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Episode 794: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talks to his mother-in-law about how she built a $1M business in her 50s by selling pillows.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Smithe’s origin story
(6:37) Pillows!
(12:57) First 100 customers
(15:32) momentum is your first $1
(19:40) nothing to lose
(31:56) the first time Smithe met Sam
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Links:
• Smithy Home Couture – https://smithyhomecouture.com/
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• Hampton – https://www.joinhampton.com/
• Ideation Bootcamp – https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
• Copy That – https://copythat.com
• Hampton Wealth Survey – https://joinhampton.com/wealth
• Sam’s List – http://samslist.co/
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