My First Million
Sam Parr and Shaan Puri brainstorm new business ideas based on trends and opportunities they see in the market. Sometimes they bring on famous guests to brainstorm with them.
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I dropped out of college and built a $3.6B company from scratch
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Episode 838: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Aaron Levie ( https://x.com/levie ) talk about building Box, getting rich slowly, why AI might make us work harder.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Story of Box
(06:30) Enterprise Over Consumer
(10:00) Turning Down Hug
3 weird businesses doing $10M, $20M, $30M
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Episode 837: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) bring in 3 founders with weird businesses making $10M, $20M, and $30M.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(3:32) Alex Daniels, $10M real estate magazine
(20:31) Josh Weissenstein, $20M camp ground business
(38:36) The $1.8B App Copying Politicians & He
We found an app that lets you buy anything for $0
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Episode 836: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about people who have turned their lifestyles into millions, plus Nick Sleep’s investing genius.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) fringe creators
(13:14) Nick Sleep's shared economies of scale
(24:41) lloyd blanfein's personal finances
(31:14
We decoded the business behind this influencer’s perfect life
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Episode 835: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about people who have turned their lifestyles into a business.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) escape aesthetics
(4:06) putting the life in lifestyle
(17:28) Law 25: Recreate Yourself
(20:20) Your word is your wand
(25:0
How the Ex-Goldman CEO actually invests his own money
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Episode 834: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) sits down with former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blanfein ( https://x.com/lloydblankfein ) to talk about what he does with his money.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Lloyd on Money, Day Trading, and Feeling “Rich”
(3:52) Meeting Elon
(5:23) What the worst traders have in common
(9:54) Warren Buf
The most simplified breakdown of the SpaceX IPO on the internet
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Episode 833: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) breakdown the biggest IPO of all time.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) what even is SpaceX
(7:11) What even is a trillion dollars?
(8:51) Launches explained
(9:07) Starlink
(14:07) Data centers in space
(17:39) Starship
(24:46) Grok
(28:06) a
Brutally honest guide to not losing money in the market
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Episode 832: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to legendary fund manager Barry Ritholtz( https://x.com/Ritholtz ) about the behaviors that destroy returns for investors and how to avoid them.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(2:19) christmas tree portfolio
(4:43) the cowboy account
(9:51)
The "Idiot Index": the simple math that made Elon Musk billions
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Episode 831: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) tell the story of a $270M/yr meat purveyor plus Nick Sleep’s letter and the framework that will make Elon a trillionaire.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) The $300M butcher
(18:28) Nick Sleep letters
(23:20) the idiot index
(35:44) breaking
We found 7 business ideas that will blow up in 2026
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Episode 830: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) rate 7 crazy business ideas that are actually genius.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(3:14) Pet Chat
(5:47) Super Brain
(9:44) At home hyperbarics
(13:03) Blue collar meta learning
(16:57) Endpoint Arena
(21:54) Bathhouse + Steakhouse
The insane true story behind MTV
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Episode 829: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) sits down with Tom Freston to talk about the insane story of starting MTV and shaping America in the 80s and 90s.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(4:04) Millionaire by 26, broke by 33
(8:49) The first days of MTV (no frontal nudity)
(14:14) Music Videos
(19:03) H
The 50 richest families in America are betting on this trend
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Episode 828: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talk to billionaire Joe Liemandt ( https://x.com/jliemandt ) about the experiment he’s put $1,000,000,000 of his own money into.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Joe, the total man?
