Episode
Sara's List Hostile Takeover and The App that Made $1M In Ten Days
55:37
Published: Thu Oct 27 2022
Description
Episode 379: Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) talk about a hostile takeover of Sara's List and brainstorm how they're going to deal with it, the backstory of the #1 app - GAS, and much more. ----- Links: * Sara's List * Kristin Kent's Twitter (@kstankent) * The Muse * Packy McCormick * Gas * Nikita Bier Twitter (@nikitabier) * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter. ------ Show Notes: (02:40) - Palmer Luckey recap (06:00) - The Sara's List Hostile Takeover (12:15) - Shaan makes an offer (25:20) - Nikita Bier & Gas ----- Past guests on My First Million include Rob Dyrdek, Hasan Minhaj, Balaji Srinivasan, Jake Paul, Dr. Andrew Huberman, Gary Vee, Lance Armstrong, Sophia Amoruso, Ariel Helwani, Ramit Sethi, Stanley Druckenmiller, Peter Diamandis, Dharmesh Shah, Brian Halligan, Marc Lore, Jason Calacanis, Andrew Wilkinson, Julian Shapiro, Kat Cole, Codie Sanchez, Nader Al-Naji, Steph Smith, Trung Phan, Nick Huber, Anthony Pompliano, Ben Askren, Ramon Van Meer, Brianne Kimmel, Andrew Gazdecki, Scott Belsky, Moiz Ali, Dan Held, Elaine Zelby, Michael Saylor, Ryan Begelman, Jack Butcher, Reed Duchscher, Tai Lopez, Harley Finkelstein, Alexa von Tobel, Noah Kagan, Nick Bare, Greg Isenberg, James Altucher, Randy Hetrick and more. ----- Additional episodes you might enjoy: • #224 Rob Dyrdek - How Tracking Every Second of His Life Took Rob Drydek from 0 to $405M in Exits • #209 Gary Vaynerchuk - Why NFTS Are the Future • #178 Balaji Srinivasan - Balaji on How to Fix the Media, Cloud Cities & Crypto * #169 - How One Man Started 5, Billion Dollar Companies, Dan Gilbert's Empire, & Talking With Warren Buffett • #218 - Why You Should Take a Think Week Like Bill Gates • Dave Portnoy vs The World, Extreme Body Monitoring, The Future of Apparel Retail, "How Much is Anthony Pompliano Worth?", and More • How Mr Beast Got 100M Views in Less Than 4 Days, The $25M Chrome Extension, and More
Chapters
The podcast episode covers the success of a new app that made one million dollars in two weeks, as well as a ransom email that made an impression.
00:00 - 02:53 (02:53)
Summary
The podcast episode covers the success of a new app that made one million dollars in two weeks, as well as a ransom email that made an impression. The app's popularity has landed it in several publications, while the ransom email provoked discussion on its effectiveness and humor.
EpisodeSara's List Hostile Takeover and The App that Made $1M In Ten Days
PodcastMy First Million
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02:53 - 05:56 (03:03)
Summary
The podcast hosts discuss the idea of being a Renaissance man, including the tendency to over-explain or glorify the concept, and explore how contrarian thinking is often easier said than done.
EpisodeSara's List Hostile Takeover and The App that Made $1M In Ten Days
PodcastMy First Million
In this episode, the guest shares her experience joining a startup and how she was able to spot it as an interesting one through their hiring process.
05:56 - 10:49 (04:52)
Summary
In this episode, the guest shares her experience joining a startup and how she was able to spot it as an interesting one through their hiring process.
EpisodeSara's List Hostile Takeover and The App that Made $1M In Ten Days
PodcastMy First Million
The hosts discuss the potential earnings of a recruiting and promotional project for Sarah's List, estimating $2,000 per month for half of the 24 companies involved and highlighting the job posting savings for companies on Sarah's List's job board.
10:49 - 14:30 (03:41)
Summary
The hosts discuss the potential earnings of a recruiting and promotional project for Sarah's List, estimating $2,000 per month for half of the 24 companies involved and highlighting the job posting savings for companies on Sarah's List's job board.
