How Silicon Valley’s Most Prolific Investor Picks Unicorns | Elad Gil Interview

How Silicon Valley’s Most Prolific Investor Picks Unicorns | Elad Gil Interview

Episode 635: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Elad Gil ( https://x.com/eladgil ) about the three things he looks for when betting on startups, how he became an early investor in Anduril, plus 3 business ideas he thinks someone should go after. — Show Notes: (0:00) How to be successful in angel investing (3:00) How to create a bankroll (5:00) Making the great works of history available to anyone anywhere (7:21) The 1 thing that matters in a business (10:21) How to master a new topic like defense tech (12:15) Investing in Anduril in the first round (15:47) $1b dollar 1 person companies (18:51) Missionary vs mercenary (22:12) Idea: new schools inspired by Ancient Greece (25:49) Idea: A drug that makes you live longer (34:56) Idea: Large scale monuments to flex (44:25) Gil's Guide to Intensive Travel — Links: • Elad’s blog - https://eladgil.com/ • Proof School - https://www.proofschool.org/ • BioAge Labs - https://bioagelabs.com/ — 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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Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) host today's podcast. They discuss: - The business of spy gear and home security - The importance of leverage in business, which business models are be...

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#128 - Open Startups, A Mysterious Bag Lady, and Gamifying Facebook Ads

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Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) host the podcast today with special guest Nick Huber (@sweatystartup), self-storage investor. In today’s episode you’ll hear: Nick’s background and how...

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9 Nov 202020min

#126 - A Nonexistant Influencer Pulling in Over $10m and The Big Opportunities With Hyperlocal Franchises

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4 Nov 202053min

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