5 Philosophies For Building Projects People Can't Forget
My First Million episode 791, in which Shaan Puri and Sam Parr talk about excellence and how to decide whether an idea is worth chasing, starting from an annual basketball camp event Shaan co-hosts with billionaires and MrBeast. Shaan says irritation leads to innovation, that the bigger you go the easier it gets, and that a product should be you pushed out. Sam says he built something he disliked and that you can outgrow a project. They then tell the story of Steve Prefontaine and break down the Nike playbook, including how Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman started the company and how athlete-focused branding can build a lifestyle. Sponsor named: HubSpot and its 30-day operating system for building excellence. PARTIAL COVERAGE: this note draws on the opening, the project philosophies, the Nike story and the closing, and may miss parts of the roughly 67 minute video. Histories, valuations and personal views are the hosts' own and not independently checked. Nothing here is financial, investment or legal advice.
Executive Summary (TL;DR)
My First Million episode 791, in which Shaan Puri and Sam Parr talk about excellence and how to decide whether an idea is worth chasing, starting from an annual basketball camp event Shaan co-hosts with billionaires and MrBeast. Shaan says irritation leads to innovation, that the bigger you go the easier it gets, and that a product should be you pushed out. Sam says he built something he disliked and that you can outgrow a project. They then tell the story of Steve Prefontaine and break down the Nike playbook, including how Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman started the company and how athlete-focused branding can build a lifestyle. Sponsor named: HubSpot and its 30-day operating system for building excellence. PARTIAL COVERAGE: this note draws on the opening, the project philosophies, the Nike story and the closing, and may miss parts of the roughly 67 minute video. Histories, valuations and personal views are the hosts' own and not independently checked. Nothing here is financial, investment or legal advice.