Sara's List Hostile Takeover and The App that Made $1M In Ten Da…
About This Episode
Sam and Shaan debrief their interview with Palmer Luckey and analyze the rapid viral success of Nikita Bier's app, Gas, which hit #1 in the App Store using a hyper-local launch strategy. They also brainstorm ways to monetize 'Sara's List,' a curated list of high-potential startups, by pivoting it into a boutique recruiting agency or a premium content platform.
Episode Description
Show Notes
- 02:40- Palmer Luckey recap
- 06:00- The Sara's List Hostile Takeover
- 12:15- Shaan makes an offer
- 25:20- Nikita Bier & Gas
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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
Links
- * Sara's List
- * Kristin Kent's Twitter (@kstankent)
- * The Muse
- * Packy McCormick
- * Gas
- * Nikita Bier Twitter (@nikitabier)
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Key Takeaways
The 'Sara's List' wealth strategy involves joining stable, late-stage startups ($250M+ valuation) with 5-10x equity upside to achieve millionaire status without the extreme risk of early-stage entrepreneurship.
To engineer viral growth, use a 'Petri dish' strategy by launching in dense, isolated networks (like specific high schools) to test mechanics and artificial scarcity before expanding geographically.
Boutique recruiting models can outperform traditional job boards by hosting 'demo days' where companies pitch to elite talent, capturing lucrative $20k-$30k placement fees per hire.
Business Ideas Mentioned
Boutique Startup Talent Auction
Marketplace
Paid Recruitment Editorial Deep Dives
Content & Media