Startup Ideas For Developers, Rebranding Elizabeth Holmes & Bill…
About This Episode
Sam Parr and Shaan Puri discuss Shaan's attempt at an NFL-style combine and brainstorm a traveling athletic combine business for youth sports. They also critique Elizabeth Holmes' media rebrand in the New York Times and analyze the 'serial entrepreneur' career of Jesse Itzler, emphasizing the importance of momentum in startups.
Episode Description
Show Notes
- 01:22- Sam's combine results
- 08:20- The Elizabeth Holmes Comeback
- 17:15- Billy of the week: Jesse Itzler
- 34:55- Mickey Mikitani (founder of Rakuten)
- 48:00- The essential elements of leadership
- 49:50- The power of momentum
- 58:20- Startup ideas for developers and startups
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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
- * Elizabeth Holmes NYTimes interview
- * Sam's Theranos article
- * Living With A Seal: 31 Days Training with the Toughest Man on the Planet
- * @hoyayayapickles (Instagram)
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Check Out Sam's Stuff
- * Hampton
- * Ideation Bootcamp
- * Copy That
Check Out Shaan's Stuff
- * Power Writing Course
- * Daily Newsletter
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Key Takeaways
Treat startups as momentum plays by committing to a 3-6 month window of 'blinders on' execution before allowing yourself to reflect or second-guess the idea.
To find new consumer product opportunities, identify a 'sea of sameness' in retail aisles where existing brands lack differentiation in utility or branding.
Adopt organizational rituals, such as mandatory office cleaning or standardized Zoom setups, to foster a sense of ownership and high standards throughout the team.
Business Ideas Mentioned
Traveling Youth Sports Combine
Boring Business
Interactive B2B Town Hall Platform
SaaS