From VP to Entrepreneur: Navigating Change

Episode 595: Anand Sanwal ( https://x.com/asanwal ) joins Sam Parr ( https://twitter.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://twitter.com/ShaanVP ) to reveal his playbook for building an insanely profitable data business. 

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Show Notes:

(0:00) Anand’s data arbitrage playbook

(9:51) Starting weird as Chubby Brain

(12:03) Don't run 100mph in the wrong direction

(14:53) Edge, Collection, and Opportunity

(19:24) IDEA: High-end Glassdoor

(27:00) IDEA: C-Suite Head Hunting Service

(28:57) IDEA: HomeOptions for Founder Exits

(32:17) Anand's School of Entrepreneuring

(36:03) Learn how to think, not what to think

(38:18) The Die-At-Your-Desk Life Philosophy

(39:26) Competency-based curriculum

(42:47) IDEA: Slime Museums

(46:40) IDEA: Autonomous HOA Convenience Stores

(51:32) IDEA: Online Addiction Centers

(58:51) Leadership lessons from legendary coaches

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Links:

• [Steal This] Get our proven writing frameworks that have made us millions https://clickhubspot.com/copy

• CB Insights - https://www.cbinsights.com/

• Bloomberg article - https://tinyurl.com/32ns9beu

• Blackbaud - https://www.blackbaud.com/solutions/total-fundraising-solutions

• HomeOptions - https://www.homeoptions.com/

• IMG Academy - https://www.imgacademy.com/

• American Addiction Centers - https://americanaddictioncenters.org/

• Weapons of Mass Instruction - https://tinyurl.com/49s6xhpk

• Chasing Perfection - https://tinyurl.com/46hc5zxj

• The Score Takes Care of Itself - https://tinyurl.com/4v6k72h3

• The Talent Code - https://tinyurl.com/4h2z9yer

• The Learner Lab - https://thelearnerlab.com/

• Grab HubSpot's free AI-Powered Customer Platform and watch your business grow https://clickhubspot.com/fmf

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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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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

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