Episode 680: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Nick Bilton ( https://x.com/nickbilton ), investigative journalist and author of American Kingpin and Hatching Twitter. 

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Show Notes: 

(0:00) Intro

(7:03) Inside a criminal mind

(12:57) Getting people to open up

(20:49) The real story behind Twitter

(29:40) The auras of Trump, Bezos, Musk

(33:13) Becoming a journalist

(37:24) Steve Jobs' reality distortion field

(43:16) Who has it all in Silicon Valley?

(49:43) Being a professional asshole

(57:56) Nick's next story

(1:03:38) Storytelling

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Links:

• American Kingpin - https://tinyurl.com/yckc6smh 

• Hatching Twitter - https://tinyurl.com/3ah2j9ym 

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• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com 

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• 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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