Brainstorming business ideas with a billion-dollar founder

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Episode 840: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Mark Pincus ( https://x.com/markpinc ) about figuring out what projects to spend your life on.

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Show Notes:

(0:00) $0- $38M in 7 months

(3:00) if you pick the right body of water, you don't have to have the right boat

(16:51) pattern matching

(23:17) there's always a new freak

(25:00) picking macros

(27:48) a case for gold

(39:50) How to know what to chase

(49:12) create a book of life

(59:59) Frameworks vs instincts

(1:09:00) being hated and misunderstood

(1:11:13) the story of farmville

(1:15:00) avoiding the fur coat moment

(1:19:49) the nickelback problem

(1:22:02) introspection vs rumination

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Links:

• Life At The Speed of Play - https://www.amazon.com/Life-Speed-Play-Launch-Products/dp/0063352575

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Check Out Sam's Stuff:

• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm

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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:

• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com

• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.

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