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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.
5 TikTok products that could print money for you
Episode 652: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about 5 ways you can make millions off of TikTok.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(4:34) Idea 1: Creator Rewards Program
(12:19) Idea 2: Botox Face Tape
(16:57) Idea 3: Madison Reed dupe for TikTok
(20:50) Idea 4: Self-help Journal
(32:10) Idea 5: Candy Candles
(34:42) Idea 6: 23andMe reboot
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Links:
• Goli - https://goli.com/
• The Natural Faces - http://thenaturalfaces.com/
• Madison Reed - https://www.madison-reed.com/
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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
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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
47:5221/11/2024
3 Stories Of People Making Millions In Weird Ways
Episode 651: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the Polymarket whale who made millions off the election, Ozempic for sleep and why Martha Stewart would have been our Billy of the Week in 1999.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) The rise and fall of Martha Stewart
(19:04) Ozempic for sleep
(33:10) The guts and brains of Polymarket's whale
(44:55) Betting vs gambling
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Links:
• Isaak.net - https://isaak.net/sleepless/
• Polymarket - https://polymarket.com/
• Chainalysis - http://chainalysis.com
• Vitalik blog - https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2024/11/09/infofinance.html
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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
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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
01:05:0819/11/2024
Leila Hormozi: From Minimum Wage Employee to $100M Net Worth By 29
Episode 650: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Leila Hormozi ( https://x.com/LeilaHormozi ) about being broke at 22 to making $1,200,000.month by 23.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Broke, overweight, going no where
(3:53) Wake up calls
(11:25) The Dickens Method
(13:29) Dating Alex Hormozi
(18:49) Starting Gym Launch at 23
(20:39) Repeating $0 - $15M in 12 months
(23:38) Life after selling gym launch
(25:15) "Who you compete with is who you become"
(34:28) $10M workshops
(35:30) Impatience with actions, patience with results
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Links:
• Acquisition - https://www.acquisition.com/
• Alex Hormozi on MFM - https://youtu.be/4KfuQwB5rIs
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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
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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
48:1715/11/2024
Die, Workwear: "This is how to look better in your 20s and 30s"
Episode 649: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talks to Derek Guy ( https://x.com/dieworkwear ) about how to dress better, have more confidence, and where and how to build a wardrobe that lasts decades.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Why it matters
(3:17) Sprezzatura
(6:01) Ralph Lauren
(9:33) Advice for the American male
(15:16) How to find a tailor
(17:21) Why we dress worse now
(20:15) How to build a wardrobe
(24:54) Budgeting
(28:23) Ready-to-wear, made-to-measure, and bespoke
(34:21) Personal style nirvana
(39:18) Buying for the decade
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Links:
• Die, Workwear! - https://dieworkwear.com/
• Inside the Mirrortocracy - https://carlos.bueno.org/2014/06/mirrortocracy.html
• The Paradox of Choice - https://www.amazon.com/Paradox-Choice-Why-More-Less/dp/0060005696
• How to Judge Quality in Clothing - https://www.putthison.com/how-to-judge-quality-in-clothing/
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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
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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
47:2513/11/2024
Unicorn Founder on Unseen Arbitrages, the Paradox of Wealth + Charlie Munger Wisdom ft. Ryan Petersen
Episode 648: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talks to Flexport founder Ryan Petersen ( https://x.com/typesfast ) about playing both games: bootstrapping a startup to millions and raising venture capital to build a multi-billion dollar company.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Import Genius
(5:36) Paul Graham's superpower
(9:34) Data-as-a-service framework
(13:51) Charlie Munger's worldly wisdom
(19:45) Prioritizing adventure
(24:09) The paradox of wealth
(28:51) Charlie Munger's student experiment
(31:00) Negotiation masterclass
(37:23) Inside Founders Fund
(43:16) Being in a crowd v following a crowd
(46:29) Highs and lows
(48:52) "You can just do things"
(50:16) Unseen arbitrages
(53:00) $50M Phone booths
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Links:
• Flexport - https://www.flexport.com/
• Flexport on X - https://x.com/flexport
• ImportGenius - https://www.importgenius.com/
• Schlep Blindness - https://paulgraham.com/schlep.html
• Poor Charlie’s Almanack - https://www.stripe.press/poor-charlies-almanack
• Founders Fund - https://foundersfund.com/
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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
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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
01:01:0111/11/2024
6 College Students Pitch Us Their Startups | MFM Shark Tank
Episode 647: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) invite 6 college students to pitch their startup ideas.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(3:58) Meet Your Class
(16:32) Metafrazo
(30:21) Milieu
(42:47) Brother Nuts
(54:14) Tour
(1:08:38) Pathlit
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Links:
• Meet Your Class - http://meetyourclass.com
• Jonah Liss - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonahliss/
• Blake Mischley - https://www.linkedin.com/in/blake-mischley/
• Metafrazo - http://metafrazo.ai
• Shrikar Lekkala - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shrikar-lekkala/
• Milieu - http://milieubio.com
• Nathan Shatz - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-shatz/
• Brother Nuts - http://brothersnuts.com
• Austin Majors - https://www.linkedin.com/in/austin-majors-6b3275195/
• Tour - http://usetour.com
• Amulya Parmar - https://www.linkedin.com/in/amulya-agape/
• Pathlit - http://pathlit.com
• Advay Gupta - https://www.linkedin.com/in/advaygupta/
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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
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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
01:32:5708/11/2024
I failed 22 times... then I built a $2.5B Company | Christina Cacioppo from Vanta
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.
