Episode
#130 - How Solopreneurs are Making $1m+, Why Lists Suck, and The 5 Minute City
57:37
Published: Fri Nov 20 2020
Description
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) host today's podcast. They discuss: - Shaan and his fund were featured in Business Insider - The guys talk about the business of "list making" - Shaan explains his reasoning for shutting down his All Access Pass newsletter - There is a movement towards "5-minute" cities and communities. Culdasac is a startup doing this - What is "solopreneurship"? And why is Shaan so bullish on it - Tiago Forte is building tiny homes - The guys discuss startups doing handwritten notes such as Addressable Thank you to our sponsor this episode, EPOS! EPOS are fantastic headsets that make it easy to work flexibly across situations and locations, with portable headsets including hassle-free device compatibility. If you are an IT manager running a big department or a head of a growing company looking to give your employees the best headset solution to work from home, check out eposaudio.com/millions for a free trial! Companies mentioned: - Shaan featured in BI https://www.businessinsider.com/this-vc-has-over-100-lps-on-the-waitlist-for-his-hot-new-rolling-fund-2020-11 - Sam's "city guides" https://chicago.curbed.com/2014/4/23/10110584/this-week-in-chicago-neighborhood-stereotyping - Culdasac https://culdesac.com/ - Tiago Fortes' tiny homes https://twitter.com/fortelabs/status/1325969162083004418 and https://www.forteshelter.com/about - Addressable https://www.addressablemail.com/ Have you joined our private FB group yet? It's a page where people share each others million dollar ideas or what they're already working on: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ourfirstmillion. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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The host shares his experience of building a studio for less than $200 and discusses how a guest built a podcast studio in his closet.
00:00 - 02:45 (02:45)
Summary
The host shares his experience of building a studio for less than $200 and discusses how a guest built a podcast studio in his closet.
Episode#130 - How Solopreneurs are Making $1m+, Why Lists Suck, and The 5 Minute City
PodcastMy First Million
The speaker discusses how a PR firm can submit one's name to be considered for Forbes 30 under 30, and also mentions receiving investment inquiries.
02:45 - 05:57 (03:12)
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The speaker discusses how a PR firm can submit one's name to be considered for Forbes 30 under 30, and also mentions receiving investment inquiries. They also bring up the concept of "rolling funds" and suggest it as a feature topic.
Episode#130 - How Solopreneurs are Making $1m+, Why Lists Suck, and The 5 Minute City
PodcastMy First Million
The podcast discusses the value of the Forbes brand and how it has declined over the years due to a lack of quality control.
05:57 - 09:05 (03:08)
Summary
The podcast discusses the value of the Forbes brand and how it has declined over the years due to a lack of quality control.
Episode#130 - How Solopreneurs are Making $1m+, Why Lists Suck, and The 5 Minute City
PodcastMy First Million
The speaker discusses a ranking system and how Greg was included for his following and ability to share without taking it too seriously.
09:05 - 12:06 (03:00)
Summary
The speaker discusses a ranking system and how Greg was included for his following and ability to share without taking it too seriously.
Episode#130 - How Solopreneurs are Making $1m+, Why Lists Suck, and The 5 Minute City
PodcastMy First Million
The speaker discusses neighborhood guides that provide rent information and demographics for different neighborhoods in cities such as Chicago and San Francisco.
12:06 - 17:14 (05:08)
Summary
The speaker discusses neighborhood guides that provide rent information and demographics for different neighborhoods in cities such as Chicago and San Francisco.
Episode#130 - How Solopreneurs are Making $1m+, Why Lists Suck, and The 5 Minute City
PodcastMy First Million
The speaker discusses the prospect of creating a course to teach people how to startup and instead proposes publishing a day to day account of their own startup experiences.
17:14 - 19:49 (02:34)
Summary
The speaker discusses the prospect of creating a course to teach people how to startup and instead proposes publishing a day to day account of their own startup experiences.
