My First Million
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Sam Parr and Shaan Puri brainstorm new business ideas based on trends & opportunities they see in the market. Sometimes they bring on famous guests to brainstorm with them.
Episodios 914
We spent 8 hours finding the best stuff on X. Here it is.
Database of 300+ business ideas: https://clickhubspot.com/wtfv Episode 875: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) are joined by Ben Levy ( https://x.com/benmlevy ) to …
Notas del episodio
Database of 300+ business ideas: https://clickhubspot.com/wtfv
Episode 875: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) are joined by Ben Levy ( https://x.com/benmlevy ) to react to the best stuff on X this week.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Idea: Wedding Crashers
(3:10) Idea: Clavicular's Billion-Dollar Business Opportunity
(7:55) Elon's Flying Tesla Roadster
(12:25) Elon Wants to Give Every Kid a Share of SpaceX
(16:50) Inside Andrew Huberman's Fridge
(20:10) Peter Levels on Moats
(26:40) Bryan Johnson's Quest to Dunk at 49
(35:15) The Craziest Rich-Guy Purchase
(41:30) Jensen Huang's Algorithm
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/
Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., Members FDIC
• I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out:
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My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /
This 3-hour Elizabeth Holmes doc broke our brains
Sam's database on how long it takes to become a millionaire: https://clickhubspot.com/ekvd Episode 874: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) are breaking down the best …
Notas del episodio
Sam's database on how long it takes to become a millionaire: https://clickhubspot.com/ekvd
Episode 874: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) are breaking down the best documentary of the year.
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/
Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., Members FDIC
• I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out:
beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge
My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /
We put a multimillionaire’s portfolio into Claude (the results shocked us)
Investing guide: 35+ money principles from investors/financial operators https://clickhubspot.com/tmgc Episode 873: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talk about an …
Notas del episodio
Investing guide: 35+ money principles from investors/financial operators https://clickhubspot.com/tmgc
Episode 873: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talk about an investor who makes 2.9 decisions a year, Zuck’s victory lap and what happened when Sam hired an executive coach.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Zero Action Investing
(7:55) Premortems
(10:05) Zuck's Victory Lap
(16:50) The Superpower of 100x Leaders
(20:45) Sam Hires an Executive Coach
(21:35) Identify the Game You're Playing
(30:15) Keep Your Sails Up
(33:45) Sam Attacks His Panic Attacks
(38:55) Role Playing Hard Situations
(41:00) How to Prep for the Scariest Moments
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/
Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., Members FDIC
• I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out:
beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge
My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /
the 6 traits of people who can’t stop making money
Take our founder personality quiz: https://clickhubspot.com/dclt Episode 872: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talk about the different types of founders. — Show …
Notas del episodio
Take our founder personality quiz: https://clickhubspot.com/dclt
Episode 872: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talk about the different types of founders.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Natural Money-Makers
(1:52) Attributes of Natural Money-Makers
(3:10) The Story of Nick Kokonas
(8:12) The Story of Jay Gould
(10:00) Can It Be Learned?
(13:04) The Story of Syed Balkhi
(17:58) Only Spend the Second Derivative
(22:27) Trading Valuable Hours for Useless Dollars
(26:50) Other Play Styles That Win
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Links:
• Syed Balkhi episode - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzHdrQ5pDFo
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/
Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., Members FDIC
• I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out:
beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge
My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /
3 embarrassing moments that changed my life
$1M Solopreneur MVP guide: https://clickhubspot.com/ftws Episode 870: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) tells 3 embarrassing stories. One from his personal life, one from business, and a most recent one. — …
Notas del episodio
$1M Solopreneur MVP guide: https://clickhubspot.com/ftws
Episode 870: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) tells 3 embarrassing stories. One from his personal life, one from business, and a most recent one.—
Show Notes:
(0:00) intro
(1:15) recent embarrassment
(5:20) Lesson: “You Can Make Hell Out of Heaven”
(8:15) business embarrassment
(12:58) Lesson: “Worship at the Church of Action”
(15:35) personal embarrassment
(19:55) Lesson: “The Decision Is Upstream of All Action”
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/
Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., Members FDIC
• I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out:
beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge
My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /
The creative genius behind Squatty Potty & Poo-Pourri reveals his marketing playbook
$1M Attention Guide: 15+ ways to get eyeballs on what you're building https://clickhubspot.com/okbv Episode 869: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talks to Angel Studios founder Jeff Harmon ( …
Notas del episodio
$1M Attention Guide: 15+ ways to get eyeballs on what you're building https://clickhubspot.com/okbv
Episode 869: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talks to Angel Studios founder Jeff Harmon ( https://x.com/JeffreyHarmon ) about finding and exploiting glitches.—
Show Notes:
(0:00) I helped a dentist create one of the greatest marketing campaigns
(8:35) How to find the glitch in the system
(11:10) Go for your own problems
(13:25) Where is the attention going?