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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
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Links:
• Vanta - https://www.vanta.com/
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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
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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
51:1706/11/2024
3 Killer Businesses Hidden in Plain Sight
Episode 645: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about cash-printing businesses that are around us every day and how to spot them.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) $1M dollar product: Water quality testing
(8:26) $10M dollar product: EZ Labor Law Posters
(15:22) $100M dollar product: Barcodes
(22:55) Idea: Casual Friday
(28:44) Marketing campaigns that altered culture
(36:00) Shaan reads his intro
(40:06) "Torches of freedom"
(44:42( Sam tours Yale campus
(50:59) Idea: YC campus
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Links:
• Oasis - https://www.oasiswater.app/
• GS1 - https://www.gs1us.org/
• Propaganda - https://tinyurl.com/2fc959jr
• Craig Clemens Episode - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N9rNShYI_g
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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
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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
56:1204/11/2024
Inside The Marketing Machine Of Billion-Dollar Presidential Campaigns
Episode 644: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talks to author and political campaign expert Sasha Issenberg ( https://x.com/sissenberg ) about the marketing machine behind presidential elections.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) The malarky factory and The Harm Index
(18:55) Trump's 2016 playbook
(28:18)Kamala's viral clip factory
(32:35) Who’s running a better 2024 campaign?
(35:04) What is Elon's role in Trump's campaign
(38:31) The lopsided downside of doorknocks
(42:25) Deepfakes and new tools in campaigning
(45:58) "The podcast election"
(50:00) The new playbook for winning in the age of meme wars
(54:15) Most mis-priced opportunity in elections
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Links:
• Sasha Issenberg - https://www.sashaissenberg.com/
• The Victory Lap - https://www.amazon.com/Victory-Lab-Science-Winning-Campaigns/dp/0307954803
• The Lie Detectives - https://www.amazon.com/Lie-Detectives-Playbook-Elections-Disinformation/dp/B0CFN6WM3Y
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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
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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
01:04:0402/11/2024
Q&A: Gut punches, favorite guests, plus advice for life
Episode 643: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) answer juicy questions from the audience.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Where should I put my money?
(9:35) Best thing you've read lately?
(15:28) Who’s on MFM’s Mt. Rushmore?
(26:18) When was your biggest gut punch?
(31:31) Who would you spend 24 hours with?
(40:24) What’s your best advice for new dads?
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Links:
• Alex Karp article - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/17/style/alex-karp-palantir.html
• Casa Bonita - https://www.casabonitadenver.com/
• Leave us a voicemail - https://www.mfmpod.com/
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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
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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
49:3930/10/2024
Y Combinator CEO Shares How They Pick Winners, Advice For Founders + Lessons From Paul Graham | Garry Tan Interview
Episode 642: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Garry Tan ( https://x.com/garrytan ), CEO of Y Combinator, about the sauce that makes YC outperform the rest of Silicon Valley plus lessons from Paul Graham, Peter Thiel and Garry’s first million.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Winning the game
(3:16) Being the Harvard of startups
(7:31) How YC outperforms most Silicon Valley investors
(9:36) Spotting extreme winners
(14:14) Capital-as-a-service
(16:34) How Garry hustled at 14 to get his into financial security
(23:04) Turning down Peter Thiel's offer to start Palantir
(32:20) Garry's first million
(44:57) Early days at YC
(51:31) The edge of startups with a 2-pizza team
(54:36) Advice for founders in AI
(1:05:57) The spoon-bending story
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Links:
• YC - https://www.ycombinator.com/
• Founding Sales - https://www.foundingsales.com/
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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
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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
01:12:5128/10/2024
How Mike Posner built a music empire from his dorm room
Episode 640: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP )sits down with Mike Posner ( https://x.com/MikePosner ) about his insane hustle, fame, loss and reinvention.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) iTunesU Story
(14:41) Going back to school, famous
(21:40) Getting on the radio
(26:40) “I just do what's cool to me and sometimes the whole world agrees”
(30:06) One true sentence / Writing Process
(39:50) Money, fame and Survivor
(46:52) Advice to my younger self
(48:10) Missed flight story
(58:00) The making of a hit song
(1:04:31) Walking Across America
(1:11:09) "How cheap is your happiness?"
(1:14:17) Beautiful States v Suffering States
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Links:
• Mike Posner - https://mikeposner.com/
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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
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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
01:20:0625/10/2024
You Have 70 Days to Win the Year
Episode 640: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about setting one priority–one sprint–to turn your entire year into a win. It’s time for life or death mode.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) 70 days left to win 2024
(10:27) The prestige hacking of Jamie Beaton
(25:32) Billy of the Week: Ken Fisher (and his marketing playbook)
(39:25)The shocking economics of public monuments
(46:19) Pro tip for founders: Find a banker
(54:28) The double standard of VCs
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Links:
• My Body Tutor - https://www.mybodytutor.com/
• Fisher Investments - https://www.fisherinvestments.com/
• Motley Fool Asset Management - https://fooletfs.com/
• American Colossus - https://americancolossus.org/
• Built To Sell - https://builttosell.com/
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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
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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
01:02:3123/10/2024
The $600M Protein Bar Founder is Back Again | Peter Rahal Interview
Episode 639: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Peter Rahal ( https://x.com/peterrahal ) about starting RXBAR with $10K and selling it for $600M, business ideas he would chase today, plus why he’s back with another bar.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) RX Bar's path to $600M
(8:32) Branding to solve a problem
(14:03) David Protein
(16:22) Idea 1: Differentiated vasodilator
(27:53) Idea 2: The coffee of sleep
(32:28) Idea 3: Continuous Testosterone meter
(36:58)Idea 4: New religion
(42:03) Why do this again?
(45:28) How to survive the first year after exiting
(53:03) How big is David going to get?
(56:18) Remote v in-office
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Links:
• RXBAR - https://www.rxbar.com/
• SCOTT & VICTOR - https://scottandvictor.com/
• David’s Protein - https://davidprotein.com/
• Lucy - https://lucy.co/
• Moonbrew - https://moonbrew.co/
• Levels - https://www.levels.com/
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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
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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
01:01:5618/10/2024
Meet the 14yo entrepreneur who's already launched 2 businesses
Episode 638: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to 14-year-old founder Isaac Katayev ( https://x.com/isaackatayev ) about the startup he launched out of his 7th grade computer class.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Cookieduck
(4:18) Making $1,500 a day at age 12
(6:19) Price Satellite
(11:08) Being peerless
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Links:
• Cookieduck Games - http://cookieduck.com
• Price Satellite - http://pricesatellite.com/
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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
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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
19:3416/10/2024
Did the creator of Bitcoin just get unmasked?
