Episode 646: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talks to Vanta founder Christina Cacioppo ( https://x.com/christinacaci ) about quitting her job and betting on herself. 

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Show Notes: 

(0:00) Stumblehustling into USV 

(4:36) Betting on the left side of your email address

(8:30) The art of fear

(11:47) Making bad art

(13:30) The marshmallow test

(17:26) Startup advice to beware of

(18:16) The idea for Vanta

(21:00) The only question that matters

(22:30) Managing your mind

(27:47) How to pick an idea to chase

(29:03) The real origin of Vanta

(31:00) Building a flywheel

(36:06) Controversial opinions

(40:49) Pushing past the no

(46:17) Not flinching during negotiations

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Links:

• Vanta - https://www.vanta.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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