| Sep 23 |
the biggest poker tell is what metrics you choose to share
If you share a vanity metric when you could have shared a substantive one, it’s an obvious tell you don’t have real metrics
|
716 |
36 |
43 |
839.1k |
184 |
. |
| Sep 20 |
11 days - bang!
I needed a shopify ops person to handle all our products, theme changes, tags, merchandising, etc..
Went to Somewhere dot com...11 days later, found her!
- 5yrs+ in shopify
- full time, fluent english, loves ops
- only $24k/yr -saved ~$80K by hiring overseas
|
177 |
7 |
29 |
112.8k |
279 |
. |
| Sep 20 |
having a high 'first draft speed' in business is such an advantage.
I wish I could measure this, like athletes running the 40 at the combine.
Going from "we need to figure out X" to "ok here's a rough prototype/doc" in < 1 hour changes the entire clock speed of the company
|
856 |
54 |
42 |
65.1k |
280 |
. |
| Sep 20 |
I don’t follow baseball anymore, but this Ohtani thing is nuts.
2nd greatest player of all time, after Pablo Sanchez
|
110 |
1 |
22 |
21k |
117 |
. |
| Sep 18 |
by the rules you may have lost @sama , but you won the spirit of the bet
|
49 |
1 |
5 |
12.6k |
72 |
. |
| Sep 18 |
this is great... back in 2015 - Sam Altman made a massive 'valuation bet'.
the media was saying tech is overhyped, overvalued, and so he outlined a bet on his blog:
It had 3 parts, he had to be right on all 3 to win:
1. LATE STAGE:
Uber / Palantir / AirBnB / Dropbox / Pinterest / SpaceX would 2X in value ($200B)
---> this barely missed, off by one year. Currently these are currently worth ~$520B+
2. MID STAGE:
Companies like stripe, coinbase, instacart etc. would be worth 3X in value ($27B)
---> this hit (and stripe alone is currently worth $90B)
3. EARLY STAGE:
The YC batch, worth $0 at the time, would be worth $3B.
--> This hit also. (and currently one company Gitlab itself ended up beign worth $8B)
Less vague opinions, more bets
|
292 |
17 |
7 |
43.7k |
764 |
. |
| Sep 17 |
https://t.co/XhvML5IDKF
|
30 |
0 |
6 |
18.8k |
23 |
. |
| Sep 17 |
new marketing slogan unlocked https://t.co/i5mVU8Ily7
|
308 |
8 |
21 |
26.3k |
53 |
. |
| Sep 14 |
Why most DTC products are trash:
To win in brick & mortar - you needed great service and great product. Keep the locals happy
To win in DTC you need great Facebook ads and non stop emails/texts
One game rewards hospitable craftsmen, the other rewards shameless marketers
|
292 |
10 |
27 |
44.9k |
277 |
. |
| Sep 13 |
Any great growth people looking for their next big role?
One of my companies needs a head of growth/CMO type
Already $10m+ revenue, product market fit
Must be great at Paid ads (fb/google/x), influencer/partnership program
Selling to businesses, not consumer - dm or email me
|
119 |
5 |
16 |
45.3k |
280 |
. |
| Sep 10 |
If I gave you $1M to invest in any tech company
... but the rule is, you ONLY get paid if the valuation goes 5X in the next 5 years.
Who would you pick?
My top picks for this 3 years ago:
- Anduril (hit)
- Rippling (hit)
- Figma (miss)
- Replit (miss, but still bullish)
|
607 |
8 |
284 |
288.9k |
278 |
. |
| Sep 10 |
wild stat of the day: OnlyFans creators made more $$ than all NBA players combined last year https://t.co/7Xm4lhS5sQ
|
3.7k |
275 |
171 |
667.3k |
116 |
. |
| Sep 08 |
I've never had a big success in any project where I start off by thinking of "plan B's"
My plan A is the plan.
If Plan A fails. Then I will think of a new Plan A.
|
539 |
23 |
68 |
35.9k |
165 |
. |
| Sep 07 |
check out the full post here - https://t.co/resGbBmWTo
|
10 |
0 |
1 |
9.4k |
54 |
. |
| Sep 07 |
what makes a great cofounder?
they need to be ‘Down’ https://t.co/dXKe5tOMYl
|
484 |
38 |
32 |
74.3k |
77 |
. |
| Sep 07 |
RT @rohanrobinson30: https://t.co/pMqHarecYC
Amazing read from @ShaanVP
Be down to do random things!
