Sam Parr and Shaan Puri brainstorm and interviews. Available as audio and video.
Episodes
2 Jun 2026
The episode contrasts "good crazy" (innovative, feasible ideas) with "bad crazy" (unrealistic concepts), exploring niche startups, wellness tech, anti-tech solutions, branding strategies, critiques of digital overstimulation, and cultural trends like immigrant entrepreneurship and minimalist design.
Open episode29 May 2026
A media company's journey from a niche network to a multi-billion-dollar empire through subscription models, advertising, and product tie-ins, cultural impact of shows like *South Park*, navigating digital shifts, failed Facebook acquisition, and lessons in adaptability amid evolving media landscapes.
Open episode19 May 2026
Leveraging technology like OpenClaw to scale human-centric relationship management and long-term trust-building, while prioritizing strategic, karma-focused connections, personal growth, and sustainable business practices over transactional interactions and short-term gains.
Open episode15 May 2026
Refining the podcast's format through authenticity, curiosity-driven content, and balancing growth with core values, leveraging social media clips, improving episode structure, addressing operational challenges, prioritizing niche content, and maintaining collaborative authenticity over data-driven metrics.
Open episode7 May 2026
Replit's rapid revenue surge from $2.5 million to $250 million, fueled by AI's role in democratizing entrepreneurship without venture capital, highlights challenges in scaling, product-market fit, and balancing profitability with growth, alongside AI's transformative potential and evolving startup dynamics.
Open episode29 Apr 2026
Explores AI's potential in biology, past missed innovations like crypto and mobile apps, and the value of targeting nascent fields over saturated markets, using GTA's recurring revenue and defensibility as examples, alongside gaming growth, influencer marketing, OpenAI's media acquisition, historical media strategies, and critiques of AI's societal impact.
Open episode27 Apr 2026
The text critiques the "follow your passion" advice as vague and unhelpful, advocating instead for embracing discomfort and iterative self-discovery through Campbell's "bliss and blisters" framework, which pairs enthusiasm with effort, while emphasizing mastery, aligning work with strengths, and rejecting grind culture in favor of balanced, purpose-driven approaches.
Open episode24 Apr 2026
Business innovation strategies emphasize novel product formats, solving user pain points through iterative design, balancing ambition with practical execution, leveraging storytelling and metrics like LTV/CAC, ethical practices, and fostering growth through mentorship, systemic change, and disciplined team-building.
Open episode16 Apr 2026
Recommended: Habit formation and adjustment to improve performance.
Examines habit formation through cue-routine-reward loops, substitution of routines for healthier behaviors, keystone habits, neural pathways, communication strategies like value-based questions and authenticity, productivity methods focused on deep work and constraints, and structured routines to align actions with identity and values.
Open episode9 Apr 2026
Strategies for ambitious goal-setting, talent acquisition, and operational problem-solving emphasize radical growth targets, cultural alignment, frontline insights, process simplification, incentive alignment, firsthand market analysis, leadership accountability, and anticipating AI-driven industry transformation.
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