(08:09) fighting bill gates for talent
(13:
Mohnish Pabrai: This will save you 10 years of bad investments
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Episode 827: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) sits down with Mohnish Pabrai to break down the mental models that made him a billionaire value investor.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(1:25) Mental models of the top 1%
(3:38) The mistress is always hotter than the wife
(6:37) Introduce Randomness in your life
(10:47)
How Gary Vee runs 7 businesses
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Episode 826: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) chop it up with Gary Vee.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(2:40) Nick Dio, VP of friendships
(6:47) How to invest $1M on yourself
(10:06) being long term greedy
(17:53) Gary breaks down his companies and revenue
(21:43) day in
We hit record on our private strategy session
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Episode 824: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) open the kimono and do a My First Million strategy meeting live.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(2:11) the virtue of selfishness
(5:54) clip army
(14:01) MFM 1% events
(22:13) newsletter
(24:50) mfm dinner club
(29:19)
How to manufacture a billionaire childhood
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Episode 823: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about their billy of the week, childhood passions and people making millions on TikTok selling stuff.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Billy of the week
(8:25) Raising kids with an edge
(13:37) childhood passions
(26:44) Random TikTok People Are Ma
I put 80% of my money in the S&P
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Episode 822: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about how your genes could determine how much money you make and the startup ideas YC is betting on.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) money genes
(5:07) your personality is your business
(23:46) productive placebos
(33
How Replit Agent made $1M on day one (then $250M in a year)
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Episode 821: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Replit founder Amjad Masad ( https://x.com/amasad ) about growing 100x in one year.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) 2.5M to 250M in 1 year
(10:28) the darkest hour
(17:00) pivot, pivot, pivot, unti
Spotting Billion Dollar Investments Was Hard Until I Learned These 3 Rules | Rohan Oza
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Episode 820: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Rohan Oza about how his formula for simple products that end in multi-billion dollar exits.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) The brandfather
(2:40) Rule 1: influence the influencer
(7:02) Deal: Poppi on Shark Tank
(20:32) rule 2: M
This Opportunity Is Hidden In Plain Sight
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Episode 819: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) answer the question, “If you’re smart and in your 20s, where’s the opportunity?”
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Where is the opportunity right now?
(08:01) the buff billionaire
(19:43) We break down the TBPN acquisition by OpenAI
(31:59) 2 storie
How to find your thing
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Episode 818: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about how to design a life worth living.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Follow your bliss
(3:33) enthusiasm, enduring enthusiasm, mastery, passion
(16:23) Find a loop that you love
(24:49) The top 5 regrets of the
This guy built a $1B+ brand in 3 years. The product? You'd never guess
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Episode 817: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Chad Janis ( https://x.com/chadjanis ) who just sold his gummies business for $1b+ in less than 3 years.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(1:28) origin story
(8:11) $30K to $230K in 1 month
(10:33) Naming Gruns
(13:14) remix
25% Of My Portfolio Is One Overvalued Stock, Here's Why
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Episode 816: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the opportunities with AI and longevity.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Hal Finney
(9:30) Aubrey De Grey
(23:10) Be Here Now
(33:31) Oz Pearlman
(42:55) When Kevin Hart met Jeff Bezos
(50:46) Shaa
#1 Habit Expert: Here's how you become dramatically better
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Episode 815: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talks to Charles Duhigg ( https://x.com/cduhigg ) about how to transform your life through habits.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) the habit loop
(5:26) you fall to the levels of your systems
(11:06) replying to emails in your inbox
(14:44) chosen bad habits
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Steph Smith: “This opportunity is totally overlooked”
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Episode 814: In this special episode, we’re pulling our best moments with the trends queen herself, Steph Smith ( https://x.com/stephsmithio ).
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(0:44) Silver Tsunami
(8:05) Sports
(11:39) Mega trends (declining birthrate, air quality)
(21:41) Nerd Neck
(25:49
Ex-Tesla President reveals EVERYTHING Elon does to win
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Episode 813: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talks to Jon McNeill about his time running Tesla and working side-by-side with Elon Musk.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(1:18) a job interview with Elon Musk
(5:07) Being a sniper for talent
(8:20) solve a real problem, right now.
