"Today, I'm gonna play big."
$15B investor, Graham Weaver, teaches Stanford students how to live an asymmetric life:
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"Nobody is honest about how bad the early days of a startup are because it's so embarrassing in retrospect." - Sam Altman (CEO of OpenAI)
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"It's better to have 100 people love you than 1,000,000 people that sort of like you." - Brian Chesky (co-founder and CEO of Airbnb)
One of the biggest mistakes that early-stage founders make?
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Brian's advice: don't worry about how you're going
Imagine selling your company for $100M 💸💸💸
Only 2.5 years after starting it.
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"The most junior person can overrule the most senior person if they have data" - Jeff Bezos
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In 2005, he started Reddit.
In 2006, he sold Reddit to Condé Nast for $10M.
In 2014, he came back as executive chairman to Reddit to turn it around!
Today, Reddit is valued at $10B.
The inspiring & touching story behind why Alexis Ohanian doesn't regret selling Reddit "too
"Don't worry about people stealing your idea. If it's any good, everyone will dismiss it." -
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His advice? Be willing to be misunderstood.
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"Today, I'm gonna play big."
$15B investor, Graham Weaver, teaches Stanford students how to live an asymmetric life:
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"The best people in your life are the ones who see potential in you that you didn't see in yourself." - Brian Chesky (co-founder and CEO of Airbnb)
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"The greatest people don't need to be managed. They just need a common vision. That's what leadership is."- Steve Jobs
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She got rejected by every single investor when pitching her "Chinese hot sauce".
Today, her $50M Chinese food brand is sold in 5,000 stores, including Whole Foods, Target, and Costco.
Here's the story of how Jing Gao quit her tech job, raised $120K on Kickstarter, and produced
Sam Altman (CEO of OpenAI) on how to acquire your first 100 users:
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"Start small. It's always a big mistake to go after a large market on day 1." - Peter Thiel (co-founder of PayPal)
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This entrepreneur just sold her company for $380 million after quitting her job at Whole Foods.
The Honey Pot Company is a plant-based feminine care brand that was founded by Beatrice Dixon.
This is the story of how Bea built a $380M CPG brand that's available in 30,000
Don’t spend 6 months building your MVP.
You’d be surprised how many entrepreneurs throw in the towel before getting a customer.
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"Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition, they somehow already know what you truly want to become." - Steve Jobs
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2 serial entrepreneurs built an app called Dupe that's going viral on TikTok.
It's helping people save $1,000+ on furniture.
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Bobby Ghoshal and Ramin Bozorgzadeh are the co-founders of Dupe, which helps people find cheaper alternatives to
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"Right now is a great time to start a company. If your idea is good and you can make it in a tough economy, you will definitely make it in a good economy." - Brian Chesky (CEO of Airbnb)
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Here's why you should hire people with a "we'll figure it out" mindset (according to
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The team at
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"Start with a small number of people that really love you. A good indicator of that is retention and frequency of use, not user growth." - Sam Altman (CEO of OpenAI)
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This entrepreneur can get your app ranked
#1
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Nikita Bier sold his first app to Meta for $100M after it ranked
#1
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He sold his second app to Discord after reaching more than 1 million daily active users.
Here's how he did it:
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Austin and Alex sold their newsletter for $75M. Here's how Morning Brew became the most popular business newsletter (and why it's not too late to start your own).
They were students at the University of Michigan when they first came up with the idea for their newsletter, which
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Organization doesn’t have to be a tedious task. Our Intro experts Jamie Hord and Shira Gill are focused on easy-to-maintain techniques that will make your life less stressful, so you can spend more time doing the things that you enjoy.
Imagine selling your business for a whopping $255M (🤯👏) after being initially laughed at by investors.
That's exactly what Alli Webb did with Drybar.
How she did it & 5 lessons YOU can apply to your business today 👇
A quick overview:
In 2004, Alli paused her career as a
Andrew Yeung didn’t know ANYONE when he moved to the U.S. 3 years ago, so he started organizing "tech parties".
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"You can't connect the dots looking forward, you can only connect them looking backward." - Steve Jobs
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2) Listen to your intuition, the right answer is within you.
