The craziest rags to riches story I’ve ever heard ($1/day to billionaire)

Episode 673: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talks to Nick Mowbray ( https://x.com/NMowbray23 ), the founder of the most profitable toy company in the world. 

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Show Notes: 

(0:00) Selling DIY hot air balloons door-to-door

(5:57) First product

(21:32) $30M David Beckham Tamagotchi fail

(30:18) Nightball 

(36:18) Robofish 

(41:43) Diapers

(48:44) Shampoo, pet food, confectionary, supplements, home products

(1:00:07) Zurutech - a self-funded moonshot

(1:03:28) Serial entrepreneur flywheel

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Links:

• Zuru - https://zurutoys.com/ 

• Zuru Tech - https://zuru.tech/ 

• Boom Supersonic - https://boomsupersonic.com/ 

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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:

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Check Out Sam's Stuff:

• 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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