(11:23) solving Tesla's sales problem
(23:41)
We asked a $18.9B Investor how to survive the AI bubble
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Episode 812: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Graham Weaver ( https://x.com/GrahamCWeaver ) about how which moats will win in AI and how he runs a ruthless PE strategy.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(7:06) The buy and build strategy
(10:43
The Side Hustle King: "Make $20K+/month without money, luck, or experience"
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Episode 811: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Chris Koerner talk about the most overlooked businesses that anyone can start.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(1:54) IDEA 1: govdeals.com
(6:52) IDEA 2: Bring AI to small businesses
(14:51) IDEA 3: Snail mail club
(19:48) $1B IDEA: Feed Ama
Oz Pearlman: How To "Read" Minds, Influence Anyone, and Never Fear Rejection
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Episode 810: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) sits down with Oz Pearlman to talk about how to read people and the pressure of performing in front of millions of people.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Oz reads Sam’s mind
(4:03) What is a mentalist
(5:58) Wanting to be loved
(7:30) Overcoming fear of rejection
(13:22) Getting char
The Underrated Money Making Skill In 2026
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Episode 809: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) teaches the one skill you need to know to become irreplaceable in the age of AI.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Taste is your moat
(2:20) Case study: Apple
(7:57) The rules
(9:08) Learning taste
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Best of MFM: Listen To This Before You Invest Another Dollar
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Episode 808: In this special episode, we’re pulling together the most replayed moments from our episodes with value investors like Mohnish Pabrai, Howard Marks and Guy Spier.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Mohnish Pabrai: How to turn $10K into $1M
(3:56) Howard Marks: The S&P 500
(9:29) Guy Spier: Finite
This guy cured his dog’s cancer with ChatGPT + 4 other crazy AI stories
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Episode 807: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the wildest stories in AI right now.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(5:08) Story 1: Anthropic did $6B in revenue last month
(10:34) Story 2: Man uses AI to treat his dog's cancer
(17:06) Story 3: New high school for
DHH: $100M+ Advice That'll Piss Off Every Business Guru
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Episode 806: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to David Heinemeier Hansson ( https://x.com/dhh ) about AI, being wrong in public, and taking on Apple.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) How to stand out
(7:48) not giving a damn
(9:57) liquid vs crystalized intelligence
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This guy names billion dollar brands for a living, here’s his exact 3-step formula.
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Episode 805: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to the branding genius behind BlackBerry, Sonos, Vercel and Swiffer about how to create a billion-dollar brand name.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Nothing will be used more than your name
(2:01) Windsurf
(3:50) Swiffe
The Simplest Way To Make $1M In 2026
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Episode 804: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) team up with the TBPN boys John Coogan ( https://x.com/johncoogan ) and Jordi Hays ( https://x.com/jordihays ) to break down the companies that could make you a millionaire as an employee.
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Show Notes:
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Bill Gurley: 6 Out of 10 People Are Making This Mistake
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Episode 803: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) sits down with legendary investor Bill Gurley ( https://x.com/bgurley ) about how to avoid the biggest mistake you can make in life.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) 6 out of 10 people hate their job
(11:24) Insane determinism
(14:15) Finding your fascination
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I built a $50M AI app in high school (and just sold it for...)
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Episode 802: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to 19-year-old Zach Yadegari ( https://x.com/zach_yadegari ) about selling his $50M/yr app to MyFitnessPal.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) How much?
