| Jun 17 |
the dominos pizza tracker should be the standardized measure of progress for everything
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a great read, I really love the way Nick approaches life
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| Jun 10 |
LIVE: Apple's WWDC announcements https://t.co/Lu1mlkOG2T
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| Jun 09 |
Love it. Heroin for mental health baby
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| Jun 07 |
RT @msg: If you want to go school rn listen to @Mazzeo and @ShaanVP drop knowledge on latest episode of @myfirstmilpod https://t.co/bxiyE8C…
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new one minute blog: let it rip https://t.co/UKABc8WQqQ
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| Jun 04 |
RT @jasonlk: "No one will create content without AI going forward" with @thesamparr + @ShaanVP with me on New!! My First Million https://t…
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| May 30 |
btw - my google sheet tracker
January: i was only hitting 9 out of 18
Today: im hitting 12 out of 18
progress > perfection https://t.co/G8MTdUxdDW
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https://t.co/rn9ixfVRrT
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| May 30 |
the most useful idea you’ll read today: https://t.co/ozSrHzmvGR
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| May 30 |
ashwin turned my 60 min talk into a 2 minute tiktok - nicely done
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| May 28 |
Btw this is not a rhetorical question. Actually answer it!
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| May 20 |
https://t.co/m0prLWJMHu
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| May 19 |
Nice - @brianautomates turned it into an app using replit https://t.co/ZDkaD0Mp0U
@amasad
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| May 19 |
See those socks - that’s Diego, my head of content
Every few days he surprises me with a random prototype.
This weekend he made the “unstuck deck”.
If you’re working on a project and hit a mental wall, draw a card.
Blue cards = change environment
Green cards = action cards https://t.co/Gx42BRamgw
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| May 16 |
new one minute blog: creativity <3’s constraints https://t.co/6DUKBN1FsV
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| May 16 |
watch it here: https://t.co/DZmMUJVZqh
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| May 16 |
Just did my favorite episode with Scott Galloway
* how he made ~$13M buying distressed FTX claims
* why he's moving 75% of his $$ OUT of the US market
* his response to people who make fun of him (the anti-galloway index)
it's a really good pod for the weekend https://t.co/e2GEX9pOfd
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| May 14 |
RT @CreateOrServe: Incredible MFM episode today by @thesamparr @ShaanVP and @ankurnagpal
I just booked a 5k business class flight last min…
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| May 13 |
This is stolen from my talk about how to create great things. “Reduce” is one of the 4 Rs
https://t.co/5w7YfG3gVZ
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| May 13 |
I love this so much. On Rick Rubin’s first album, instead of “Produced by rick rubin” he wrote “REDUCED by rick rubin”
Rick The Reducer
It’s always been a curious thing… why is Rick Rubin so successful?
- Can you play instruments? “...barely”
- Do you make beats? “no”
- Do you write songs? “nope”
At first I thought maybe he’s just a dude coasting on his zen aura and A++ beard. But that doesn’t explain how you win 9 Grammy’s, co-found Def Jam, and help produce hits in every genre from Rock to Rap to Pop over 30+ years.
“The most important music producer in the past 20 years” - MTV
Rick calling himself a ‘reducer’ rather than a ‘producer’ is a good hint at his genius.
But that sounds so general. What does it actually mean?
You ask and the youtube gods giveth us an example:
Check out this video below of Jay Z recording with Rick. Rick tells him “maybe we start acapella” (no beat, no background vocals, no sound effects). That became the iconic intro to the song 99 Problems.
Golden nugget #1 – “when you add layers to make it bigger….The more you add, the smaller it gets” - Rick Rubin
Golden nugget #2 – as a creator, we often have a draft or prototype that’s “not great yet”. The urge is to ADD to make things better. But the great artists show us that we should REDUCE it down.
Instagram started as an app called Burbn with all kinds of features (Friends! Locations! Check Ins! Points! Photos!) — but when they hit a wall, they decided to REDUCE features. Going all in on photos with filters.
They removed 90% of the app features…and yet the app got 10X more valuable.
Addition via subtraction.
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Turns out the Luka trade had one extra little promise that we didn’t hear about
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| May 12 |
RT @0x_Something: The best writing on the creative process I've read, possibly ever. So so so good.
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| May 11 |
RT @MohnishPabrai: I always enjoy my banter with @ShaanVP. Our first conversation in 2024 has 2.6 million views on @YouTube and counting! H…
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| May 10 |
RT @ghost_who_write: This is the best post i have read on creativity in years now!!!!!!!! Putting it right into my swipe file!
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| May 09 |
Here’s a visual: https://t.co/D3H1IY2x5c
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| May 09 |
We all start with the ability to recognize greatness. We know what we like. We have taste.
But our ability to create that greatness? It lags way behind.
So we make something. We look at it. And we think: "This f*cking sucks."
But The Taste Gap isn't a sign you're failing. It's a sign you're on the right track.