My biggest pet peeve is when some…
|
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
140 |
. |
| Sep 05 |
luck matters, but action matters more https://t.co/1xJOVjkKCg
|
347 |
19 |
35 |
40k |
61 |
. |
| Sep 05 |
The most important role in a successful persons life is not their spouse or mentor
It’s the friend who makes fun of them in the group chat
Shoutout to the ball busters
|
393 |
19 |
40 |
28.2k |
170 |
. |
| Sep 05 |
RT @GSpier: A few days ago, I talked to @ShaanVP on My First Million podcast.
Now it's already up on to listen to.
He did not shy away…
|
0 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
140 |
. |
| Sep 05 |
there are 10,000x more “ways to win” than you realize https://t.co/vF8zWoSVQb
|
501 |
22 |
31 |
60.9k |
77 |
. |
| Sep 04 |
https://t.co/H0sai6fV1j
|
13 |
2 |
0 |
8.1k |
23 |
. |
| Sep 04 |
Over the last 25 years, Guy Spier has studied the greatest value investors of all time.
Buffett. Munger. You name it.
This week, we got him on the pod to talk about everything he's learning 👇 https://t.co/yk3t21wrES
|
127 |
6 |
18 |
21.1k |
219 |
. |
| Sep 04 |
A question I keep coming back to:
What feels like play for you, but looks like work to others?
|
694 |
25 |
216 |
130.4k |
95 |
. |
| Sep 03 |
me rn : https://t.co/Vwq5JsTxjt
|
245 |
2 |
42 |
23k |
31 |
. |
| Sep 03 |
this is a great case study in how to build a company lean & mean
|
64 |
5 |
9 |
47.7k |
68 |
. |
| Sep 03 |
energy is the key to success https://t.co/e8xmnufS1a
|
1.1k |
95 |
65 |
106.4k |
52 |
. |
| Sep 01 |
He read Founder Mode this weekend too https://t.co/qiaDYrBs8G
|
77 |
1 |
5 |
18k |
61 |
. |
| Sep 01 |
"more money has been stolen with the tip of a pen than the point of a gun" -- Warren Buffett https://t.co/qltZbpcNlC
|
141 |
8 |
14 |
20.7k |
116 |
. |
| Aug 31 |
the 3-step plan to figuring out what you want to do in life: https://t.co/RkA496ruNO https://t.co/lBTOHaC2VM
|
342 |
22 |
26 |
52.3k |
108 |
. |
| Aug 30 |
how I spent a year “strategically broke” (pics and number inside): https://t.co/KGAVHsHY8z https://t.co/BoytMvu3S2
|
222 |
5 |
30 |
33.8k |
114 |
. |
| Aug 29 |
Just finished an 8-hour blog post.
It’s either amazing or way too long and sucks.
I can’t tell - I’m in too deep
It has a bunch of embarrassing behind the scenes pics
Goes out tmrw. Link in bio.
tell me tmrw if you love it or hate it
|
216 |
2 |
36 |
32.8k |
241 |
. |
| Aug 28 |
An engineer who can “build anything” is worth $1M
An engineer who can figure out “what to build” is worth 100X that
In business, the GPS creates more value than the engine.
|
2.2k |
162 |
98 |
164.6k |
176 |
. |
| Aug 28 |
RT @thesamparr: Alright so Alfred Nobel.
He invented dynamite.
When his brother died, a newspaper mistakenly ran an obituary for Alfred.…
|
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
139 |
. |
| Aug 28 |
Good friends consume together, Great friends create together
|
708 |
74 |
56 |
63.7k |
60 |
. |
| Aug 28 |
watch the full episode here -- https://t.co/LWZ1NWGJLq
|
5 |
0 |
2 |
6.8k |
54 |
. |
| Aug 28 |
new pod out now!