(1:57) getting rejected from Stanford
(5:45) 60-second origin story
I Asked a $450M VC Where to Invest in 2026
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Episode 801: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talks to Sheel Mohnot ( https://x.com/pitdesi ) about the biggest life lessons from investing, who wins in the AI race, plus AI-proof business ideas.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Life lessons from investing
(3:04) Create Your Own Yacht
(11:27) The AI race
(19:51) the last mile problem
‘Think and Grow Rich’ Is a Lie. (But The Advice Still Works)
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Episode 800: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the backstory of Think and Grow Rich, lessons from prolific indie hackers, plus Sam’s new career to becoming a dating expert.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Think and Grow Rich
(12:57) The fraud of Jay
Dumb iPhone Apps Are Making People Rich Again (Here’s how)
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Episode 799: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to the Starter Story founder Pat Walls ( https://x.com/thepatwalls ) about selling his company + business ideas he’s seen lately.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Being pre-close
(2:11) Starter Story
(5:49) Pushscroll
(10:12) Puf
From selling ACs to becoming the tourism king of Jamaica
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Episode 798: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) tell the story of the all-inclusive resort king.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Billy of the week
(6:58) spend bigger to earn bigger
(13:10) 12-star experiences
(19:19) China's genius program
(38:47) the Michelangelo effect
(41:00) Dad Cor
Elon’s wildest interview yet — our reaction
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Episode 797: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) react to the wildest Elon Musk interview yet.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) We react to the elon podcast
(6:11) Evidence of exceptional ability
(10:33) Maniacal sense of urgency
(11:36) limiting factor
(23:31) Human emulators
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Scott Galloway: Why I'm selling my American stocks
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Episode 796: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) ask Scott Galloway ( https://x.com/profgalloway ) 10 burning questions.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) What’s the illuminati like?
(5:27) You’re post-economic. What can money not buy you?
(10:41) What's the best
This AI agent completes your To-Do list (plus 4 AI tools that’ll blow you away)
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Episode 795: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) show each other the cool things they’ve built with AI.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) 1 - Do Anything
(18:32) 2 - Business bio wikipedia
(30:11) 3 - Muse Art
(42:13) 4 - Fit finder
(47:20) 5 - Sales Call Agent
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Li
My mother-in-law's side hustle made $1M selling pillows?!?
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Episode 794: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talks to his mother-in-law about how she built a $1M business in her 50s by selling pillows.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Smithe's origin story
(6:37) Pillows!
(12:57) First 100 customers
(15:32) momentum is your first $1
(19:40) nothing to lose
(31:56) the fi
6 Trends You’ve Never Heard Of (That Might Explode)
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Episode 793: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about 6 ideas that will explode in 2026.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Trend: Alcohol is in the gutter
(8:12) Trend: Voltra
(16:14) Trend: Physical AI
(22:51) Trend: Too many podcasts, too little time
(31:23) Trend: Peptide
I spent 48 Hours With 10 Billionaires. Here’s What I Learned.
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Episode 792: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) recap a weekend spent with billionaires like MrBeast, Scooter Braun, Nick Mowbray, and Jesse Itzler.
Show Notes:
(0:00) 48hr billionaire camp
(4:14) Lesson 1: Intensity is the Strategy
(15:58) Lesson 2: Culture is
My decision-making framework for which ideas to chase
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Episode 791: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talk about how to how to decide if an idea is worth chasing.
Show Notes:
(0:00) Basketball camp with billionaires
(2:24) Irritation leads to innovation
(8:30) the yes test
(12:56) the bigger you go, the ea
How I went from $0 to $1M in 12 months
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Episode 790: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Tyler Denk ( https://x.com/denk
How I Built a $1.7B Business Repairing Garage Doors
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Episode 789: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Tommy Mello ( https://x.com/RealTommyMello )about how he turned garage door repairs into $1.7B.
Show Notes:
(0:00) A1 Origin story
(14:04) Learning persuasion
(18:36) Finding the blueprint
(2
4 dumb ideas that made people rich
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Episode 788: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about simple $1M businesses that anyone could do.
Show Notes:
(0:00) Fun Party Hats
(7:58) Star Registry
(18:29) 10-hr fireplace
(26:39) Don't get bored of greatness
(36:23) Receiving feedback
(42:46) Billy o
10 Years of Money Wisdom in 51 Minutes | Morgan Housel
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Episode 787: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Morgan Housel ( https://x.com/morganhousel ) about the art of spending money.
Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(10:01) Don't cut your flowers
(15:38) the 2 ways to use money
(19:07) The freedom number
Story Of The Most Important Founder You've Never Heard Of
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Episode 786: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) tell the story Demis Hassabis ( https://x.com/demishassabis ) and the creation of Deepmind.
