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Episode 805: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to the branding genius behind BlackBerry, Sonos, Vercel and Swiffer about how to create a billion-dollar brand name.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Nothing will be used more than your name
(2:01) Windsurf
(3:50) Swiffer
(10:06) Naming game: Fiber startup
(17:14) quantity leads to quality
(29:46) Problem solving propositions
(32:40) Power letters
(35:04) How Sam names a company
(40:48) Rate this brand (1-10)
(47:50) Blackberry
(48:24) When to change a name
(50:47) Presidential slogans
(51:43) Recommended reading
(53:39) How David thinks about AI
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