Paul English: How He Built And Sold 6 Companies And Why He Beli…
About This Episode
Paul English, co-founder of Kayak and Boston Venture Studio, shares his 'team first' philosophy and his experience selling six consecutive companies. The conversation covers his aggressive recruiting tactics, his investment hits like Pilot, and his thoughts on the future of social media and online reviews.
Episode Description
Show Notes
- 00:25- switched jobs for a day
- 07:05- who did you know before they met success
- 13:45- become an excellent recruiter
- 20:25- starting a company easier now?
- 28:15- Irritation becomes inspiration
- 30:55- Ideas he's working on
- 34:10- Bipolar disorder
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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
- * Paul English
- * Boston Venture Studio
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- * Bipolar Social Club
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Key Takeaways
Adopt a 'Team First, Customer Second, Profit Third' mantra, believing that the right team will inevitably build a product that finds profitability.
Transform 'irritation into inspiration' by taking photos of daily annoyances and using them as the catalyst for product ideation.
Practice 'aggressive recruiting' by treating every interaction as a potential talent search and doing whatever is necessary to get top-tier candidates to meet the team.
Business Ideas Mentioned
Kindness-First Social Network
Content & Media
Niche High-Signal Private Communities
SaaS
Airport Experience Optimization Service
Boring Business