The Startup Ideas Podcast

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SHOW NOTES

00:00 Sneak Peek

00:57 Loving Cold Exposure

05:36 Why Start-Ups are like Ice baths

07:30 Natalie’s First “Little” Business

13:57 Creating Products from Community

17:47 Community VS Audience

23:05 Generating Engagement & Creating Culture

28:40 The Messy Middle

37:50 Content to Grow, Build, or Sell

41:00 Optimizing Funnels and Adding Value

46:46 Building and Safeguarding the BossBabe Brand

54:05 The Laws for Community Building

58:50 Finding Natalie Ellis

1:00:42 Thanks for Listening

How To Monetize On YouTube With Harley Morenstein Sep 15, 2022

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Are you watching your window of opportunity pass by? Today we share why you need to start now to create success, explore the lessons you will learn the hard way, and unpack how YouTube continues to disrupt industries. Hosts Sahil Bloom and Greg Isenberg are joined by Harley Morenstein, another member of the “Montreal Mafia,” who created the YouTube sensation Epic Meal Time. Together they discuss how the internet has shrunk the window of acceptability, offer advice on why content creators must check their egos, and share how false starts lead to future success.

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SHOW NOTES

00:00 Sneak Peek

00:54 Twitter Beef Introductions

04:35 Proposing Tomorrow’s Future

08:08 The Window of Acceptability

10:47 Starting Epic Meal Time

20:30 Monetizing Youtube

26:09 Before the Creator Economy

31:46 The Dark Side of Audiences

36:24 Controlling Your Content

41:18 Choosing Growth Over Clout

44:30 Harley’s Future for Twitch

50:27 Getting “Mom” Approval

53:48 The Future of Reviewing

59:20 The Learning Costs of Success

1:05:20 Thanks for Listening

Investing in Mental Health & Embracing Vulnerability with Andy Dunn Sep 08, 2022

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Are you being honest with yourself? In today’s episode, we get vulnerable while sharing how upbringing impacts entrepreneurship, unpack why mental health is critical for businesses, and share the importance of embracing vulnerability. Host Sahil Bloom is joined by guest Andy Dunn, the co-founder of Bonobos, and the author of Burn Rate. Together they discuss the five buckets of wealth, share why you need to accept when you're wrong, and finally, they place their bets on the future of Direct-to-consumer brands in the bear market.

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SHOW NOTES

00:00 Sneak Peek

01:00 Introducing Andy Dunn’s Map of Reality

05:50 Accepting your “Otherness”

12:08 Andy’s Entrepreneurship Journey

16:18 Finding Your True Calling

20:16 Defining Wealth

23:26 Happier but Not Happy

26:19 The Bonobos Story

33:06 Predicting the Future of D2C

40:38 A Bear Market Creates Focus

42:45 Burn Rate

43:43 Embracing Vulnerability

49:03 Talking About Mental Health

52:21 High Highs and Low Lows

56:40 Investing in Mental Health

1:00:54 A 2-Step Process to Working On Mental Health

1:03:33 Where to Find Andy Dunn and his new book

1:06:38 Thanks for listening

Building a Mini Berkshire Hathaway Sep 01, 2022

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Are you ready to buy the business that will finance your future? Today we share the secret to generating wealth through acquisitions, explain why you need to invest for the long term, and teach the art of the deal.

Hosts Sahil Bloom and Greg Isenberg are joined by the founders of Enduring Ventures, Xavier Helgesen and Sieva Kozinsky, who are building the modern Berkshire Hathaway. Xavier and Sieva share the origin stories that shaped them into blue-collar entrepreneurs and explain why QSBS creates limitless economic opportunities in America. Finally, Sahil and Greg share what they believe to be the best businesses in the world and ask for your help to break down their unit economics.

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Sieva Kozinsky: https://twitter.com/SievaKozinsky

Xavier Helgesen: https://twitter.com/xavierhelgesen

Enduring Ventures: https://www.enduring.ventures/

Better World Books: https://www.betterworldbooks.com/

ZOLA Electric: https://zolaelectric.com/

Sahil Bloom: https://twitter.com/SahilBloom

Greg Isenberg: https://twitter.com/gregisenberg

Production & Marketing Team: https://penname.co/

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SHOW NOTES

00:21 Xavier’s Origin Story

06:01 Xavier’s 2nd Company

07:58 Better World Books & Zola Electric

12:12 Sieva’s Immigrant Origin Story

15:20 What is Enduring Ventures?

