You (2:40)
- 3. How To Kickoff a Project (5:35)
- 4. Big Mario Marketing (9:00)
- 5. Getting Un-Stuck (12:00)
- 6. Having an Audience is Like Steroids (19:20)
- 7. All News is Good News (21:05)
- 8. Work Like a Lion (22:40)
- 9. Don’t Sell Saddles (24:00)
- 10. Cold Emailing to Close Sales (28:00)
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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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- #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
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Links
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Key Takeaways
Implement the 'One Big Thing' (OBT) rule daily to focus exclusively on the single highest-impact task rather than getting buried by a low-value to-do list.
Utilize 'Big Mario Marketing' by focusing your messaging on the customer's transformation (becoming Big Mario) rather than the product features (the Fire Flower).
Adopt the 'work like a lion' philosophy by alternating between high-intensity sprints on high-value targets and periods of deep rest and recovery.