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3 Stories Of People Making Millions In Weird Ways

2024/11/19
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My First Million

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Martha Stewart's rise from a model to a stockbroker, and eventually to a media mogul, is detailed. Her perfectionist attitude and business acumen led to the creation of a billion-dollar brand, despite personal and legal challenges.
  • Martha Stewart started as a model and became a stockbroker at 26, making $135,000 a year.
  • She transitioned to catering and built a business that made her a millionaire.
  • Her cookbook 'Entertaining' was a massive hit, selling 650,000 copies.
  • She became the first self-made female billionaire in America but faced legal issues that affected her company's value.

Shownotes Transcript

Episode 651: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr) ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP) ) talk about the Polymarket whale who made millions off the election, Ozempic for sleep and why Martha Stewart would have been our Billy of the Week in 1999. 

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Show Notes: 

(0:00) The rise and fall of Martha Stewart

(19:04) Ozempic for sleep

(33:10) The guts and brains of Polymarket's whale

(44:55) Betting vs gambling

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Links:

• Isaak.net - https://isaak.net/sleepless/)

• Polymarket - https://polymarket.com/) 

• Chainalysis - http://chainalysis.com)

• Vitalik blog - https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2024/11/09/infofinance.html) 

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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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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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