Episode 637: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the conspiracy theory behind Bitcoin’s biggest mystery.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) The making of Satoshi
(14:02) Is Peter Todd the guy?
(30:20) A "1 minute" case for Bitcoin
(35:21) “It's political suicide to not be pro crypto"
(43:42) Must watch crypto thriller movies
(46:32) SBF and FTX update
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Links:
• Money Electric - https://tinyurl.com/yw5mktnn
• Bitcoin Forum - https://bitcointalk.org/
• Fidelity Crypto Funds - https://www.fidelity.com/etfs/crypto-funds
• Trust No One - https://tinyurl.com/32fxa9y3
• The Night Of - https://tinyurl.com/3wmm68cc
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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
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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/
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58:5314/10/2024
The Wild Story of Mike Lynch’s Rise From Janitor to Tech Billionaire
Episode 636: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the rise and fall of Mike Lynch aka The British Bill Gates and his mysterious death onboard his $30M dollar yacht.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) The British Bill Gates Dies in Freak Yacht accident
(14:51) The Kennedy Curse, conspiracies and coincidences
(20:49) Sam bombs his meeting with the mayor
(33:50) Branding to attract equals
(44:36) Work backwards from the customers
(48:00) Knowing something in your head vs your hands
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Links:
• Philosophize This! - https://www.philosophizethis.org/
• Wait But Why - https://waitbutwhy.com/
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• 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/
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53:5610/10/2024
How Silicon Valley’s Most Prolific Investor Picks Unicorns | Elad Gil Interview
Episode 635: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Elad Gil ( https://x.com/eladgil ) about the three things he looks for when betting on startups, how he became an early investor in Anduril, plus 3 business ideas he thinks someone should go after.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) How to be successful in angel investing
(3:00) How to create a bankroll
(5:00) Making the great works of history available to anyone anywhere
(7:21) The 1 thing that matters in a business
(10:21) How to master a new topic like defense tech
(12:15) Investing in Anduril in the first round
(15:47) $1b dollar 1 person companies
(18:51) Missionary vs mercenary
(22:12) Idea: new schools inspired by Ancient Greece
(25:49) Idea: A drug that makes you live longer
(34:56) Idea: Large scale monuments to flex
(44:25) Gil's Guide to Intensive Travel
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Links:
• Elad’s blog - https://eladgil.com/
• Proof School - https://www.proofschool.org/
• BioAge Labs - https://bioagelabs.com/
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• 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/
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52:2308/10/2024
5 Random But Useful Things I Learned At A Private Equity Conference
Episode 635: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the things Shaan learned while at Re-convene in Los Angeles.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) the low-status-technique for becoming high-status at a conference
(7:09) the richer the guy, the weirder the guy
(12:17) dressing well vs. dressing comfortably
(18:25) meeting mike posner
(26:06) little luxuries
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• 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/
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33:2404/10/2024
The guy who gets paid $80K/yr to do nothing
Episode 634: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about Shoji Morimoto, the Japanese guy who’s making $80k/yr renting himself out to friendless people, Autopilot’s viral marketing stunt, PLUS how to make $1M in 8 weeks.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) The Do Nothing Man: $80K/yr for doing nothing
(4:23) The new male situationship
(11:24) Setting long term intentions
(14:06) Non-sexual companionship-as-a-service
(21:52) Professional grievers
(24:18) Autopilot’s badass marketing stunt
(32:37) Blue Collar Side Hustle: Porch Pumpkins ($1M in 8 weeks)
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Links:
• Rent a Friend - https://rentafriend.com/
• Papa - https://www.papa.com/
• Sugar Daddy - https://www.sugardaddy.com/
• Autopilot - https://www.joinautopilot.com/
• Porch Pumpkins - https://porchpumpkins.com/
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—
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/
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45:4702/10/2024
Steph Smith: “This opportunity is totally overlooked”
Episode 633: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talks to Steph Smith ( https://x.com/stephsmithio ) about the mega trend called the Silver Tsunami.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Silver tsunami
(7:10) Perimenopause = 6k new customers a day
(10:57) One chart opportunity: Nursing homes and assisted living
(18:28) Why entrepreneurs are sleeping on this space
(20:11) Opportunity: Measuring and tracking
(27:36) Idea: Stava for CGMs
(39:41) Idea: Solutions for nerd neck
(44:19) Idea: Niche paddle sports leagues
(56:18) The smile curve
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Links:
• Our World In Data - https://ourworldindata.org/
• The Longevity Imperative - https://tinyurl.com/mr2m46vk
• Bonafide Health - https://hellobonafide.com/
• Gennev - https://www.gennev.com/
• All Akiyas - https://www.allakiyas.com/
• Numlock News - https://www.numlock.com/
• Outlive - https://tinyurl.com/ybewhrw4
• Levels - https://www.levels.com/
• Dexcom - https://www.dexcom.com/
• Stelo - https://www.stelo.com/
• Q Bio - https://www.q.bio/
• Internet Pipes - http://internetpipes.com/
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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/
—
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01:02:5730/09/2024
From Navy SEAL To Viral Content Creator - MrBallen’s Insane Story
Episode 632: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to John Allen ( https://x.com/MrBallen ) and Nick Witters ( https://x.com/themrwitters ), the minds behind MrBallen and Ballen Studios.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Being a creator on hard mode
(7:19) Slow is smooth and smooth is fast
(8:44) Being hit by a grenade in combat
(17:03) Elite Meet
(18:29) John's TikTok ideas bank
(21:42) The SEALs turn on John
(25:02) How telling 1 story launched MrBallen
(28:18) Getting unstuck
(35:02) Be rich or be a king?