Ira Glass continues: “We all go through this. And if you are just starting out or you are still in this phase, you gotta know it’s normal and the most important thing you can do is do a lot of work.”
Here's the secret: No first draft is good. Not Stephen King's. Not yours.
The ones who make it are the ones who keep going despite the gap.
So next time you create something and that voice in your head says "this sucks" - remember the janitor from Maine who almost threw away Carrie.
And keep going.
-Uncle Shaan
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| May 09 |
watch the full episode here - https://t.co/dTS0Gl9C9Z
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| May 09 |
https://t.co/aHHaEK3zqz
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| May 09 |
“I jogged for the first time in 40 years”
^My 77 year old father in law started working out with my trainer
Six months ago, pain, dizziness, had to stop going for walks
Now this. Just awesome. https://t.co/MizH9sz6Qm
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| May 08 |
RT @OrionSeven: Seems insane this hasn't already hit 1M views.
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| May 08 |
RT @aaronvalue: This was a great thread.
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| May 08 |
Guys I just wanted laughs at my joke, not health advice
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| May 08 |
RT @SidP95: s/o to @VandkarAditya for sending me this.
if there is anything you should read today, it should be this thread
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| May 08 |
RT @jsontsx: @ShaanVP legendary thread
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| May 07 |
RT @Dum3bi: One of the best things you'll read today
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| May 07 |
https://t.co/o6HWrC9qdH
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| May 07 |
https://t.co/KiVt1rzkiq
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https://t.co/T4yrvE4tB2
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https://t.co/DS0GFHkLXJ
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| May 07 |
https://t.co/7mHnPXNqAl
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https://t.co/nK9zwaYovh
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| May 07 |
https://t.co/1L4nkVqe7f
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| May 07 |
https://t.co/G1oWhDQd8Z
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| May 07 |
https://t.co/hi9pEMw58p
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| May 07 |
https://t.co/YzMmxITwhP
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| May 07 |
https://t.co/7PsK2WkXal
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| May 05 |
RT @Overlap_Tech: George Mack on the Importance of Being High Agency
"If you wait for the news, you'll be wrong or late."
@george__mack w…
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| May 02 |
read the full post here - https://t.co/c7GN15T3v6
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| May 02 |
Catholics have baptism
Jews have bar mitzvah
and today, I became a true business YouTuber
— I did a podcast on a guest's private jet
Comfort: 2/10
Insights: 10/10 https://t.co/KAP4lMDDFI
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| May 01 |
I rarely do this - but I'm hanging out LIVE here right now helping CEO's with their businesses https://t.co/JAzN9mnD5F
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| Apr 24 |
RT @stephsmithio: My 9th go at @myfirstmilpod is live!
@thesamparr and I jam on:
🎧 Hearing loss
🚁 Drones + eVTOL
🍄 Psychedelics
🔨 New job…
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| Apr 24 |
Wow.
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| Apr 22 |
“Ideas are not dimes but diamonds.”
- Alex Osborn (How To Think Up, 1942) https://t.co/1qlmazM29j
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| Apr 22 |
Me and Giannis invested in this one together.
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| Apr 21 |
Full ep https://t.co/4vAooDLK4c
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| Apr 18 |
RT @sebo_gm: @JamesCurrier @ShaanVP @myfirstmilpod easily one of the best podcasts i've listened to this year
I loved your thoughts on ne…
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| Apr 16 |
RT @eve_silb: @JamesCurrier @ShaanVP @myfirstmilpod one of the best podcast episodes ever
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| Apr 16 |
Good news & bad news
Bad news - ceo bootcamp is delayed due to me having jury duty..
Good news - so many funny stories from jury duty..
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| Apr 16 |
RT @KedonB: @myfirstmilpod This might be the best conversation I've been privileged to be a fly on the wall for. @JamesCurrier and @ShaanVP…
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| Apr 16 |
RT @bregmafund: .@ShaanVP latest episode of MFM w/ NFX @JamesCurrier absolute 10/10. Thank you guys for always bringing us these gems. Sor…
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| Apr 15 |
RT @Overlap_Tech: NFX's James Currier: 'Savage' Founders and the Power of Speed
"In order to do something extraordinary, you have to be a…
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| Apr 14 |
Got called into jury duty. So far so good:
1. They’ve taken roll call 3x in 3 hours, that’s all
2. One lady tried to get out by saying she can’t hear - and the baliff had a hearing aid handy. Wow. Stunning reversal tbh . Respect
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| Apr 09 |
The Happiest Man in Atlantis (a short story) https://t.co/Iq8wAuqHkr
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| Apr 04 |
new one minute blog: beginner’s mind https://t.co/Hz9q2Srtev
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| Apr 02 |
https://t.co/8vaPkF0ncH
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| Apr 02 |
live on youtube! https://t.co/qdrjW3jr4O
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| Apr 02 |
MFM live on youtube rn, doing an AMA https://t.co/WllvwFNCGL
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| Apr 02 |
Honestly, huge opportunity that top universities are not insta-accepting teenagers who have already built multi-million dollar businesses from their bedroom
Whoever can build a high status place for them to go - gets to swipe the most valuable/high agency talent
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| Mar 29 |
Best bachelor party ever https://t.co/iuwCEQpDZk
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| Mar 27 |
RT @Overlap_Tech: Mercury Founder Immad Akhund: Why 'No Rules' Leads to Bigger Wins
"One of the things that's a complete contradiction is…
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| Mar 26 |
RT @StartupArchive_: Replit CEO Amjad Masad on the “most gangster story in Silicon Valley”
In September 2021, Replit founder Amjad Masad t…
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| Mar 26 |
Mercury =
best product
best traction ($500M+ revenue)
best investors*
*me
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| Mar 26 |
Austin 🤠 - who wants to hangout?
