7 Brutal Questions for a $20B Founder

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Episode 778: Sam Parr (⁠x.com/theSamParr⁠ (x.com/theSamParr) ) talks to Brian Halligan ( x.com/bhalligan ) about the highs and lows of building HubSpot.

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Show Notes:

(0:00) Are you happy?

(2:57) Does it ever stop sucking?

(5:18) Do you have imposter syndrome?

(6:55) Were the trade offs worth it?

(11:53) Is AI a bubble?

(14:47) Do you have to be liked?

(17:02) What would you do if you had to start over?

(29:36) What did you get wrong?

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