Episode 565: Shaan Puri (https://twitter.com/ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (https://twitter.com/theSamParr) are dropping an emergency pod to break down Paul Graham’s essay about Reddit’s IPO yesterday.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(1:59) If you want to learn, teach.
(3:45) Show up – the ultimate high agency move
(5:54) Trust your gut
(7:47) How to get the best ideas
(12:30) Don’t be precious about the name
(13:33) How Reddit faked early traction
(16:45) Talent filters
(19:37) “The best products are you pushed out”
(23:42) We read Chris Saccsa’s early emails
(26:32) Reddit’s exits to Conde Nast, then buys it back
(29:20) 19 years later and still not profitable
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Links:
• Y Combinator - https://www.ycombinator.com/
• Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/
• Paul Graham Essays - https://paulgraham.com/articles.html
• Product Hunt - https://www.producthunt.com/
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• 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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