#204 - Behind-the-Scenes of Shaan's Power Writing Course

My First Million

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Entrepreneurship, Investing, Business

4.8 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 July 2021

⏱️ 55 minutes

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In this episode Shaan (@ShaanVP) breaks down all the numbers behind his Power Writing course (course link --> https://hi.switchy.io/5Cir) and gives Sam (@theSamParr) a walkthrough on how short squeezes work. The two of them later discuss the unbundling of YC, on-demand rental companies, and the future of gas stations. --------- * Want to be featured in a future episode? Drop your question/comment/criticism/love here: https://www.mfmpod.com/p/hotline/ * Support the pod by spreading the word, become a referrer here: https://refer.fm/million * Have you joined our private Facebook group yet? Go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/ourfirstmillion and join thousands of other entrepreneurs and founders scheming up ideas. --------- Show notes: * (:47) Intro * (1:49) Sam's bullish on America * (5:52) A beginner's guide to short squeezes * (8:35) The programming language behind Ethereum smart contracts * (16:09) Meet Greg16676935420 * (19:27) The unbundling of YC * (22:37) A breakdown of Shaan's Power Writing course * (32:55) Swimply and other rent-on-demand companies * (43:17) The future of gas stations

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0:00.0	I think when you once you treat your hobby like a job,
0:02.8	that's like a recipe for failure.
0:05.0	And that's what happens to a lot of people.
0:06.5	Yeah.
0:08.5	I feel like I could rule the world
0:10.5	and know I could be what I want to.
0:13.5	I put my all in it like a day's all.
0:16.0	On a road, let's travel never looking back.
0:18.0	All right.
0:19.0	We just recorded this episode.
0:20.5	I think you guys are going to like it.
0:21.5	We touched on a bunch of different topics.
0:23.0	We talked about the Bitcoin rally very briefly
0:26.5	and what was causing that,
0:28.0	aka the short squeeze.
0:30.0	We talked about this idea called Swimpley,
0:32.5	which is an idea that Sam thought was really dumb before.
0:35.0	But now he's kind of a believer in,
0:37.0	which is renting swimming pools.
0:39.0	We talked about this idea for Lambda School for smart contracts.
0:42.5	I gave an update on my course,
0:44.0	you know, how much money I made, what worked, what didn't,
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