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About This Episode
In this 'Casual Friday' episode, Sam and Shaan dissect current tech trends including Apple's AlarmKit and OpenAI's unprecedented retention and revenue growth. They contrast the 'cold' efficiency of McKinsey consultants with the 'warm' leadership of industrial legends like Les Schwab, while also covering internet drama and unique real estate.
Episode Description
Show Notes
- 0:00Apple Just Unlocked a $1B App Idea
- 04:13McKinsey got $55M for This?
- 10:28Frank Slootman’s Ice-Cold Advice
- 16:20“Treat people well, and you’ll win.”
- 24:41Man steals $122 million from Facebook and Google,
- 28:17ChatGPT’s $10B ARR retention curve
- 34:58Elon v. Trump Meltdown
- 39:54Ramp’s Monopolist Pitch Deck
- 46:22Rich Guy House Alert: Gary Tan Edition
- 48:55Sam’s First Ever Bookmark
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Key Takeaways
Capitalize on Apple's new AlarmKit to create niche, celebrity-voiced alarm apps that now have the same system privileges as the native clock app.
Adopt 'warm rationality' in leadership, combining logical business decisions with a paternal, caring culture to build extreme employee loyalty and long-term success.
Prioritize product retention curves as the ultimate business health metric, aiming for the 'generational' 90% month-one retention currently seen by ChatGPT.