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My First Million · August 14, 2026 · 1h 2m

$39B founder says his company could 100x in 5 years

Brett Adcock, Sam Parr & Shaan Puri, Shaan Puri

Sam Parr and Shaan Puri sit down with Brett Adcock, founder of Figure.ai, to discuss the state of humanoid robotics and what it takes to build a company with extreme ambition. The conversation covers operating without constraints, rapid prototyping, the gap between real progress and hype in robotics, and the talent war for AI engineers. They also review Brett's past predictions, talk through personal low points, and hear who inspires him.

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Highlights

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Operating with zero constraints00:08:00
Brett Adcock describes how he approaches ambitious projects by removing assumed constraints.
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Rapid prototyping as a core habit00:17:32
The conversation covers how Figure uses rapid prototyping to move quickly.
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What the robots are doing today00:21:38
Brett walks through what Figure's humanoid robots are currently capable of doing.
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Separating robotics hype from real progress00:23:45
Sam and Shaan ask Brett which parts of the humanoid robot story are actually real.
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The $20M engineer salary00:30:14
The episode covers the extreme compensation packages being offered to top AI engineers.
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How Zuck is buying his way into AI00:32:03
The hosts examine Mark Zuckerberg's strategy of using massive capital to compete in AI.
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Auditing Brett's 2026 predictions00:35:44
The hosts revisit predictions Brett made for 2026 and check them against progress.
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Hitting rock bottom three times00:46:17
Brett recounts the low points he hit across his founder journey.
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Editorial

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Reducing your buckets00:42:33
The hosts discuss simplifying life by cutting the number of priority areas.
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Misc

✧Sam shared a database on how long it takes to become a millionaire in the show notes.
✧The show notes link to Hark, Cover, and Figure.
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