Tiny Talks Knowledge Format

At Camp MFM, they organized "Tiny Talks" - short presentations where successful individuals shared their expertise. Here's the structure and key examples.

Format Overview

  • 5-10 minute presentations
  • Focus on speaker's area of world-class expertise
  • Goal: Share actionable insights and strategies
  • Interactive with screen sharing and real examples

Notable Presentations

MrBeast's YouTube Masterclass

  • Showed actual channel analytics
  • Demonstrated thumbnail optimization techniques
  • Revealed specific strategies that worked/didn't work
  • Shared behind-the-scenes tactics for growth

Real Estate Success Story

  • Topic: "How I went from 0 to $1.3B in real estate in 10 years"
  • Key takeaway: Leverage unfair advantages when you have them
  • Speaker demonstrated clear competitive edge in their approach

Gas Station Investment Analysis

  • Topic: "Why I bought 23 gas stations and was it a good idea?"
  • Motivated by tax strategy (bonus depreciation benefits)
  • Long-term value proposition still to be determined

VC Investment Strategy

  • Presented by active VC on why "venture capital mostly sucks"
  • Introduced "Mount Rushmore of Death" framework
    • Four main causes: heart disease, diabetes, cancer, dementia
    • Used to identify promising biotech investments
  • Shifted from high-volume meeting strategy to targeted approach

Business Acquisition Strategy

  • Focused on the "3 D's of buying businesses"
    • Death
    • Divorce
    • Distressed
  • Example shared of acquiring business for just inventory cost
  • Demonstrated how timing and circumstances create opportunities

Value Proposition

  • Direct access to expert knowledge
  • Real-world examples and case studies
  • Actionable insights from successful practitioners
  • Diverse range of business topics and strategies
49:43 - 49:56
Full video: 57:21
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Shaan Puri

Host of MFM

Shaan Puri is the Chairman and Co-Founder of The Milk Road. He previously worked at Twitch as a Senior Director of Product, Mobile Gaming, and Emerging Markets. He also attended Duke University.

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