EpisodeSara's List Hostile Takeover and The App that Made $1M In Ten Days
PodcastMy First Million
The podcast host plans to showcase companies and why they are a great place to work through a weekly email list featuring one company a week.
14:30 - 17:48 (03:18)
Summary
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EpisodeSara's List Hostile Takeover and The App that Made $1M In Ten Days
PodcastMy First Million
This podcast discusses the potential of a boutique model for creating passive income by creating a demo day and building a slow flywheel, attracting good developers and convincing companies to invest in them.
17:48 - 22:10 (04:21)
Summary
This podcast discusses the potential of a boutique model for creating passive income by creating a demo day and building a slow flywheel, attracting good developers and convincing companies to invest in them.
EpisodeSara's List Hostile Takeover and The App that Made $1M In Ten Days
PodcastMy First Million
The founder of TBH, an app that allowed high school students to answer questions about their peers, was able to sell it for $40 million after it gained mass popularity.
22:10 - 28:42 (06:32)
Summary
The founder of TBH, an app that allowed high school students to answer questions about their peers, was able to sell it for $40 million after it gained mass popularity. Despite this success, the founder emphasizes the importance of not working with close friends or family members on collaborative projects.
EpisodeSara's List Hostile Takeover and The App that Made $1M In Ten Days
PodcastMy First Million
Nikita Singareddy, an expert in game theory, creates viral content about global power struggles through his social media accounts.
28:42 - 34:12 (05:30)
Summary
Nikita Singareddy, an expert in game theory, creates viral content about global power struggles through his social media accounts. He has a cool and mysterious aura about him, only making sarcastic jokes as he discusses conquering chess pieces on giant tables.
EpisodeSara's List Hostile Takeover and The App that Made $1M In Ten Days
PodcastMy First Million
The leaked memo from Facebook reveals Instagram's marketing tactics of creating private accounts using high school names and going on to follow every student in that school thereby demonstrating value and then taking it away.
34:12 - 38:36 (04:23)
Summary
The leaked memo from Facebook reveals Instagram's marketing tactics of creating private accounts using high school names and going on to follow every student in that school thereby demonstrating value and then taking it away.
EpisodeSara's List Hostile Takeover and The App that Made $1M In Ten Days
PodcastMy First Million
The hosts discuss measuring success and how it can often be misleading, citing an example of measuring user acquisition.
38:36 - 42:34 (03:58)
Summary
The hosts discuss measuring success and how it can often be misleading, citing an example of measuring user acquisition. They also mention Ashton Kutcher's philanthropy efforts focused on human trafficking.
EpisodeSara's List Hostile Takeover and The App that Made $1M In Ten Days
PodcastMy First Million
The discussion highlights a PR push for an app with human trafficking allegations and how the approach may not benefit the company.
42:34 - 46:11 (03:36)
Summary
The discussion highlights a PR push for an app with human trafficking allegations and how the approach may not benefit the company. The speaker suggests that the company should stop mentioning human trafficking to generate more downloads among female users.
EpisodeSara's List Hostile Takeover and The App that Made $1M In Ten Days
PodcastMy First Million
The speaker talks about how having a mission all the time as an indie hacker is not necessary and it can cause trouble.
46:11 - 51:24 (05:12)
Summary
The speaker talks about how having a mission all the time as an indie hacker is not necessary and it can cause trouble. He compares himself to Bane, who didn't need a mission to be successful.
EpisodeSara's List Hostile Takeover and The App that Made $1M In Ten Days
PodcastMy First Million
The speaker expresses their opinion on the severity of stepping down from own company due to having a different point of view and wonders if there are other ways to handle such situations internally to avoid having to step down.
51:24 - 55:56 (04:31)
Summary
The speaker expresses their opinion on the severity of stepping down from own company due to having a different point of view and wonders if there are other ways to handle such situations internally to avoid having to step down.
EpisodeSara's List Hostile Takeover and The App that Made $1M In Ten Days
PodcastMy First Million
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55:56 - 56:43 (00:47)
Summary
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