Darius Mirshahzadeh - Iran, gas stations, nightclubs, Tony Hsieh, Elon Musk, wrestling and books
Description
Darius Mirshahzadeh is a serial entrepreneur and a bestselling author. He spent his childhood in Iran and the US and learned the core principles of business from watching his dad run gas stations. I loved the stories of him selling candy in school to starting a nightclub business in college. Although the nightclub failed, it taught him valuable lessons. We also talked about Tony Hsieh ( and Holacracy), Elon Musk ( and luck), wresting (and staying in the game), and the interesting story behind his book.
Here are the show notes :)
02:20 - My Story
03:12 - Culture, Leadership and Navy Seals
06:07 - Tony Hsieh, Holacracy and why it failed
9:28 - Iranians being the Italians of the middle east and childhood
11:22 - Lessons from my dad
13:09 - Running a candy business in school and a failed nightclub business in college
16:47 - Why I'd never start a nightclub business
18:43 - A good market hides all the dead bodies
23:00 - Wrestling is a sport where you get your ass kicked until you're good
25:08 - Elon Musk - luck and staying in the game long enough
29:17 - A keynote that turned into a book and why books are a 5-year time investment
31:31 - The Greatness Machine and podcasting
I write a few awesome emails a month here (https://stealmymarketing.substack.com)
You can also follow me on Twitter for similar stuff. My DMs are open (https://twitter.com/AbhishekLpd)
Darius on Twitter (https://twitter.com/kingdarius)
Darius' Website (https://therealdarius.com)
United States
