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.
Episodes
March 21, 2025 • 62 mins
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Episode 689: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) break down the craziest stories of corporate espionage in history.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Rippling vs Deel
(10:21) The British East India Company
(17:11) Oracle vs Microsoft
(21:28) Coke vs. Pepsi
(24:14) Uber vs. Waymo
(26:03) U.S. Intellectual piracy
(28:10) Wiz sells for $32B
(39:40) A case for...
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March 19, 2025 • 67 mins
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Episode 688: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about 6 under-the-radar trends.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(2:24) Short Drama Apps
(13:55) Rucking
(22:10) Plastic-free everything
(31:58) "Nervous System Work"
(41:46) Biohacking plants
(46:48) AI Social Networks
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Links:
• ReelShort - https://www.reelshort.com/
• DramaBox - https://www.d...
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March 17, 2025 • 74 mins
Episode 687: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Zach Yadegari ( https://x.com/zach_yadegari/ ), the high school kid who went from $0 - $20M in 10 months.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(3:45) $0 - $20M in 10 months
(17:12) Sold first business for $100K at 16
(20:42) Zach's Influencer marketing playbook
(24:23) Being worth $30M at 18
(34:40) How to find problems to solve with AI
(38:2...
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March 14, 2025 • 55 mins
Episode 686: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the two trends that could make you rich in the next 12 months.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Trend: Fleamarkets
(20:03) Trend: True Crime
(26:05) Business ideas brainstorm
(43:52) Fyre Festival update
(48:27) Shaan's dad's travel hacks
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Links:
• Brimfield Antique Flea Market - https://www.brimfieldantiquefleamarket.com/
• First Monday...
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March 12, 2025 • 75 mins
Episode 685: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the most interesting things they’ve found this week.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Justin Caldbeck
(8:02) Steve Houghton
(20:15) James Currier
(38:36) Furqan Rydhan
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Links:
• NFX - https://www.nfx.com/
• James Altucher - https://www.jamesaltucher.com/
• Agora - https://theagora.com/
• Sheel’s MFM episode - https://youtu.be/-HfUCbna...
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March 10, 2025 • 67 mins
Episode 684: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Sean Frank ( https://x.com/SeanEcom ) about his $200M ecom playbook.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Sean's first million
(8:35) $5M - $200M in 6 years
(25:57) What people get wrong in ecom
(30:33) Case study: HexClad
(36:52) Fast-emerging trends
(40:57) How to spot trends
(44:54) Services-to-product playbook
(51:47) Sean calls his shot
(54:0...
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March 6, 2025 • 52 mins
Episode 683: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) sits down with Craig Clemens ( https://x.com/craigclemens ) to talk about the greatest marketing lines in history.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(2:22) Does not contain an illegal sexual stimulant
(9:09) 4-hour erection
(10:56) Operators are standing by
(15:17) They’re eating the cats
(21:54) A diamond is forever
(26:09) Buy these worms, catch more fish
(30:26) Joseph Duveen
(41:30) ...
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March 3, 2025 • 72 mins
Episode 682: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to three high school founders about their biggest business problems.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(5:02) Sunshine Exteriors
(29:16) Teens2Table
(45:53) Totally Mums
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Links:
• Formidable Fellows - http://formidablefellowship.org/
• Sunshine Exteriors - https://www.hhpressurecleanings.com/
• Teens2Table - https://www.teens2table.com/...
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February 28, 2025 • 61 mins
Episode 681: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Brent Beshore ( https://x.com/BrentBeshore ) about buying profitable businesses.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) $50K/yr to 9 figures
(6:04) Accidentally buying a $1M business for $0
(11:06) Just In Time learning
(14:11) Buying cash flow businesses
(20:30) Private equity or index?
(24:26) Buffett's near-death experience
(32:54) How to buy you...
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February 26, 2025 • 79 mins
Episode 680: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Nick Bilton ( https://x.com/nickbilton ), investigative journalist and author of American Kingpin and Hatching Twitter.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(7:03) Inside a criminal mind
(12:57) Getting people to open up
(20:49) The real story behind Twitter
(29:40) The auras of Trump, Bezos, Musk
(33:13) Becoming a journalist
(37:24) Steve...
