Aug. 20, 2025

I built a billion dollar company in 18 months

I built a billion dollar company in 18 months

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Episode 737: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) sits down with Eric Glyman ( https://x.com/eglyman ) about how he built a unicorn in less than 2 years.


Show Notes:

(0:00) $100M in 18 months

(4:13) The Ramp business model

(8:58) Moving fast

(15:29) IDEA: Manufactured homes

(18:24) IDEA: Creator credit card

(21:51) The crazy history of credit in America

(28:15) Building a 100-year company

(31:20) Favorite business biographies

(40:03) Auditing your weaknesses


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