(16:10) ANGEL
(19:15) 19-minute ad experiment
(25:30) The genius moment behind Squatty Potty, Poo-Pourri
(26:55) Poo-Pourri ad
(27:25) How to craft a $100M ad
(28:55) Use comedians
(35:55) Warm up the algorithm
(39:35) Super Bowl stunts
(41:10) PG-13 content for the masses
(44:45) Base hits vs. home runs
(45:10) The economics of the movie business
(47:05) “I’ve never met a billionaire who doesn’t want to make movies”
(49:55) The brutality of Hollywood
(54:10) Having a personal vibe coder
(1:00:05) Advice to my younger self
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Links:
• Angel Studios — angel.com
• Poo-Pourri — poopourri.com
• Squatty Potty — squattypotty.com
• Purple — purple.com
• A24 — a24films.com
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/
Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., Members FDIC
• I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out:
beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge
My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /
3 businesses we think are about to blow up
Database of 140+ business ideas: https://clickhubspot.com/slkm Episode 868: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talk about 3 business ideas. — Show Notes: (3:08) Idea …
Notas del episodio
Database of 140+ business ideas: https://clickhubspot.com/slkm
Episode 868: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talk about 3 business ideas.
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Show Notes:
(3:08) Idea: Oxytocin dosing
(20:17) Idea: Loneliness solutions
(27:30) Idea: Faith-based businesses
(27:33) Angel Studios
(34:36) What’s the reaction to the action?
(42:03) The brutal business of making hit movies
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/
Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., Members FDIC
• I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out:
beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge
My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /
We tested Instinct, MUSE and Grokbot. They’re ridiculous.
Get Sam's guide to turn AI into your executive coach: https://clickhubspot.com/vbrp Episode 867: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) test out the new ai personal …
Notas del episodio
Get Sam's guide to turn AI into your executive coach: https://clickhubspot.com/vbrp
Episode 867: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) test out the new ai personal assistants.—
Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(2:42) AI is the highest ELO game in the world
(5:18) Instinct
(9:31) Grokbot
(20:24) It’s not all about intelligence
(38:35) Micro1
(44:08) Exploiting vulnerabilities
(58:48) $100 billion companies everywhere
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Links:
• Instinct - https://instinct.com/
• Grokbot - https://x.ai/news/introducing-grok-bot
• micro1 - https://www.micro1.ai/
• OpenRouter - https://openrouter.ai/
• MUSE - https://muse.ai/
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/
Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., Members FDIC
• I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out:
beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge
My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /
MIT scientist: Elon Musk was right, we are almost certainly in a simulation
(Free) MFM's pro-level business resources shared by the best in the biz: https://clickhubspot.com/pvks Episode 866: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talks to MIT Scientist about whether or not we’re living …
Notas del episodio
(Free) MFM's pro-level business resources shared by the best in the biz: https://clickhubspot.com/pvks
Episode 866: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talks to MIT Scientist about whether or not we’re living in a simulation.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Are We Living in a Simulation?
