Shaan Puri

I'm an idea dealer

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A few semi-controversial things I believe 👇

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my grandkids will talk about this someday

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Turns out black mirror was a very good source for startup ideas.

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@mcelwee_1 My goal is end of year! Still training building up - going well

Pull-ups is the bottleneck, but an up from 5 to 50 now, need to get to 100

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@Samarth1430854 @FarzaTV @FarzaTV what happened after this?? I don’t have any memory of this

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@tobi @jasonfried @madhavjha When a craftsman says he loves someone else’s product, you stop thinking and buy

[dahlia @dahliasan_]

great insight worth sharing

and glad i finally have a clear resolution for this conflicting idea! thank you @ShaanVP

another parallel idea is govts/institutions drown in bureaucracy lean on systems and processes too much - they should zoom out and focus on outcome.

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@aedmans would love to read an early copy

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@david_perell YES YES YES

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@denk_tweets @beehiiv

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@immad @davidu @mercury i need this

[Rohan Joshi @rohanvijayjoshi]

This was such a good listen! Thanks a lot @ShaanVP for asking interesting questions and @MohnishPabrai for always coming on to educate and guide the community! Great start to the long weekend!

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one of Warren Buffett's greatest investments started with one of America's craziest business scandals ever:

(the salad oil scandal of 1963)

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full epi - https://t.co/a7IURoU28S

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round 3 with Mohnish Pabrai is live

we talked mental models, Buffett, Berkshire, AI, and why most smart investors stay poor

(if you liked the first 2 rounds, you'll love this one)

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@myfirstmilpod @MohnishPabrai lezzgo

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@thesamparr i dont' know what's happenning but im IN

[My First Million @myfirstmilpod]

.@chadjanis sold Gruns to Unilever for $1.2B, and here's exactly what he did differently:

He tried a new format.

Or in his words:
"A good product doesn't mean making a better version of something that exists. A good product equals new white space."

The examples you can't deny:
- Zyn: Nicotine pouches. New format, no competitors. Now massive.
- Whip/Ultra: Took Zyn's format, swapped nicotine for caffeine. New category created.
- Mary Ruth Organics: Liquid vitamins instead of pills. Big business.
- Daily Dose: Liver health in shot glasses instead of capsules. Different format.

Chad's warning:

"You might find a little success copying someone, but you're not gonna sell your business. You're not gonna be the winner."

The truth: Better ingredients don't win. New formats do.

Stop trying to make a better protein bar.

Find a format nobody's doing yet.

Full episode: https://t.co/2UBnETTUFG

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