My First Million
This guy names billion dollar brands for a living, here’s his exact 3-step formula.
Sam Parr and Shaan Puri brainstorm new business ideas based on trends & opportunities they see in the market. Sometimes they bring on famous guests to brainstorm with them.
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Episode 805: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to the branding genius behind BlackBerry, Sonos, Vercel and Swiffer about how to create a billion-dollar brand name.
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Show Notes:
() Nothing will be used more than your name
() Windsurf
() Swiffer
() Naming game: Fiber startup
() quantity leads to quality
() Problem solving propositions
() Power letters
() How Sam names a company
() Rate this brand (1-10)
() Blackberry
() When to change a name
() Presidential slogans
() Recommended reading
() How David thinks about AI
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My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /
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