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1. I was offered $200M at 24 and I turned it down

   31 januari 2025 · 45 min

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   Episode 672: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Matt Mullenweg ( https://x.com/photomatt ), the founder of WordPress and Automattic.

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   Show Notes:

   (0:00) Turning down $200M at 24

   (6:04) WordPress's 1000 days of irrelevance

   (9:24) Turning a small South African company into $3B

   (13:40) The battle of giants - WooCommerce vs Shopify

   (18:37) Matt's Villain Arc

   (30:07) Auditions > Interviews

   (36:04) Putting every employee on the front line

   (42:56) Matt on Deepseek

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   Links:

   • Automattic - https://automattic.com/

   • WordPress - https://wordpress.com/

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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 - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies!

   Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC

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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

2. We hosted a slumber party with 12 billionaires (our minds are blown)

   29 januari 2025 · 46 min

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   Episode 671: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) recap a weekend spent with billionaires in Greenville, NC.

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   Show Notes:

   (0:00) Intro

   (4:49) Fish Where The Fish Swim, Not Where The Fishermen Stand

   (12:45) Man Does Not Sell Chocolate, He Becomes It

   (18:48) Non-Obnoxious Confidence Beats IQ

   (22:53) I Am

   (24:51) Take Your Billions and Shove It

   (30:20) Hardwork.....maybe?

   (32:41) Health is the New Status Symbol

   (37:39) Midwit meme in full effect

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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 - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies!

   Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC

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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

3. I run a $180M+ company...here's how I'm using AI on a daily basis

   24 januari 2025 · 1 uur 7 min

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   Episode 670: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Andrew Wilkinson ( https://x.com/awilkinson ) about the AI tools that are replacing new hires.

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   Show Notes:

   (0:00) AI to kill admin work

   (7:37) the K-shaped future

   (16:29) 24/7 agents in your business

   (25:46) Software is the new commodity

   (38:40) Andrew's AI hedge investments

   (50:56) Buy, sell, or hold

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   Links:

   Lindy - https://www.lindy.ai/

   Howie - https://howie.ai/

   Fyxer - https://www.fyxer.com/

   Fathom - https://fathom.video/

   Otter - https://otter.ai/

   Claude - https://claude.ai/

   Zero - https://zerotax.ai/

   Replit - https://replit.com/

   Constellation - https://www.csisoftware.com/

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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 - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies!

   Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC

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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

4. The Crazy Story of Google’s 7 Angel Investors

   16 januari 2025 · 1 uur 4 min

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   Episode 669: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) do a deep dive on the 7 strangers that made the greatest investment of all time.

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   Show Notes:

   (0:00) Andy Bechtolsheim

   (7:10) David Cheriton

   (10:10) Ron Conway

   (29:20) Alfred Lin

   (35:00) Shaquille O'Neill

   (37:20) Susan Wojcicki

   (38:50) Pejman Nozad

   (46:20) Jeff Bezos

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   Links:

   • SV Angel - https://svangel.com/

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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 - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies!

   Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC

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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

5. Just found out my neighbor’s business sold for $450M

   14 januari 2025 · 1 uur

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   Episode 668: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the story behind Muscle Milk, Scott Galloway's bet against FTX, and how Bill Ackman spent $460M in 4 hours.

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   Show Notes:

   (0:00) The untold Muscle Milk story

   (16:41) Timelines of your heroes

   (19:43) Having a social agenda

   (22:29) Shaan pitches Sam a business

   (38:58) Scott Galloway buys FTX claims

   (47:17) The value of having a too hard pile

   (55:18) Bill Ackman spends $460M in 4 hours

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   Links:

   • Muscle Milk - https://www.musclemilk.com/

   • Flavor Insights - https://flavorinsights.com/

   • Hormel - https://www.hormel.com/

   • Arfur Rock - https://x.com/ArfurRock

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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 - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies!

   Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC

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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

6. Five +$10M Ideas (from a guy who's done it 3 times)

   10 januari 2025 · 1 uur 15 min

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   Episode 667: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Sheel Mohnot ( https://x.com/pitdesi ) about the biggest opportunities he sees right now.

