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BigDeal

BigDeal

By: Codie Sanchez
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 You can change your life and make a dent on the world. This podcast uncovers the unfiltered lessons from the smartest minds straight to you, in conversations so honest you feel guilty listening in. We believe the current way of thinking is not working. The average person has become unhappy, unhealthy and financially struggling. You are not that person. This podcast will kick you in the shin with truth and tactics they should have taught us but gatekept. Hosted by Codie Sanchez, entrepreneur, investor and reformed journalist. You are a BigDeal to us. Economics Leadership Management & Leadership Marketing Marketing & Sales Personal Finance
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  • Founder: How I Brainwashed Myself to Be a Billionaire at 34 | Ankur Jain

    Founder: How I Brainwashed Myself to Be a Billionaire at 34 | Ankur Jain
    May 13 2026
    As every great founder will tell you, trading time for money is a losing game. Ownership is how wealth actually gets built. Come to Main Street Millionaire Live and learn how — http://info.contrarianthinking.co/msmlbig-dealWhat if the smartest money move you could make wasn't raising venture capital at all? What if taking the wrong check, even a big one, could kill your company before it ever had a chance to win? Ankur Jain is the billionaire founder and CEO of Bilt Rewards, an $11 billion company that's rewriting the rules of housing, hospitality, and how millions of Americans build wealth. He started by solving a problem everyone ignored: why doesn't paying rent help you buy a home? Then he spent 18 months fighting regulators to change the law. No revenue. No product. Just belief and a refusal to quit. Today, Bilt operates like a network of mini startups inside one platform, caps teams at 25 people, and only raises money from customers who actually want the product to succeed. In this episode, you'll learn: Why raising venture capital too early is the fastest way to lose control of your vision and chase the wrong metrics The $10 billion problem rule and why solving massive pain is the only path to a billion dollar solution Why most companies die from indigestion, not starvation, and how to stay focused when opportunity is everywhere Why hiring your best friends isn't risky, it's the smartest move you can make, and how to build a culture where A players never leave The 90 day forcing function that weeds out bad hires before they spread and why managers are a waste of space How Ankur spent 18 months fighting to change federal housing law with no revenue and why that patience built the foundation for everything ___________ (00:00:00) Introduction: The Problem You're Solving Better Be Worth It (00:00:47) The Capital Trap: Why Traditional VC Money Will Kill Your Vision (00:04:10) The Customer Is Your First Investor: Kickstarter Over Sequoia (00:09:07) The Immigrant Grind: Watching My Parents Build from Nothing (00:11:03) The Sleep Test: If You Wake Up Happy Without It, Don't Build It (00:12:57) The Crisis Reframe: What Has to Be True for This to Be the Best Thing That Happened? (00:14:25) Build With Your Best Friends or Don't Build At All (00:17:45) The 90-Day Filter and the 25-Person Cap: Keeping the Startup Mentality at Scale (00:26:31) No Managers, Only Owners: The Pod CEO Model (00:28:37) The Hook vs The Platform: How Built Evolved from Rent Rewards to Hospitality Empire (00:52:02) The 18-Month Regulatory Bet: Building Before We Knew It Was Legal (00:46:14) Pessimists Sound Smart, Optimists Make Money: Why Entrepreneurship Should Be Fun (00:59:01) The Partnership Playbook: Solve Their Problem, Not Pitch Your Product (01:01:51) Closing: The One Thing Eight-Year-Old You Needs to Approve ___________ MORE FROM BIGDEAL 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@podcastbigdeal 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigdeal.podcast 📽️ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@big.deal.pod MORE FROM CODIE SANCHEZ 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@codiesanchezct 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/codiesanchez 📽️ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@realcodiesanchez OTHER THINGS WE DO 🌐 Our community: https://contrarianthinking.typeform.com/to/WBztXXID 📰 Free newsletter: https://contrarianthinking.biz/3XWLlZp 📚 Biz buying course: https://contrarianthinking.biz/3NhjGgN 🏠 Resibrands: https://resibrands.com/ 💰 CT Capital: https://contrarianthinking.biz/4eRyGOk 🏦 Main St Hold Co: https://contrarianthinking.biz/3YfGa8u Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • How to Get Rich (Without Getting Lucky) | Eric Jorgenson on Naval Ravikant

