
Get Shaan's guide to go from $0 to $1M: https://clickhubspot.com/etpc
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) remixing formats
(20:28) only looking for $10b ideas
(29:25) 10-minute ecom Marketing Masterclass
(41:26) $1b Idea: ACH distribution layer
(48:17) Access is everything
(57:16) Where Chad is going to spend his money
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Links:
• Gruns - https://gruns.co/
• Replo - https://www.replo.app/
• Monarch - https://www.monarch.com/
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies!
Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC
• I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out:
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Apr 24
1 hr 5 min

Get our investing playbook (with 35+ insights from top investors): https://clickhubspot.com/rwpt
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) Shaan reads The Art of The Deal
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Links:
• The Prospect of Immortality - https://a.co/d/0d2jc81i
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm
—
Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies!
Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC
• I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out:
beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge
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Apr 22
57 min

Run your life like a $100M business. Get the system here: https://clickhubspot.com/cdew
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
(16:20) 1-line journaling
(19:30) supercommunication
(28:12) Trump's supercommunication skill
(33:15) a case against authenticity
(37:44) famous speeches
(45:58) coldcalling 900 people
(47:43) 60-second productivity masterclass
(49:51) The best stuff Charles has read lately
(53:13) financial freedom
(56:17) bending the earth to your will
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Links:
• Charles Duhigg - https://charlesduhigg.com/
—
Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm
—
Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies!
Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC
• I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out:
beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge
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Apr 16
1 hr

Get Steph's database with 100+ stats that will shape the next decade: https://clickhubspot.com/ehsf
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) Nature
(32:02) Breakup Spending
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm
—
Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies!
Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC
• I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out:
beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge
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Apr 14
41 min

Get our CEO lessons in one guide: https://clickhubspot.com/rmfk
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) One size fits all opportunities
(26:50) the power of noticing
(31:45) order of magnitude goals
(38:34) 3 sentence emails
(43:24) identifying $50B industry
(49:05) AI
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Links:
• The Algorithm - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/799958/the-algorithm-by-jon-mcneill/
—
Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm
—
Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies!
Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC
• I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out:
beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge
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Apr 9
1 hr 4 min

Run your life like a $100M business. Get Sam's personal system here: https://clickhubspot.com/emtd
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) Mowing lawns
(14:48) What’s the overhype with AI
(23:00) Where’s the opportunity
(25:17) Ruthless PE
(28:17) Hero deal: $8M to $500M
(31:24) White hot will to win
(34:17) The blank page
(44:02) Graham’s first million
(46:03) the biggest wealth mistake
(53:39) second-hand therapy from graham
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Links:
• Alpine - https://alpineinvestors.com/
—
Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm
—
Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies!
Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC
• I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out:
beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge
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Apr 7
1 hr 5 min

Free: 200 business ideas with execution plans, tools, and frameworks https://clickhubspot.com/ekfm
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 Amazon workers
(24:38) IDEA 5: Tote rental
(29:58) IDEA 6: Wall printer
(43:57) IDEA 7: RV Rentals
(50:45) Bad Business: Vending Machines
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Links:
• TKO - https://www.youtube.com/@thekoerneroffice
—
Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm
—
Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies!
Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC
• I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out:
beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge
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Apr 1
55 min

Get our business idea database: https://clickhubspot.com/gdmr
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 charged with a felony
(20:46) Pressure of performance
(26:39) Learning new tricks
(34:34) Being a human lie detector
(37:52) David Copperfield
(43:02) 13 Steps of Mentalism
(46:52) Performing for a room of powerful people
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Links:
• Read Your Mind - https://www.ozpearlman.com/book
—
Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm
—
Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies!
Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC
• I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out:
beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge
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Mar 30
54 min

*Get Sam's top 7 books for entrepreneurs (+ his reading strategy):* https://clickhubspot.com/gdms
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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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm
—
Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies!
Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC
• I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out:
beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge
My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /
Mar 27
21 min

Want to invest like the best? Get Mohnish's investment playbook: https://clickhubspot.com/jbhm
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 and Infinite Games
(14:47) Mohnish Pabrai: Circle the wagons
(17:58) Howard Marks: Recommended Reading
(23:03) Mohnish Pabrai: The most important thing
(27:16) Howard Marks: “When the time comes to buy, you won’t want to”
(31:17) Guy Spier: Don’t study lottery winners
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm
—
Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies!
Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC
• I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out:
beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge
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Mar 25
35 min
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