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   Show Notes:

   (0:00) Intro

   (2:33) iPod mini hustle

   (10:40) Being a dot collector

   (20:30) The $100M story of Thistle

   (24:30) IDEA: Affinity-based retirement home

   (34:30) IDEA: Yelp for professional services

   (38:48) IDEA: Pearly whites

   (42:10) IDEA: Outsourced pizza

   (44:40) The story of Grey Goose

   (48:00) IDEA: School for AI Tools

   (52:00) Sheel's credit card stack

   (59:00) Sheel's position on crypto

   (1:03:00) Learning to sell

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   Links:

   • Thistle - https://www.thistle.co/

   • Sam’s List - https://samslist.co/

   • Pizzeria DeLuna - https://pizzeriadeluna.com/

   • U.S. Bank Smartly Visa - https://www.usbank.com/credit-cards/bank-smartly-visa-signature-credit-card.html

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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 - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies!

   Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC

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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

7. How to Make $1,000,000 After You Graduate (5 steps)

   8 januari 2025 · 39 min

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   Watch this episode here - https://youtu.be/qkcFcwb6mk0

   Episode 666: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) breaks down his 5 step process for making $1,000,000 quickly.

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   Show Notes:

   (0:00) Intro

   (2:32) Slay the salary monster

   (13:26) Play the game 10 times

   (20:05) How to win even when you lose

   (25:26) Proximity is power

   (26:33) Impatient with action, patient with results

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   Links:

   • Sarah Moore episode - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF6zvTXimxY

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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 - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies!

   Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC

   —

   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

8. 56 Minutes of Money Wisdom for High-Earning Couples

   6 januari 2025 · 59 min

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   Episode 665: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talks to Ramit Sethi ( https://x.com/ramit ) about money rules for couples in their 30s and 40s.

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   Show Notes:

   (0:00) 5 rules for money in your relationship

   (5:25) the 4 money types: avoider, optimizer, worriers, dreamers

   (10:15) The Annual Review

   (23:00) Monthly money meetings

   (26:00) There is no "money person"

   (31:09) 4 benchmarks for high-earning couples

   (35:03) Learning to spend

   (41:01) Investments vs purchases

   (43:39) Troubleshooting partnership disagreements

   (49:00) Spending to solve problems

   (53:00) Fight for simplicity

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   Links:

   • Money for Couples - http://iwt.com/moneyforcouples

   • Ramit on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@ramitsethi

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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 - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies!

   Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC

   —

   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

9. No Small Boy Stuff, Investing Wisdom from Nassim Taleb, plus ChatGPT Prompts We're Using

   3 januari 2025 · 1 uur 9 min

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   Episode 664: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about investing wisdom from Nassim Taleb and how to use ChatGPT as a life coach.

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   Show Notes:

   (0:00) No small boy stuff

   (2:30) Squid Game for investors

   (13:00) Noise v. signal

   (20:36) Sam uses ChatGPT to plan his life

   (31:50) Shaan explains how LLMs work

   (39:50) How to write better prompts

   (52:56) How to build a billion dollar company

   (55:51) 13 Questions that will change your life

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   Links:

   • Nassim Taleb books - https://tinyurl.com/2vnvz36f

   • Crystal Ball Trading Challenge - https://elmwealth.com/crystal-ball-challenge/

   • Kubera - https://www.kubera.com/

   • 3Blue1Brown - https://www.youtube.com/c/3blue1brown

   • Leetcode Wizard - https://leetcodewizard.io/

   • Fertilo - https://www.gametogen.com/fertilo

   • “13 Questions That Will Change Your Life” - https://shaan.beehiiv.com/p/one-minute-blog-13-questions-that-will-change-your-life

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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 - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies!

   Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC

   —

   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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10. The 2024 Milly Awards

    30 december 2024 · 1 uur 15 min

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    Episode 663: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) break down the best and worst of the year.
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    Show Notes:
    (0:00) Best Investment of The Year
    (7:51) Worst Investments of The Year
    (14:39) Biggest Personal L
    (20:26) Coolest Moment
    (24:50) Life Hack of the Year
    (30:55) Billy of the year
    (37:31) Frame Breaking Person
    (48:53) Favorite guest
    (57:30) Best Product
    (1:01:24) Biggest change for next year

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    Links:
    • Inverse Galloway Index - https://inversegallowayindex.com/
    • Nick Gray - https://nickgray.net/
    • “Do What Makes The Best Story” - https://amasad.me/story
    • Brick - https://getbrick.app/

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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

    —
    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

11. $500M Founder: “This is the biggest opportunity in the US today”

    23 december 2024 · 1 uur 5 min

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    Episode 662: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Justin Mares ( https://x.com/jwmares ) about the biggest trends and opportunities in health and wellness.
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    Show Notes:
    (0:00) The poisoning of America
    (7:17) IDEA: Home Health Services
    (25:26) IDEA: Modern butcher shop
    (38:58) IDEA: Calibrate for fertility
    (45:34) Choose one problem for your career
    (48:50) Building a 9-figure bone broth product
    (59:18) Zuck donates his gold chain

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    Links:
    • The Great American Poisoning - https://justinmares.substack.com/p/the-great-american-poisoning
    • Lightwork - https://dolightwork.com/
    • Blueprint - https://blueprint.bryanjohnson.com/
    • Snake River Farms - https://snakeriverfarms.com/
    • Calibrate - https://www.joincalibrate.com/
    • Inflection Grant - https://www.inflectiongrants.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

    —
    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

12. He Makes $1,000,000 in 30 Days Selling Christmas Trees

    20 december 2024 · 35 min

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    Episode 661: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the NY Christmas Tree mafia, 2 health startups with crazy traction, plus their predictions for big trends in 2025.
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    Show Notes:
    (0:00) Christmas Tree Mafia
    (6:45) Neko Health
    (11:57) Superpower
    (21:43) Shaan's 4x/wk training program
    (25:33) Prediction: Whole Foods is going down
    (27:40) Prediction: Natural fibers, local meat

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    Links:
    • Curbed article - https://tinyurl.com/3z6tzf3w
    • Neko Health - https://www.nekohealth.com/
    • Superpower - https://superpower.com/

    —
    Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
    Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd

    —
    Check Out Sam's Stuff:
    • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
    • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
    • Copy That - https://copythat.com
    • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
    • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/

    My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

13. The #1 Most Underrated Quality in an Entrepreneur

    18 december 2024 · 1 uur 5 min

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    Episode 660: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about founders who have rage as an unfair advantage, Bill Ackman’s takedown of Harvard, and a ruthless PE rollup.
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    Show Notes:
    (0:00) Revenge businesses and other green flags
    (5:55) Chips on shoulders = chips in pockets
    (19:38) Bhutan's Gross National Happiness
    (34:48) Ruthless PE rollup: International schools
    (43:58) IDEA: $500M YouTube University
    (54:11) Bill Ackman Breaks down Harvard as a business

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    Links:
    • How To Lose Weight in 4 Easy Steps - https://tinyurl.com/2x67a7jc
    • Nord Anglia Education - https://www.nordangliaeducation.com/
    • Full Sail University - https://hello.fullsail.edu/
    • University of Austin - https://www.uaustin.org/people/joe-lonsdale
    • Veritas? - https://pershingsquarefoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Veritas.pdf

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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

    —
    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

14. How to plan an epic 2025, without setting goals | Jesse Itzler

    16 december 2024 · 58 min

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    Episode 659: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Jesse Itzler ( https://x.com/JesseItzler ) about how to live an epic life.
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    Show Notes:
    (0:00) Come into the new year light
    (7:56) Hand written letters
    (14:03) Identify your B minuses
    (20:15) Pick your Misogi
    (27:28) 6 mini adventures
    (37:38) Add a winning habit
    (39:55) Write it down
    (49:50) Don't f*cking waste 2025

