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Episode 625: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) are back with George Mack ( https://x.com/george__mack) to talk about the best ideas he’s come across.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Spotting high agency people
(26:12) The Kale phone vs the Cocaine phone
(31:37) The obsessiveness of Lee Kuan Yew
(37:34) Life as a Midwit meme
(43:22) Work like a lion, not like a cow
(51:52)The Buffett Coin
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Links:
• Relentlessly Resourceful - https://paulgraham.com/relres.html
• 3:1 Work Structure - https://science.drinklmnt.com/lmnt-at-work/lmnt-3-1-work-structure/
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Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
• Copy That - https://copythat.com
• Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
• Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/
My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano
Episode 624: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) brainstorm cash-printing business ideas with George Mack ( https://x.com/george__mack).
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(2:49) Idea: Self Awareness Test
(16:35) Idea: Designer babies
(26:30) Idea: Selling eyes as art
(30:40) Idea: Personal color analysis
(34:45) Idea: Mold removal as a service
(40:11) Idea: CMO of the UK
(46:43) George's favorite ad campaigns
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Links:
• Get our business idea database here https://clickhubspot.com/mfm
• Cities and Ambition - https://paulgraham.com/cities.html
• Jack Skeen - https://jackskeen.com/
• Thinking Fast and Slow - https://tinyurl.com/345d9fsb
• Iris Galerie - https://en.irisgalerie.com/
• Ad Professor on Twitter - https://x.com/The_AdProfessor
• r/adporn - https://www.reddit.com/r/AdPorn/
• Ad Professor - https://www.adprofessor.com/
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
• Copy That - https://copythat.com
• Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
• Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/
My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano
Episode 623: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the underrated philanthropy style of Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, and Alfred Nobel.
MFM Scholarship: Apply for $10K to start The Onion For College - https://www.shaanpuri.com/collegepaper
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Alfred Nobel's $266M Legacy
(6:06) Competitions vs. Trusts
(15:28) Idea: XPRIZE but for companies
(19:15) Shaan’s Prize: Win $10K to start a college paper
(23:07) How Barstool Sports started
(26:47) Peter Thiel’s contrarian philanthropy
(32:30) Elon Musks sexy indifference
(37:22) Interview questions designed to repel and attract
(44:25) Be a harsh grader of people
(47:49) Great people are great in the first 2 weeks
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Links:
• Get our business idea database here https://clickhubspot.com/mfm
• Nobel Peace Prize - https://www.nobelpeaceprize.org/
• XPRIZE - https://www.xprize.org/
• Darpa - https://www.darpa.mil/
• Vesuvius Challenge - https://scrollprize.org/
• Kaggle - https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/
• Thiel Foundation - https://www.thielfoundation.org/
• Musk Foundation - https://www.muskfoundation.org/
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
• Copy That - https://copythat.com
• Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
• Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/
My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano
Episode 622: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Jesse Pujji ( https://x.com/jspujji ) about bootstrapping Ampush and the four levers of digital marketing.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Unique insight + unfair advantage
(3:05) How Jesse bootstrapped Ampush using GLG
(14:00) Digital marketing in masterclass in 3 minutes
(20:30) How to sell to the ultra rich
(27:38) Red Ventures' Playbook
(32:40) The Four Big Levers
(41:00) Calling Zuck's cell
(46:30) Noah Kagan's $100M mistake at facebook
(58:45) What's the thing you can't not do?
