Shaan (@ShaanVP) and Sam (@TheSamParr) break down the greeting card industry. They talk about digital cards and the staying power of card subscriptions, a new way to send gifts over social, and Shaan shares a story about his roots as a business operator. They discuss a subscription business for expecting mothers and Shaan shares an interesting story about the FBI. The end of the episode they talk about a little known Billy of the week.---------* Want to be featured in a future episode? Drop your question/comment/criticism/love here: https://www.mfmpod.com/p/hotline/* Support the pod by spreading the word, become a referrer here: https://refer.fm/million* Have you joined our private Facebook group yet? Go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/ourfirstmillion and join thousands of other entrepreneurs and founders scheming up ideas.---------Show notes:*

Recap of episode *

Making billions with greeting cards*

Segue: how the podcast changed Shaan's brain*

Back to greeting cards*

Making millions for decades at birthdayalarm.com*

Givingli & Hooked *

Thoughts on the Pro Republic article*

The subscription for expecting mothers*

Outpacing the S&P with the anti-Galloway Index*

The secret FBI crackdown on criminals*

The growth of privacy focused apps*

Recapping the genius of Mike Maples*

Technology at Chick-fil-a*

McKinsey for tech consulting*

Consensys*

The Gordon Bombay of crypto*