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My First Million

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.

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46:08

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

My First Million ·

2025/01/31

Get our Business Monetization Playbook: https://clickhubspot.com/monetizationEpisode 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. — 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)

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47:00

We hosted a slumber party with 12 billionaires (our...

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2025/01/29

Get our Business Monetization Playbook: https://clickhubspot.com/monetizationEpisode 671: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) recap a weekend spent with billionaires in Greenville, NC. — 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)

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67:42

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

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2025/01/24

Get our Business Monetization Playbook: https://clickhubspot.com/monetizationEpisode 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. — 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 — Links: Lindy -

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65:28

The Crazy Story of Google’s 7 Angel Investors

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2025/01/16

Get our Business Monetization Playbook: https://clickhubspot.com/monetizationEpisode 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. — 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 — Links: • SV Angel - https://svangel.com/ — Check Out

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61:27

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

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2025/01/14

Get our Business Monetization Playbook: https://clickhubspot.com/monetizationEpisode 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. — 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

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75:33

Five +$10M Business Ideas with high success rates

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2025/01/10

Get our Business Monetization Playbook: https://clickhubspot.com/monetizationEpisode 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. — 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

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40:17

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

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2025/01/08

Get our Business Monetization Playbook: https://clickhubspot.com/monetizationWatch 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. — 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 — Links: • Sarah Moore episode -

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60:12

56 Minutes of Money Wisdom for High-Earning Couples

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2025/01/06

Get our Business Monetization Playbook: https://clickhubspot.com/monetization 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. — 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)

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70:22

No Small Boy Stuff, Investing Wisdom from Nassim...

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2025/01/03

Get our Business Monetization Playbook: https://clickhubspot.com/monetization 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. — 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

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75:43

The 2024 Milly Awards

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2024/12/30

Get our Business Monetization Playbook: https://clickhubspot.com/monetization Episode 663: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) break down the best and worst of the year. — 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

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66:23

$500M Founder: “This is the biggest opportunity in...

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2024/12/23

Get our Business Monetization Playbook: https://clickhubspot.com/monetizationEpisode 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. — 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

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36:02

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

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2024/12/20

Get our Business Monetization Playbook: https://clickhubspot.com/monetization 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. — 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,

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66:08

The #1 Most Underrated Quality in an Entrepreneur

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2024/12/18

Get our Business Monetization Playbook: https://clickhubspot.com/monetizationEpisode 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. — 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)

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59:24

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

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2024/12/16

Get our Business Monetization Playbook: https://clickhubspot.com/monetizationEpisode 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. — 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

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72:47

I got rejected from YC (4x)…. now my side hustle is...

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2024/12/11

Get our Business Monetization Playbook: https://clickhubspot.com/monetizationEpisode 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. — 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)

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64:41

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

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2024/12/09

Get our Business Monetization Playbook: https://clickhubspot.com/monetizationEpisode 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. — 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

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56:28

3 Stories of Crazy Geniuses: Fenn’s Treasure, Michael...

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2024/12/05

Get our Business Monetization Playbook: https://clickhubspot.com/monetizationEpisode 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. — 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,

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78:14

A Billionaire's Guide To Going From $4/hour to $1...

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2024/12/03

Get our Business Monetization Playbook: https://clickhubspot.com/monetization 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. — 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

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91:38

$100B Founder Breaks Down The Biggest AI Business...

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2024/11/26

Episode 653: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talks to Furqan Rydhan ( https://x.com/FurqanR ) about the biggest opportunities in AI right now. — 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 — Links: • Furqan’s

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47:52

5 TikTok products that could print money for you

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2024/11/21

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

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