(1:01:00) Nelly performs at Jesse's birthday party
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Links:
• Gateway X - https://www.gateway.xyz/
• Aux Insights - https://www.auxinsights.com/
• Accordion - https://www.accordion.com/
• GrowthAssistant - https://growthassistant.com/
• GLG Insights - https://glginsights.com/
• Triple Whale - https://www.triplewhale.com/
• Ampush Lead Gen Overview - https://tinyurl.com/mw3f7cbk
• Bootstrapped Giants Newsletter - https://tinyurl.com/46t82kk9
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
• Copy That - https://copythat.com
• Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
• Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd
My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano
Episode 621: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Jack Smith ( https://x.com/_jacksmith ) about his under-the-radar biohacking experiments plus 2 $1M dollar business ideas.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Is reverse-aging a scam
(3:23) The 1% of biohacking
(12:28) Business idea: Mobile Dexa Scan
(25:30) Business idea: Medical tourism brokers
(32:06) Anti-beast mode
(39:10) Why smart people have bad ideas
(45:40) Hunt for the starving crowd
(49:27) AppLovin origin story
(54:20) Finding demand that feels like a landmine
(56:03) Jack's book recommendation
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Links:
• Get our business idea database here https://clickhubspot.com/mfm
• BodySpec - https://www.bodyspec.com/
• Prenuvo - https://www.prenuvo.com/
• Q Bio - https://www.q.bio/
• Aiwo - https://aiwo.com/
• “Why Smart People Have Bad Ideas” - https://paulgraham.com/bronze.html
• Vungle - https://vungle.com/privacy/
• The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success - https://tinyurl.com/mwyf6spw
• Jack on MFM - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVwLEocqK0E
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
• Copy That - https://copythat.com
• Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
• Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd
My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano
Episode 620: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) breaks down the 9 lessons he’s learned while building an audience.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(2:17) Forget the numbers
(6:11) Find your inner nerd
(9:57)Build a magnet
(10:40) First, Last, Best, Worst, Weirdest
(12:40) The thing I wish I knew earlier
(15:53) No such thing as too long
(16:18) A+ content with C- delivery
(17:58) Create a binge bank
(18:32) People don’t want information
(19:55) Be so good they can’t ignore you
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Get our business idea database here https://clickhubspot.com/mfm
Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd
My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano
Episode 619: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) do a post-mortem on a fight they had yesterday.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Fights don't start as fights
(9:08) Gottman's Fourhorseman of the Apocalypse
(11:28) The magic ratio of 5:1
(15:42) The body keeps the score
(19:36) No winners in war
(24:19) Mistaken attribution
(26:40) Do you want to be right or do you want to be happy
(29:17) The cardinal sin is measuring
(32:55) The best relationships are bigger than you
(40:00) Identify the skill issue
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Links:
• Get our business idea database here https://clickhubspot.com/mfm
• The Body Keeps the Score - https://tinyurl.com/sf66b2tj
• How to Win Friends and Influence People - https://tinyurl.com/4wbafxyf
• Fight Right - https://tinyurl.com/pdvub4b4
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
• Copy That - https://copythat.com
• Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
• Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/
My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano
Episode 618: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Alex Hormozi ( https://x.com/AlexHormozi ) about losing everything overnight, investing in Skool, and Acquisition’s $250M/yr playbook.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Brink of oblivion to $26M in 18 months
(18:13) Crafting a killer offer
(28:14) Investing in Skool
(36:25) Acquisition’s $250M/yr playbook
(52:46) “Here's what I would buy now”
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Links:
• Get our business idea database here https://clickhubspot.com/mfm
• Alex on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/alexhormozi
• Acquisition - https://www.acquisition.com/
• Skool - https://www.skool.com/
• Gym Launch - https://www.gymlaunch.com/
• Alex Hormozi on MFM - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KfuQwB5rIs
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
• Copy That - https://copythat.com
• Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
• Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd
My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano
Episode 617: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the most important conversations they had when they were just getting started.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Scott Belsky’s pep talk
(5:43) Enrolling in Getting Rich
(9:37) John Prendergrast asks a better question
(13:37 Michael Birch pulls Shaan aside
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Links:
• Get our business idea database here https://clickhubspot.com/mfm
• Sabi - https://sabisushi.wordpress.com/
• Shaan’s online “resume” - https://shaan-sample.mystrikingly.com/
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
• Copy That - https://copythat.com
• Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
• Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/
My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano
Episode 616: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about what they are doing in response to the market dip, plus The Olympics biggest winners and losers of the week.
Show Notes:
(0:00) Boys React: The market dip
(4:32) React or respond?