    How to Get Rich (Without Getting Lucky) | Eric Jorgenson on Naval Ravikant
    May 7 2026
    (Note: we had a technical issue that affected the first 12 minutes of Eric’s camera feed, so you’ll see a bit more wide cam than usual in the beginning. Our apologies!) Why is it that people with half your talent and twice your luck seem to be winning all the time? Because they understand leverage. And you're still trading hours for dollars. Eric Jorgenson spent a decade studying Naval Ravikant, one of the most influential entrepreneurs and thinkers in Silicon Valley, and distilled his wisdom into his classic book “The Almanack of Naval Ravikant”. In this episode, we break down the exact frameworks Naval used to build wealth, happiness, and freedom without getting crushed by the game everyone else is playing. In this episode, you'll learn: Why leverage is the only game that matters now and how code, media, and capital separate the rich from everyone else "Productize yourself” — the two word formula that unlocks specific knowledge and makes competition irrelevant Why hard work is overrated and judgment is the real multiplier that creates 100X outcomes The four types of luck, from blind to built, and how to engineer serendipity into your destiny Why rising above status is the ultimate form of freedom If you're an owner and this conversation about leverage resonates with you, learn the profit levers to find hidden cash in your business in my free Masterclass → https://contrarianthinking.biz/4cEHuZI ___________ [FLIGHTCAST_CHAPTERS] ___________ MORE FROM BIGDEAL 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@podcastbigdeal 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigdeal.podcast 📽️ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@big.deal.pod MORE FROM CODIE SANCHEZ 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@codiesanchezct 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/codiesanchez 📽️ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@realcodiesanchez OTHER THINGS WE DO 🌐 Our community: https://contrarianthinking.typeform.com/to/WBztXXID 📰 Free newsletter: https://contrarianthinking.biz/3XWLlZp 📚 Biz buying course: https://contrarianthinking.biz/3NhjGgN 🏠 Resibrands: https://resibrands.com/ 💰 CT Capital: https://contrarianthinking.biz/4eRyGOk 🏦 Main St Hold Co: https://contrarianthinking.biz/3YfGa8u Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • A Doer Will Always Outperform A Thinker.

    A Doer Will Always Outperform A Thinker.
    Apr 29 2026
    You think way more than you do… and that's a problem. While you're sitting there planning, researching, and perfecting your strategy, someone less qualified just shipped a worse version of your idea and they're already winning. Because doers beat thinkers every single time. In this episode, you'll learn: The one week method that gets more done in seven days than most people do in 12 months Why discipline is a design problem, not a character flaw, and how to engineer ease into your life How James Dyson built 5,127 prototypes before his breakthrough and why failed attempts are tuition The DOER framework: design the cue, open tiny, engineer reward, repeat until identity catches up Why shame keeps you stuck and what happens when you do the thing you're scared to try anyway The real cost isn't failure. It's the week, the month, the year you spent waiting while your competitor was getting reps. Time is the one resource you can't negotiate your way back. So stop thinking and start doing. Doers aren't just moving faster, they're moving smarter because they know what's working. That's exactly what Beehiiv gives newsletter operators. Use code CODIE30 at https://beehiiv.link/n3j2vt for 30% off your first 3 months. See how owners uncover hidden cash without growth or chaos in my upcoming Masterclass → https://contrarianthinking.biz/4cEHuZI ___________ (00:00:00) Introduction: You Think More Than You Do (00:01:26) The Wright Brothers vs Samuel Langley: Action Creates Data (00:03:48) The One Week Method: Wage One War (00:04:57) Engineer Ease: Why Discipline Is a Design Problem (00:07:05) Earn Evidence: What Did You Actually Ship Today? (00:08:13) Kill Escape Routes: Why Most People Leave the Back Door Open (00:10:27) The Cost of Waiting: What Delay Is Already Costing You (00:13:23) The DOER Framework: Design the Cue, Open Tiny, Engineer Reward (00:15:42) Repeat Until Your Identity Catches Up (00:16:10) The Shame That Stops You: Why You're Too Scared to Try ___________ MORE FROM BIGDEAL 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@podcastbigdeal 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigdeal.podcast 📽️ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@big.deal.pod MORE FROM CODIE SANCHEZ 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@codiesanchezct 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/codiesanchez 📽️ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@realcodiesanchez OTHER THINGS WE DO 🌐 Our community: https://contrarianthinking.typeform.com/to/WBztXXID 📰 Free newsletter: https://contrarianthinking.biz/3XWLlZp 📚 Biz buying course: https://contrarianthinking.biz/3NhjGgN 🏠 Resibrands: https://resibrands.com/ 💰 CT Capital: https://contrarianthinking.biz/4eRyGOk 🏦 Main St Hold Co: https://contrarianthinking.biz/3YfGa8u Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    20 mins
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