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Shaan Puri

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
1087 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

My First Million
When everything works, you learn the wrong lessons

And it comes back to the Steve Jobs quote, which is focus is not about what you say yes to.

My First Million
When everything works, you learn the wrong lessons

It's about saying no to otherwise great ideas.

My First Million
When everything works, you learn the wrong lessons

Yeah, yeah, exactly.

My First Million
When everything works, you learn the wrong lessons

And not hedge.

My First Million
When everything works, you learn the wrong lessons

Like, you know, I would say no, but then we kind of green light this little test.

My First Million
When everything works, you learn the wrong lessons

I would say no, but then like two weeks later, we just do it anyways.

My First Million
When everything works, you learn the wrong lessons

What happened to our no?

My First Million
When everything works, you learn the wrong lessons

Was that not a real no?

My First Million
When everything works, you learn the wrong lessons

And I think there's all these ways where you can think you're compromising or you're having your cake and eating it too, but actually you're just spilling your cake on the floor.

My First Million
When everything works, you learn the wrong lessons

And it's better to not do that.

My First Million
When everything works, you learn the wrong lessons

All right, let's take a quick break, because I got to tell you a story.

My First Million
When everything works, you learn the wrong lessons

Let me tell you about the first time I tried to run payroll for my team.

My First Million
When everything works, you learn the wrong lessons

I was using a traditional bank, and you know the type.

My First Million
When everything works, you learn the wrong lessons

It's got a janky interface.

My First Million
When everything works, you learn the wrong lessons

It's built like a 2002 tax form, and it was open only during business hours.

My First Million
When everything works, you learn the wrong lessons

And I hit send, and it froze.

My First Million
When everything works, you learn the wrong lessons

They flagged the transaction.

My First Million
When everything works, you learn the wrong lessons

They locked my account.

My First Million
When everything works, you learn the wrong lessons

They put me on hold for 45 minutes, and then they told me I got to visit my local branch.

My First Million
When everything works, you learn the wrong lessons

And that was the day I started looking for a new banking solution.