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Episode 680: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Nick Bilton ( https://x.com/nickbilton ), investigative journalist and author of "American Kingpin" and "Hatching Twitter."
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(7:03) Inside a criminal mind
(12:57) Getting people to open up
(20:49) The real story behind Twitter
(29:40) The auras of Trump, Bezos, Musk
(33:13) Becoming a journalist
(37:24) Steve Jobs’ reality distortion field
(43:16) Who has it all in Silicon Valley?
(49:43) Being a professional asshole
(57:56) Nick’s next story
(1:03:38) Storytelling
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Links:
• American Kingpin – https://tinyurl.com/yckc6smh
• Hatching Twitter – https://tinyurl.com/3ah2j9ym
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• Hampton – https://www.joinhampton.com/
• Ideation Bootcamp – https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
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• Sam’s List – http://samslist.co/
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