(40:44) The North Star for Ballen
(44:00) 1 thing to be a better storyteller
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Links:
• MrBallen on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen
• MrBallen on TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mrballen
• Ballen Studios - https://ballenstudios.com/
• Elite Meet - https://elitemeetus.org/
• Dyaltov Pass TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mrballen/video/6799049964937809157
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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/
—
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52:2127/09/2024
How I Went From Broke to $7 Million With An Airbnb Business
Get our episode with MrBallen before anyone else: https://clickhubspot.com/mbe
Episode 631: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Isaac French ( https://x.com/isaacfrench_ ) about how to he bought his first investment property at age 24 with $2K down and sold it 2 years later for $7M.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Buying an investment property with $2K
(9:53) $7M exit in 2 years
(16:41) Repeating the formula
(20:35) Blueprint for flipping properties into Airbnbs
(27:27) Mistakes to avoid
(31:07) Games that are easy to play, but hard to win
(34:56) How to write 20M view threads
(54:58) 2 quotes to live by
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Links:
• Isaac’s Newsletter - https://www.isaacjfrench.com/newsletter
• Live Oak Lake - https://www.liveoaklake.com/
• Isaac on IG - https://www.instagram.com/isaacfrench_/
• Isaac on X - https://x.com/isaacfrench_
• Isaac on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/isaacfrench
• Isaac on LI - https://www.linkedin.com/in/isaacjfrench
• Experiential Hospitality - https://experiential-hospitality.com/
• Isaac’s site - https://www.isaacjfrench.com/
• Unreasonable Hospitality - https://tinyurl.com/3j8ymjpp
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• 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/
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01:00:1320/09/2024
From Nonprofit Founder To Building A $300M Pilates Business
Get next week's episode early, watch it right now: https://clickhubspot.com/mbe
Episode 630: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talks to Anne Mahlum ( https://www.instagram.com/annemahlum/ ) about starting an $8M/yr charity from scratch and betting her entire life savings ($175K) on a pilates studio.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Building a $8M/yr non-profit
(16:27) The economics of [solidcore]
(22:07) Play a game you can win
(24:16) How to be a killer negotiator
(27:00) Turning down $75k
(30:39) 0 - 27 locations in 4 years
(43:50) Idea: Endurance events
(50:21) Idea: Taboo for recruiters
(51:37) Idea: AI Personal trainer
(56:45) Idea: SeatGeek for airlines
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Links:
• Back on My Feet - https://backonmyfeet.org/
• [solicore] - https://www.solidcore.co/
• 29029 - https://29029everesting.com/
• HYROX - https://hyrox.com/
• OxeFit - https://www.oxefit.com/
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—
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/
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01:06:1918/09/2024
10 Startups w/ Stock Grants That’ll Make You A Millionaire | Sara’s List 2024
Episode 629: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) bring you the third installment of Sara’s List. A path to wealth that doesn’t involve insane amounts of risk, luck, or burnout. Just get a job at the right company. The criteria? Growth-stage startups that have the potential to 5-10x over the next 5 years.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Auditing Cohort 1
(9:56) OpenAI
(12:07) Retool
(17:04) Mercury
(23:04) Cursor
(27:28) Epirus
(33:30) Wiz
(42:52) Neuralink
(46:00) Perplexity AI
(49:43) Traba
(54:54) Replit
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Links:
• OpenAI - https://openai.com/
• Retool - https://retool.com/
• Mercury - https://mercury.com/
• Cursor - https://www.cursor.com/
• Epirus - https://www.epirusinc.com/
• Wiz - https://www.wiz.io/
• Neuralink - https://neuralink.com/
• Perplexity - https://www.perplexity.ai/
• Traba - https://traba.work/
• Replit - https://replit.com/
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—
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• 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/
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01:22:3913/09/2024
The $70M/yr Sports Bar + Sleepy Industries Worth $100M
Episode 628: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) break down the business behind the sports bar Cosm and the massive trend coming to out-of-home entertainment.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Cosm’s playground virality
(10:38) The Tesla of home appliances
(18:13) $100M sleepy industries
(23:11) The rise and fall (and rise?) of Weight Watchers
(40:42) "What story is the data telling me?"
(48:54) What certainty level is needed to make a decision
(53:49) Confidence vs certainty
(57:22) Shaan's monthly impact grid
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Links:
• Cosm - https://www.cosm.com/
• Impulse Labs - https://www.impulselabs.com/
• Rivian - https://rivian.com/
• Brick - https://getbrick.app/
• June Oven - https://juneoven.com/
• Shark Ninja - https://sharkninja.com/
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—
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/
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01:08:5811/09/2024
Life Hacks From The King of Introverts + 7 Business Ideas | ft. Nick Gray
Episode 627: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to the socially rich, “Friends Billionaire”, Nick Gray ( https://x.com/nickgraynews ) about how to be a master networker, throw the perfect cocktail party, plus 7 simple business ideas.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(4:12) If you had $10M, how would you live?
