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July 12, 2022
Billion Dollar Business Philosophies With Hubspot Co-Founder Dharmesh Shah
Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) talk to Co-Founder & CTO of HubSpot, Dharmesh Shah (@dharmesh), about why a bad economy is a good time to start a business, creating an alternative to Wordle, and the trillion dollar Venn diagram of success. Also, want $5,000? Check out the My First Million Clips contest. ----- Links: * HubSpot * Why to Start a Startup in a Bad Economy article * WordPlay * Maven writing course * Shaan tweet about starting the next Pixar * Do you love MFM and wa...
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July 8, 2022
One Question Friday: How Do You Keep Your Imagination Alive?
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) answers one listener's question: What are some tips and tricks that you do to keep your imagination, creativity alive, especially when you feel stuck or you don't know what to do? To submit your question and hear yourself on My First Million, go to MFMPod.com and click on the circle with the microphone in the lower right hand corner. ----- Links: * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like ...
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July 7, 2022
Patrick Campbell: The Billion $ Quilting Industry And Using Spy Secrets To Gain A Competitive Edge
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) talk to Founder & CEO at ProfitWell, Patrick Campbell (@Patticus), about the billion dollar quilting industry, using spy secrets in business, buying cheap debt and a hostile takeover of a person. Also, want $5,000? Check out the My First Million Clips contest. ----- Links: * ProfitWell * Missouri Star Quilt Co. * Hallmark * KMikeyM * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more in...
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July 5, 2022
How to Reverse Engineer Any Business - From the Archive
Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) discuss the tolls they use to reverse engineer businesses. Also, want $5,000? Check out the My First Million Clips contest. ----- Links: * FirstVersions.com * TechCrunch * Wayback Machine * Pocket * ShopifySalesData.com * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter. ----- Past guests on My First Million include Rob Dyrdek, Hasan M...
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June 30, 2022
Body Scans, Grant Cardone, and How Sam Enraged Goldman Sachs
Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) talk about the business of body scans, the power of Grant Cardone, how Sam enraged Goldman Sachs and more. Also, want $5,000? Check out the My First Million Clips contest. ----- Links: * Prenuvo * StrollMag * Axios article * Flashes and Flames * ConvertKit * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter. ----- Show Notes: () - Pren...
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June 28, 2022
Michael Girdley: Why Fireworks Are A Cash Cow and How to Operate a Holdco Worth $100 Million
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) talk to tech investor and entrepreneur Michael Girdley (@girdley), about selling fireworks, how to hire great CEOs, and what it takes to operate a successful holding company. Also, want $5,000? Check out the My First Million Clips contest. ----- Links: * Michael Girdley * Near * Alley Corp * Zola * Black Rifle Coffee * Pop Sockets * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more ins...
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June 21, 2022
How FTX Scaled A $30 Billion Company With Only 30 Engineers!
Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) talk about the problem of over hiring (example FTX), party planning tips from entrepreneur Nick Gray's new book, and one successful egg carton business. Also, want $5,000? Check out the My First Million Clips contest. ----- Links: * Nick Gray * 2-Hour Cocktail Party book * The 2-Hour Cocktail Party Amazon link * Streamyard * SSTIK * Eggcartons * Sam's Tweet about Whole Foods Entrepreneur * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling...
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June 16, 2022
Shaan Loses $700k In Crypto Crash And The Mentality of A Downturn
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) talk about losing more than $700k in the crypto crash, the mentality of a downturn, and the crazy success of conferences. Also, want $5,000? Check out the My First Million Clips contest. ----- Links: * Truebill * Money 20/20 * ShopTalk * Hlth * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter. ----- Show Notes: (02:10) - Crypto crash ...
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June 14, 2022
Colin & Samir: How To Make $1M+ On YouTube
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) talk with YouTube stars and content creator experts Samir Chaudry and Colin Rosenblum about how to become a successful YouTuber. Also, want $5,000? Check out the My First Million Clips contest. ----- Links: * My First Million Clips contest * Colin and Samir * Ali Abdaal * Doug DeMuro * Blogilates * Yoga with Adriene * AmandaRachLee - Bullet Journal * Cloak * GFuel * UpOnly TV * Shelby Church * VidIQ * The Folding Lady * Shaan's Milkman Tweet * ...
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June 9, 2022
Shark Tank MFM Style
Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) with the help of Stonks.com , listen to five entrepreneurs pitch their business in hopes of getting Shaan and Sam to invest. ----- Links: * 5x * Bacarai * Munch * Nicklpass * Lil'Duckies Pool Co. * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter. ------ Show Notes: (03:18) - Tarush Aggarwal (5X) (17:55) - Kenny Totten (Bacarai) (32...
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June 7, 2022
Lessons From Sam's New Business Venture, High Stakes Gambling, and More
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) talk about lessons learned from Sam's new business venture, the money makers of online high stakes gambling and so much more. Also, want $5,000? Check out the My First Million Clips contest. ----- Links: * My First Million Clips contest * Mugshawtys * Stake.com * Primedice.com * Easygo * Scale * Marketbeat * Worldwide Systems * Workshop * Cloud Kids Online Preschool * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to o...
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June 2, 2022
How To Recruit A-Players To Small Companies, Sam's Time In Jail, and More
Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) talk about how to recruit the best players for small companies, the billion dollar business of compostable straws (and other plant-based packaging), a Milk Road update and much more. Also, want $5,000? Check out the My First Million Clips contest. ----- Links: * My First Million Clips contest * Footprint * Live Oak Lake * Milk Road Gone Wild YouTube channel * Steph Smith's tweet * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? S...
