Shaan Puri, My First Million // Creating a Life Vision, Solopreneurship + Selling Your Company

Shaan Puri is an entrepreneur, investor & top 50 podcast host. He was the CEO of Bebo when they sold to Twitch (Amazon) where he's now a senior director of product. He invests in startups + recently raised $2.5mil for his "rolling fund" in 11 days, just from a tweet. Watch + subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/6Hoo38Fr07g Let us know what you think on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bzaidi https://twitter.com/ShaanVP In this conversation we discuss: solopreneurship vs high growth startups ideas + blueprints for solopreneurs creating a life vision + the 3 stages of "becoming" selling your company by creating your "Amazon buy button" lessons in building trust, persuasion + social dynamics how to get unstuck + the A, B, Z framework why you should work like a lion, not a cow how Shaan makes $50k/month by "working in public" Timestamps 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:51 Shaan's Background 00:05:58 Startups vs Big Company 00:10:38 Babies, Teenagers + Startups 00:13:13 "Stay Hungry, Not Thirsty" 00:16:02 How To Correctly Slip Into The DMs 00:18:06 Raising $2.5mil In 11 Days From A Tweet 00:21:24 "Create An Amazon Buy Button For Yourself" 00:23:56 "Companies Are Either Bought Or Sold" - Selling To Amazon 00:31:02 Social Dynamics, Persuasion + Lessons From "The Game" 00:37:54 How To Come Up With A Life Vision? 00:45:19 $50k/Month To Work In Public – "1000 True Fans" Moment 00:48:24 Importance Of Emotional Juice In Decisions 00:51:33 Soloproneurship vs High Growth Startups 00:58:04 Ideas + Blueprints For Solopreneurs 01:03:14 Behind The Mind – A, B, Z Framework 01:10:27 "Work Like A Lion, Not Like A Cow" 01:14:22 "You Either Win Or You Learn" 01:15:15 Navigating "Should I Be Doing This?" 01:23:09 Feeling Down + How To Get Unstuck 01:30:11 3 Stages Of "What Do I Become" 01:31:26 Closing