Published On Mar 22, 2024
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Episode 565: Shaan Puri (  / shaanvp  ) and Sam Parr (  / thesamparr  ) are dropping an emergency pod to break down Paul Grahamâs essay about Redditâs IPO yesterday.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(1:59) If you want to learn, teach.
(3:45) Show up â the ultimate high agency move
(5:54) Trust your gut
(7:47) How to get the best ideas
(14:00) Donât be precious about the name
(14:53) How Reddit faked early traction
(18:15) Talent filters
(21:07) âThe best products are you pushed outâ
(25:13) We read Chris Saccaâs early emails
(28:02) Redditâs exits to Conde Nast, then buys it back
(30:50) 19 years later and still not profitable
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Links:
⢠Y Combinator - https://www.ycombinator.com/
⢠"The Reddits" - https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/the-...
⢠Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/
⢠Paul Graham Essays - https://paulgraham.com/articles.html
⢠Product Hunt - https://www.producthunt.com/
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⢠Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
⢠Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
⢠Copy That - https://copythat.com
⢠Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
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