I spent a week meeting NYCs elite. Heres 5 lessons they taught me. @MyFirstMillionPod
I spent a week meeting NYCs elite. Heres 5 lessons they taught me.  @MyFirstMillionPod
Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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Episode 839: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about everything Shaan learned from his NYC trip.

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Show Notes:
(0:00) Lesson: Proximity
(9:11) Lesson: What does it really mean?
(23:04) Lesson: Trust
(18:53) Lesson: City Brands
(33:39) Lesson: Marketing


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