#128 - Open Startups, A Mysterious Bag Lady, and Gamifying Facebook Ads

Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) host the podcast together today with no guest. In today’s episode you’ll hear: An update on Sam’s whereabouts and how he ended up buying a house in Austin (0:30), Shaan pitches an idea about “Class Pass for Billionaire’s Houses” (5:30), the best ad read in the history of MFM and how to growth hack your ads (11:00), Sam and Shaan talk about the pros and cons of a business like Baremetrics (14:25), Shaan contemplates publishing his total financial snapshot over the past year (20:35), Shaan pitches an idea on a Shopify app that connects all DTC brands (26:40), how Italic made smart deals with luxury Chinese suppliers (37:45), Sam and Shaan think someone should gamify a Facebook Ad learning program (42:37), Why Mario Level One is genius (51:27).

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Companies mentioned:

• Simon's Escapes: https://www.simonescapes.com/
• Inspirato: https://www.inspirato.com/
• Sponstayneous: https://www.sponstayneous.com/
• List of open startups: https://openstartuplist.com/
• Coop Commerce: https://www.coopcommerce.com/
• The Fascination: https://thefascination.com/
• B8ta: https://b8ta.com/
• Italic: https://italic.com/
• The genius of the first level of Mario: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRGRJRUWafY

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