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Episode 669: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) do a deep dive on the 7 strangers that made the greatest investment of all time.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Andy Bechtolsheim
(7:10) David Cheriton
(10:10) Ron Conway
(29:20) Alfred Lin
(35:00) Shaquille O’Neill
(37:20) Susan Wojcicki
(38:50) Pejman Nozad
(46:20) Jeff Bezos
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Links:
• SV Angel – https://svangel.com/
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Check Out Shaan’s Stuff:
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Check Out Sam’s Stuff:
• Hampton – https://www.joinhampton.com/
• Ideation Bootcamp – https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
• Copy That – https://copythat.com
• Hampton Wealth Survey – https://joinhampton.com/wealth
• Sam’s List – http://samslist.co/
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