Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) answer one listener question. On this episode, Matt from North Carolina asks whether he should raise money to grow his business. To submit your question and hear yourself on My First Million, go to MFMPod.com and click on the circle with the microphone in the lower right hand corner. ----- Links: * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsl...
Apr 22, 2022•12 min•Ep. 305
Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) talk about their interactions with famous people and how to leave a good impression, how in-person events make money (and why they're only getting bigger), and much more. ----- Links: * https://maven.com/samparr/ideation-bootcamp?ss=true * https://www.marathonranch.com * https://blippi.com/ * https://www.vstarentertainment.com/ * https://unreasonablegroup.com/ * The Bill Simmons Podcast * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling fac...
Apr 21, 2022•33 min•Ep. 304
Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) answer your Twitter questions about how they found success. ----- Links: * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter. ----- Show Notes: (04:40) - Question #1 - Starting again from zero (16:15) - Question #2 - What do look for in business partners (22:45) - Question #3 - How to get Twitter famous (30:45) - Question #4 - Buying a busine...
Apr 19, 2022•48 min•Ep. 303
Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) react to Elon Musk's attempted hostile takeover of Twitter. They analyze why he's doing it, whether they think he'll be successful, and more. ----- Links: * Elon's letter: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001494730/000110465922045641/tm2212748d1_sc13da.htm * Punk6529 Twitter: https://twitter.com/punk6529?s=20&t=_z6Y7oL3z9JfPiYx0AqImw * Video of Elon's plan B: https://twitter.com/heydave7/status/1514675952802017282 * Do you love MFM and...
Apr 14, 2022•46 min•Ep. 302
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) talk about Paul Le Roux and his possible connection to Bitcoin, Peter Thiel's recent crypto speech, the power of knowing exactly what you want, and much more. ----- Links: * https://satoshi.nakamotoinstitute.org/posts/ * https://www.thielfellowship.org * https://mopoints.com * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter. ----- Show Note...
Apr 14, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 301
Andrew Wilkinson (@awilkinson) joins Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) to talk about why getting rich slow is better than getting rich quick. They also talk about the five pillars of happiness, how to identify winners, and much more. ----- Links: * https://www.tinycapital.com/ * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter. ----- Show Notes: (00:30) - Sam helps a famous ...
Apr 12, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 301
The HubSpot Podcast Network is proud to announce our latest podcast: Marketing Against the Grain. Listen here: https://link.chtbl.com/eASRByGO About Marketing Against the Grain: If you want to know what's happening now in marketing, what's ahead, and how you can lead the way, this is your podcast! In this weekly show, HubSpot’s CMO and SVP of Marketing, Kipp Bodnar and Kieran Flanagan, share their marketing expertise - unfiltered in the details, the truth, and like nobody tells it to you. Tune i...
Apr 06, 2022•12 min
Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Ben Wilson (@BenWilsonTweets) sit down with copywriter and entrepreneur Neville Medhora (@NevMed) to talk about copywriting, ----- Links: * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter. * https://ahrefs.com/ * https://www.nevblog.com/ * https://copywritingcourse.com/ ----- Show Notes: (01:30) - Introduction to Neville (05:00) - When copywriting first started ...
Apr 05, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 298
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) sit down with entrepreneur and venture capitalist, Greg Isenberg (@gregisenberg), to talk about big ideas for a new business and much more. ----- Links: * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter. * Will Smith slap: https://youtu.be/z4t1CC7-UFE ----- Show Notes: (02:30) - Reaction to Will Smith slapping Chris Rock (15:10) - Business ...
Mar 31, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 297
Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) sit down with Amy Porterfield (@AmyPorterfield) to talk about the courses business, her background working with Tony Robbins, and much more. ----- Links: * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter. ----- Show Notes: (04:00) - What it's like working with Tony Robbins (07:40) - What Amy has learned from other great marketers (10:45) - ...