(8:30) Ancient Religions Already Believed This
(14:40) AI Agents Are Getting Weird
(28:40) Quantum Physics & the Simulation Theory
(40:50) Aliens, UFOs & Glitches in the Matrix
(51:30) Dreams, Past Lives & DMT
(55:00) How Simulation Theory Changes How You Live
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Links:
• The Simulation Hypothesis by Rizwan Virk - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/774523/the-simulation-hypothesis-by-rizwan-virk/
• Zen Entrepreneurship by Rizwan Virk - https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Rizwan_Virk_Zen_Entrepreneurship?id=CE9zEAAAQBAJ
• The Zen Entrepreneur and the Dream by Rizwan Virk - https://www.zenentrepreneur.com/
• Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda - https://yogananda.org/autobiography-of-a-yogi
• Are You Living in a Computer Simulation? by Nick Bostrom - https://nickbostrom.com/
• Second Life - https://www.secondlife.com/
• SETI Institute - https://www.seti.org/
• Project Blue Book Archives - https://www.archives.gov/research/military/air-force/ufos
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/
Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., Members FDIC
• I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out:
beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge
My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /
There’s 98 days until 2027...Do this and you’ll thank yourself on Jan 1st
Sam's database on how long it takes to become a millionaire: https://clickhubspot.com/brgh Episode 865: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talk to about how to win …
Notas del episodio
Sam's database on how long it takes to become a millionaire: https://clickhubspot.com/brgh
Episode 865: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talk to about how to win 2027.—
Show Notes:
(0:00) There are 99 days left in the year
(1:40) Parkinson’s Law
(3:35) The toxic love of events
(9:25) Joel Greenblatt’s Jelly Bean experiment
(12:25) The aftershocks of Joe Hudson
(15:30) Shaan’s “5 voices in the head” theory
(18:05) Six Thinking Hats
(20:00) The two minds of a creator
(22:45) Blue notebook vs. red notebook
(23:50) Sam’s three notebooks
(27:00) “Your brain is an old mansion”
(30:00) Obscure billionaire, family dynasty
(41:40) Nike stock falls 80%
(44:00) I created a monster / turn shit into gold
(48:35) Tales from the house
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/
Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., Members FDIC
• I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out:
beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge
My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /
Whatnot founder: This is the future of e-commerce
$1M Attention Guide: 15+ ways to get eyeballs on what you're building https://clickhubspot.com/brcv Episode 863: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talk to Grant …
Notas del episodio
$1M Attention Guide: 15+ ways to get eyeballs on what you're building https://clickhubspot.com/brcv
Episode 863: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talk to Grant Lafontaine ( https://x.com/GrantLaFontaine ) the founder of Whatnot.—
Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(1:00) Grant turned down Shaan’s investment
(2:12) Shaan buys a crab on Whatnot
(3:58) First 1,000 users
(19:07) Black hat growth tactics
(28:52) 30 sales to $2.3M in year 1
(34:03) $2.3M to $163M in year 2
(34:56) $163M to $1B in year 3
(37:02) How to be a billion-dollar founder
(42:04) Going all the way deep on a single problem
(45:44) Don’t let people use fancy language
(49:48) Being disagreeable but likable
(50:43) The reason I left Facebook
(53:39) “If you think you’re moving fast, you’re probably not”
(54:13) Trends: NeeDohs, squishies, gold bars
(56:21) 9-figure sellers
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Links:
• Whatnot - https://www.whatnot.com/
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm
—
Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/
Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., Members FDIC
• I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out:
beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge
My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /
Coach for SpaceX & OpenAI destroys your limiting beliefs for 88 minutes straight
Get Sam's guide to turn ChatGPT into your life coach: https://clickhubspot.com/edlv Episode 863: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) get coached by Joe Hudson ( …
Notas del episodio
Get Sam's guide to turn ChatGPT into your life coach: https://clickhubspot.com/edlv
Episode 863: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) get coached by Joe Hudson ( https://x.com/FU_joehudson ) on the mental game of being a founder.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(2:35) Limiting beliefs
(6:48) Mind, heart, gut
(8:20) The self-reliance pattern
(14:45) Unkink your hose
(16:35) Phrases that change your thinking
(18:20) Visualize the negative outcomes
(21:35) Most common fear of founders: homelessness
(23:45) Tricking your nervous system with repetition
(27:35) Avoiding conflict
(32:40) How to address conflict
(38:35) Abusive self-talk patterns
(42:45) Is this stuff worth doing?
(50:40) Experiments to try this week
(54:45) Why bliss destroys you
(59:35) Finding your billion-dollar purpose
(1:01:00) What's the Illuminati like in person?
(1:04:00) How Joe got here
(1:22:00) Where you click matters
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Links:
• The Art of Accomplishment - https://www.artofaccomplishment.com/
• Descartes’ Error - https://a.co/d/0j1JxxLC
• Tibetan Book of Living and Dying - https://a.co/d/0apYnAGF
• The Inner Game of Tennis - https://a.co/d/0hy9hBRa
• Listen - https://a.co/d/0gzKTFBy
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm
—
Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/
Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., Members FDIC
• I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out:
beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge
My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /
i got internet famous... if i started again from scratch, here's what I'd do this time
Shaan's guide on how to build an audience: https://clickhubspot.com/tjsv Episode 862: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) teaches what it takes to build an audience in 18 minutes. — Show Notes: (0:00) Intro …
Notas del episodio
Shaan's guide on how to build an audience: https://clickhubspot.com/tjsv
Episode 862: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) teaches what it takes to build an audience in 18 minutes.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(1:00) Lesson 1: Who, not how many
(2:28) Lesson 2: What should I talk about?
(5:03) Lesson 3: Learn the 5 Ds
(7:12) Lesson 4: OK this is getting long. But you’re still here. Weird, right
(7:55) Lesson 5: Don't worry about writing style or production quality
(9:08) Lesson 6: Create a binge bank
(10:03) Lesson 7: Feeling, not information
(12:05) Lesson 8: “Be so good they can’t ignore you”
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Links:
• My blog post - https://www.shaanpuri.com/essays/i-got-internet-famouse-if-i-started-again-from-scratch-heres-what-id-do-this-time
—
Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm
—
Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/
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David Rubenstein: We took $5M and turned it into $500B
Sam's database on how long it takes to become a millionaire: https://clickhubspot.com/pnlv Episode 861: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) sits down with David Rubenstein ( https://x.com/DM_Rubenstein ) to …
Notas del episodio
Sam's database on how long it takes to become a millionaire: https://clickhubspot.com/pnlv
Episode 861: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) sits down with David Rubenstein ( https://x.com/DM_Rubenstein ) to talk about turning Carlyle into $500B, his $14B miss, and the greatest business lessons in history.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Turning $5M into $500B
(5:13) Scrappy private equity
(11:58) Don’t fool yourself
(14:14) Turning down 20% of Amazon
(16:23) Recruiting big shots
(20:40) Finding the right partner
(22:02) Trade-offs
(27:39) Witnessing ascents to power
(31:40) The Greatest Sentence Ever Written
(33:37) History that repeats itself
(35:49) Recommended Reading
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Links:
• Carlyl - https://www.carlyle.com/
• David’s books - https://www.davidrubenstein.com/books/
—
Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm
—
Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/
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Decoding Tony Hawk’s mindset in 72 minutes
30+ unsexy business ideas: https://clickhubspot.com/pdnb Episode 860: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) chop it up with skateboarding legend Tony Hawk. — Show Notes …
Notas del episodio
30+ unsexy business ideas: https://clickhubspot.com/pdnb
Episode 860: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) chop it up with skateboarding legend Tony Hawk.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(1:20) Meeting Tony in Ethiopia
(3:42) Economics of skate parks
(12:38) The price of greatness
(17:54) Scraping by
(26:33) The 900
(35:16) Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater
(52:20) Investing
(58:53) Influencing on internet culture
(1:03:47) Aging skaters
(1:08:07) Tickets
—
Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm
—
Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/
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How we scaled to $100M in under a year (ft. IM8 co-founder Danny Yeung)
$1M+ problems worth solving (90+ business ideas): https://clickhubspot.com/phfl Episode 859: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talks to Danny Yeung ( https://x.com/DannyYeung_ ) about how he built a $200M …
Notas del episodio
$1M+ problems worth solving (90+ business ideas): https://clickhubspot.com/phfl
Episode 859: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talks to Danny Yeung ( https://x.com/DannyYeung_ ) about how he built a $200M business in 18 months.
