Episode 646: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talks to Vanta founder Christina Cacioppo ( https://x.com/christinacaci ) about quitting her job and betting on herself.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) Stumblehustling into USV  (4:36) Betting on the left side of your email address (8:30) The art of fear (11:47) Making bad art (13:30) The marshmallow test (17:26) Startup advice to beware of (18:16) The idea for Vanta (21:00) The only question that matters (22:30) Managing your mind (27:47) How to pick an idea to chase (29:03) The real origin of Vanta (31:00) Building a flywheel (36:06) Controversial opinions (40:49) Pushing past the no (46:17) Not flinching during negotiations — Links: • Vanta - https://www.vanta.com/ — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano