
*Get our Resource Vault - a curated collection of pro-level business resources (tools, guides, databases)* https://clickhubspot.com/dba Episode 786: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) tell the story Demis Hassabis ( https://x.com/demishassabis ) and the creation of Deepmind. Show Notes: (00:00) Demis the Menace (22:05) The only resource you need is resourcefulness (24:57) Move 37 (29:38) The olympics of protein folding (46:39) We are the gorillas — Links: • The Thinking Game - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d95J8yzvjbQ • Why We Do What We Do - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwFOwyoH-3g • Fierce Nerds - https://paulgraham.com/fn.html • Isomorphic Labs - https://www.isomorphiclabs.com/ • If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies - https://ifanyonebuildsit.com/ — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC • I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out: beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /
Demis Hassabis
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Sam Altman
“Him and Sam Alman. They're both basically like two guys who are creating the most important technology”
Elon Musk
“Elon is interested in AI. Uh was very much because Elon met with Demis”

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