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    Links:
    • Jesse Itzler - https://jesseitzler.com/
    • Jesse's on MFM episode - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ff1z3GUcfO8

    —
    Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
    Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd

    —
    Check Out Sam's Stuff:
    • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
    • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
    • Copy That - https://copythat.com
    • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
    • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/

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15. I got rejected from YC (4x)…. now my side hustle is worth $1.16B

    11 december 2024 · 1 uur 12 min

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    Episode 658: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Replit founder Amjad Masad ( https://x.com/amasad ) about the massive opportunities with AI Agents.
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    Show Notes:
    (0:00) Replit origin story
    (9:27) Replit's 10-year overnight success
    (12:27) Rejected 4x by YC
    (17:28) Personal essays from Paul Graham
    (20:17) "i hacked into my university to change my grades"
    (25:55) Rickrolling into YC
    (35:25) Shaan builds a food tracking app in 30 seconds
    (43:19) Magic School: An AI application for educators 4M users in 1 year
    (47:31) Amjad on Agents
    (49:53) Building moats in a goldrush
    (54:53) Replit is Shopify for software creators
    (1:05:11) The most gangster story in Silicon Valley

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    Links:
    • Amjad essays - https://amasad.me/
    • Replit - https://replit.com/
    • Codeacademy - https://www.codecademy.com/
    • Do What Makes The Best Story - https://amasad.me/story
    • Magic School AI - https://www.magicschool.ai/
    • 11x AI - https://www.11x.ai/
    • Synthesis Tutor - https://www.synthesis.com/tutor
    • The Sovereign Individual - https://tinyurl.com/4w6ns7b2
    • 7 Powers - https://tinyurl.com/382ch557

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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

    —
    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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16. He built a $1M/MRR dinner club app in 2 weeks with 0 employees

    9 december 2024 · 1 uur 4 min

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    Episode 657: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the $10M ARR dinner club app, the history of Black Friday, and ChatGPT prompts that work like cheat codes.
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    Show Notes:
    (0:00) $10M ARR dinner club
    (26:19) The science of Black Friday and Cyber Monday
    (32:47) Reverse Black Friday positions
    (36:21) 7-day MFM Money Fast
    (40:57) Simple ChatGPT prompt hacks that work
    (45:55) Picking a rocket ship
    (50:53) Warren Buffett's $150B problem
    (58:17) The Elon Musk Learning Method

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    Links:
    • Timleft - https://timeleft.com/
    • Bucket list - https://dailymax.fr/fr/bucket-list-fr/
    • Your Life in Weeks - https://waitbutwhy.com/2014/05/life-weeks.html
    • Warren Buffett letter - https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/news/nov2524.pdf
    • Elon Musk Learning Method - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=splkLcpBws8

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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

    —
    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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17. 3 Stories of Crazy Geniuses: Fenn’s Treasure, Michael Saylor’s Infinite Money Glitch + Ralph Lauren’s Bold Bet

    5 december 2024 · 55 min

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    Episode 656: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) tell 3 stories of people who took insane risks that paid off.
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    Show Notes:
    (0:00) Bitcoin millionaire hides $2M in treasures across US
    (11:27) Building the Ralph Lauren fantasy
    (23:58) Michael Saylor's infinite money glitch

    —
    Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
    Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd

    —
    Check Out Sam's Stuff:
    • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
    • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
    • Copy That - https://copythat.com
    • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
    • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/

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18. A Billionaire's Guide To Going From $4/hour to $1 Billion Net Worth - Dharmesh Shah