(10:11) Find who your heroes follow
(13:29) Speedrun of Nick Gray's career
(22:15) Idea: White label enterprise sales
(26:08) Idea: Millionaire Matchmaker
(37:22) Idea: web-hosting services
(45:00) Idea: Airbnb experiences
(48:55) Idea: Geek Squad as a service
(55:00) Idea: VHS to digital conversion as a service
(58:58) Idea: Bring blogging back
(1:04:05) The persuasion of liking
(1:09:14) How to throw a Nick Gray party
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Links:
• Get our business idea database here https://clickhubspot.com/mfm
• Museum Hack - https://nickgray.net/sold-museum-hack/
• “If I Had $10M” - https://nickgray.net/if-i-had-10m/
• vs3 Web Services - https://vs3.net/
• Airbnb Experiences - https://www.airbnb.com/s/experiences
• Elemind - https://x.com/elemindtech
• Nick’s blog - https://nickgray.net
• The 2-Hour Cocktail Party - https://tinyurl.com/4p6h4xnu
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• 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/
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01:25:1906/09/2024
The Guy Who Studied Buffett for 25 Years
Episode 626: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talks to Guy Spier ( https://x.com/GSpier ) about everything he’s learned from studying the greatest value investors of all time.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) The Posse
(5:41) Farmer Mac
(17:30) Lessons from going to 9 Tony Robbins seminars
(28:57) Handwritten notes from Warren Buffett
(42:00) Don’t study lottery winners
(59:22) Berkshire vs Index
(1:05:13) Finite vs infinite games
(1:13:26) Be a promiscuous reader
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Links:
• Get our business idea database here https://clickhubspot.com/mfm
• VALUEx - https://www.valuex.ch/
• Aquamarine - https://www.aquamarinefund.com/
• Guy’s book - https://tinyurl.com/47zvxatr
• Power vs Force - https://tinyurl.com/2fn9peya
• Influence - https://tinyurl.com/3z2vyfdt
• Shareholder Letters - https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/letters.html
• Poor Charlie’s Almanack - https://tinyurl.com/bdf6pcww
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—
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• 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/
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01:21:4904/09/2024
The Top 0.1% Of Ideas I've Stumbled Upon On The Internet
Episode 625: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) are back with George Mack ( https://x.com/george__mack) to talk about the best ideas he’s come across.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Spotting high agency people
(26:12) The Kale phone vs the Cocaine phone
(31:37) The obsessiveness of Lee Kuan Yew
(37:34) Life as a Midwit meme
(43:22) Work like a lion, not like a cow
(51:52)The Buffett Coin
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Links:
• Get our business idea database here https://clickhubspot.com/mfm
• Relentlessly Resourceful - https://paulgraham.com/relres.html
• 3:1 Work Structure - https://science.drinklmnt.com/lmnt-at-work/lmnt-3-1-work-structure/
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—
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/
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01:01:0831/08/2024
5 Dead Simple Business Ideas You Can Start With A FB Ad | ft. George Mack
Episode 624: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) brainstorm cash-printing business ideas with George Mack ( https://x.com/george__mack).
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(2:49) Idea: Self Awareness Test
(16:35) Idea: Designer babies
(26:30) Idea: Selling eyes as art
(30:40) Idea: Personal color analysis
(34:45) Idea: Mold removal as a service
(40:11) Idea: CMO of the UK
(46:43) George's favorite ad campaigns
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Links:
• Get our business idea database here https://clickhubspot.com/mfm
• Cities and Ambition - https://paulgraham.com/cities.html
• Jack Skeen - https://jackskeen.com/
• Thinking Fast and Slow - https://tinyurl.com/345d9fsb
• Iris Galerie - https://en.irisgalerie.com/
• Ad Professor on Twitter - https://x.com/The_AdProfessor
• r/adporn - https://www.reddit.com/r/AdPorn/
• Ad Professor - https://www.adprofessor.com/
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—
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/
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56:0430/08/2024
Building A 100+ Year Legacy + Peter Thiel’s Fellowship + Bomb Hiring Questions
Episode 623: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the underrated philanthropy style of Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, and Alfred Nobel.
MFM Scholarship: Apply for $10K to start The Onion For College - https://www.shaanpuri.com/collegepaper
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Alfred Nobel's $266M Legacy
(6:06) Competitions vs. Trusts
(15:28) Idea: XPRIZE but for companies
(19:15) Shaan’s Prize: Win $10K to start a college paper
(23:07) How Barstool Sports started
(26:47) Peter Thiel’s contrarian philanthropy
(32:30) Elon Musks sexy indifference
(37:22) Interview questions designed to repel and attract
(44:25) Be a harsh grader of people
(47:49) Great people are great in the first 2 weeks
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Links:
• Get our business idea database here https://clickhubspot.com/mfm
• Nobel Peace Prize - https://www.nobelpeaceprize.org/
• XPRIZE - https://www.xprize.org/
• Darpa - https://www.darpa.mil/
• Vesuvius Challenge - https://scrollprize.org/
• Kaggle - https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/
• Thiel Foundation - https://www.thielfoundation.org/
• Musk Foundation - https://www.muskfoundation.org/
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• 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/
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56:4428/08/2024
Bootstrapping a +$1B Business + Selling To The Ultra Rich | Jesse Pujji
Episode 622: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Jesse Pujji ( https://x.com/jspujji ) about bootstrapping Ampush and the four levers of digital marketing.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Unique insight + unfair advantage
(3:05) How Jesse bootstrapped Ampush using GLG
(14:00) Digital marketing in masterclass in 3 minutes
(20:30) How to sell to the ultra rich
(27:38) Red Ventures' Playbook
(32:40) The Four Big Levers
(41:00) Calling Zuck's cell
(46:30) Noah Kagan's $100M mistake at facebook
(58:45) What's the thing you can't not do?
(1:01:00) Nelly performs at Jesse's birthday party
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Links:
• Gateway X - https://www.gateway.xyz/
• Aux Insights - https://www.auxinsights.com/
• Accordion - https://www.accordion.com/
• GrowthAssistant - https://growthassistant.com/
• GLG Insights - https://glginsights.com/
• Triple Whale - https://www.triplewhale.com/
• Ampush Lead Gen Overview - https://tinyurl.com/mw3f7cbk
• Bootstrapped Giants Newsletter - https://tinyurl.com/46t82kk9
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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/
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01:10:2626/08/2024
Jack Smith On Biohacking, 2 Easy Business Ideas, PLUS Why Procrastination Is Good
Episode 621: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Jack Smith ( https://x.com/_jacksmith ) about his under-the-radar biohacking experiments plus 2 $1M dollar business ideas.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Is reverse-aging a scam
(3:23) The 1% of biohacking
(12:28) Business idea: Mobile Dexa Scan
(25:30) Business idea: Medical tourism brokers
(32:06) Anti-beast mode
(39:10) Why smart people have bad ideas
(45:40) Hunt for the starving crowd
(49:27) AppLovin origin story
(54:20) Finding demand that feels like a landmine
(56:03) Jack's book recommendation
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Links:
• Get our business idea database here https://clickhubspot.com/mfm
• BodySpec - https://www.bodyspec.com/
• Prenuvo - https://www.prenuvo.com/
• Q Bio - https://www.q.bio/
• Aiwo - https://aiwo.com/
• “Why Smart People Have Bad Ideas” - https://paulgraham.com/bronze.html
• Vungle - https://vungle.com/privacy/
• The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success - https://tinyurl.com/mwyf6spw
• Jack on MFM - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVwLEocqK0E
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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/
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01:01:3523/08/2024
How To Grow An Audience If You Have 0 Followers
Episode 620: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) breaks down the 9 lessons he’s learned while building an audience.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(2:17) Forget the numbers
(6:11) Find your inner nerd
(9:57)Build a magnet
(10:40) First, Last, Best, Worst, Weirdest
(12:40) The thing I wish I knew earlier
(15:53) No such thing as too long
(16:18) A+ content with C- delivery
(17:58) Create a binge bank
(18:32) People don’t want information
(19:55) Be so good they can’t ignore you
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28:5721/08/2024
Is This The End Of The Pod?
