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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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51:17

I failed 22 times... then I built a $2.5B Company |...

My First Million ·

2024/11/06

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. — 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

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56:12

3 Killer Businesses Hidden in Plain Sight

My First Million ·

2024/11/04

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. — 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

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64:04

Inside The Marketing Machine Of Billion-Dollar...

My First Million ·

2024/11/02

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. — 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

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49:39

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

My First Million ·

2024/10/30

Episode 643: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) answer juicy questions from the audience. — 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? — Links: • Alex Karp article - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/17/style/alex-karp-palantir.html • Casa Bonita -

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72:51

Garry Tan on Spotting Extreme Winners, Advice for...

My First Million ·

2024/10/28

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. — 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

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80:06

How Mike Posner built a music empire from his dorm room

My First Million ·

2024/10/25

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.— 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

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62:31

You Have 70 Days to Win the Year

My First Million ·

2024/10/23

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. — 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

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61:56

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

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2024/10/18

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. — 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

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19:34

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

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2024/10/16

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. — Show Notes: (0:00) Cookieduck (4:18) Making $1,500 a day at age 12 (6:19) Price Satellite (11:08) Being peerless — Links: • Cookieduck Games - http://cookieduck.com • Price Satellite - http://pricesatellite.com/ — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: Need to hire? You

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58:53

Did the creator of Bitcoin just get unmasked?

My First Million ·

2024/10/14

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. — 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 — Links: • Money Electric - https://tinyurl.com/yw5mktnn • Bitcoin Forum - https://bitcointalk.org/ •

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53:56

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

My First Million ·

2024/10/10

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. — 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

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52:23

How Silicon Valley’s Most Prolific Investor Picks...

My First Million ·

2024/10/08

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. — 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

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33:24

5 Random But Useful Things I Learned At A Private...

My First Million ·

2024/10/04

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. — 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 — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers,

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45:47

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

My First Million ·

2024/10/02

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.— 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

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62:57

Steph Smith: “This opportunity is totally overlooked”

My First Million ·

2024/09/30

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

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52:21

From Navy SEAL To Viral Content Creator - MrBallen’s...

My First Million ·

2024/09/27

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. — 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)

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60:13

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

My First Million ·

2024/09/20

Get our episode with MrBallen before anyone else: https://clickhubspot.com/mbeEpisode 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. — 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

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66:19

From Nonprofit Founder To Building A $300M Pilates...

My First Million ·

2024/09/18

Get our episode with MrBallen before anyone else: https://clickhubspot.com/mbeEpisode 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. — 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 -

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82:39

10 Startups w/ Stock Grants That’ll Make You A...

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2024/09/13

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.— 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)

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68:43

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

My First Million ·

2024/09/11

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. — 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

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