    3 december 2024 · 1 uur 17 min

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    Episode 655: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Dharmesh Shah ( https://x.com/dharmesh ) about how to increase the odds of hitting your first million and your next million.
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    Show Notes:
    (0:00) Intro
    (3:33) Lesson 1: Get leverage
    (9:26) Lesson 2: Be an asset, not a liability
    (13:40) Lesson 3: Get even closer to the value creation
    (19:42) Mini Masterclass on Power Negotiating
    (24:35) Dharmesh's little-known $2M failure
    (29:35) Lesson: Insight compression
    (34:08) Dharmesh sells Chat.com
    (41:06) Agents are the new apps
    (44:51) The future is hybrid teams
    (49:23) Agents Dharmesh uses today
    (53:20) Dharmesh's next big thing
    (1:02:58) Uncomfortable company values
    (1:05:33) Local maximum vs global maximum
    (1:06:57) RaaS: Results-as-a-Service
    (1:09:59) Being a first time billionaire

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    Links:
    • Agent AI - https://agent.ai/
    • Harvey MacKay books - https://harveymackay.com/books/
    • Getting To Yes - https://tinyurl.com/43ne6v97
    • Connecting Dots - https://connectingdots.com/
    • MFM Vault - https://frontend-production-f8b7.up.railway.app/

    —
    Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
    Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd

    —
    Check Out Sam's Stuff:
    • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
    • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
    • Copy That - https://copythat.com
    • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
    • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/

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19. $100B Founder Breaks Down The Biggest AI Business Opportunities For 2025

    26 november 2024 · 1 uur 31 min

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    Episode 653: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talks to Furqan Rydhan ( https://x.com/FurqanR ) about the biggest opportunities in AI right now.
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    Show Notes:
    (0:00) Intro
    (4:42) Define the Job-to-be-done
    (8:20) How to build an AI Agent workflow
    (11:16) AI Tools break down
    (27:05) How Polymarket won
    (31:48) Why VR is a sleeping giant?
    (44:43) Be a lifelong player in tech
    (58:52) The unbeatable combination
    (1:02:27) Adam Foroughi’s A+ execution
    (1:18:35) Betting on -1 to 0 Lees meer

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    Links:
    • Furqan’s site - https://furqan.sh/
    • Founders, Inc - https://f.inc/
    • Applovin - https://www.applovin.com/
    • Claude - https://claude.ai/
    • OpenAI - https://platform.openai.com/
    • Langchain - https://www.langchain.com/
    • AutoGen - https://autogenai.com/
    • Crew - https://www.crewai.com/
    • CloudSDK - https://cloud.google.com/sdk/
    • Perplexity - https://www.perplexity.ai/
    • “Attention is all you need” - https://typeset.io/papers/attention-is-all-you-need-1hodz0wcqb
    • Anthropic - https://www.anthropic.com/
    • Third Web - https://thirdweb.com/
    • Luna’s AI Brain - https://terminal.virtuals.io/
    • Oasis - https://oasis.decart.ai/welcome
    • Polymarket - https://polymarket.com/
    • Gorilla Tag - https://www.gorillatagvr.com/
    • Yeeps - https://tinyurl.com/59z2yrdu

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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

    —
    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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20. 5 TikTok products that could print money for you

    21 november 2024 · 47 min

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    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 Lees meer

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    Links:
    • Goli - https://goli.com/
    • The Natural Faces - http://thenaturalfaces.com/
    • Madison Reed - https://www.madison-reed.com/

    —
    Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
    Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd

    —
    Check Out Sam's Stuff:
    • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
    • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
    • Copy That - https://copythat.com
    • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
    • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/

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21. 3 Stories Of People Making Millions In Weird Ways

    19 november 2024 · 1 uur 4 min

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    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. Lees meer

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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

    —
    Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
    Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd

    —
    Check Out Sam's Stuff:
    • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
    • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
    • Copy That - https://copythat.com
    • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
    • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/

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22. Leila Hormozi: From Minimum Wage Employee to $100M Net Worth By 29

    15 november 2024 · 47 min

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    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. Lees meer

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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

    —
    Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
    Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd

    —
    Check Out Sam's Stuff:
    • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
    • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
    • Copy That - https://copythat.com
    • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
    • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/

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23. Die, Workwear: "This is how to look better in your 20s and 30s"

    13 november 2024 · 46 min

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    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 Lees meer

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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

    —
    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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24. Unicorn Founder on Unseen Arbitrages, the Paradox of Wealth + Charlie Munger Wisdom ft. Ryan Petersen