3) Believe in yourself, it will give you the
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"Building a company was 1,000,000 times harder than I expected it to be." - Jensen Huang (co-founder of NVIDIA)
The superpower of an entrepreneur? You don't realize how hard it's going to be when you get started, but you do it anyway.
Jensen's advice 👇
Every time you run into
Less than 100 Black women have raised more than $1 million in venture funding. She's one of them.
This is the story of how Karen Young quit her job, won $180K at a pitch competition, raised $3M, and made it all the way into Sephora.
Karen is the founder & CEO of OUI the People,
"You can't connect the dots looking forward, you can only connect them looking backwards." - Steve Jobs
3 takeaways:
1) Pursue your passion, even if it doesn't make sense.
2) Listen to your intuition, the right answer is within you.
3) Believe in yourself, it will give you
She got laid off from her job, became an entrepreneur, and sold her last company for $235 million.
Today, Kim Perell has invested in 90+ startups, including Winnie Harlow's new suncare brand which she co-founded.
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"No company has ever failed by having millions of delighted customers. Delight 1 at a time and don't stop." - Warren Buffett
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It’s National Green Juice Day 🥬
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"We're going to hire the best people, make sure everyone's aligned on the overall mission, but beyond that, we're gonna let people do their thing." - Sam Altman and Bill Gates discuss the company culture behind OpenAI.
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This time, expert on all things skincare
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You're starting a new business & can only pick 2:
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Jeff Bezos and
@lexfridman
on the principle of "Disagree and Commit":
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How to turn $4,000 into $100,000,000+ 💸
They couldn't get a single investor to take them seriously...
That's when 4 friends decided to each invest $4,000 of their own savings to launch
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She got laid off from her job, bootstrapped her own company, and sold it for $22 million. Now, as an investor and advisor in 30+ women-led startups, she helps other women do the same.
Jaclyn Johnson is the founder of Create & Cultivate, a media company that educates and inspires
"Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition, they somehow already know what you truly want to become." - Steve Jobs
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Justin Welsh scaled his business to $5,000,000 as a solopreneur.
In his 20s, he was fired from 3 jobs.
In his 30s, his tech career took off, but then he burned out.
In his 40s, he's now made $5,000,000 running a one-person business.
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What did you fail at this week? Sara Blakely from Spanx shares why you should start asking your kids this question (and yourself, too).
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"Someone is going to build a billion-dollar company with AI. It will happen." -
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Justin Welsh quit his tech job after he had a panic attack at work. Today, he's made $5,000,000 while traveling the world and spending quality time with his loved ones. His advice 👇
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"This is one of my favorite things that happened on the day I quit my job" - Payal Kadakia (co-founder of ClassPass, valued at $1B)
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"Pick something you care about but don't commit to turning it into a company until it's working." - Mark Zuckerberg
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He turned his side hustle into a $20M exit.
Ryan Hoover is the founder of Product Hunt, which started as a side project and turned into a multi-million dollar acquisition by AngelList.
Stuck on your next startup idea?
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1. Reflect on
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"Just f*cking go for it. Most ideas don't work. But some do. Hope for the best and work your ass off. Be open to your business changing. Be nimble." - Alli Webb (founder of Drybar)
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"When we first started, people thought we were insane. We don't get mocked as much now." - Sam Altman (CEO of OpenAI)
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"Entrepreneurship is a lot of hard work. If you don't love it, you're going to fail." - Steve Jobs
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This is the guy who helped MrBeast launch "Feastables".
Here's why Ben Acott is a marketing genius 👇
Ben is the CEO of Magnetic Labs, a venture studio & fund that builds iconic brands alongside the world's most influential creators, celebrities, and athletes.
He worked
Imagine going to Sephora and seeing your OWN product line on the shelves... just 3 years after creating it in your kitchen!!! 🤯
This is the story of how Nancy Twine quit her job and became the youngest Black woman to launch a product at Sephora.
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POV: You're pitching a bra to a room full of investors who have never worn one... 😰
The inspiring story of how Heidi Zak scaled ThirdLove from 0 to 4,000,000 customers.
3 lessons if you have a DTC brand + how to get Heidi on your board of advisors 👇
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