• *Get our Resource Vault: a curated collection of pro-level business resources* https://clickhubspot.com/ckd Episode 785: Shaan Puri ( ⁠https://x.com/ShaanVP⁠ ) talks to Nick Huber ( https://x.com/sweatystartup ) about the biggest bet he ever made and the mistakes he learned the hard way. Email Nick@SweatyStartup.com to get hooked up with a pre-vetted salesperson, finance person or executive assistant. Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (3:24) Breaking down Nick's portfolio (8:49) The deal structure and terms (11:20) Fail: Buying a domain for $400K, killing out traffic (12:24) Fail Elon bought twitter + I invited competition (16:49) new owner syndrome (18:43) How to hire overseas talent (10-min masterclass) (27:18) Peter Thiel's Stanford class (30:17) Suli's brutal advice (34:23) Holdcos is overrated (36:04) The tortoise always wins (38:52) one big thing (47:25) Roofing (51:07) Self-storage — Links: • Somewhere - https://somewhere.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 /