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New Year's is here, and with it brings the possibility of change.

As one behavioral scientist put it, first starts are really powerful.

So as you head into 2023, LifeKit is a great resource to help you plan your life and tackle changes, both big and small.

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Hey, it's Guy here, and today we've got a brand new live episode for you.

It's my conversation with Michael Dubin, who founded Dollar Shave Club, and that conversation happened in L.A. just a few weeks ago.

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So our first investor was a company called Science throughout in Santa Monica. They gave us a $100,000 check.

Actually, you know, they gave us a $100 check by accident first, and I got all the way to the bank.

I literally got to the bank, and I was like, here's my check for $100,000. You had to fill out the form that said $100,000.

And I fill it out, and the woman looks at me, and she's like, uh-huh.

From NPR, it's how I built this. A show about innovators, entrepreneurs, idealists, and stories behind the movements they built.

And Guy Raws, and on today's show, how Michael Dubin turned eight years of experience in improv, comedy, and video marketing into the billion dollar, dollar shape club.

So think about the billion dollar companies that didn't even exist 10 or 15 years ago.

Companies like Airbnb, or Lyft, or Snapchat, or Spotify, or Hulu. Pretty incredible if you think about it, because there's a pretty good chance that today, you use at least one, if not all of these services.

And if you think about it, you'll get a chance to buy a new one.

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