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Shaan Puri

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My First Million
We named a billion dollar “startup” with the guy that named BlackBerry, Febreeze and Swiffer.

But I have a process, and I would like to explain my process to you, and then maybe you can give me a process that I can use at home to be a better namer.

My First Million
We named a billion dollar “startup” with the guy that named BlackBerry, Febreeze and Swiffer.

So when I write, up top, I have general knowledge, which means I'm reading books constantly, and they're on any topic that I like, and I'm generally learning.

My First Million
We named a billion dollar “startup” with the guy that named BlackBerry, Febreeze and Swiffer.

Then when I have a project, I get specific knowledge, so I dive deep on that one thing so I can learn.

My First Million
We named a billion dollar “startup” with the guy that named BlackBerry, Febreeze and Swiffer.

Then I get my draft out.

My First Million
We named a billion dollar “startup” with the guy that named BlackBerry, Febreeze and Swiffer.

And my draft, I know it's going to be horrible.

My First Million
We named a billion dollar “startup” with the guy that named BlackBerry, Febreeze and Swiffer.

And I just, I say, I don't care.

My First Million
We named a billion dollar “startup” with the guy that named BlackBerry, Febreeze and Swiffer.

I'm just going to like, just get horribleness out there.

My First Million
We named a billion dollar “startup” with the guy that named BlackBerry, Febreeze and Swiffer.

Then I do what's called the incubation period.

My First Million
We named a billion dollar “startup” with the guy that named BlackBerry, Febreeze and Swiffer.

So I drop it and I go for a walk.

My First Million
We named a billion dollar “startup” with the guy that named BlackBerry, Febreeze and Swiffer.

It could be a one hour walk or it could be a 24 hours or I could come back to it in a week.

My First Million
We named a billion dollar “startup” with the guy that named BlackBerry, Febreeze and Swiffer.

But some amount of period, because that's like when those weird shower thoughts happen.

My First Million
We named a billion dollar “startup” with the guy that named BlackBerry, Febreeze and Swiffer.

And I think there's a reason for those shower thoughts.

My First Million
We named a billion dollar “startup” with the guy that named BlackBerry, Febreeze and Swiffer.

And then finally, I'll do the edit.

My First Million
We named a billion dollar “startup” with the guy that named BlackBerry, Febreeze and Swiffer.

And the edit is where brilliance comes up.

My First Million
We named a billion dollar “startup” with the guy that named BlackBerry, Febreeze and Swiffer.

And this process, I just stole.

My First Million
We named a billion dollar “startup” with the guy that named BlackBerry, Febreeze and Swiffer.

I think I stole from David Ogilvie, where he said, I'm not even a good writer, but I'm a world-class editor.

My First Million
We named a billion dollar “startup” with the guy that named BlackBerry, Febreeze and Swiffer.

Is there a process?

My First Million
We named a billion dollar “startup” with the guy that named BlackBerry, Febreeze and Swiffer.

Let's say I have a new company.

My First Million
We named a billion dollar “startup” with the guy that named BlackBerry, Febreeze and Swiffer.

I have a fiber company.

My First Million
We named a billion dollar “startup” with the guy that named BlackBerry, Febreeze and Swiffer.

Is there a process that I could do in five days that you could bullet point out of like, if you do this, this, this, and this, you'll be 80% ahead of where most people are.