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Decoding Tony Hawk’s mindset in 72 minutes

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Decoding Tony Hawk’s mindset in 72 minutes

My First Million

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My First Million

My First Million

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30+ unsexy business ideas: https://clickhubspot.com/pdnb Episode 860: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) chop it up with skateboarding legend Tony Hawk. — Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (1:20) Meeting Tony in E...

Highlights

Tony Hawk joins Sam Parr and Shaan Puri to discuss the mindset, sacrifices, businesses, and cultural impact behind a legendary skateboarding career.
00:47
Skating at 37
02:59
Charity Water makes impact visible
11:08
Never stop progressing
14:06
Skating mattered more than eating
17:52
Success arrived far beyond Tony’s expectations
21:54
Support their passions
26:29
Greatness begins with unquenchable desire
30:33
The breakthrough was bigger than one trick
40:29
Authenticity was the goal
45:11
He bet on the game instead of taking the buyout
51:41
Find your kickflip
57:41
A video game transformed Birdhouse’s business
1:01:59
A 1982 zine started with friends and creativity
1:05:31
Take what you can get that day
1:11:22
A favorite guest after a thousand episodes

Chapters

Intro
00:00
Meeting Tony in Ethiopia
01:20
Economics of skate parks
03:42
The price of greatness
12:38
Scraping by
17:54
The 900
26:33
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater
35:16
Investing
52:20
Influencing on internet culture
58:53
Aging skaters
1:03:47
Tickets
1:08:07

Transcript

Tony Hawk: Fourth game just got released. It got to be in the top 10 sales right away. And he said, the first three are still in the top 10. And I said, what does that even mean? And he's like, this is what it means. And he slid a check across the table fo...