Examining Growth and Innovative Business Models

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. The guys also talk about the multi-billion dollar elevator industry, a training program to become an MMA fighter, and whether tax incentives make Canada an attractive place to run a startup.

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Show notes:

* (1:10) Intro

* (3:30) The elevator industry

* (11:08) Unbundling Etsy

* (22:43) A crash course to become an MMA fighter

* (28:02) Mental Fitness

* (39:01) Moving to Canada + SRED credits

* (45:53) Reese Witherspoon's massive exit

* (51:45) Delta airlines meet Delta variant