Episode · My First Million · 2025-09-30
Books mentioned on The Hospitality Principles That Build Billion-Dollar Startups
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Shaan Puri recommended The Inner Game of Tennis by W. Timothy Gallwey and Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara, and discussed Influence by Robert B. Cialdini.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Inner Game of Tennis
The Inner Game of Tennis by W.
Recommended“There's probably two books that are not meant to be business or at least my type of internet business books. One of them is The Inner Game of Tennis. It's a book about how to be great at tennis...”
Where to get it
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Unreasonable Hospitality
Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara is a bestselling guide to customer service and management based on the author's experiences running the renowned restaurant Eleven Madison Park.
Recommended“And then the other one is Unreasonable Hospitality because when I read the book, I sort of wanted to become unreasonable at the rest of my life.”
Where to get it
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Influence
Influence by Robert B.
Discussed“There was um Have you read the book Influence by Robert Cialdini? No.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Unreasonable Hospitality
“Will is the author of a book called Unreasonable Hospitality.”
Plugged Unreasonable Hospitality
“And second, my next book, Unreasonable Hospitality: The Field Guide, which is like my version of a workbook to really like go through with a team and bring these ideas to life comes out April of next year, but is available for pre-order now and I'm so excited about it.”