(10:48) The Olympics winners and losers
(19:03) Winner: Fem Kabul
(21:26) Winner: Team Refugees
(24:48) Loser: Simone Biles and Gymnastics in general
(27:30) Loser: Pole vault guy memes
(28:18) Winner: Noah Lyles
(30:41) Loser: The Olympic's programming
(34:00) The $75B dollar uniform rental empire
(38:18) Building a line of succession for your business
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Links:
• Get our business idea database here https://clickhubspot.com/mfm
• Cintas - https://www.cintas.com/
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
• Copy That - https://copythat.com
• Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
• Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/
My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano
Episode 615: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) tell the story of Scott Heiferman, the reindustrialization of America, plus Elon’s Problem Solving Method.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Millionaire working at McDonalds
(11:40) Scott Heiferman’s path to $15M
(17:32) Building Meetup.com to $156M exit
(24:20) Rosie the Riveter 3.0
(34:32) Elon's Problem Solving Method
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Links:
• Get our business idea database here https://clickhubspot.com/mfm
• Meetup - https://www.meetup.com/
• Bowling Alone - https://tinyurl.com/23etxxdp
• Careers Built To Last - https://www.careersbuilttolast.com/
• BlueForge Alliance - https://www.blueforgealliance.us/
• Gundo Deep Dive - https://x.com/johncoogan/status/1741512539979325733
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
• Copy That - https://copythat.com
• Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
• Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd
My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano
Episode 614: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) share the stories of people who took shots on goal and were just one hit away from blowing up.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) The Jewish Ed Sheeran
(10:22) The actual Ed Sheeran
(15:00) Eric the Eel
(20:00) How CarEdge is quietly crushing it
(29:21) How a car dealership is pulling millions of views on TikTok
(33:07) $100M+ Pokemon sleep tracking app
(35:55) Nick Gray's new thing
(39:37) “The best advice is free by definition”
(43:29) Take a 360 review of your life
(50:16) Shaan bombs a talk at a conference (lessons learned)
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Links:
• CarEdge - https://caredge.com/
• Mohawk Chevrolet - https://www.tiktok.com/@mohawkchevrolet
• Jack Skeen - https://jackskeen.com/
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
• Copy That - https://copythat.com
• Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
• Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/
My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano
Episode 613: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talk to about the giving up drinking 11 years ago and the lessons he learned for anyone wanting to make a major change in their life.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(1:00) Lesson 1: Figure out your why and go all in on that.
(4:14) Lesson 2: Tell your friends
(8:40) Lesson 3: Recreate your identity.
(13:00) Lesson 4: Don’t be perfect, just mostly good.
(15:50) Lesson 5: You’ll attract more people.
(18:26) Lesson 6. Find inspiration. (It’s ok to be corny)
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
• Copy That - https://copythat.com
• Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
• Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/
My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano
Episode 612: Sam Parr ( https://twitter.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://twitter.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Sarah Guo ( https://x.com/saranormous ) about the Ai ideas she thinks could be $1B swings.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(4:00) IDEA: AI companions
(16:00) IDEA: AI interior design / professional headshots
(22:30) IDEA: A richer version of The Sims
(25:00) The speedy way to do this if you're non-technical
(27:00) IDEA: Your Personal Seller
(32:00) IDEA: Generative Voice API for service providers, SMBs, restaurants
(38:00) IDEA: Next Gen Auto-Fill
(40:00) Software 3.0--what's coming
(42:00) Boring verticals fertile for AI: Legal and medical
(44:00) Ask: What's already being outsourced?
(47:00) Ripe for disruption: energy storage, chips,
(49:00) “Ai's $600B Question”
(52:00) Sarah Reacts: Doomsday scenarios in Ai
(56:30) If you're 22, hungry and optimistic, go west
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Links:
• Sarah Guo - https://sarahguo.com/
• Conviction - https://www.conviction.com/
• No Priors Podcast - https://www.youtube.com/@NoPriorsPodcast
• Replika - https://replika.com/
• Character.ai - https://character.ai/
• HeyGen - https://www.heygen.com/
• Icon - https://icon.me/
• Arcads - https://www.arcads.ai/
• Interior AI - https://interiorai.com/
• Aragon - https://aragon.ai/
• Chatbot App - https://chatbotapp.ai/
• Cartesia - https://cartesia.ai/
• Somewhere - https://www.somewhere.com/
• AI’s $600B Question - https://www.sequoiacap.com/article/ais-600b-question/
• Eureka Labs - https://eurekalabs.ai/
• Conviction Embed - https://embed.conviction.com/
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
• Copy That - https://copythat.com
• Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
• Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/
My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano
Episode 611: Sam Parr ( https://twitter.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://twitter.com/ShaanVP ) catch up and share 3 business ideas they came up with over the weekend.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Shaan's no phone weekend
(5:17) Control your inputs
(10:20) Life hack: Play with your kid
(15:38) Business Idea: Sketchy
(25:15) Business Idea: Niche Fake News You Can Trust
(34:41) Business Idea: Tampons that won't kill you
(40:28) An unqualified brief history of presidential assassinations
(46:09) The ceaseless action of Teddy Roosevelt
(55:10) MFM Required Readling List
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Links:
• r/regretfulparents - https://www.reddit.com/r/regretfulparents/
• Sketchy - https://www.sketchy.com/
• Babylon Bee - https://babylonbee.com/
• Manhunt - https://tinyurl.com/bdepazn4
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
• Copy That - https://copythat.com
• Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
• Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd
My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano
Episode 610: Sam Parr ( https://twitter.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://twitter.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the $1b dollar app idea for millennial moms, how Solidcore founder Anne Mahlum emptied her life savings into a pilates studio that she sold for $88M + Shaan writes a movie using ChatGPT.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) APP IDEA: Reddit For Moms
(3:50) Capitalizing on a reverse craving
(14:30) How we use our wives to predict trends
(18:54) Shaan uses ChatGPT to make a movie
(22:56) How to use ChatGPT as an on-demand creative collaborator
(34:14) The mind-boggling story of Solidcore
(37:21) The insane confidence of Anne Mahlum
(41:40) There's no business that looks good on the inside
(44:07) "They drove a clown car into a gold mine"
(47:55) Who's your Elon?
