Threads vs Twitter & Millionaire Sam Ovens Doesn't Believe In A.…
About This Episode
Sam Parr and Shaan Puri debate the launch of Meta's Threads app and its potential to overtake Twitter, comparing the leadership styles of Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk. The episode also features an interview with entrepreneur Sam Ovens, who discusses his transition from a $30M consulting business to building the community platform Skool and his skeptical views on the AI hype cycle.
Episode Description
Show Notes
- 02:10- Threads vs Twitter
- 04:15- Zuck vs Elon
- 13:30- Threads Bull case
- 14:40- Threads Bear case
- 21:05- Predictions
- 34:30- L of the Week
- 40:40- Intro Sam Ovens
- 45:05- Why sell courses?
- 59:50- Getting traffic on Skool
- 01:03:20- How large will Skool become?
- 01:04:50- Are you weird in other areas of your life?
- 01:17:20- Why Sam's not into A.I.
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Links
- * Skool
- * Mixergy
- * SnapInspect
- * Consulting.com
- * Rebecca Zamolo
- * Jasper ai
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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
- Dave Portnoy vs The World, Extreme Body Monitoring, The Future of Apparel Retail, "How Much is Anthony Pompliano Worth?", and More
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff
- * Try Shepherd
- * Shaan's Personal Assistant System
- * Power Writing Course
- * Daily Newsletter
Check Out Sam's Stuff
- * Hampton
- * Ideation Bootcamp
- * Copy That
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Key Takeaways
Evaluate platform shifts not just by user growth but by market expansion; Threads may succeed by capturing people who found Twitter's execution too difficult rather than just stealing existing users.
Apply 'Lean Thinking' by auditing headcount, capital, and attention to ensure every resource is directly contributing value that the customer actually perceives, rather than just fueling ads.
Prioritize building products with inherent network effects over those requiring heavy ad spend, as platforms where users naturally invite others create more sustainable long-term growth.