    11 november 2024 · 1 uur

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    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 Lees meer

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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/

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25. 6 College Students Pitch Us Their Startups | MFM Shark Tank

    8 november 2024 · 1 uur 32 min

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    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 Lees meer

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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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    Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd

    —
    Check Out Sam's Stuff:
    • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
    • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
    • Copy That - https://copythat.com
    • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
    • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/

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26. I failed 22 times... then I built a $2.5B Company | Christina Cacioppo from Vanta

    6 november 2024 · 50 min

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    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 Lees meer

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    Links:
    • Vanta - https://www.vanta.com/

    —
    Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
    Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd

    —
    Check Out Sam's Stuff:
    • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
    • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
    • Copy That - https://copythat.com
    • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
    • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/

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27. 3 Killer Businesses Hidden in Plain Sight

    4 november 2024 · 55 min

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    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 Lees meer

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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

    —
    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. Inside The Marketing Machine Of Billion-Dollar Presidential Campaigns

    2 november 2024 · 1 uur 3 min

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    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 Lees meer

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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 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

29. Q&A: Gut punches, favorite guests, plus advice for life

    30 oktober 2024 · 49 min

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    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? Lees meer

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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

    —
    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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30. Y Combinator CEO Shares How They Pick Winners, Advice For Founders + Lessons From Paul Graham | Garry Tan Interview

    28 oktober 2024 · 1 uur 12 min

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    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 Lees meer

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    Links:
    • YC - https://www.ycombinator.com/
    • Founding Sales - https://www.foundingsales.com/

    —
    Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
    Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd

    —
    Check Out Sam's Stuff:
    • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
    • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
    • Copy That - https://copythat.com
    • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
    • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/

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31. How Mike Posner built a music empire from his dorm room

    25 oktober 2024 · 1 uur 19 min

    Afspelen
    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 Lees meer

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    Links:
    • Mike Posner - https://mikeposner.com/

    —
    Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
    Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd

    —
    Check Out Sam's Stuff:
    • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
    • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
    • Copy That - https://copythat.com
    • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
    • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/

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32. You Have 70 Days to Win the Year

    23 oktober 2024 · 1 uur 2 min

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    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 Lees meer

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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/

    —
    Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
    Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd

    —
    Check Out Sam's Stuff:
    • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
    • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
    • Copy That - https://copythat.com
    • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
    • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/

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33. The $600M Protein Bar Founder is Back Again | Peter Rahal Interview

    18 oktober 2024 · 1 uur 1 min

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    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 Lees meer

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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/

    —
    Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
    Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd

    —
    Check Out Sam's Stuff:
    • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
    • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
    • Copy That - https://copythat.com
    • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
    • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/

    My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

34. Meet the 14yo entrepreneur who's already launched 2 businesses

    16 oktober 2024 · 19 min

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    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 Lees meer

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    Links:
    • Cookieduck Games - http://cookieduck.com
    • Price Satellite - http://pricesatellite.com/

    —
    Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
    Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd

    —
    Check Out Sam's Stuff:
    • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
    • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
    • Copy That - https://copythat.com
    • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
    • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/

    My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

35. Did the creator of Bitcoin just get unmasked?

    14 oktober 2024 · 58 min

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    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 Lees meer

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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 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

36. The Wild Story of Mike Lynch’s Rise From Janitor to Tech Billionaire

    10 oktober 2024 · 53 min

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    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 Lees meer

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    Links:
    • Philosophize This! - https://www.philosophizethis.org/
    • Wait But Why - https://waitbutwhy.com/

    —
    Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
    Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd

    —
    Check Out Sam's Stuff:
    • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
    • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
    • Copy That - https://copythat.com
    • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
    • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/

    My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

37. How Silicon Valley’s Most Prolific Investor Picks Unicorns | Elad Gil Interview

    8 oktober 2024 · 51 min

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    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 Lees meer

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    Links:
    • Elad’s blog - https://eladgil.com/
    • Proof School - https://www.proofschool.org/
    • BioAge Labs - https://bioagelabs.com/