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February 24, 2025 • 85 mins
Episode 679: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) sits down with Robert Oliver ( https://x.com/thegeniusceo ) to break down his $100M TikTok strategy.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) TikTok Gold Rush
(13:00) The Playbook
(23:00) Brands crushing it
(36:00) Trends: Lookmaxing, pet luxuries, niche communities
(51:30) Mistakes to avoid
(1:03:00) Character design
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Links:
• Rob The Bank on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@robthebankmotion
• ...
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February 19, 2025 • 80 mins
Episode 678: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Siqi Chen ( https://x.com/blader ), the founder of Runway.com.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Early days at Zynga
(14:34) Business ideas
(52:18) Touchy-feely class
(1:07:24) Siqi’s favorite interview question
(1:12:48) Insane growth of ElevenLabs
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Links:
• Limitless - https://www.limitless.ai/
• Rewind - https://www.rewind.ai/
• Runway -...
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February 17, 2025 • 65 mins
Episode 677: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) go inside what’s happening with DOGE.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) The wild story of Iron Mountain
(17:39) Our take on DOGE
(28:20) Government contract side quest
(33:14) Elon vs Sam Altman PPV
(39:16) How does Elon never get tired tho?
(48:23) Life in situ
(58:09) Casting call: $100K to the new MFM field correspondent
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Links:
• “The Many Lives o...
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February 13, 2025 • 60 mins
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Episode 676: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) sits down with MrBeast ( https://x.com/MrBeast ) to talk about the mindset that made him the youngest billionaire and biggest entertainer on earth.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Origin story
(5:11) Burn the boats
(11:15) The Rule of 100
(16:49) You can make anything go viral
(23:27) Cloning
(28:39) Im...
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February 11, 2025 • 55 mins
Episode 675: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) tell the three stories of founders with insanely high agency.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Boom Supersonic
(30:50) Nick Mowbray, #1 most impressive founder
(43:43) The Moped King
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Links:
• Boom Supersonic - https://boomsupersonic.com/
• ZURU - http://zurutoys.com/
• Fly E-Bike - https://www.flyebike.com/
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
Need to hi...
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February 7, 2025 • 63 mins
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Episode 674: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to the most successful sports better of all time, Haralabos Voulgaris ( https://x.com/haralabob ).
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Stumbling into gambling
(6:19) Finding your edge
(19:23) Alpha
(27:28) Casinos are for losers
(30:02) Betting 160% on Bitcoin
(35:36) Get...
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February 5, 2025 • 74 mins
Episode 673: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talks to Nick Mowbray ( https://x.com/NMowbray23 ), the founder of the most profitable toy company in the world.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Selling DIY hot air balloons door-to-door
(5:57) First product
(21:32) $30M David Beckham Tamagotchi fail
(30:18) Nightball
(36:18) Robofish
(41:43) Diapers
(48:44) Shampoo, pet food, confectionary, supplements, home products
(1:00:07) Zurutech - ...
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January 31, 2025 • 46 mins
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Episode 672: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Matt Mullenweg ( https://x.com/photomatt ), the founder of WordPress and Automattic.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Turning down $200M at 24
(6:04) WordPress's 1000 days of irrelevance
(9:24) Turning a small South African company into $3B
(13:40) The battle of gi...
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January 29, 2025 • 47 mins
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Episode 671: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) recap a weekend spent with billionaires in Greenville, NC.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(4:49) Fish Where The Fish Swim, Not Where The Fishermen Stand
(12:45) Man Does Not Sell Chocolate, He Becomes It
(18:48) Non-Obnoxious Confidence Beats IQ
(22:53) I Am
(24:51...
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January 24, 2025 • 67 mins
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Episode 670: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Andrew Wilkinson ( https://x.com/awilkinson ) about the AI tools that are replacing new hires.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) AI to kill admin work
(7:37) the K-shaped future
(16:29) 24/7 agents in your business
(25:46) Software is the new commodity
(38:40) Andre...
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