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5) 😂😂
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| Mar 25 |
4) I haven’t checked this out, but I’m intrigued. A school where:
- Morning block = 2 hours to study with an AI tutor
- Afternoon = passion projects/play that builds skills + interact with other kids
- Teachers are there for hands-on support (i.e. motivational, emotional support)
I like this direction. I don’t think people realize how lucky we are that suddenly, every kid has their own personal AI tutor at the click of a button.
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| Mar 25 |
out of 500 million daily tweets, only 5 deserve your attention:
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| Mar 25 |
just hit 1,000 registrations -- others say celebrate, I say - those are small boy numbers. need 10k before I crack a smile
CEO bootcamp (free) https://t.co/7rGAlZ7BGa
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| Mar 19 |
Who wants to do a march madness bracket challenge with me?
GO DUKE
https://t.co/HIj4tp9rOU
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| Mar 18 |
1-way doors that I've already hit:
*chatGPT is now ~50%+ of my google searches
*using claude/chatGPT to write first drafts
*my kids saying "ask AI" via voice whenever they have a question
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| Mar 18 |
it's exciting that over the next 36 months there's going to be 3-5 "holy sh*t" moments where someone launches an AI thing that is a one-way door to the future
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| Mar 17 |
episode: https://t.co/6B6dbC90bz
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| Mar 14 |
RT @ClayNorris10: I love original thoughts, and @ShaanVP is arguably my favorite original thinker.
I listened to all of his takes on yest…
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| Mar 12 |
I am nerd Oprah
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4/ Shoutout to my overthinkers out there. Yall got your own statue!!
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5/ 😂
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2/ This would hit on TikTok Shops right now…
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3/ Amazing PE Rollup. These guys bought all the popular, but overlooked, kids IP on YouTube (cocomelon, blippi) for a total of $400M and sold it for $3B in just ~4 years.
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1/ Reminds me of my favorite poster: https://t.co/YZ8cMrLbG0
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| Mar 11 |
Photos of Vitalik will never not be funny and endearing.
One of my favorite things we did at Milk Road was put a random pic of Vitalik at the bottom of every email with no explanation
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p.s. - im in my "man makes art" phase (as you can see 😂 )
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| Mar 07 |
I saw this amazing PowerPoint slide about “The Levels of Man”.
So good. I decided to draw my own version as my creative warmup today
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| Mar 03 |
Abigayle (17 yr) - grows flowers, sells them
Last year: $15k revenue, $7-8k profit
This year, aiming for $30k
Our advice: instead of selling to schools for fundraisers, can you get real distribution? It doesn't hurt to try - send cold emails to the CEOs / owners of Ace Hardware etc.. use your story
Sometimes it's easier to 10X a business than 2X + you'd be surprised how far cold emails can get you
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Ayaan (14 yr) - 9th grader. bakes cookies and sells them to local restaurants/shops
Also a competitive chess player (big green flag)
Last year: $4k revenue
This year, projecting $25k
But.. his pricing is too low. no margin to hire people
His Q: how to hire without screwing up profits or quality
Our answer: Don’t "Grow Broke"
Gotta raise prices! + try selling to clients who are less cost consicous and use your puppy dog likeability (eg. car dealerships. tell your story on local news, etc)
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| Mar 03 |
Watch the full episode here - https://t.co/jNf4f989QE
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| Mar 03 |
Just met 3 high schoolers crushing it -
Lincoln (18) - turned gutter cleaning into $30k profit
Ayaan (14) - baked his way to $25k revenue
Abigayle (17) - grew a $15k flower empire
Here’s how I told them to 10x it: https://t.co/psX5pxxJPY
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| Feb 28 |
note to self: excuses are always there
but it’s up to you to decide - is it an excuse to stop, or an excuse to keep going? https://t.co/WOefF2hLSJ
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| Feb 28 |
“you can use an excuse to give up, or an excuse to keep going” - @MikePosner https://t.co/SBcksE2e6b
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the difference between good and great: https://t.co/OGsmywoUq9
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| Feb 28 |
new one minute blog: kobe’s excuse https://t.co/B5M9IXl4Rj
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