Episode 619: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) do a post-mortem on a fight they had yesterday.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Fights don't start as fights
(9:08) Gottman's Fourhorseman of the Apocalypse
(11:28) The magic ratio of 5:1
(15:42) The body keeps the score
(19:36) No winners in war
(24:19) Mistaken attribution
(26:40) Do you want to be right or do you want to be happy
(29:17) The cardinal sin is measuring
(32:55) The best relationships are bigger than you
(40:00) Identify the skill issue
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Links:
• Get our business idea database here https://clickhubspot.com/mfm
• The Body Keeps the Score - https://tinyurl.com/sf66b2tj
• How to Win Friends and Influence People - https://tinyurl.com/4wbafxyf
• Fight Right - https://tinyurl.com/pdvub4b4
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—
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• 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/
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48:2119/08/2024
Alex Hormozi: I Lost Everything Twice… Then Made $26M In 18 Months | Alex Hormozi Interview
Episode 618: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Alex Hormozi ( https://x.com/AlexHormozi ) about losing everything overnight, investing in Skool, and Acquisition’s $250M/yr playbook.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Brink of oblivion to $26M in 18 months
(18:13) Crafting a killer offer
(28:14) Investing in Skool
(36:25) Acquisition’s $250M/yr playbook
(52:46) “Here's what I would buy now”
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Links:
• Get our business idea database here https://clickhubspot.com/mfm
• Alex on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/alexhormozi
• Acquisition - https://www.acquisition.com/
• Skool - https://www.skool.com/
• Gym Launch - https://www.gymlaunch.com/
• Alex Hormozi on MFM - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KfuQwB5rIs
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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/
—
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58:5915/08/2024
You Don’t Need A Mentor -> Focus On THIS Instead
Episode 617: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the most important conversations they had when they were just getting started.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Scott Belsky’s pep talk
(5:43) Enrolling in Getting Rich
(9:37) John Prendergrast asks a better question
(13:37 Michael Birch pulls Shaan aside
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Links:
• Get our business idea database here https://clickhubspot.com/mfm
• Sabi - https://sabisushi.wordpress.com/
• Shaan’s online “resume” - https://shaan-sample.mystrikingly.com/
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—
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• 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/
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22:4812/08/2024
The Market Is Crashing. Here’s What We’re Doing About It…
Episode 616: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about what they are doing in response to the market dip, plus The Olympics biggest winners and losers of the week.
Show Notes:
(0:00) Boys React: The market dip
(4:32) React or respond?
(10:48) The Olympics winners and losers
(19:03) Winner: Fem Kabul
(21:26) Winner: Team Refugees
(24:48) Loser: Simone Biles and Gymnastics in general
(27:30) Loser: Pole vault guy memes
(28:18) Winner: Noah Lyles
(30:41) Loser: The Olympic's programming
(34:00) The $75B dollar uniform rental empire
(38:18) Building a line of succession for your business
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Links:
• Get our business idea database here https://clickhubspot.com/mfm
• Cintas - https://www.cintas.com/
—
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—
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• 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/
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53:1409/08/2024
He Sold His Company For $15M, Then Got A Job At McDonald’s
Episode 615: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) tell the story of Scott Heiferman, the reindustrialization of America, plus Elon’s Problem Solving Method.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Millionaire working at McDonalds
(11:40) Scott Heiferman’s path to $15M
(17:32) Building Meetup.com to $156M exit
(24:20) Rosie the Riveter 3.0
(34:32) Elon's Problem Solving Method
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Links:
• Get our business idea database here https://clickhubspot.com/mfm
• Meetup - https://www.meetup.com/
• Bowling Alone - https://tinyurl.com/23etxxdp
• Careers Built To Last - https://www.careersbuilttolast.com/
• BlueForge Alliance - https://www.blueforgealliance.us/
• Gundo Deep Dive - https://x.com/johncoogan/status/1741512539979325733
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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/
—
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46:2307/08/2024
3 Underdog Stories That’ll Get You Inspired This Week
Episode 614: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) share the stories of people who took shots on goal and were just one hit away from blowing up.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) The Jewish Ed Sheeran
(10:22) The actual Ed Sheeran
(15:00) Eric the Eel
(20:00) How CarEdge is quietly crushing it
(29:21) How a car dealership is pulling millions of views on TikTok
(33:07) $100M+ Pokemon sleep tracking app
(35:55) Nick Gray's new thing
(39:37) “The best advice is free by definition”
(43:29) Take a 360 review of your life
(50:16) Shaan bombs a talk at a conference (lessons learned)
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Links:
• CarEdge - https://caredge.com/
• Mohawk Chevrolet - https://www.tiktok.com/@mohawkchevrolet
• Jack Skeen - https://jackskeen.com/
—
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—
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/
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58:5431/07/2024
6 Things I Learned From Not Drinking For 1 Year
Episode 613: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talk to about the giving up drinking 11 years ago and the lessons he learned for anyone wanting to make a major change in their life.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(1:00) Lesson 1: Figure out your why and go all in on that.
(4:14) Lesson 2: Tell your friends
(8:40) Lesson 3: Recreate your identity.
(13:00) Lesson 4: Don’t be perfect, just mostly good.
(15:50) Lesson 5: You’ll attract more people.
