Want to hear how Sara Blakely was selling faxes door to door while brainstorming her billion-dollar Spanx brand idea? Yep, all she knew was that she needed a great idea to start a business. As you would expect much mental agony and door slamming followed. Did you know that Sara wrote the patent applications for her Spanx idea on her own without any legal training or prior patent experience? How about the story of Instagram’s founding? Did you know that one of the most pivotal moments in Instagram’s history came courtesy of Kevin Systrom’s wife casual comment about the use of photo filters?

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For all things FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early), the Choose FI guys are at the head of the class. Topics range from the unbelievable tax advantages of High Deductible Savings Plans to how to ruthlessly cut cable and phone bills, to how to find a lucrative side hustle. Originally focused on personal finance and how to get on the path to early retirement, the podcast and accompanying website quickly morphed into an all things life optimization. The pod and website work well to offer pretty comprehensive and actionable content. The most delightful part of the entire thing though is the DIY ethos of it. They offer in depth profiles of those that have successfully done it.

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