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May 31, 2022
Michael Sonnenfeldt: Selling A Business And How To Manage That Wealth
Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) talks to Michael Sonnenfeldt, founder and chairman of Tiger 21 - a peer-to-peer network for high net-worth wealth creators - about how to build wealth and how to preserve it. ----- Links: * Michael Sonnenfeldt * Tiger 21 * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter. ----- Show Notes: (01:40) - What is Tiger 21 (09:40) - First business (13:45) - Levels ...
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May 27, 2022
One Question Friday: How To Start A Lead Gen Business
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) answer one listener's question. On this episode, Neil Gupta, from Toronto, Ontario, Canada asks what are the first three actionable steps to starting a lead gen business and what industries should he target? To submit your question and hear yourself on My First Million, go to MFMPod.com and click on the circle with the microphone in the lower right hand corner. ----- Links: * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscr...
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May 26, 2022
Work Like Ocean's 11, Sam Bankman-Fried, and the Deepfake Dilemma
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) talk about how the future of work will look like an Ocean's 11 team, height enhancing surgery, Sam Bankman-Fried, and how to solve the problem of deepfakes. ----- Links: * My Body Tutor * SiriusXM Acquires Conan O'Brien's Team Coco podcast * Moiz's tweet * Surgery that makes men taller * Foot file * TikTok apartments * Sam Bankman-Fried * A.Team * GetSway app * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Yout...
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May 24, 2022
The Real Life Ted Lasso Turning a Minor League Baseball Team Into a Powerhouse
Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) talk about the Savannah Bananas, Martin Shkreli, Liver King, how Shaan lost more than $200K on Luna and Terra, and more. Also, want $5,000? Check out the My First Million Clips contest. ----- Links: * My First Million Clips contest * The Savannah Bananas Instagram * The Savannah Bananas website * The Liver King Instagram * The Fittest * Heart and Soil * Ancestral Supplements * Martin Shkreli blog * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's...
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May 23, 2022
Shaan's 9 Unorthodox Management Tips
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) shares his tried and true unconventional management tips that you won't learn in business school. ----- Links: * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter. ----- Show Notes: (02:40) - Tip 1 Dr. House (05:25) - Tip 2 The Holiday (08:30) - Tip 3 Misery Love Company (09:00) - Tip 4 Hired Too Many (12:45) - Tip 5 Super Power (17:40) - Tip 6 Tesla Master...
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May 19, 2022
From the Vault: These Are the Frameworks Every Entrepreneur Should Learn
We go deep in the vaults to find an episode of Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP), aka the King of Frameworks, sharing his favorite ten frameworks. ----- Links: * Get the PDF version with illustrations - https://www.shaanpuri.com/posts/week-7 * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter. ----- Show Notes: 1. Intro (1:30) 2. Your TO-Do List is Killing You (2:40) 3. How To Kickoff a Project ...
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May 17, 2022
Selling Deodorant for $100M and How to Find Your Best Competitive Advantage with Moiz Ali
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) sits down with entrepreneur and former CEO of Native, Moiz Ali (@MoizAli), to talk about how to find the competitive advantage for your business, three common mistakes DTC brands make, investment tips and more. ----- Links: * Native * Haldirams * Manscaped * Brumate * Moiz's sell sheet tweet * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter. ----- Show Notes: ...
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May 13, 2022
One Question Friday: Hiring Your First Employee
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) answers one listener's question. On this episode, a UK-based listener asks how to approach making their first hire at their startup. To submit your question and hear yourself on My First Million, go to MFMPod.com and click on the circle with the microphone in the lower right hand corner. ----- Links: * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter.
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May 12, 2022
The Billion Dollar Community Propelling Women To The Top - Carolyn Childers of Chief.com
Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) sits down with Carolyn Childers, co-founder and CEO of Chief, to talk about her million dollar subscription-based business that drives and supports women in corporate leadership roles. ----- Links: * Chief * The New Rules of Business * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter. ----- Show Notes: (04:10) - What is Chief.com (07:15) - Their billion $ val...
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May 10, 2022
From Blogger To $100 Million Business With Neil Patel
Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) sit down with entrepreneur and online marketing guru Neil Patel to talk about his success starting as a blogger to making 9-figures in revenue. ----- Links: * Neil Patel * Photopea * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter. ----- Show Notes: (03:00) - Neil's business history (07:00) - Minority certification (09:00) - Magic ...
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May 6, 2022
One Question Friday: Someone Stole My NFTs
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Ben Levy (@Benmlevy) answer one listener's question. On this episode, Collin asks how to deal with defeat after his NFTs were stolen. To submit your question and hear yourself on My First Million, go to MFMPod.com and click on the circle with the microphone in the lower right hand corner. ----- Links: * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter.
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May 5, 2022
How Content Creators Make Millions
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) talk about how easy it is for content creators to make millions, the women of Elon Musk, trademark scams, and more. ----- Links: * Naked and Afraid * How Is Felix Today * House In Habit * Justine Musk/Quora * WhistlinDiesel * xQcOW/Twitch * The Mind Pump Podcast * Jenna Marbles /YouTube * Trademarks and WTP scam * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Che...