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Links:
• IM8 - https://im8health.com/
—
Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm
—
Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/
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How to naturally monetize what you love
140+ real business ideas database: https://clickhubspot.com/lrgo Episode 858: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the weird ways people go all in on strange …
Notas del episodio
140+ real business ideas database: https://clickhubspot.com/lrgo
Episode 858: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the weird ways people go all in on strange hobbies and make millions doing it.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(0:24) scent social club
(1:54) Museum hacks
(16:34) Mafia tours
(21:39) Dolly Parton--Honorary Billy of The Week
(45:04) LeBron James's brilliant business move
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Links:
• Scent Social Club - https://www.scentsocialclub.com/
• We Don’t Sell Saddles Here - https://medium.com/@stewart/we-dont-sell-saddles-here-4c59524d650d
• Equine Network - https://equinenetwork.com/
• Museum Hack - https://museumhack.com/
—
Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm
—
Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/
Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., Members FDIC
• I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out:
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7 things MrBeast, Bezos & Thiel do that you don’t
Get Sam and Shaan's CEO lessons in one guide: https://clickhubspot.com/epmw Episode 857: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the extreme behaviors of the …
Notas del episodio
Get Sam and Shaan's CEO lessons in one guide: https://clickhubspot.com/epmw
Episode 857: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the extreme behaviors of the most legendary CEOs.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) CEO Moves
(2:49) Move 1: Option Drop
(10:39) Move 2: Friction Removal Service
(12:55) Move 3: 1-bit communication
(19:35) Move 4: Single-tasking
(23:18) Move 5: Continuous culling
(26:05) Move 6: Reward failure
(27:06) Move 7: Clone yourself
(30:18) Alternative: Give up on greatness (also fine)
(35:59) Just be great
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm
—
Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/
Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., Members FDIC
• I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out:
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How a $5B founder is using AI (3 tutorials)
How Wade uses AI (steal his prompts): https://clickhubspot.com/efcd Episode 856: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Wade Foster ( https://x.com/wadefoster ) …
Notas del episodio
How Wade uses AI (steal his prompts): https://clickhubspot.com/efcd
Episode 856: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Wade Foster ( https://x.com/wadefoster ) about how he uses AI to save himself hours of work every day.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) intro
(2:27) The sales pitch
(7:04) My Robot Executive Staff, Waking Up Like The President
(14:13) Evening brief
(17:39) AI that argues with you
(19:32) War Council skill
(31:53) How to use AI to hire better
(48:15) being a billionaire before 40
(51:17) a case for not having a chip on your shoulder
(54:36) 1-dimensional winners
(1:00:55) recommended reading
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Links:
• Zapier - https://zapier.com/
—
Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm
—
Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/
Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., Members FDIC
• I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out:
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I built a $2,000,000,000 business on vibes
Sam's database on how long it takes to become a millionaire: https://clickhubspot.com/elkv Episode 855: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Allison Ellsworth …
Notas del episodio
Sam's database on how long it takes to become a millionaire: https://clickhubspot.com/elkv
Episode 855: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Allison Ellsworth, the founder of Poppi.
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Links:
• Poppi - https://drinkpoppi.com/
• Josie Rushing - https://josiesrushing.com/
• Orion - https://orionsleep.com/
• Nello - https://drinknello.com/
• Preston Lane - https://www.onprestonlane.com/
• Blue Land - https://www.blueland.com/
—
Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm
—
Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/
Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., Members FDIC
• I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out:
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3 millionaires reveal their super niche businesses
30+ unsexy business ideas: https://clickhubspot.com/dwtb Episode 854: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) ask 3 founders to tell them the juiciest number behind their …
Notas del episodio
30+ unsexy business ideas: https://clickhubspot.com/dwtb
Episode 854: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) ask 3 founders to tell them the juiciest number behind their businesses and get advice live.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Rishi Talati, Hot Plate
(20:10) Ajay Mehta, Tolan
(39:53) Jonathan Baer, Overlap
—
Links:
• Hot Plate - https://www.hotplate.com/
• Tolan - https://www.tolans.com/
• Overlap - https://overlap.ai/
—
Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm
—
Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/
Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., Members FDIC
• I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out:
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Asking 3 young millionaires how they make $1.8M, $5M, & $12M/year
30+ blue-collar business ideas: https://clickhubspot.com/refn Episode 853: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) ask 3 founders to tell them the juiciest number behind …
Notas del episodio
30+ blue-collar business ideas: https://clickhubspot.com/refn
Episode 853: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) ask 3 founders to tell them the juiciest number behind their businesses and get advice live.