Episode#130 - How Solopreneurs are Making $1m+, Why Lists Suck, and The 5 Minute City
PodcastMy First Million
The speaker talks about the high price of their subscription model and how it caused a sense of obligation to their customers who paid $200 per month.
19:49 - 23:15 (03:25)
Summary
The speaker talks about the high price of their subscription model and how it caused a sense of obligation to their customers who paid $200 per month.
Episode#130 - How Solopreneurs are Making $1m+, Why Lists Suck, and The 5 Minute City
PodcastMy First Million
The speaker explains how sharing high-quality content through word of mouth helped double their free list and how they set a goal to teach one percent of the world's population.
23:15 - 28:03 (04:48)
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The speaker explains how sharing high-quality content through word of mouth helped double their free list and how they set a goal to teach one percent of the world's population.
Episode#130 - How Solopreneurs are Making $1m+, Why Lists Suck, and The 5 Minute City
PodcastMy First Million
The podcast discusses the concept of solopreneurship as a model for creators making stuff and having fans pay for it, along with the mission of Twitch to empower creators.
28:03 - 33:16 (05:12)
Summary
The podcast discusses the concept of solopreneurship as a model for creators making stuff and having fans pay for it, along with the mission of Twitch to empower creators.
Episode#130 - How Solopreneurs are Making $1m+, Why Lists Suck, and The 5 Minute City
PodcastMy First Million
A real estate developer specialized in building shared amenities neighborhoods for brown families, where they can have a community space and enjoy activities together, such as having a chef making food at a dining hall.
33:16 - 38:46 (05:29)
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A real estate developer specialized in building shared amenities neighborhoods for brown families, where they can have a community space and enjoy activities together, such as having a chef making food at a dining hall. This has attracted many Indian families whose children have already moved away.
Episode#130 - How Solopreneurs are Making $1m+, Why Lists Suck, and The 5 Minute City
PodcastMy First Million
A creator and solopreneur bought a few cabins in Austin and is working on creating a year-round retreat center for makers and creators.
38:47 - 41:48 (03:00)
Summary
A creator and solopreneur bought a few cabins in Austin and is working on creating a year-round retreat center for makers and creators. He finances his investments through selling courses online.
Episode#130 - How Solopreneurs are Making $1m+, Why Lists Suck, and The 5 Minute City
PodcastMy First Million
The old wave of popular podcasters like Tim Ferriss, Gary V, and Seth Godin have multiple ways of converting audience trust into value, such as Zen retreat areas or different stacks of income streams.
41:48 - 45:54 (04:05)
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The old wave of popular podcasters like Tim Ferriss, Gary V, and Seth Godin have multiple ways of converting audience trust into value, such as Zen retreat areas or different stacks of income streams.
Episode#130 - How Solopreneurs are Making $1m+, Why Lists Suck, and The 5 Minute City
PodcastMy First Million
The speaker discusses a new Chrome extension he has created for nonprofits and real estate agents.
45:54 - 50:06 (04:11)
Summary
The speaker discusses a new Chrome extension he has created for nonprofits and real estate agents. The extension is designed to help build personal relationships with clients and donors.
Episode#130 - How Solopreneurs are Making $1m+, Why Lists Suck, and The 5 Minute City
PodcastMy First Million
This text does not make sense as it seems to be a collection of incomplete thoughts and statements mashed together.
50:06 - 55:32 (05:25)
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This text does not make sense as it seems to be a collection of incomplete thoughts and statements mashed together.
Episode#130 - How Solopreneurs are Making $1m+, Why Lists Suck, and The 5 Minute City
PodcastMy First Million
The hosts discuss the possibility of selling all access passes for a lower price and the challenges associated with it.
55:32 - 56:30 (00:58)
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The hosts discuss the possibility of selling all access passes for a lower price and the challenges associated with it. Ben suggests that they sell the passes for $100.