Episode 564: Shaan Puri (https://twitter.com/ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (https://twitter.com/theSamParr) talk to Jason Fried about his 6-Week Sprint playbook, how he’s planning for the end of subscription revenue, and what it’s like to have Jeff Bezos as an investor.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(2:30) Long term planning is a fantasy
(8:30) The 6-Week Sprint Playbook
(14:00) Does Jason regret selling We Work Remotely?
(16:00) Cash flow king
(21:00) Taking money from Jeff Bezos
(29:30) Who does Jason admire?
(33:00) Non-recurring revenue is back
(37:00) The Founder Letter Launch strategy
(45:30) Campfire v. Slack
(50:40) Pile on the wackier stuff early (in life and business)
(53:30) Taking financial risks that don't put you at risk
(57:00) Where does Jason spend his profits?
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Links:
• Jason on Twitter - https://twitter.com/jasonfried
• Rework - https://tinyurl.com/38mfc66n
• 37Signals - https://37signals.com/
• Basecamp - https://basecamp.com/
• We Work Remotely - https://weworkremotely.com/
• Once - http://once.com/
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
• Copy That - https://copythat.com
• Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
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