My First Million
A podcast where Shaan Puri and Sam Parr brainstorm business ideas every week.
Recent Episodes
Nov. 4, 2026
The 2 businesses AI can never make obsolete
Unsexy business ideas database: https://clickhubspot.com/fpko Episode 879: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talk about businesses that non-technical people can still win at in the age of AI. — Show Notes: (0:00) NADA (3:59) White Coat Investor (5:03) BNI (8:35) MODA (11:12) Finding/Nurturing Whales (15:50) Triumph (21:43) Private Photo Vault — Links: • NADA - https://www.nada.org • White Coat Investor - https://www.whitecoatinvestor.com/
Nov. 2, 2026
$100M hedge fund manager: Do not make the mistake of dying rich
Free guide: how to build wealth (and use it well): https://clickhubspot.com/fjvx Episode 878: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talk to Bill Perkins ( https://x.com/bp22 ) about how to die with zero and never have a regret about it. — Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (0:55) How Bill made his money (1:55) Price go up or price go down? (3:45) Maximize risk when young (5:15) The 3 edges of the greatest investors (9:15) The name of the game is to stay in
Oct. 28, 2026
Ex-Amazon VP tells us what it’s really like working with Jeff Bezos
Sam's database on how long it takes to become a millionaire: https://clickhubspot.com/tewg Episode 877: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talk to Ethan Evans about what it’s really like to work with Jeff Bezos. — Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (3:15) Criticism without praise (5:15) The every-great-man flaw (7:05) Attack mode (11:45) “Sometimes all you need is a B” (19:35) Question mark emails (22:25) Strategically patient, but tactically impatient
Oct. 26, 2026
How to find your arbitrage (from the guy who’s done it 3x) ft. Nick Kokonas
Database on how long it takes to become a millionaire: https://clickhubspot.com/tyvc Episode 876: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) sits down with Nick Kokonas ( https://x.com/nickkokonas ) to talk about finding arbitrages and how to win an many different games. — Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (9:45) How I Became a Trader With $60K (18:15) Surviving Day 1 of Anything (20:35) The Comfort Trap (23:50) Finding Your Arb (32:00) No Boats. No Women. No Drugs. (34:55) Showing Up (43:15) Everyt
Oct. 23, 2026
We spent 8 hours finding the best stuff on X. Here it is.
Database of 300+ business ideas: https://clickhubspot.com/wtfv Episode 875: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) are joined by Ben Levy ( https://x.com/benmlevy ) to react to the best stuff on X this week. — Show Notes: (0:00) Idea: Wedding Crashers (3:10) Idea: Clavicular's Billion-Dollar Business Opportunity (7:55) Elon's Flying Tesla Roadster (12:25) Elon Wants to Give Every Kid a Share of SpaceX (16:50) Inside Andrew Huberman's Fridge (20:10