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Episode 660: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about founders who have rage as an unfair advantage, Bill Ackman’s takedown of Harvard, and a ruthless PE rollup. 

Show Notes: 

(0:00) Revenge businesses and other green flags

(5:55) Chips on shoulders = chips in pockets

(19:38) Bhutan's Gross National Happiness

(34:48) Ruthless PE rollup: International schools

(43:58) IDEA: $500M YouTube University

(54:11) Bill Ackman Breaks down Harvard as a business


Links:

• How To Lose Weight in 4 Easy Steps - https://tinyurl.com/2x67a7jc 

• Nord Anglia Education - https://www.nordangliaeducation.com/ 

• Full Sail University - https://hello.fullsail.edu/

• University of Austin - https://www.uaustin.org/people/joe-lonsdale 

• Veritas? - https://pershingsquarefoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Veritas.pdf 


Check Out Shaan's Stuff:

Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd


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

• Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/


My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

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