Mar 30, 2022•25 min•Ep. 296
Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) answer five life changing questions. ----- Links: * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter. * Blake Berg Tweet on 11 Powerful Questions You Can Ask Yourself Today: https://twitter.com/blakeaburge/status/1506257757401456640?s=20&t=XouFvtfvlgp06vJHiU2F4A * NYTimes 36 Questions That Lead To Love: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/09...
Mar 29, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 295
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) talk about how to identify trends, whether it's possible to get ultra-wealthy from cash flow businesses, why they enjoy doing hood rat stuff, and more. ----- Links: * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter. ----- Show Notes: (03:00) - Dan Porter (25:00) - The meaning of brand (19:40) - Two side hustle ideas: ballin' doctors and fam...
Mar 24, 2022•17 min•Ep. 294
Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) talk about how to identify trends, whether it's possible to get ultra-wealthy from cash flow businesses, why they enjoy doing hood rat stuff, and more. ----- Links: * https://worldview.space/ * https://www.reddit.com/r/antiwork/ * https://www.reddit.com/r/overemployed/ * Bullshit Jobs: https://www.amazon.com/Bullshit-Jobs-Theory-David-Graeber/dp/150114331X * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube ch...
Mar 22, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 293
Some of the best moments from this week of My First Million. ----- * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter. ----- Show Notes: (01:30) - Recapping Mr. Beast and betting on yourself (07:10) - Kanye West and knowing who you are (12:45) - Andrew Wilkinson and juggling successes ----- Past guests on My First Million include Rob Dyrdek, Hasan Minhaj, Balaji Srinivasan, Jake Paul, Dr. ...
Mar 18, 2022•19 min•Ep. 292
Andrew Wilkinson (@awilkinson) joins Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) to talk about delegation, hiring 1 to hire 10, how to handle getting hacked, Shaan's $200K NFT purchase, and more. ----- Links: * https://www.tinycapital.com/ * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter. ----- Show Notes: (01:30) - Thoughts on getting hacked (17:15) - Bored Ape Yacht Club and Crypt...
Mar 17, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 291
Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) talk about Netflix's recent Kanye West documentary, Jeen-Yuhs, and what lessons they learned from watching it. ----- Links: * Jeen-Yuhs on Netflix - https://www.netflix.com/title/81426972 * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter. ----- Show Notes: (01:30) - Thoughts on the Kanye Doc (21:30) - Being yourself and being obsessed with ...
Mar 16, 2022•42 min•Ep. 290
Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) recap Mr. Beast's interview on Joe Rogan, talk about people who find their passion early in life, discuss Michael Rubin and how he has taken over the sports jersey market, and more. ----- Links: * Fanatics - https://www.fanatics.com/ * Mr Beast on Joe Rogan - https://open.spotify.com/episode/5lokpznqvSrJO3gButgQvs?si=b931061285fd4e84 * Whatnot - https://whatnot.com/ * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our ...
Mar 15, 2022•31 min•Ep. 289
Some of the best moments from this week of My First Million. ----- * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter. ----- Show Notes: (01:40) - The ABZ framework and getting started (04:30) - Very long distance girlfriend (12:15) - Guerilla recruiting tactics ----- Past guests on My First Million include Rob Dyrdek, Hasan Minhaj, Balaji Srinivasan, Jake Paul, Dr. Andrew Huberman, Gary V...
Mar 11, 2022•21 min•Ep. 288
Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) are joined by Steph Smith (@StephSmithIO) to discuss why you shouldn't think beyond step 1 when starting a business, how to identify 10X productivity employees, and how to automatically generate side-hustle ideas. ----- Links: * Steph's website - http://stephsmith.io/ * Steph's podcast - http://listenandlearn.co/ * Spring loading community - https://discord.gg/xhhFEwgWTf * NYT First Said - https://twitter.com/NYT_first_said * Nuuly - https://www.n...
Mar 10, 2022•48 min•Ep. 287
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) discuss why Time Out is a surprising business that could be worth a billion dollars, whether it's worth buying Russian stocks, and what Shaan would do to build a large right-wing media property. ----- Links: * Time Out - https://www.timeout.com/ * DC Enquirer - https://dcenquirer.com/ * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter. -----...