(50:34) Why Ben Franklin and Jesse Itzler are Shaan's entrepreneurial heroes
(55:10) Bryan Johnson's aging leaderboard
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Links:
• Better Than Google - https://tinyurl.com/mskmpysd
• Beehiiv - https://www.beehiiv.com/
• Solidcore - https://www.solidcore.co/
• Anne Mahlum - https://www.annemahlum.com/
• Jesse Itzler’s episode - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ff1z3GUcfO8
• I’m There For You, Baby - https://tinyurl.com/2m42ktk9
• TruDiagnostic - https://www.trudiagnostic.com/
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
• Copy That - https://copythat.com
• Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
• Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd
My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano
Episode 609: Sam Parr ( https://twitter.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://twitter.com/ShaanVP ) break down the genius marketing tactics used by the brands you can’t get out of your brain–no matter how much you want to.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) The history of jingles (Bring them back!)
(11:07) Prediction: Polymarket is going to be massive
(21:25) The wisdom on the crowd phenomenon
(26:36) How gaming apps hunt for whales
(31:00) Corporate Slang That Doesn't Exist But Should
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Links:
• DatPiff - https://www.datpiff.com/
• Polymarket - https://polymarket.com/
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
Need to hire
? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
• Copy That - https://copythat.com
• Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
• Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/
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Episode 608: Sam Parr ( https://twitter.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://twitter.com/ShaanVP ) react to the $22M "fake-work" app, mouse jigglers & Ryan Serhant’s Netflix show.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Devices helping the overemployed cheat on their bosses
(6:50) $22M ARR side hustle catching mouse jigglers
(8:36) Career polygamy support at r/overemployed
(11:18) Is this a good strategy for financial freedom?
(15:58) Big Desk Energy
(20:22) Life hack: Intentional internet consumption
(26:58) Indie hacking on steroids
(32:44) Shaan tries a self-driving car, becomes evangelist
(36:50) Secondary effects of autonomous vehicles
(40:16) Ryan Serhant’s Netflix show
(45:28) Don’t try to be noticed; try to be great.
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Links:
• Hubstaff - http://hubstaff.com/
• Teramind - https://democompany.teramind.co/
• Mouse Mover - https://tech8usa.com/
• r/overemployed - https://www.reddit.com/r/overemployed/
• Overemployed - https://overemployed.com/
• Beehiiv - https://www.beehiiv.com/
• Big Desk Energy - http://bigdeskenergy.com/
• Brian Koppelman blog - https://briankoppelman.com/
• Photopea - https://www.photopea.com/
• Pikimov - https://pikimov.com/
• Waymo - https://waymo.com/
• Sellit.com - https://sellit.com/
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
• Copy That - https://copythat.com
• Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
• Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd
My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano
Episode 607: Sam Parr ( https://twitter.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://twitter.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Dan Porter ( https://x.com/tfadp ) about selling his app for $200M after just 6 weeks plus stories about Richard Branson, Ari Emmanuel & building cult brands.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(1:29) Story behind OMGPop gaming company
(5:23)Creating viral mobile game Draw My Thing (now Draw Something)
(12:02) 25 million users a day, 1 million drawings every 5 seconds
(24:10) Zynga bought the game for $200M 6 weeks after launch
(32:30) The real power of money
(38:32) Working with Richard Branson and Ari Emmanuel
(47:44) Building Overtime (creating a brand that is part of culture)
(52:28) The Travis Scott effect
(1:06:45) Dan's life advice
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Links:
• Overtime - https://overtimeelite.com/
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd
—
Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
• Copy That - https://copythat.com
• Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
• Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/
My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano
Episode 606: Shaan Puri ( https://twitter.com/ShaanVP ) brings you 24 minutes of raw motivation. Think of this as an angry love letter to kick off your week.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Peter Thiel’s One Priority Philosophy
(4:30) 3 lies you’re telling yourself
(7:55) Zuck closes a $1B dollar deal in 48 hours
(13:41) The Collison Installation
(16:13) Lead bullets v Silver bullets
(18:51) When to sprint
(20:44) The 3 Big Questions
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd
—
Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
• Copy That - https://copythat.com
• Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
• Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/
My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano
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