Puri: Moving to San Francisco normalizes the irrational delusion required for startups
Shaan Puri · How NOT to Make $1,000,000 (I Tried 17 Ways) · Nov 17, 2025 · at 28:38
Sean Puri discusses entrepreneurship mindset and the psychological value of the Silicon Valley environment on My First Million.
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“That's also why you got to move to San Francisco is because you'll be surrounded by success stories and you'll see them. You'll be like, okay, cool. That guy's not special. I could do it. If you could do it, I could do it. And also everybody around you is similarly deluded, which really helps because you sort of brainwash yourselves into this mode where you're going to keep going, keep taking shots and that that's a normal. Rational thing to do, even though it's a completely abnormal, irrational thing to do. I think it's one of the biggest benefits of coming to Silicon Valley.”
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