Shaan (@ShaanVP) and Sam (@TheSamParr) break down the greeting card industry. They talk about digital cards and the staying power of card subscriptions, a new way to send gifts over social, and Shaan shares a story about his roots as a business operator. They discuss a subscription business for expecting mothers and Shaan shares an interesting story about the FBI. The end of the episode they talk about a little known Billy of the week.
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Show notes:
(1:23) Recap of episode
(2:54) Making billions with greeting cards
(5:46) Segue: how the podcast changed Shaan's brain
(8:51) Back to greeting cards
(9:56) Making millions for decades at birthdayalarm.com
(15:54) Givingli & Hooked
(18:39) Thoughts on the Pro Republic article
(25:28) The subscription for expecting mothers
(34:20) Outpacing the S&P with the anti-Galloway Index
(37:33) The secret FBI crackdown on criminals
(40:51) The growth of privacy focused apps
(43:20) Recapping the genius of Mike Maples
(48:35) Technology at Chick-fil-a
(54:53) McKinsey for tech consulting
(56:55) Consensys
(59:27) The Gordon Bombay of crypto
(1:04:19) The hypothetical invisible medium that permeates the universe