(18:26) Lesson 6. Find inspiration. (It’s ok to be corny)
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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/
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28:0229/07/2024
10 AI Business Ideas From The Queen of AI ft. Sarah Guo
Episode 612: Sam Parr ( https://twitter.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://twitter.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Sarah Guo ( https://x.com/saranormous ) about the Ai ideas she thinks could be $1B swings.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(4:00) IDEA: AI companions
(16:00) IDEA: AI interior design / professional headshots
(22:30) IDEA: A richer version of The Sims
(25:00) The speedy way to do this if you're non-technical
(27:00) IDEA: Your Personal Seller
(32:00) IDEA: Generative Voice API for service providers, SMBs, restaurants
(38:00) IDEA: Next Gen Auto-Fill
(40:00) Software 3.0--what's coming
(42:00) Boring verticals fertile for AI: Legal and medical
(44:00) Ask: What's already being outsourced?
(47:00) Ripe for disruption: energy storage, chips,
(49:00) “Ai's $600B Question”
(52:00) Sarah Reacts: Doomsday scenarios in Ai
(56:30) If you're 22, hungry and optimistic, go west
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Links:
• Sarah Guo - https://sarahguo.com/
• Conviction - https://www.conviction.com/
• No Priors Podcast - https://www.youtube.com/@NoPriorsPodcast
• Replika - https://replika.com/
• Character.ai - https://character.ai/
• HeyGen - https://www.heygen.com/
• Icon - https://icon.me/
• Arcads - https://www.arcads.ai/
• Interior AI - https://interiorai.com/
• Aragon - https://aragon.ai/
• Chatbot App - https://chatbotapp.ai/
• Cartesia - https://cartesia.ai/
• Somewhere - https://www.somewhere.com/
• AI’s $600B Question - https://www.sequoiacap.com/article/ais-600b-question/
• Eureka Labs - https://eurekalabs.ai/
• Conviction Embed - https://embed.conviction.com/
—
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—
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• 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/
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01:03:3624/07/2024
Business Brainstorm: SAT Prep Cartoons, The Onion For Millennial Moms & More
Episode 611: Sam Parr ( https://twitter.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://twitter.com/ShaanVP ) catch up and share 3 business ideas they came up with over the weekend.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Shaan's no phone weekend
(5:17) Control your inputs
(10:20) Life hack: Play with your kid
(15:38) Business Idea: Sketchy
(25:15) Business Idea: Niche Fake News You Can Trust
(34:41) Business Idea: Tampons that won't kill you
(40:28) An unqualified brief history of presidential assassinations
(46:09) The ceaseless action of Teddy Roosevelt
(55:10) MFM Required Readling List
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Links:
• r/regretfulparents - https://www.reddit.com/r/regretfulparents/
• Sketchy - https://www.sketchy.com/
• Babylon Bee - https://babylonbee.com/
• Manhunt - https://tinyurl.com/bdepazn4
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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/
—
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01:04:0022/07/2024
We Bet This App Idea Could Be Bigger Than Reddit
Episode 610: Sam Parr ( https://twitter.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://twitter.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the $1b dollar app idea for millennial moms, how Solidcore founder Anne Mahlum emptied her life savings into a pilates studio that she sold for $88M + Shaan writes a movie using ChatGPT.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) APP IDEA: Reddit For Moms
(3:50) Capitalizing on a reverse craving
(14:30) How we use our wives to predict trends
(18:54) Shaan uses ChatGPT to make a movie
(22:56) How to use ChatGPT as an on-demand creative collaborator
(34:14) The mind-boggling story of Solidcore
(37:21) The insane confidence of Anne Mahlum
(41:40) There's no business that looks good on the inside
(44:07) "They drove a clown car into a gold mine"
(47:55) Who's your Elon?
(50:34) Why Ben Franklin and Jesse Itzler are Shaan's entrepreneurial heroes
(55:10) Bryan Johnson's aging leaderboard
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Links:
• Better Than Google - https://tinyurl.com/mskmpysd
• Beehiiv - https://www.beehiiv.com/
• Solidcore - https://www.solidcore.co/
• Anne Mahlum - https://www.annemahlum.com/
• Jesse Itzler’s episode - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ff1z3GUcfO8
• I’m There For You, Baby - https://tinyurl.com/2m42ktk9
• TruDiagnostic - https://www.trudiagnostic.com/
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• 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/
—
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01:09:1119/07/2024
How to hijack attention: Lessons from jingles, candy crush, and betting sites
Episode 609: Sam Parr ( https://twitter.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://twitter.com/ShaanVP ) break down the genius marketing tactics used by the brands you can’t get out of your brain–no matter how much you want to.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) The history of jingles (Bring them back!)
(11:07) Prediction: Polymarket is going to be massive
(21:25) The wisdom on the crowd phenomenon
(26:36) How gaming apps hunt for whales
(31:00) Corporate Slang That Doesn't Exist But Should
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Links:
• DatPiff - https://www.datpiff.com/
• Polymarket - https://polymarket.com/
—
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—
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• 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/
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46:2217/07/2024
3 Startup Ideas: Mouse Jigglers, Employee Monitoring Softwares and Photoshop Copycats
Episode 608: Sam Parr ( https://twitter.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://twitter.com/ShaanVP ) react to the $22M "fake-work" app, mouse jigglers & Ryan Serhant’s Netflix show.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Devices helping the overemployed cheat on their bosses
(6:50) $22M ARR side hustle catching mouse jigglers
(8:36) Career polygamy support at r/overemployed
(11:18) Is this a good strategy for financial freedom?
(15:58) Big Desk Energy
(20:22) Life hack: Intentional internet consumption
(26:58) Indie hacking on steroids
(32:44) Shaan tries a self-driving car, becomes evangelist
(36:50) Secondary effects of autonomous vehicles
(40:16) Ryan Serhant’s Netflix show
(45:28) Don’t try to be noticed; try to be great.
