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Jan. 22, 2020
#37 - Mastering Amazon FBA
Ever think your side-hustle could become a million-dollar company? Paul Anderson (@paul_d_andersen) did. Today on My First Million, we sit down with Paul who quit his 9-to-5 to focus on his Amazon FBA and how his passio…
Jan. 17, 2020
#36 - Data Privacy Tools, Food Franchises & Silicon Valley Mistruths
The Hustle's My First Million presents: Million Dollar Brainstorm is back. Host Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and The Hustle CEO Sam Parr (@theSamParr) sit down and discuss what side hustles, trends and big business ideas that's kee…
Jan. 15, 2020
#35 - King of Kickstarter
Shaan sits down with Peter Dering (@peterdering), Founder & CEO of Peak Design, maker of beautiful, highly functional redesigns of photography equipment. He quit his construction job and traveled the world with $25K in savin…
Jan. 12, 2020
#34 - CES Highlights, Cloning US Startups & Compliance Education
The Hustle's My First Million presents: Million Dollar Brainstorm is back. Host Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and The Hustle CEO Sam Parr (@theSamParr) sit down and discuss what side hustles, trends and big business ideas that's kee…
Jan. 8, 2020
#33 - Pioneering The No-Code Movement
We're back with Season 3, brought you by Microsoft: The latest episode of My First Million, Shaan sits down with Vlad Magdalin (@callmevlad), Co-Founder & CEO of Webflow: a visual tool to build web apps. Vlad shares the seve…
Dec. 24, 2019
#32 - Product Genius: Scott Belsky
We've got a different flavor today for you. We sat down with Scott Belsky (@scottbelsky) join us today and instead of hearing his backstory, we bounced around a bunch of topics. Scott has done it all. He's been a founder (Be…
Dec. 18, 2019
#31 - The Wild Wild West of Mineral Real Estate
Mike Brown is my new hero. He's an ex military man, who came back & built a super lean business (5 employees and 10's of millions in revenue annually) - hired best friends and brothers to share the experience. Mike Brown (@m…
Dec. 11, 2019
#30 - Reinventing the Energy Drink
LifeAid’s Aaron Hinde (@aaronhinde) stopped by to talk “vitamins that you’ll enjoy drinking.” He built a new beverage brand from zero to $100m+ in value, taking on the big boys like Red Bull, Monster etc.. He talks abou…
Dec. 3, 2019
#29 - Powder Diets, Instagrammable Experiences & Distribution First
The Hustle's My First Million presents: Million Dollar Brainstorm is back. Host Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and The Hustle CEO Sam Parr (@theSamParr) sit down and discuss what side hustles, trends and big business ideas that's kee…
Nov. 27, 2019
#28 - Building Big Ass Fans For Big Ass Money
Carey Smith sold Big Ass Fans for Big Ass Money. As you can probably tell, he found a way to make ceilings fans sound sexy, but more importantly a sexy business. Find out how this unconventional self-appointed CBA (Chief Big…
Nov. 20, 2019
#27 - 10 Million Reasons Why He Plays Poker
Faraz Jaka (@FarazJaka) is a Poker pro who’s made $10M on the felt... What started out as a fun game during his spare time in college turned into big money FAST. Turning a few hundred dollars into $180k in 6 months as a 19 y…
Nov. 14, 2019
#26 - Shopify Spy Tool, Apartment Plants & Lucrative Content Sites
The Hustle's My First Million presents: Million Dollar Brainstorm is back. Host Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and The Hustle CEO Sam Parr (@theSamParr) sit down and discuss what side hustles, trends and big business ideas that's kee…
Nov. 13, 2019
#25 - Mission Driven: Bringing Solar Power to 1M People in Africa
He's not on a mission to make money, quite the opposite. Xavier Helgesen is a mission driven founder, who uses money to do more good in the world. His first company, Better World Books sells 10 million used books a year that…
Nov. 10, 2019
#24 - Unicorn Signals, Alternative Milk & Movie Incubators
The Hustle's My First Million presents: Million Dollar Brainstorm is back. Host Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and The Hustle CEO Sam Parr (@theSamParr) sit down and discuss what side hustles, trends and big business ideas that's kee…
Nov. 6, 2019
#23 - Disney for Dogs
Henrik Werdelin (@werdelin) is your dog's best friend. No really, he sends your dog gifts every month. Millions of dogs around the world love this guy, and that's why his dog treats & toys monthly subscription box business i…
Nov. 1, 2019
#22 - Cloud Kitchens, Kava Bars & Religious Products
The Hustle's My First Million presents: Million Dollar Brainstorm is back. Host Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and The Hustle CEO Sam Parr (@theSamParr) sit down and discuss what side hustles, trends and big business ideas that's kee…
Oct. 30, 2019
#21 - How To Value, Sell and Buy Online Businesses
I want to buy your business. What's your discretionary earnings? or how about you buy mine, can you get an SBA loan approved? No idea what we're talking about? Don't worry, Joe Valley (@JoeValley2) from Quiet Light Brokerage…
Oct. 23, 2019
#20 - Reinventing The Autograph
The infatuation of Celebrity is something we can all relate to and Steven Galanis (@Mr312) is making sure to take opportunity of that. When was the last time you got a celeb to sign something of yours? Nowadays you'd grab yo…
Oct. 20, 2019
#19 - Drone Light Shows, No Code Movement & Plugin Empires
The Hustle's My First Million presents: Million Dollar Brainstorm. Host Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and The Hustle CEO Sam Parr (@theSamParr) sit down and discuss what side hustles, trends and big business ideas that's keeping the…
Oct. 16, 2019
#18 - The Big Business of Wacky Domains
Ever wonder who owns all the internet domains like .com, .co, all the way to goofy domain names like .george and .plumbing? Well it turns out, many of these are owned by billionaires & big companies. Our hero today - Sheel M…
Oct. 13, 2019
#17 - Keto Ceral, Specialized Job Boards, Digital AA Meetings
The Hustle's My First Million presents: Million Dollar Brainstorm. Host Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and The Hustle CEO Sam Parr (@theSamParr) sit down and discuss what side hustles, trends and big business ideas that's keeping the…
Oct. 9, 2019
#16 - TRT Subscriptions, Cord Blood Banking, Digital Museums
The Hustle's My First Million presents a new weekly show: Million Dollar Brainstorm. Host Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and The Hustle CEO Sam Parr (@theSamParr) sit down and discuss what side hustles, trends and big business ideas …
Oct. 2, 2019
#15 - Dr. Iman's Incredible Idea
Iman Abuzeid (@ImanAbuzeid) just finished raising $15M for her nurse hiring platform Incredible Health which was led by Silicon Valley's premier venture fund Andreessen Horowitz. Growing up in a family where everyone (litera…
Sept. 25, 2019
#14 - The Bitcoin Believer
Arianna Simpson (@AriannaSimpson) quit her comfortable job at Facebook to take a big bet on Bitcoin. She put over 50% of her net worth into Bitcoin back in 2014, and boy did it pay off. Now she's running a multi-million doll…