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. This episode Shaan and Sam talk: GPT-3, a business referral network, better company onboarding, and Shaan's experience working at Twitch. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The podcast covers a range of topics including BNI for business referrals, life at a big company, an erotic newsletter generating $6,000 a month, and OpenAI's GPT-3 AI project.
The speaker discusses how Twitter can be a distraction, and recounts stumbling upon a video of Dave from Barstool doing a watermelon eating challenge. They also mention their interests in rumors and scandals, such as those behind MTV's The Challenge.
The host reflects on how prioritizing long-term financial strategies may not be the ultimate goal and how past selves may view current life choices differently. He also touches on a shift away from modern-day historical businesses towards high net worth individuals and their personal finance strategies.
Sharif Shameem, Founder and CEO of the machine learning startup Debuild, discusses GPT-3 AI language model and its potential to revolutionize the tech industry.
A discussion on the benefits of productivity tools in finding a community of like-minded individuals.
The speaker discusses their desire to either scale up or wind down their current business ventures as opposed to remaining stagnant in the current phase of doing a few with no significant financial gains.
Women's preference for erotic literature, such as audio books and romance novels, is explored as a form of porn for them.
The podcast discusses the importance of company culture building and how companies can train, indoctrinate and welcome their new employees by using a booklet that showcases the company's history.
The speaker highlights the importance of understanding your customer's interests and tailoring your content accordingly to ensure they engage with it, using the example of the different approaches of Show Your Work and math tests. By doing so, you can garner love and loyalty from customers who feel catered to.
The podcast discusses various communication strategies for leaders and engineers to help them get better answers from their team members by asking more effective questions and avoiding reactive questioning techniques.
The discussion revolves around the benefits brought by a small leadership team in a company and whether or not having such a team of experienced individuals would be more beneficial than hiring young talent from startups.
The speaker reflects on his time working as part of the Trust and Safety team at Twitch and discusses the importance of having such a team to combat abuse and fraud on large platforms.
Emmett Shear, the CEO of Twitch, has come a long way from creating a simple project in a college dorm room. Despite not having a background in running a large company, Shear has excelled in his strategic thinking and leadership skills to turn Twitch into a massive success.
Ethan Galstad, who led the team that created Amazon Web Services, discusses how the team was formed and how AWS became a success despite facing some losses in the beginning.
The origin stories of great innovations are often not as grandiose as the end result may suggest, with many of them starting from humble beginnings and through sheer determination, persistence, and confidence they become some of the world's most recognizable businesses.
The hosts discuss the satisfaction of pushing beyond a million dollar offer and the value in hearing these types of stories. They request feedback on the episode from listeners.