May 27, 2026

The 50 richest families in America are betting on this trend

The 50 richest families in America are betting on this trend
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Episode 828: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talk to billionaire Joe Liemandt ( https://x.com/jliemandt ) about the experiment he’s put $1,000,000,000 of his own money into.

Show Notes:

(0:00) Joe, the total man?

(08:09) fighting bill gates for talent

(13:14) intensity

(16:18) choosing hard over easy

(19:00) how to be a magnet

(21:34) high standards

(23:29) being persuasive

(29:23) simplicity: 3 ines, 3 words

(34:41) is 2x faster really better?

(36:23) making kids run a 5k

(38:45) why be public now

(41:01) why put $1b into the lowest roi thing?

(50:03) buying SaaS companies

(51:06) cloning Warren Buffett's brain

(53:00) changing your brain lift

(57:19) is AI going to make everyone dumb?


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