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Links:
• Hubstaff - http://hubstaff.com/
• Teramind - https://democompany.teramind.co/
• Mouse Mover - https://tech8usa.com/
• r/overemployed - https://www.reddit.com/r/overemployed/
• Overemployed - https://overemployed.com/
• Beehiiv - https://www.beehiiv.com/
• Big Desk Energy - http://bigdeskenergy.com/
• Brian Koppelman blog - https://briankoppelman.com/
• Photopea - https://www.photopea.com/
• Pikimov - https://pikimov.com/
• Waymo - https://waymo.com/
• Sellit.com - https://sellit.com/
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• 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/
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56:3612/07/2024
Our buddy sold his app for $200M in just 6 weeks?!
Episode 607: Sam Parr ( https://twitter.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://twitter.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Dan Porter ( https://x.com/tfadp ) about selling his app for $200M after just 6 weeks plus stories about Richard Branson, Ari Emmanuel & building cult brands.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(1:29) Story behind OMGPop gaming company
(5:23)Creating viral mobile game Draw My Thing (now Draw Something)
(12:02) 25 million users a day, 1 million drawings every 5 seconds
(24:10) Zynga bought the game for $200M 6 weeks after launch
(32:30) The real power of money
(38:32) Working with Richard Branson and Ari Emmanuel
(47:44) Building Overtime (creating a brand that is part of culture)
(52:28) The Travis Scott effect
(1:06:45) Dan's life advice
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Links:
• Overtime - https://overtimeelite.com/
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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
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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
01:18:3310/07/2024
How To Go Beast Mode As A Founder
Episode 606: Shaan Puri ( https://twitter.com/ShaanVP ) brings you 24 minutes of raw motivation. Think of this as an angry love letter to kick off your week.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Peter Thiel’s One Priority Philosophy
(4:30) 3 lies you’re telling yourself
(7:55) Zuck closes a $1B dollar deal in 48 hours
(13:41) The Collison Installation
(16:13) Lead bullets v Silver bullets
(18:51) When to sprint
(20:44) The 3 Big Questions
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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
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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
27:2508/07/2024
How I Made My First $1M - The Andrew Wilkinson Story
Episode 604: Sam Parr ( https://twitter.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://twitter.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Andrew Wilkinson ( https://x.com/awilkinson ) about how he went from a $6.50/hr barista to millionaire in just 4 years.
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Show Notes:
(1:00) From barista to billionaire
(1:40) Andrew’s 1st level up: From day job to self employed
(3:26) Shaan 1st money made as an entrepreneur
(4:40) Sam’s 1st money as an entrepreneur
(7:15) Andrew’s 2nd level up: From self employed to boss
(8:40) From selling your time to selling other people's time
(9:30) Book: The E-Myth (Thinking of your business as a machine) (10:10) Andrew makes his first million dollars profit
(12:00) Robert Kiyosaki’s cashflow quadrant
(13:20) Andrew’s 3rd level up: Incubating Businesses - The decathlon of failed businesses
(17:00) Andrew sells one of his businesses and creates a nest egg
(18:45) Andrew discovers Warren Buffet’s teachings and starts learning to invest.
(19:48) Andrew's 20% rule
(20:33) Sam's pauper tendencies
(22:58) Andrew starts angel investing
(24:00) Andrew starts hiring CEOs and removes himself from his businesses
(28:30) Poker v Roulette in investing
(31:20) Andrew’s 4th level up: Taking his company public and reaching the end goal. However money didn’t buy happiness.
(33:46) What’s the actual amount that will make you happy?
(34:37) Business is a good way to build relationships
(35:35) Figuring out your annual burn rate
(36:48) The goals every entrepreneur should have. Launchpad. Enough. Life’s Work
(38:23) $10M = financial freedom
(41:28) It doesn’t take a special skill set to get to financial independence
(46:41) Shaan’s learns about the deferred life plan
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Links:
• Never Enough - https://www.neverenough.com/ (⬅️ Andrew’s book!)
• The E-Myth - https://shorturl.at/h7Q1J
• Rich Dad Poor Dad - https://shorturl.at/S28Dd
• How To Get Rich - https://shorturl.at/pGTSm
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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/
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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
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
59:0405/07/2024
The Simple Newsletter Making $20M+ A Year With 1 Employee
Episode 603: Sam Parr ( https://twitter.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://twitter.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Kevin Van Trump ( https://x.com/KevinVanTrump ) about his journey from rural farm kid, to commodities trader, to creator of a farm newsletter that’s making $20M/year.
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Show Notes:
(0:45) How Sam met Kevin, then got his mind blown
(2:05) Shaan's reaction at his 1st Farmcon experience (Corn futures and options trading)
(4:35) The farmer's theory of the old bear and the young bull
(5:00) How Kevin's newsletter inspired Shaan to start Milk Road
(6:25) Breaking down The Van Trump Report ($18M ARR run by 4 ppl)
(8:05) Rural farm kid gets into trading
(12:28) Farmers operating at the highest level
(13:50) Ag Swag
(16:18) The Van Trump Business Model "People buy value not price"
(19:00) The customer continuum
(20:43) Poker vs chess
(23:57) The decision to do nothing is still a decision
(25:04) Trader v investor
(28:20) How most people should be building wealth
(32:37) Why the wealthy are getting into agriculture
(33:55) The succession plan for farms
(36:00) The economics of professional bull riding
(39:14) The come up of FarmersOnly
(41:15) How to buy a farm
(44:32) Wearables for livestock
(45:18) Blockchaining farms
(47:55) Kevin's take on lab-grown meat
(50:00) Opportunity zones: air, shelter, food, water
(52:35) New trend: trade schools
(54:24) Roll ups for wealth creation
(55:30) How to gain new perspectives (purposefully)
(57:50) Windows vs doors
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Links:
• FARMCON - https://www.farmcon.com/
• The Van Trump Report - https://www.vantrumpreport.com/
• AgSwag - https://agswag.com/
• Bid On Beef - https://www.bidonbeef.com/
• AcreTrader - https://acretrader.com/
• Zoetis - https://www.zoetisus.com/
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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
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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
01:05:1401/07/2024