    —
    Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
    Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd

    —
    Check Out Sam's Stuff:
    • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
    • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
    • Copy That - https://copythat.com
    • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
    • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/

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38. 5 Random But Useful Things I Learned At A Private Equity Conference

    4 oktober 2024 · 32 min

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    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 Lees meer

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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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39. The guy who gets paid $80K/yr to do nothing

    2 oktober 2024 · 45 min

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    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) Lees meer

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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/

    —
    Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
    Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd

    —
    Check Out Sam's Stuff:
    • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
    • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
    • Copy That - https://copythat.com
    • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
    • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/

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40. Steph Smith: “This opportunity is totally overlooked”

    30 september 2024 · 1 uur 2 min

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    Episode 633: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talks to Steph Smith ( https://x.com/stephsmithio ) about the mega trend called the Silver Tsunami. Lees meer

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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/

    —
    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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41. From Navy SEAL To Viral Content Creator - MrBallen’s Insane Story

    27 september 2024 · 51 min

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    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 Lees meer

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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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42. How I Went From Broke to $7 Million With An Airbnb Business

    20 september 2024 · 59 min

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    Get our episode with MrBallen before anyone else: https://clickhubspot.com/mbe Lees meer

    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

    —
    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://www.experientialhospitality.com/
    • Isaac’s site - https://www.isaacjfrench.com/
    • Unreasonable Hospitality - https://tinyurl.com/3j8ymjpp

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    Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
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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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43. From Nonprofit Founder To Building A $300M Pilates Business

    18 september 2024 · 1 uur 5 min

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    Get next week's episode early, watch it right now: https://clickhubspot.com/mbe Lees meer

    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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    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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44. 10 Startups w/ Stock Grants That’ll Make You A Millionaire | Sara’s List 2024

    13 september 2024 · 1 uur 22 min

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    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 Lees meer

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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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    Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
    Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd

    —
    Check Out Sam's Stuff:
    • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
    • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
    • Copy That - https://copythat.com
    • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
    • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/

    My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

45. The $70M/yr Sports Bar + Sleepy Industries Worth $100M

    11 september 2024 · 1 uur 8 min

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    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 Lees meer

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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 Shaan's Stuff:
    Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd

    —
    Check Out Sam's Stuff:
    • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
    • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
    • Copy That - https://copythat.com
    • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
    • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/

    My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

46. Life Hacks From The King of Introverts + 7 Business Ideas | ft. Nick Gray

    6 september 2024 · 1 uur 24 min

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    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. Lees meer

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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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    Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
    Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd

    —
    Check Out Sam's Stuff:
    • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
    • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
    • Copy That - https://copythat.com
    • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
    • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/

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47. The Guy Who Studied Buffett for 25 Years

    4 september 2024 · 1 uur 21 min

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    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 Lees meer

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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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    Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
    Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd

    —
    Check Out Sam's Stuff:
    • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
    • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
    • Copy That - https://copythat.com
    • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
    • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/

    My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

48. The Top 0.1% Of Ideas I've Stumbled Upon On The Internet

    31 augustus 2024 · 1 uur

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    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 Lees meer

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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 Shaan's Stuff:
    Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd

    —
    Check Out Sam's Stuff:
    • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
    • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
    • Copy That - https://copythat.com
    • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
    • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/

    My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

49. 5 Dead Simple Business Ideas You Can Start With A FB Ad | ft. George Mack

    30 augustus 2024 · 55 min

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    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 Lees meer

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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 Shaan's Stuff:
    Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd

    —
    Check Out Sam's Stuff:
    • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
    • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
    • Copy That - https://copythat.com
    • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
    • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/

    My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

50. Building A 100+ Year Legacy + Peter Thiel’s Fellowship + Bomb Hiring Questions

    28 augustus 2024 · 56 min

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    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. Lees meer

    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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    Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
    Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd

    —
    Check Out Sam's Stuff:
    • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
    • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
    • Copy That - https://copythat.com
    • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
    • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/

    My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano