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Episode 623: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the underrated philanthropy style of Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, and Alfred Nobel.MFM Scholarship: Apply for $10K to start The Onion For College - https://www.shaanpuri.com/collegepaper—Show Notes: (0:00) Alfred Nobel's $266M Legacy(6:06) Competitions vs. Trusts(15:28) Idea: XPRIZE but for companies(19:15) Shaan’s Prize: Win $10K to start a college paper(23:07) How Barstool Sports started(26:47) Peter Thiel’s contrarian philanthropy(32:30) Elon Musks sexy indifference(37:22) Interview questions designed to repel and attract(44:25) Be a harsh grader of people(47:49) Great people are great in the first 2 weeks—Links:• Get our business idea database here https://clickhubspot.com/mfm• Nobel Peace Prize - https://www.nobelpeaceprize.org/• XPRIZE - https://www.xprize.org/• Darpa - https://www.darpa.mil/• Vesuvius Challenge - https://scrollprize.org/• Kaggle - https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/• Thiel Foundation - https://www.thielfoundation.org/• Musk Foundation - https://www.muskfoundation.org/—Check Out Shaan's Stuff:Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd—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/My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano