Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) discuss the tools they use to reverse engineer businesses. Also, want $5,000? Check out the My First Million Clips contest. ----- Links: * FirstVersions.com * TechCrunch * Wayback Machine * Pocket * ShopifySalesData.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. ----- Past guests on My First Million include Rob Dyrdek, Hasan Minhaj,...
Jul 05, 2022•15 min•Ep. 330
Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) talk about why billionaires should really fly first class, the power of Grant Cardone, how Sam enraged Goldman Sachs, and more. Also, want $5,000? Check out the My First Million Clips contest. ----- Links: * StrollMag * Axios article * Flashes and Flames * ConvertKit * 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: (01:0...
Jun 30, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 329
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) talk to tech investor and entrepreneur Michael Girdley (@girdley), about selling fireworks, how to hire great CEOs, and what it takes to operate a successful holding company. Also, want $5,000? Check out the My First Million Clips contest. ----- Links: * Michael Girdley * Near * Alley Corp * Zola * Black Rifle Coffee * Pop Sockets * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insight...
Jun 28, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 328
Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) talk about the problem of over hiring (example FTX), party planning tips from entrepreneur Nick Gray's new book, and one successful egg carton business. Also, want $5,000? Check out the My First Million Clips contest. ----- Links: * Nick Gray * 2-Hour Cocktail Party book * The 2-Hour Cocktail Party Amazon link * Streamyard * SSSTIK * Eggcartons * Sam's Tweet about Whole Foods Entrepreneur * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling f...
Jun 21, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 326
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) talk about losing more than $700k in the crypto crash, the mentality of a downturn, and the crazy success of conferences. Also, want $5,000? Check out the My First Million Clips contest. ----- Links: * Truebill * Money 20/20 * ShopTalk * Hlth * 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: (02:10) - Crypto crash (04:05)...
Jun 16, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 324
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) talk with YouTube stars and content creator experts Samir Chaudry and Colin Rosenblum about how to become a successful YouTuber. Also, want $5,000? Check out the My First Million Clips contest. ----- Links: * My First Million Clips contest * Colin and Samir * Ali Abdaal * Doug DeMuro * Blogilates * Yoga with Adriene * AmandaRachLee - Bullet Journal * Cloak * GFuel * UpOnly TV * Shelby Church * VidIQ * The Folding Lady * Shaan's Milkman Tweet * MFM...
Jun 14, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 323
Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) with the help of Stonks.com , listen to five entrepreneurs pitch their business in hopes of getting Shaan and Sam to invest. ----- Links: * 5x * Bacarai * Munch * Nicklpass * Lil'Duckies Pool Co. * If you would like to invest in any of these companies, go here: https://stonks.com/my-first-million/demo-day/invest * If you want to watch this show on YouTube go here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bu3v7lE9gYI * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam an...
Jun 09, 2022•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 322
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) talk about lessons learned from Sam's new business venture, the money makers of online high stakes gambling and so much more. Also, want $5,000? Check out the My First Million Clips contest. ----- Links: * My First Million Clips contest * Mugshawtys * Stake.com * Primedice.com * Easygo * Scale * Marketbeat * Worldwide Systems * Workshop * Cloud Kidz Online Preschool * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our ...
Jun 07, 2022•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 321
Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) talks to Michael Sonnenfeldt, founder and chairman of Tiger 21 - a peer-to-peer network for high net-worth wealth individuals - about how to build wealth and how to preserve it. ----- Links: * Michael Sonnenfeldt * Tiger 21 * 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) - What is Tiger 21 (09:40) - First business (13:45) - Levels of wea...
May 31, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 319
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) answer one listener's question. On this episode, Neil Gupta, from Toronto, Ontario, Canada asks what are the first three actionable steps to starting a lead gen business and what industries should he target? 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...
May 27, 2022•11 min•Ep. 318
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) talk about how the future of work will look like an Ocean's 11 team, height enhancing surgery, Sam Bankman-Fried, and how to solve the problem of deepfakes. ----- Links: * My Body Tutor * SiriusXM Acquires Conan O'Brien's Team Coco podcast * Moiz's tweet * Surgery that makes men taller * Foot file * TikTok apartments * Sam Bankman-Fried * A.Team * GetSway app * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube...