Mar 09, 2022•18 min•Ep. 286
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) share some "drunk business ideas." Ideas that sound ridiculous... but might actually work. ----- * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter. ----- Show Notes: (02:25) - Very long distance girlfriend (10:00) - Extremely large beds (17:10) - HOA Court (25:30) - Business Olympics ----- Past guests on My First Million include Rob Dyrdek,...
Mar 08, 2022•42 min•Ep. 285
Some of the best moments from this week of My First Million. ----- * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter. ----- Show Notes: (01:30) - David Friedberg on the power of thinking big (05:15) - Raoul Pal on network effects and crypto (10:45) - Sam and Shaan discussing how the Russian oligarchs came to power ----- Past guests on My First Million include Rob Dyrdek, Hasan Minhaj, Bal...
Mar 04, 2022•22 min•Ep. 284
Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) talk about the little known story of the Russian oligarchs, and discuss the current situation in Ukraine and how President Zelensky is leading his country through the invasion. ----- * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter. ----- Show Notes: (00:30) - The story of the Russian oligarchs (13:30) - General reactions to the invasion a...
Mar 03, 2022•47 min•Ep. 283
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) sits down with David Friedberg (@Friedberg) to talk about ambition, what he learned from the founders of Google, and how he's aiming to change the world by 3D printing drinks with his latest startup, Cana. ----- * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter. ----- Show Notes: (01:30) - Dave's background (10:30) - What Dave learned from the founders of Google (16:...
Mar 03, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 282
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) sits down with Raoul Pal (@RaoulGMI) to talk about his career, how he 10X-ed his money with crypto, why NFTs are a bubble, winning the game of life, and more. ----- * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter. ----- Show Notes: (00:35) - Why Raoul lives in the Cayman Islands (07:30) - Winning at the game of life (16:15) - How Raoul got into crypto (30:10) - Why...
Mar 02, 2022•51 min•Ep. 281
Sam Parr (@theSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) bring John Lee Dumas onto the show to talk about why he moved to Puerto Rico, how he makes his money, why he went on a 10-day fast, and more. ----- * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter. ----- Show Notes: (2:20) - Interview with JLD begins (06:05) - Why JLD reveals his revenue (10:30) - Why he moved to Puerto Rico (19:30) - How ...
Mar 01, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 280
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@theSamParr) bring you the second edition of the Player Hater's Ball. They discuss the things they think don't work: bad business ideas, bad investing advice, bad life advice, and more. ----- * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter. ----- Show Notes: (00:25) - Silent retreat in Portugal (04:10) - The raw meat experiment (14:30) - Desperation-I...
Feb 23, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 278
Sam Parr (@theSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) talk about Billy of the Week Chris Aker and how he was able to maintain 100% control of his $900M company. ----- * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter. ----- Past guests on My First Million include Rob Dyrdek, Hasan Minhaj, Balaji Srinivasan, Jake Paul, Dr. Andrew Huberman, Gary Vee, Lance Armstrong, Sophia Amoruso, Ariel Helwan...
Feb 21, 2022•14 min•Ep. 276
Some of the best moments from this week of My First Million. ----- * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter. ----- Show Notes: (01:05) - The BTC thieves and Sam's interaction with them (10:30) - Paper cut companies (18:30) - Max Lytvyn on how he knew Grammarly could be a big opportunity (23:25) - How to avoid accidentally over-indexing ----- Past guests on My First Million includ...
Feb 18, 2022•31 min•Ep. 275
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@theSamParr) discuss the Olympics and whether it is worth while to spend time trying to get a gold medal, companies that make billions solving small "paper cut" problems, why Sam thinks he needs a money therapist, and much more. ----- * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter. ----- Show Notes: (00:20) - The Paralympics and the Olympics (18:15) ...
Feb 17, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 274
