5 Startups That Looked Dumb—Until They Were Worth Billions

Episode 710: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about how to evaluate risk and upside of new ideas.  — Show Notes: (0:00) Bessemer’s $140B misjudgment of Shopify (5:47) Shaan’s Anti-portfolio (15:26) Goal: Avoid Ruin (21:30) Outlier personalities (24:51) Underestimating Uber (32:16) “You can’t overinvest in AI” — Links: • … Read more

How Scott Galloway Turned $8M into $120M Through Investing

Want Scott Galloway’s Business Playbook? Get it here: https://clickhubspot.com/pfg Episode 708: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Scott Galloway ( https://x.com/profgalloway ) about his wildest investments, plus advice for men in their 20s and 30s.  — Show Notes: (0:00) FTX bankruptcy claims (Turning $2M into $15M with one … Read more

Asking a Billionaire Investor How to Turn $10,000 into $1M ft. Mohnish Pabrai

Episode 705: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) sits down with Mohnish Pabrai ( https://x.com/MohnishPabrai ) about how to turn $10K into $1M.   Show Notes: (0:00) Simple = Genius (28:00) Never over-leverage (30:30) Risk vs uncertainty (33:00) Too hard pile (35:30) Be 1 inch wide, 1 mile deep (39:00) Learn from losers (43:30) A case for … Read more

The Most Valuable Learned Skill For Any Founder

Episode 703: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to George Mack ( https://x.com/george__mack ) about high agency.  — Links: • Steal Sam’s guide to turn ChatGPT into your Executive Coach: https://clickhubspot.com/wec • High Agency – https://www.highagency.com/  • Nick Mowbray episode – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pHcxoZ0j9A  — Check Out Shaan’s Stuff: Need to … Read more