23:44 A Search Fund on Steroids

30:20 Patience is Key

33:58 Where Buffet is Right & Wrong

39:24 Great Companies = Great Narratives

43:21 Buying Businesses that Power America

45:40 Financing the Deal

51:40 QSBS Matters

54:25 Xavier’s Advise

59:30 Sieva’s Scaffolding Story

1:03:06 The Best Business’s in the World

1:06:04 Where to Find Xavier & Sieva

Winning at Startups and the Future of Culture Aug 25, 2022

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How do you lose millions, hire hundreds, raise millions, and sell companies by 30? Today Sahil Bloom and Greg Isenberg unpack why VC & PR can both save you and kill you, share why the greatest entrepreneurs live slowly, divulge the secret to winning every negotiation, and unpack Greg's viral tweet around building startups. Later in the episode, our hosts are joined by Tom McLeod, the 5x serial entrepreneur who helped build over 15 profitable iPhone apps. He is now solving the problem of how to bring museums into the Web3 world. Together they explain how to bring the culture and community of art into the future while simultaneously increasing the adoption of Web3 by all generations.

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Greg's Guide To Building Startups Tweet: https://twitter.com/gregisenberg/status/1540735241706504192

Tom McLeod: https://twitter.com/tmcleod3

Arkive: https://arkive.net/

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SHOW NOTES

00:00 Sneak Peek

00:40 Sahil & Sam’s First Meet-Up

05:02 Why IRL Intellectual Chemistry Matters

08:15 Greg’s Guide to Start-Ups

09:43 VC & PR Are Like Drugs

13:50 Great Entrepreneurs Garden

19:42 The Internet has Leveled the Opportunity Playing Field

24:22 The Listener Wins in Negotiations

27:46 No Rejection = No Progress

29:52 Welcoming Tom McLeod and Compartmentalizing Rejection

38:04 What is Arkive?

46:14 How Does a Museum Look in Web3?

54:33 Abstracting Crypto from the Future of Art

1:01:44 How Arkive Actually Works

1:05:50 Earning vs Buying

Investor Psychology & Trading on the Future With Raoul Pal Aug 18, 2022

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Do you have what it takes to grow your investments from good to great? Today we share why Web3 will be the best investment in your lifetime, explain how India is the future of the internet, and explore the depth of knowledge needed to trade successfully. Hosts Sahil Bloom and Greg Isenberg are joined by guest Raoul Pal, a former Goldman Sachs investment banker turned entrepreneur, who founded Real Vision and Exponential Age Asset Management. Raoul divulges the secret to becoming a special investor, explains why you need to stay true to your convictions (especially in a bear market), and shares his vision for the future of the financial world.

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Sahil Bloom: https://twitter.com/SahilBloom

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SHOW NOTES

01:23 How Raoul Pal Introduced Sahil

05:25 Raoul Pal’s Origin Story & Building His Brand

9:54 Unique Ability Matters for People & Funds

13:22 The Depth of Knowledge Needed to Trade

16:45 Investor Psychology

17:44 The Best & Worst Trade Raoul’s Career

23:51 Trust Your Gut

27:20 How Your Geographic Location Helps or Hurts You

29:26 Investing for the Future

32:33 India is the Future of the Internet

36:06 The Exponential Age

40:26 What does the digital world look like in 20 years?

46:20 Space is Closer Than We Think

52:50 Why Raoul Pal is All-In on Web3

59:36 Can You Tokenize Politics and Religion

How Building in Space Will Improve Life on Earth with Delian Asparouhov Aug 11, 2022

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Are you stuck creating on the couch? In today's episode, we explain how one small group can change the world, debate whether these people need to meet in real life, and Delian shares why he feels start-ups must hire based on merit. Hosts Sahil Bloom and Greg Isenberg are joined by guest Delian Asparouhov, principal at the Founders Fund and co-founder of Varda. Delian explains the secret to running a billion-dollar fund while simultaneously launching his first company, shares his take on where the venture world is headed and explains how China is taking control with TikTok.

