Razor's Edge: From Database of Donors to CRM and Workflow Tool

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The company Razor's Edge initially functioned as a database of donors for charities to raise funds from high net worth individuals. Over time, they evolved into a CRM system to manage relationships with donors effectively. By cleaning and organizing donor lists uploaded by charities, they created a pool of clean data for all users. This transformed into a data cooperative, and eventually, they added workflow tools on top of it. This progression from data management to a data cooperative and finally to a workflow tool is seen as an impressive formula for the future of managing donor relationships and workflows.

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

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

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• Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/

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