Show Notes:
(0:00) Demis the Menace
(22:05) The only resource you nee
When everything works, you learn the wrong lessons
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Episode 785: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talks to Nick Huber ( https://x.com/sweatystartup ) about the biggest bet he ever made and the mistakes he learned the hard way.
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Why Balance Is the Enemy of Greatness | David Senra
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Episode 784: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) sits down with David Senra ( https://x.com/FoundersPodcast ) to talk about greatness, balance and what destroys successful people.
Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(1:22) Balance is the enemy of greatness
(9:13) How to remember what you learn
(17:10)
I chose to be broke for a year
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Episode 783: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) gets interviewed by his former intern about quitting a $120K/yr job in his 20s to become strategically broke and the other counter-intuitive decisions that made him successful.
Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(1:56) Quitting a $120k job to be broke and live wit
Two Millionaires Answer the Questions You’d Ask Off-Camera
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Episode 782: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) answer listener questions.
Show Notes:
(0:00) Biggest mistake in business you've never talked about
(7:33) Best company to work at to become a millionaire
(20:43) How much revenue did Hampton make in 2025?
(21:28) 2026 misog
The best stuff we’ve read in the last 12 months
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Episode 781: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) break down the best things they’ve seen over the last 12 months.
Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(11:18) die with zero
(20:24) selling out
(37:06) 48 Laws of Power
(41:28) The Terminal List
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If you want a rich life, watch this before 2026
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Episode 780: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) flies to Jesse Itzler’s ( https://x.com/JesseItzler ) home to plan an epic 2026.
Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(6:00) Step 1: Get Light
(11:30) Step 2: Close the books
(24:38) Step 3: Plan your year
(42:16) Step 4:
The Most Hidden Path to Financial Freedom in America
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Episode 779: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Alex Smereczniak( https://x.com/AlexfromFranzy ) about one of the most overlooked paths to wealth creation.
Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(2:21) Turning $2K into $400K revenue
(8:48) A case for franchising
(10:56) The blueprint
(16:0
7 Brutal Questions for a $20B Founder
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Episode 778: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talks to Brian Halligan ( https://x.com/bhalligan ) about the highs and lows of building HubSpot.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Are you happy?
(2:57) Does it ever stop sucking?
(5:18) Do you have impos
How to get rich with stocks (without math, charts or models)
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Episode 777: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talks to Chris Camillo ( https://x.com/ChrisCamillo ) about how he turned $20K into $60M using social arbitrage investing.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(1:00) Turning $20K to $60M
(5:30) Garage sale arbitrage
(12:36) Observational investing
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The 2025 Milly Awards!
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Episode 776: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) are joined by Steph Smith ( https://x.com/stephsmithio ) in this year’s LIVE Milly Awards.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Welcome to the 2025 Milly Awards
(1:21) Best Investment of the Year
(11:09) Worst In
25 Years of Business Advice in 27 Minutes
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Episode 775: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Ryan Deiss ( https://x.com/ryandeiss ) about how to create systems that run your business without you.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) “The More Valuable You Are, the Less Valuable the Company Is”
(2:39) Before and After
(3:38) Ste
Billionaire Lawyer spills his $250M side hustles (pick one)
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Episode 774: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to America’s richest lawyer John Morgan ( https://x.com/JohnMorganESQ ) about his fly-wheel side hustles.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(2:08) Wonderworks
(7:00) Alcatraz East ($5M/yr)
(13:00) John's earliest hustles
(17:11) M
if you didn't make progress in 2025, listen to the first 10 minutes
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Episode 773: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the systems you need to hit your goals, Shaan’s new unpaid side hustle, and how to be a better communicator.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) 5-year journaling
(2:09) The power of a good system
(8;21) The power of
The (Improbable) Story of Savannah Bananas' Rise to a $1B Empire
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Episode 772: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Jesse Cole ( https://x.com/YellowTuxJesse ) the owner of Savannah Bananas and creator of Banana Ball.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) 200 fans, $260 in the bank
(3:00) The team no one ever heard about
(9:01) How to become an id
3 Simple Businesses That Make Millions
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Episode 771: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about simple business ideas that are making millions.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) suckmyguttersclean
(4:51) Hill BIlly of the Week
(9:50) The MrBeast of roofing
(16:02) Shaan gives his barber business advice
(21:
Weird ways Ben Horowitz makes Founders more confident
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Episode 770: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Ben Horowitz ( https://x.com/bhorowitz ) about the Tupac murder, how to be a great leader, and the best opportunities for young people.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(5:36) Why most leadership books
$10M Business ideas w/ The Most Interesting Guy In Tech
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Episode 769: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Sheel Mohnot ( https://x.com/pitdesi ) about $10M business ideas you could be early on.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(3:42) 50-year mortgage
(11:22) #1 - AI Yard Vision
(15:02) #2 - AI Pool Vision
(24:05)
How a $200 Doorbell Became a $4B Business
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Episode 768: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Ring founder Jamie Siminoff ( https://x.com/JamieSiminoff ) about the wild story of building and selling Ring–plus business ideas he thinks someone should go after.
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Show Notes:
(0:
We react to Bill Ackman's advice to young men
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Episode 767: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) react to Bill Ackman’s dating advice for young men. Plus, the 20-something kid who’s making $300K/month doing man-on-the-street interviews.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) May I meet you?
(10:52) $300K/mo Stree
How fortnite made me a millionaire
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Episode 765: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about every business Shaan tried before he made his first million.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) #1 Chipotle of Sushi
(5:00) #2 Selling Wristbands Online
(9:34) #3 Biotech with a billionaire
(12:54) #4 Making the next billion d
Every Business I Tried Before Making My First Million
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Episode 765: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about every business Sam tried before he made his first million.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) #1 - Flipping Sports Equipment
(2:05) #2 - Hot Dog Stand
(5:42) #3 - Online Liquor Store
(8:33) #4 - Anti-MBA Book Club
(10:
How Alex Hormozi Gets Other People To Build His $100M+ Empire
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Episode 764: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talks to Alex Hormozi ( https://x.com/AlexHormozi ) about how to hire A+ talent, how to think in frameworks, and how to write for maximum persuasion.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Hiring for general intelligence
(16:12) The snowball of talent
(18:59)
I Did Nothing For 2 Weeks. It Made Me Better At Everything.
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Episode 763: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the benefits of doing nothing, Shaan’s secret book project, and the $100M startup that’s trying to cure loneliness.
I Ranked the Best & WORST Businesses to Start Before 2026 | Andrew Wilkinson
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Episode 762: What’s the best business to start in 2026?
Agencies, SaaS, Restaurants, Real Estate, Marketplaces. Angel Investing; Andrew Wilkinson has played every game.
He built 38 companies, lost $10 million, and still ended up with a $300 million p
The High School Dropout Who Made $2B & Bought an NBA Team
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Episode 761: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) sits down with Ryan Smith ( https://x.com/ryanqualtrics ) – the high school dropout who built an $8B company and bought an NBA team.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) 1.9 GPA to $2B
(9:47) Starting Qualtrics
(14:02) Focus
(24:00) How to be top 1% at sales
(26:1
I asked Cathie Wood the question no one else will
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Episode 760: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talks to Cathie Wood ( https://x.com/CathieDWood ) about her fund’s performance, her biggest bets on AI, and the most misunderstood stock on earth.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) McDonald’s to Managing Billions
(8:54) A day in the life of Cathie Wood
(17:
Masterclass: How to go from founder to CEO (without imploding)
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Episode 759: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the things they wish they knew when they were first-time CEOs.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) CEO Masterclass
(38:06) Abusing Your Edge
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5 AI Tools I’d Use to Make $1M (w/o employees, capital, or time)
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Episode 758: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talks to Greg Isenberg ( https://x.com/gregisenberg ) about 5 underrated AI tools founders should know about.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Enhancer.ai
(7:05) Comet
(17:15) Wispr Flow
(19:11) Shortcut AI
(23:50) Reel.Farm
(30:55) AI Apply
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