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Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) talk about Fast and why the company has imploded, other scams like uBiome and Trust No One, and then they play a game called "genius or idiot?"
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* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UBiome
* Fast/Jet ski video: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/tampabayedc_tampabaybiz-econdev-makeittampabay-activity-6828374454192750592-dJIq/
* Trust No One: https://www.netflix.com/title/81349029
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Show Notes:
(00:30) - Update on Marathon Ranch
(01:15) - The uBiome fraud
(07:55) - The Trust No One scam
(22:35) - Fast's implosion
(45:40) - Elon buys Twitter
(50:20) - Logan Paul at Wrestlemania
(55:05) - Developing the skill of spending money