—
Show Notes:
(0:00) Nick Haschka, OnPoint Generators
(17:39) Kevin Moyer, Smash My Trash
(36:54) Noam Eisenberg, TMJaw
—
Links:
• OnPoint Generators - https://onpointgen.com/
• Smash My Trash - https://howitworks.smashmytrash.com/
• Your TMJ Pen - https://yourtmj.com/
—
Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm
—
Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/
Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., Members FDIC
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3 strangers showed us how they made $8M, $10M, & $40M/year
140+ real business ideas database: https://clickhubspot.com/pkst Episode 852: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) ask 3 founders to tell them the juiciest number …
Notas del episodio
140+ real business ideas database: https://clickhubspot.com/pkst
Episode 852: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) ask 3 founders to tell them the juiciest number behind their businesses and get advice live.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(1:31) Raav Gupta, Posha
(20:03) Nick Saltarelli, Mid-Day Squares
(39:48) Shreyas Parab, DayDream Dental
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Links:
• Posha - https://www.posha.com/
• Mid-Day Squares - https://www.middaysquares.com/
• DayDream Dental - https://www.daydream.dental/
—
Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm
—
Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/
Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., Members FDIC
• I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out:
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$39B founder says his company could 100x in 5 years
Sam's database on how long it takes to become a millionaire: https://clickhubspot.com/elft Episode 851: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Brett Adcock ( …
Notas del episodio
Sam's database on how long it takes to become a millionaire: https://clickhubspot.com/elft
Episode 851: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Brett Adcock ( https://x.com/adcock_brett ), the founder of Figure.ai.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(3:29) Hark, a human in a box
(8:00) zero constraints
(17:32) rapid prototyping
(21:38) What are the robots doing?
(23:45) what about the hype is real?
(27:54) finding the best people
(30:14) $20M dollar salaries for engineers
(32:03) How Zuck is buying his way into AI
(35:44) Auditing Brett's 2026 predictions
(42:33) reducing your buckets
(44:00) show us your home screen
(46:17) hitting rock bottom 3x
(57:22) who inspires Brett
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Links:
• Hark - https://hark.com/
• Cover - https://www.cover.ai/
• Figure - https://www.figure.ai/
—
Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm
—
Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/
Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., Members FDIC
• I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out:
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3 killer businesses hiding in plain sight
140+ real business ideas database: https://clickhubspot.com/pkce Episode 850: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about massive businesses hidden in plain sight …
Notas del episodio
140+ real business ideas database: https://clickhubspot.com/pkce
Episode 850: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about massive businesses hidden in plain sight.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) The wild economics of lab testing on monkeys
(11:01) Salad oil crisis
(15:35) the art of noticing
(24:38) enthusiasm
(27:39) know thy 8-year old self
(32:32) be shameless
(37:08) Sam goes to SF for 7 days
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Links:
• Qoves - https://www.qoves.com/
• Charles River - https://www.criver.com/
• How To Do Great Work - https://www.paulgraham.com/greatwork.html
—
Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm
—
Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/
Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., Members FDIC
• I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out:
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9 drunk ideas that sound stupid (but are secretly genius)
Business Ideas Database: https://clickhubspot.com/erhy Episode 849: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ), Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and their producer Arie brainstorm 9 business ideas that are …
Notas del episodio
Business Ideas Database: https://clickhubspot.com/erhy
Episode 849: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ), Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and their producer Arie brainstorm 9 business ideas that are genius.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(2:07) IDEA 1: Reverse vacations
(6:03) IDEA 2: Rap battle + UFC fight
(13:18) IDEA 3: Giant claw machine
(20:39) IDEA 4: Butter dispenser
(27:32) IDEA 5: beepers for kids
(35:35) IDEA 6: Mexican Benihana
(40:01) IDEA 7: bulk custom gifts
(44:10) IDEA 8: Slop Stop
(49:06) IDEA 9: Take your roommate to work day
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• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm
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• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/
Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., Members FDIC
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We found the internet's best sales advice
Get our CEO lessons in one guide: https://clickhubspot.com/sagh Episode 848: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the 7 rules of sales, Bernard Arnault’s …
Notas del episodio
Get our CEO lessons in one guide: https://clickhubspot.com/sagh
Episode 848: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the 7 rules of sales, Bernard Arnault’s revenge letter, plus the economics of Magic: The Gathering.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) highest value comment from HackerNews
(2:50) always bring 2 diet cokes to a negotiation
(7:36) Saving lives as a service
(17:24) Bernard Arnaults revenge letter
(25:29) The business of Magic: The Gathering
(41:58) Bryan Johnson, The Dana White of Longevity
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/
Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., Members FDIC
• I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out:
beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge
My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /
The surprising product that built Italy's richest family
Unsexy Business Ideas Database: https://clickhubspot.com/yjsa Episode 847: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about dynastic wealth creation. If you'd like to …
Notas del episodio
Unsexy Business Ideas Database: https://clickhubspot.com/yjsa
Episode 847: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about dynastic wealth creation.
If you'd like to support Ben Wilson's treatment, he has a GoFundMe - https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-ben-fight-cancer-support-his-treatment
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Shaan gets invited to graduation
(2:19) The richest man in Italy
(16:09) The golden window
(26:51) meeting an xtreme multi-billionaire
(36:04) An update about Ben WIlson
(42:52) achieving greatness vs being great
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/
Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., Members FDIC
• I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out:
beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge
My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /
This guy made $80M in profit. Here's his next 3 stock picks
Shaan's guide to go from $0 to $1M: https://clickhubspot.com/pfkv Episode 846: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Chris Camillo ( https://x.com/ChrisCamillo ) …
Notas del episodio
Shaan's guide to go from $0 to $1M: https://clickhubspot.com/pfkv
Episode 846: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Chris Camillo ( https://x.com/ChrisCamillo ) about the 5 trades he’s betting on in 2026.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Social Arbitrage
(6:29) Needohs
(20:16) Nerd culture
(27:06) Information asymmetry
(46:30) Amazon
(1:02:21) Podcasting
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Links:
• Dumb Money Live - https://www.youtube.com/DumbMoneyLive
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm
—
Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/
Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., Members FDIC
• I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out:
beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge
My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /
Killer marketing secrets that always work (ft. Ogilvy Adman, Rory Sutherland)
$1M Attention Guide: 15+ ways to get eyeballs on what you're building https://clickhubspot.com/tkwc Episode 845: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to marketing …
Notas del episodio
$1M Attention Guide: 15+ ways to get eyeballs on what you're building https://clickhubspot.com/tkwc
Episode 845: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to marketing legend Rory Sutherland ( https://x.com/rorysutherland ).—
Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(1:44) Horsepower
(12:15) Reverse benchmarking
(17:38) Pay attention to what irritates you
(21:47) Ogilvy secrets
(27:28) Marketing hacks used by Apple, UBER, McDonald's
(36:35) direct response marketing 101
(1:08:50) Recommended reading
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Links:
• Alchemy - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01F1HOAWA
• Illusion of Choice - https://www.amazon.com/dp/0857199749
• Nassim Taleb books - https://www.amazon.com/stores/Nassim-Nicholas-Taleb/author/B000APVZ7W
• Ogilvy on Advertising - https://www.amazon.com/dp/039472903X
• Writing That Works - https://www.amazon.com/dp/0060956437
• When More Is Not Better - https://www.amazon.com/dp/1647820065
• Scientific Advertising - https://a.co/d/0ixEJA1B
• The Choice Factory - https://a.co/d/0ixa769O
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm
—
Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/
Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., Members FDIC
• I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out:
beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge
My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /
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