Episode 504: Shaan Puri (https://twitter.com/ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (https://twitter.com/theSamParr) talk to Jesse Itzler (https://twitter.com/jesseitzler) about how he turned $118 into massive businesses including Marquis Jet and ZICO coconut water.

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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/

Check Out Shaan's Stuff:

• Try Shepherd Out - https://www.supportshepherd.com/

• Shaan's Personal Assistant System - http://shaanpuri.com/remoteassistant

• Power Writing Course - https://maven.com/generalist/writing

• Small Boy Newsletter - https://smallboy.co/

• Daily Newsletter - https://www.shaanpuri.com/

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Show Notes:

(0:00) Intro

(4:30) $10K for 10% of your life

(7:30) Can vs Will

(13:30) Going from Jingles to Jets

(17:30) Jesse’s underdog mentality

(23:00) Marquis Jet: The craziest origin story of all time

(32:30) How Marquis Jets worked

(36:30) Getting celebrities as first customers

(43:00) Zico: Finding profitable super niches

(50:00) Business Idea 1: Private travel experience for commercial travelers

(54:00) Business Idea 2: Pickles!

(58:00) Business Idea 3: Quickies-Ready-made 8oz Drinks

(1:02:00) Jesse Itzler's Philosophy on Money

(1:08:00) Jesse Itzler's Philosophy on Relationships: Compliment, Congratulate, and Console

(1:08:00) Jesse Itzler's Philosophy on Defining a Year

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Links:

• Jesse Itzler’s website - https://jesseitzler.com/

• New York Knicks theme song "Go NY Go" - https://tinyurl.com/9yfach3r

• Living with a Seal - https://tinyurl.com/wdjkj2je

• Marquis Jet - https://www.marquisjetset.com/

• All Day Running Co. - https://www.alldayrunningco.com/

• Big A## Calendar - https://tinyurl.com/22ujummp

• ZICO - https://zico.com/

• Sara Blakely - https://tinyurl.com/6ye642w4

• SPANX - https://spanx.com/

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