May 26, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 317
Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) talk about the Savannah Bananas, Martin Shkreli, Liver King, how Shaan lost more than $200K on Luna and Terra, and more. Also, want $5,000? Check out the My First Million Clips contest. ----- Links: * My First Million Clips contest * The Savannah Bananas Instagram * The Savannah Bananas website * The Liver King Instagram * The Fittest * Heart and Soil * Ancestral Supplements * Martin Shkreli blog * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's s...
May 24, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 316
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) shares his tried and true unconventional management tips that you won't learn in business school. ----- 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: (02:40) - Tip 1 Dr. House (05:25) - Tip 2 The Holiday (08:30) - Tip 3 Misery Love Company (09:00) - Tip 4 Hired Too Many (12:45) - Tip 5 Super Power (17:40) - Tip 6 Tesla Master Plan (20:15...
May 23, 2022•25 min•Ep. 315
We go deep in the vaults to find an episode of Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP), aka the King of Frameworks, sharing his favorite ten frameworks. ----- Links: * Get the PDF version with illustrations - https://www.shaanpuri.com/posts/week-7 * 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: 1. Intro (1:30) 2. Your TO-Do List is Killing You (2:40) 3. How To Kickoff a Project (5:35) ...
May 19, 2022•30 min•Ep. 315
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) sits down with entrepreneur and former CEO of Native, Moiz Ali (@MoizAli), to talk about how to find the competitive advantage for your business, three common mistakes DTC brands make, investment tips and more. ----- Links: * Native * Haldirams * Manscaped * Brumate * Moiz's sell sheet tweet * 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: (04:20)...
May 17, 2022•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 314
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) answers one listener's question. On this episode, a UK-based listener asks how to approach making their first hire at their startup. 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 newsletter.
May 13, 2022•12 min•Ep. 313
Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) sits down with Carolyn Childers, co-founder and CEO of Chief, to talk about her million dollar subscription-based business that drives and supports women in corporate leadership roles. ----- Links: * Chief * The New Rules of Business * 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: (04:10) - What is Chief.com (07:15) - Their billion $ valuation (...
May 12, 2022•55 min•Ep. 312
Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) sit down with entrepreneur and online marketing guru Neil Patel to talk about his success starting as a blogger to making 9-figures in revenue. ----- Links: * Neil Patel * Photopea * 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) - Neil's business history (07:00) - Minority certification (09:00) - Magic Johnson t...
May 10, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 311
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Ben Levy (@Benmlevy) answer one listener's question. On this episode, Collin asks how to deal with defeat after his NFTs were stolen. 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 newsletter.
May 06, 2022•25 min•Ep. 310
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) talk about how easy it is for content creators to make millions, the women of Elon Musk, trademark scams, and more. ----- Links: * Naked and Afraid * How Is Felix Today * House In Habit * Justine Musk/Quora * WhistlinDiesel * xQcOW/Twitch * The Mind Pump Podcast * Jenna Marbles /YouTube * Trademarks and WTP scam * 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 o...
May 05, 2022•54 min•Ep. 309
Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) talk about surprising ad arbitrage opportunities, getting vaccinated against cancellation, new media properties, and more. ----- Links: * Outcome Health (acquired by Patient Point) * Cheddar News * @jonsteinberg * Tabs Chocolate * Tabs Chocolate TikTok ad * @Oliver_b1 * @SteveBartlettSC * 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. ---...
May 03, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 308
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) answer one listener question. On this episode, Brian asks how he should grow his successful ghost kitchen 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 newsletter.
Apr 29, 2022•13 min•Ep. 307
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) react to Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter and much more. ----- Links: * Aceable * Vitalchek * Relx * 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) - Combustion engines and Tesla (08:30) - Human body is a marvel (09:50) - Vocal minority; mobile minority (10:20) - Tesla founder controversy (29:00) - How Elon deals ...
Apr 28, 2022•45 min•Ep. 306
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) talk about the roadmap for new start-ups, how the podcast came to be and much, much more. ----- Links: * CyberLeads * @alexwestco * Indie Hackers * DeadEyes podcast * Losers Exist, Don't Hire Them - blog post * 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: (01:50) - Cyberleads.com (11:50) - Question: What would you do i...
Apr 26, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 305
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
