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Episode 812: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Graham Weaver ( https://x.com/GrahamCWeaver ) about how which moats will win in  AI and how he runs a ruthless PE strategy. 

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Show Notes: 

(0:00) Intro

(7:06) The buy and build strategy

(10:43) Mowing lawns 

(14:48) What’s the overhype with AI

(23:00) Where’s the opportunity

(25:17) Ruthless PE

(28:17) Hero deal: $8M to $500M

(31:24) White hot will to win

(34:17) The blank page

(44:02) Graham’s first million

(46:03) the biggest wealth mistake

(53:39) second-hand therapy from graham

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Links:

• Alpine – https://alpineinvestors.com/ 

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• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it…apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm

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• Shaan’s weekly email – https://www.shaanpuri.com 

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