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Delian Asparouhov: https://twitter.com/zebulgar

Sahil Bloom: https://twitter.com/SahilBloom

Greg Isenberg: https://twitter.com/gregisenberg

Production & Marketing Team: https://penname.co/

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SHOW NOTES

00:00 Sneak Peek

01:11 Welcoming Delian

02:23 How a Small Group Can Change the World

07:54 Hiring Based on Merit

10:14 Did ESG Create Change?

13:40 TikTok Data Rights

17:36 You Can’t Change the World from Your Couch

21:55 Greg's Unique Perspective On Working Hard and a 10-Year Bet

28:33 What is Varda and its Origin Story?

37:31 Separating Design (+) Manufacturing = Innovation

42:51 How to Become a Leader and Expert in Space

45:34 The Secret to Founding a Start-Up and Running a Fund

50:48 Delian’s Origin Story and His Prediction for the Future

56:04 Thanks for Listening

Creativity Unlocks with Tom Green Aug 04, 2022

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Is your content holding you back? In today's episode, we explain why authenticity is critical to the future of content creation, share how to overcome burnout, and divulge the secret to being the G.O.A.T at everything you do! Sahil Bloom and Greg Isenberg are joined by guest Tom Green, host of the first real podcast and a world-class comedian. Tom explains how to take your audience on a journey, shares the future of podcasting, and offers insight from his personal experience for the next generation of creators.

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SHOW NOTES

00:53 Welcoming the Canadian Legend: Tom Green

02:34 Embrace Your Authenticity (& Weirdness)

06:52 Media has Changed the Way People Create

08:39 Create Where You Can Be the Best

15:00 Taking Your Audience on a Journey

21:40 Being The Future of Digital Creation

29:32 Talking TO your Audience; not At the Audience

31:54 How Covid Changed Hollywood

35:37 Create in Your Own Pond

39:38 Talking Fishing

40:54 Tom’s Secret to Overcoming Burnout: Nature

45:46 Being Overwhelmed by City Life

48:26 Silence is Scary (But Necessary)

51: 07 Tom’s Creative Future: His Past?

53:30 Tom Green’s Life in Reverse

55:30 Where to Find Tom Green

58:19 Thanks for Listening

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Greg Isenberg: https://twitter.com/gregisenberg

Production & Marketing Team: https://penname.co/

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How To Pick Startup Winners With Jason Calacanis Jul 28, 2022

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Are you ready to start angel investing? In today's episode, we share the secret to creating long-term wealth, explain how to become a “sophisticated” investor, and discuss the downsides of crypto. Hosts Sahil Bloom and Greg Isenberg are joined by guest Jason Calacanis, the creator behind the All-In Podcast, a serial angel investor, and a leading entrepreneurial author. Jason explains the entrance costs to investing, shares why people need to validate their research, and then everyone places their bets on this week's “hot” stocks.

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SHOW NOTES

02:11 The Original Crypto Investor & “Sophisticated Investors”

06:28 Crypto Tokens: Public Market or Scheme

12:02 Where is Web 3.0 in Five Years?

15:35 Breaking Ownership with Web 3.0

17:55 The Downside of crypto

21:19 Default Centralized in a Crisis

23:39 Free to Mint NFTs

26:12 The Entrance Costs to Investing

30:05 Being Honest on Upsides AND Downsides

35:52 Validate Your Crypto “Research”

38:16 #JTrading & Betting on Disney

40:36 Super Forecasting and Creating Processes

46:06 SNAP: Buy or Sell?

49:19 BuzzFeed: Buy or Sell?

51:34 The Secret to a $10M Net Worth: Index Funds

55:26 Behind the Scenes with the All-In Podcast

1:02:44 What Motivates Jason?

1:05:08 Manufacturing Peak Experiences

Betting Big on Web3 with Li Jin Jul 21, 2022

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Crypto is still the future, are you in or out? Today we discuss why the crypto market needed a reset, explain how to hack back your creativity, and divulge the secret to picking investments in a down market. Hosts Greg Isenberg and Sahil Bloom are joined by guest Li Jin, the mastermind behind the “passion economy,” the co-founder of Variant, and a fundraising savant, who was able to raise her first fund during the onset of the pandemic. Li shares the lesson investors (hopefully) learned from the fall of 3 Arrows Capital, Sahil depicts why creators must have passion for the products they build, and Greg shares the pitch story that is every founder's worst nightmare.

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