The MINT Project
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003. Master The Game of Negotiation or Lose Every Time with David Packouz
In this episode, we're with the man who lived the real life story that inspired the movie War Dogs, David Packouz! David is going to teach us about high level negotiations and equip us with tools for successful negotiations.
After the events that are portrayed in the movie David went on and co-founded Singular Sound and Instafloss, both known for innovative, award-winning products. He also launched Comment Compass for managing YouTube feedback and War Dogs Academy to teach success in government contracting.
Today we talk about:
- High Level Government Negotiations
- The Most Important Thing To Know In Any Negotiation
- Why You Need To Get Every Agreement In Writing
Host Contact Info:
Adam Williams - Host M.I.N.T. Project Podcast
Website: https://elevestcapital.com/
Instagram: @awinvests
Email: contact@elevestcapital.com
Guest Contact Info:
IG: @davidpackouz
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Chapters:
0:00 It’s All Over
0:13 Introduction
2:07 What Really Happened
3:19 The Scariest Moment
5:13 The Moment You Were Caught
7:09 He Was Worse In Real Life
10:43 What Elevest Capital Does
11:13 Going Hollywood
16:07 On The Set of War Dogs
19:00 Musical Background
20:20 The Plan Was To Fund A Music Career
21:01 How David Made A Plea Deal
24:18 Six Months After The Raid
26:06 Why The Feds Had To Charge David
27:20 355 Years of Prison time
28:38 Plea Agreement and Good Behavior
31:20 Musical Inventor on House Arrest
33:35 Inventing His First Product
34:05 The Deal To Fund The Beat Buddy
36:12 Davids Brother Helps Expand
38:29 A Better Water Flosser
40:12 The Instafloss
41:34 Visionary Mindset
42:18 The Way You Have Good Ideas
42:48 Invention #3
46:13 Comment Compass
48:38 Negotiations
49:02 High Stakes Government Negotiations
49:26 Get It In Writing
50:39 Thing Of What CAN Go Wrong
55:16 The Best Way To Negotiate
58:07 Live By Your Relationships
58:46 Prison Story
1:00:36 How To Come Up With Your Value
1:05:47 How Did Davids Negotiations Start With Efraim Diveroli
1:08:43 The Moment Efraim Screwed David Over
1:09:22 Lessons Learned
1:11:06 Where To Find David
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