- the Merchant of Death (wild story)
- the new biz idea i'm funding ($10K) for any college kid to run with
- elon musk and jess bezos' best interview q's to attract the best talent
this episode will be the best 53 minutes of your day. https://t.co/dRzPvDw9CC
|
75 |
1 |
15 |
52.9k |
279 |
. |
| Aug 27 |
Most people piss away their 20's
They do boring, entry jobs to collect resume stamps
Your 20's = peak freedom. no expenses. no kids
Every year of 20's is worth 4 in your 40s
Instead:
- travel like hell
- build skills (do projects, not jobs)
- figure out what you love to do
|
1.7k |
147 |
144 |
211.8k |
277 |
. |
| Aug 27 |
What’s more infectious?
|
18 |
0 |
15 |
11.3k |
23 |
. |
| Aug 27 |
idk, I’ve been measuring myself religiously since I was 12
|
187 |
0 |
31 |
37.6k |
58 |
. |
| Aug 26 |
RT @_jacksmith: I was honored to be invited back on my favorite podcast: @myfirstmilpod by @thesamparr and @ShaanVP
I met loads of intere…
|
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
140 |
. |
| Aug 26 |
full episode -- https://t.co/F4UbbgMlDd
|
11 |
0 |
5 |
12.6k |
39 |
. |
| Aug 26 |
new pod with @jspujji out now ! https://t.co/IQWxfsrvCY
|
98 |
2 |
11 |
37.9k |
55 |
. |
| Aug 26 |
Great sleep is obvious
Products market fit is obvious
True love is obvious
The things we toss and turn about are not as complicated as we make them.
“If its not a hell yes, it’s a no”
|
290 |
15 |
22 |
26.7k |
185 |
. |
| Aug 26 |
RT @sohamshah__: "The 'safe path' is not actually safe. In fact, it's dangerous. It's dangerous to your dreams."
Have you ever caught your…
|
0 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
140 |
. |
| Aug 25 |
Action is a skill.
How to become high-action: https://t.co/ma1qUeZLF4
|
825 |
54 |
28 |
125.6k |
71 |
. |
| Aug 24 |
RT @Marcusluft: The @myfirstmilpod episode where @thesamparr and @ShaanVP interviewed @AlexHormozi is a really good interview.
Alex is ve…
|
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
140 |
. |
| Aug 23 |
this was my favorite Q from the mailbag this week https://t.co/Kx68IJToRi
|
168 |
9 |
16 |
26.3k |
73 |
. |
| Aug 23 |
https://t.co/eekAdVJAn5
|
9 |
0 |
2 |
6.5k |
23 |
. |
| Aug 23 |
new episode with @_jacksmith out now ! https://t.co/2aAC97mv9R
|
64 |
2 |
19 |
20.8k |
62 |
. |
| Aug 22 |
The Rule of 100 https://t.co/nDF6NAi1xy
|
315 |
13 |
19 |
32.1k |
39 |
. |
| Aug 22 |
Yesterday I drop an audience building masterclass
Today Cristiano Ronaldo launches a YouTube channel and hits 20m subs in 1 day
There’s no such thing as a coincidence.. https://t.co/GO9kO0QeeT
|
352 |
2 |
46 |
40.8k |
194 |
. |
| Aug 21 |
Alex (Argentina) - $66K/yr ALL IN
Backend engineer - Java, Python, React, etc.. has been an engineering manager, ran teams of junior devs.
Available starting in 2 weeks - email me (shaan@shaanpuri.com) for an intro https://t.co/1TwriVzQ37
|
6 |
0 |
1 |
12.3k |
241 |
. |
| Aug 21 |
I love finding talent hotbeds.
Brazil & Argentina have weak currencies & inflation.
That means top talent wants to earn dollars & work for US companies.
Everyone wins:
- you get great talent
- they get great job that pays in $$
- Time zones line up well
|
40 |
0 |
7 |
11.5k |
273 |
. |
| Aug 21 |
Most people don't realize you can get rock solid engineers in Brazil for ~$5k/month
Look at this guy:
Mats (Brazil) - an iOS dev w 8 yrs exp. Worked at startups & the biggest bank in Brazil.
$60K/year (same dev is $200k+ in SF)
DM or email for an intro (shaan@shaanpuri.com) https://t.co/XcedXdhb6f
|
144 |
4 |
30 |
111.3k |
307 |
. |
| Aug 21 |
Being busy is not the same as being productive.
Being productive is not the same as being
effective.
Being effective is not the same as being valuable.
Valuable isn’t the same as fulfilled.
Shoot for fulfilled.
|
402 |
33 |
38 |
26.6k |
217 |
. |
| Aug 21 |
9 lessons from building an audience over the last 10+ years... 👇 https://t.co/vjnknH9HNN
|
440 |
35 |
32 |
88.3k |
88 |
. |
| Aug 20 |
related: "complexity is the enemy of execution"
|
52 |
6 |
4 |
9.5k |
47 |
. |
| Aug 20 |
examples of simplicity, done well:
Simple Positioning (I'm a Mac, and I'm a PC)
Simple Messaging (the rule of 3, people have much higher recall when you give them a list of 3)
Simple Promises (Trump: We're going to build a wall!)
Simple Skills (Bruce Lee: I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times")
Simple Strategy (Amazon: customer's care about low prices, high selection, and fast delivery. That's it)
Simple Health (you don't need 35 supplements to be healthy. Walk, eat whole foods, sleep well, drink water)
Simple Happiness (more cars, houses, money, wives.. more things don't make you more happy. Only 3-4 levers actually matter for happiness, health, community, a sense of progress)
|
59 |
3 |
4 |
13.9k |
777 |
. |
| Aug 20 |
Simplicity is what scales🫡
|
308 |
10 |
55 |
27.8k |
26 |
. |
| Aug 20 |
I've got $5m funding ready for anyone at facebook who wants to spin this out as a general co
one of my favorite business blueprints = exporting internal tools
eg. Launchdarkly -- exported fb feature flag tool
Statsig -- exported fb testing tool
Sift -- exported fb fraud tool
|
130 |
5 |
15 |
51.1k |
279 |
. |
| Aug 19 |
https://t.co/T4yftKgbZB
|
4 |
0 |
1 |
12.5k |
23 |
. |
| Aug 19 |
new @myfirstmilpod out now !! https://t.co/EUUlD7toJq
|
145 |
3 |
36 |
62.8k |
53 |
. |
| Aug 17 |
Anyone still using one of these things? If so, what do you love using it for? https://t.co/Z5StnYM7P8
|
9.8k |
141 |
566 |
4.64M |
101 |
. |
| Aug 16 |
https://t.co/PaN6Z20eCF
|
18 |
0 |
0 |
9.9k |
23 |
. |
| Aug 16 |
Dear anyone who wants to be a "creator" or "build an audience" in 2024... https://t.co/IhcHTnjEYc
|
359 |
19 |
37 |
48.3k |
97 |
. |
| Aug 15 |
our video editor deserves a raise https://t.co/cC6hQQZiOp
|
368 |
9 |
60 |
59.3k |
57 |
. |
| Aug 15 |
watch the full interview here -- https://t.co/F2f2mTAKfJ
|
10 |
1 |
2 |
9.5k |
56 |
. |
| Aug 15 |
he lost everything (TWICE)... then made $28M in 18 months.
@AlexHormozi has one WILD story. https://t.co/d3W96kZAtE
|
158 |
6 |
18 |
30.3k |
117 |
. |
| Aug 15 |
every. damn. time https://t.co/1VpzPoo9U2
|
1.4k |
152 |
51 |
164.2k |
41 |
. |
| Aug 13 |
Look at the vids under this tweet. Impressive.
|
71 |
3 |
10 |
32.3k |
46 |
. |
| Aug 13 |
check out the rest of the post here! https://t.co/mgaz3XMClN
|
4 |
0 |
1 |
8.3k |
60 |
. |
| Aug 13 |
Reading is about sparking a fire in your mind - @naval https://t.co/W9nTOVxO5k
|
890 |
86 |
33 |
132.8k |
78 |
. |
| Aug 13 |
“You’ve got a lot of people listening, I hope you don’t get nervous”
Trump just big dogged Elon 😂
“..do I get paid for this or not”
|
237 |
3 |
12 |
29.4k |
134 |
. |
| Aug 12 |
https://t.co/3xjkk6qQWF
|
8 |
0 |
0 |
9k |
23 |
. |
| Aug 12 |
new @myfirstmilpod episode is out! https://t.co/vUxJ0knMiy
|
103 |
2 |
14 |
19.9k |
58 |
. |
| Aug 09 |
RT @sanjeevn72: @ShaanVP is one guy who’s emails are hard to ignore. I learn more at times from his email intro/setup than the blog it lead…
|
0 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
140 |
. |
| Aug 09 |
check out the response i sent Jake here - https://t.co/mgaz3XNabl
|
20 |
0 |
0 |
11.6k |
65 |
. |
| Aug 09 |
i get random emails all the time... today, i'm picking a few to answer in public.
first up - a question from Jake: https://t.co/PUf2U3sci9
|
84 |
1 |
7 |
29.9k |
140 |
. |
| Aug 09 |
everyone's freaking out about the markets.
i'm getting like 69 texts a day (giggity) about it.
so, here's my *official* response:
|
37 |
1 |
4 |
21.1k |
132 |
. |
| Aug 07 |
https://t.co/J2TeWN0pes
|
6 |
0 |
2 |
8.2k |
23 |
. |
| Aug 07 |
new @myfirstmilpod episode out now! https://t.co/tWGhfP52fi
|
274 |
6 |
21 |
28.2k |
59 |
. |
| Aug 06 |
my wife spent all morning checking the wifi and stretching to get ready for the Stanley drop.
