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Episode 770: Sam Parr ( ⁠https://x.com/theSamParr⁠ ) and Shaan Puri ( ⁠https://x.com/ShaanVP⁠ ) talk to Ben Horowitz ( https://x.com/bhorowitz ) about the Tupac murder, how to be a great leader, and the best opportunities for young people. 

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Show Notes:

(0:00) Intro

(5:36) Why most leadership books don't work

(9:25) What to do when your CTO is an asshole

(17:54) What makes Zuck a great CEO

(27:09) #1 reason why founders fail as CEOs

(33:10) Startups solving America's problems

(39:19) Opportunities for young people

(44:25) Culture rules with shock value

(55:25) Jeff Bezos' new startup

(57:00) Ben's uncommon traits

(1:00:13) Wisdom accelerators

(1:03:24) Paid in Full

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Links:

• High Output Management - https://tinyurl.com/yejpnfs8 

• The Motive - https://tinyurl.com/2ba2p52m 

• a16z - https://a16z.com/ 

• KoBold Metals - https://koboldmetals.com/ 

• Flock Safety - https://www.flocksafety.com/ 

• Paid In Full - https://paidinfullfoundation.org/ 

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• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com 

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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/

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