Episode

#122 - Not Getting These Jobs Cost Us Millions
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Published: Fri Oct 23 2020
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Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@theSamPar) are back on the today without a guest. On today’s episode you’ll hear: Escape your city with new modular homes (4:20), Cerro Gordo was a ghost town in California sold for $1.2M (10:45) how to make channel/market fit by learning from TikTok (14:45), Shaan introduces an new twist on the stock market (17:00), Sam and Shaan reminisce on missed opportunities and how much money they would’ve made if things didn’t fall through (25:10), Shaan explains limited details on a very interesting opportunity that came to him in the past few days (38:37). Big thank you to Azoras for sponsoring this episode! Follow them on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/azoras. 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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HubSpot CRM is a one-stop-shop with automated tools to help you keep track of contacts, deals, and team data, enabling your business to grow without blowing the budget.
00:00 - 01:24 (01:24)
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CRM
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HubSpot CRM is a one-stop-shop with automated tools to help you keep track of contacts, deals, and team data, enabling your business to grow without blowing the budget. Plus, it's easy to use and free to get started.

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A former international school student discusses her experience living in different cities around the world and playing sports against other international schools.
01:24 - 04:56 (03:32)
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International schools
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A former international school student discusses her experience living in different cities around the world and playing sports against other international schools.

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Abodu and Rent the Backyard sell modular homes that are a cost-effective and unique alternative to traditional housing.
04:56 - 08:30 (03:33)
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Housing Market
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Abodu and Rent the Backyard sell modular homes that are a cost-effective and unique alternative to traditional housing. This trend seems to signal a shift towards a new model of suburban housing.

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The speaker discusses the importance of authenticity in certain lifestyles and acknowledges the diverse range of people with different lifestyle preferences.
08:30 - 11:41 (03:10)
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Lifestyle
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The speaker discusses the importance of authenticity in certain lifestyles and acknowledges the diverse range of people with different lifestyle preferences.

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A group of friends pooled their money to buy a ghost town in California for $1.2 million, which was advertised as being up for sale for only $1.
11:41 - 14:57 (03:16)
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California
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A group of friends pooled their money to buy a ghost town in California for $1.2 million, which was advertised as being up for sale for only $1. Now the owner is renovating it himself and turning it into a rental vacation town.

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Dalton Caldwell and Justin Vincent discuss applying the concept of channel market fit to the long term stock exchange, where a company adapts their product to fit the audience where it can become popular rather than relying on stock prices.
14:58 - 21:23 (06:25)
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Channel market fit
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Dalton Caldwell and Justin Vincent discuss applying the concept of channel market fit to the long term stock exchange, where a company adapts their product to fit the audience where it can become popular rather than relying on stock prices. They explore the idea further and believe it has potential for success.

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Small-stock options trading data is valuable to hedge funds and quantitative traders in real time, as it can provide insights into high volatility stocks and potentially help swing small stocks for greater gains.
21:23 - 26:23 (04:59)
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Options Trading
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Small-stock options trading data is valuable to hedge funds and quantitative traders in real time, as it can provide insights into high volatility stocks and potentially help swing small stocks for greater gains. This type of data is often sold by traders through a practice known as payment forward order flow.

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The podcast guest shares his experience applying for grant funding, explaining the process and how promotions were tied to how well recipients performed.
26:23 - 29:15 (02:51)
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Grant Funding
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The podcast guest shares his experience applying for grant funding, explaining the process and how promotions were tied to how well recipients performed. He also talks about how one of his blog reference's comments helped land him his grant.

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The speaker shares a story about a job interview where he had high expectations of getting the job, but ultimately failed to meet the interviewer’s standards.
29:15 - 31:09 (01:54)
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Interview, Failure
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The speaker shares a story about a job interview where he had high expectations of getting the job, but ultimately failed to meet the interviewer’s standards.

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In this episode, David Perell discusses the role of luck in achieving success, and how it's necessary to take risks and work hard in order to get to that point.
31:09 - 35:35 (04:25)
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Success
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In this episode, David Perell discusses the role of luck in achieving success, and how it's necessary to take risks and work hard in order to get to that point. Although luck does play a factor in one's success, it ultimately comes down to getting to a point where dropping you anywhere on Earth without possessions won't matter.

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The speaker shares about their family background and reveals that while most of their family members had engineering jobs, they would have preferred to own a small store due to their parents' business starting as a fruit stand.
35:35 - 38:04 (02:28)
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Career, Family
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The speaker shares about their family background and reveals that while most of their family members had engineering jobs, they would have preferred to own a small store due to their parents' business starting as a fruit stand.

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Chamath Palihapitiya discusses his massive card collection and how it could potentially make him a billionaire.
38:04 - 43:03 (04:58)
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Chamath Palihapitiya
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Chamath Palihapitiya discusses his massive card collection and how it could potentially make him a billionaire.

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The speaker suggests documenting the journey of creating and selling mystery boxes as a unique experience for buyers.
43:03 - 45:56 (02:53)
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E-commerce
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The speaker suggests documenting the journey of creating and selling mystery boxes as a unique experience for buyers. They suggest selling the boxes in person and digitally, with a target goal of selling 50-100k boxes at $100 each.

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