This is her superbowl https://t.co/5WhVn9V14L
|
131 |
0 |
22 |
24.4k |
141 |
. |
| Aug 02 |
RT @ShaanVP: My new blog is called Good Friday because the worst thing on earth is getting long emails on Friday...
Except this one. This…
|
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
139 |
. |
| Aug 02 |
https://t.co/S8CcuEEzk5 https://t.co/0SlkyT5rnh
|
18 |
0 |
2 |
13k |
47 |
. |
| Aug 02 |
My new blog is called Good Friday because the worst thing on earth is getting long emails on Friday...
Except this one. This one is Good.
This week, I went back-and-forth with the newsletter daddy himself - @thesamparr
We talked about The 10 Richest Guys On Earth, Divorces, Olympics & Books.
Enjoy (link below 👇)
|
189 |
4 |
23 |
67.8k |
318 |
. |
| Aug 02 |
A general rule: Brilliant people are right about the future, and wrong about the timeline.
They know the world is pregnant but they think the baby will be here in 3 months instead of 9
|
652 |
40 |
55 |
44.1k |
186 |
. |
| Aug 02 |
RT @SeanMartens5: Never thought I'd say this, but for the first time in my life I'm literally addicted to a podcast. @myfirstmilpod is an a…
|
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
140 |
. |
| Jul 31 |
just heard that Navy Seals have to draw a daily comic that pokes fun at the day's training.
I love this - is it true?
Is there some interesting backstory/reason why they do it? https://t.co/sforzu3ooM
|
54 |
1 |
14 |
16.6k |
204 |
. |
| Jul 30 |
RT @stephsmithio: I've heard many say they've listened to every ep of the @myfirstmilpod. That's equivalent to:
- Over 600 hrs
- 25 straig…
|
0 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
140 |
. |
| Jul 27 |
RT @harrydry: @ShaanVP love this format, shaan!
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
47 |
. |
| Jul 27 |
RT @ryan_rb_black: @ShaanVP This is world class in concept and execution. Please can we make this a thing.
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
106 |
. |
| Jul 27 |
RT @jasonlblevins: @ShaanVP Loved this so much. Do more.
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
56 |
. |
| Jul 27 |
RT @cashtags4u: Conversation between two great thinkers in an email format! What a refreshing read 👏
|
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
. |
| Jul 27 |
RT @gregisenberg: @george__mack @ShaanVP This is brilliant
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
58 |
. |
| Jul 26 |
https://t.co/dN4W7LhM4C
|
54 |
1 |
9 |
17.2k |
23 |
. |
| Jul 26 |
I love bloggers like Paul Graham, Tim Urban, and Naval.
But one thing blogs lack is the back and forth banter that you get in podcasts.
So I started thinking - could I make an insightful blog that has the banter of a podcast?
It's the greatest mashup since the Doritos Locos Taco.
Well - I tried it. And I think I love how it turned out. (the blog idea, not the taco)
Check out the first post with @george__mack and let me know what you think 👇
|
485 |
18 |
99 |
111.4k |
449 |
. |
| Jul 23 |
The biggest life win you can have for the next 3 months is to completely ignore the news and politics
It’s the marshmellow test, for the entire population of America
|
609 |
27 |
81 |
47.1k |
166 |
. |
| Jul 23 |
Most business books are bad, this one is really good. I chewed it up in 3 days https://t.co/EV6GN3YW3O
|
1.7k |
53 |
110 |
199.7k |
102 |
. |
| Jul 22 |
Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner - Lao Tzu
|
456 |
53 |
47 |
35.2k |
82 |
. |
| Jul 19 |
full episode here - https://t.co/V5u120A4Gg
|
10 |
0 |
1 |
8.7k |
43 |
. |
