Episode · My First Million · 2021-08-06
Books mentioned on #207 - How to Make Millions by Unbundling Etsy
In this episode Sam (@theSamParr) and Shaan (@ShaanVP) break down a multi-million dollar opportunity to unbundle Etsy ($24B market cap). Shaan also shares how he would approach it if he were doing it himself.
Sam Parr recommended The Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene. Shaan Puri recommended The Almanack of Naval Ravikant by Eric Jorgenson, and discussed The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Laws of Human Nature
The Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene is an exhaustive examination of human psychology, social behavior, and the underlying motivations that drive people's actions.
Recommended“the first is so i'm reading this amazing book called human nature i've been reading it for a long time for like six months and it's it's very dense”
Where to get it
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The Daily Stoic
Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman's practical philosophy guide "The Daily Stoic" offers daily meditations and reflections drawn from ancient classical thinkers.
Discussed“so ryan holiday is an author his first book was called how to get famous or what was it called how to it's like news jacking or whatever”
Where to get it
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The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant by Eric Jorgenson is a curated collection of wisdom, aphorisms, and insights compiled from the entrepreneur and philosopher Naval Ravikant.
Recommended“you know whose book changed my it kind of changed my life on it and it was shocking it was naval that naval almanac what's it called right the navalminec”
Where to get it
