Episode 648: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talks to Flexport founder Ryan Petersen ( <a href="https://x.com/typesfast">https://x.com/typesfast</a> ) about playing both games: bootstrapping a startup to millions and raising venture capital to build a multi-billion dollar company. 
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Show Notes: 
(0:00) Import Genius
(5:36) Paul Graham's superpower
(9:34) Data-as-a-service framework
(13:51) Charlie Munger's worldly wisdom
(19:45) Prioritizing adventure
(24:09) The paradox of wealth
(28:51) Charlie Munger's student experiment
(31:00) Negotiation masterclass
(37:23) Inside Founders Fund
(43:16) Being in a crowd v following a crowd
(46:29) Highs and lows
(48:52) “You can just do things”
(50:16) Unseen arbitrages
(53:00) $50M Phone booths

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Links:
• Flexport - <a href="https://www.flexport.com/">https://www.flexport.com/</a> 
• ImportGenius - <a href="https://www.importgenius.com/">https://www.importgenius.com/</a> 
• Schlep Blindness - <a href="https://paulgraham.com/schlep.html">https://paulgraham.com/schlep.html</a>
• Poor Charlie’s Almanack - <a href="https://www.stripe.press/poor-charlies-almanack">https://www.stripe.press/poor-charlies-almanack</a> 
• Founders Fund - <a href="https://foundersfund.com/">https://foundersfund.com/</a> 

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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton - <a href="https://www.joinhampton.com/">https://www.joinhampton.com/</a>
• Ideation Bootcamp - <a href="https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/">https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/</a>
• Copy That - <a href="https://copythat.com/">https://copythat.com</a>
• Hampton Wealth Survey - <a href="https://joinhampton.com/wealth">https://joinhampton.com/wealth</a>
• Sam’s List - <a href="http://samslist.co/">http://samslist.co/</a>

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Unicorn Founder on Unseen Arbitrages, the Paradox of Wealth + Charlie Munger Wisdom  ft. Ryan Petersen

Episode 648: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talks to Flexport founder Ryan Petersen ( https://x.com/typesfast ) about playing both games: bootstrapping a startup to millions and raising venture capital to build a multi-billion dollar company.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) Import Genius (5:36) Paul Graham's superpower (9:34) Data-as-a-service framework (13:51) Charlie Munger's worldly wisdom (19:45) Prioritizing [&hellip;]