How Silicon Valley’s Most Prolific Investor Picks Unicorns | Elad Gil Interview

Episode 635: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Elad Gil ( https://x.com/eladgil ) about the three things he looks for when betting on startups, how he became an early investor in Anduril, plus 3 business ideas he thinks someone should go after. — Show Notes: (0:00) How to be successful in angel investing (3:00) How to create a bankroll (5:00) Making the great works of history available to anyone anywhere (7:21) The 1 thing that matters in a business (10:21) How to master a new topic like defense tech (12:15) Investing in Anduril in the first round (15:47) $1b dollar 1 person companies (18:51) Missionary vs mercenary (22:12) Idea: new schools inspired by Ancient Greece (25:49) Idea: A drug that makes you live longer (34:56) Idea: Large scale monuments to flex (44:25) Gil's Guide to Intensive Travel — Links: • Elad’s blog - https://eladgil.com/ • Proof School - https://www.proofschool.org/ • BioAge Labs - https://bioagelabs.com/ — 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