Episode 388: Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) talk to Bryan Johnson (@bryan_johnson) about starting Braintree - which he sold for hundreds of millions - and is his current businesses as Founder/CEO of Kernel and his own personal project Blueprint, where he's working to reduce his biological age. ----- Links: * Braintree * Kernel * Blueprint * 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 S...
Nov 22, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 388
Episode #387: Shaan Puri (@shaanvp) and Andrew Wilkinson (@awilkinson) discuss the idea that making hard choices, doing hard things, can actually make life easier. ----- Links: * Influence, Robert Cialdini * Charlie Munger, "The Psychology of Human Misjudgment" speech * 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: Show Notes: (05:20) - Do the hard thing (06:00) - Wha...
Nov 18, 2022•13 min•Ep. 387
Episode 386: Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) talk to Andrew Wilkinson (@awilkinson) - entrepreneur and co-founder of Tiny - about learning to be a successful entrepreneur in less than a decade. His hardest and easiest businesses to start. Plus, one business idea he hasn't acted on, yet. ----- Links: * Tiny * Pixel Union * Warren Buffett letter * AeroPress * Metalab * We Work Remotely * Tenzing.co * Mealime * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscrib...
Nov 17, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 386
Episode 385: Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) react to the failure of the cryptocurrency trading firm FTX and the taking down of its CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried. ----- Links: * @AutismCapital * @TechEmails * 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: (02:30) - What happened (12:15) - Alameda (17:55) - Elon and SBF (31:55) - Prison ----- Past guests on M...
Nov 15, 2022•46 min•Ep. 385
Episode 384: Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) talk with entrepreneur, creator, and investor Sahil Bloom (@SahilBloom) about three business ideas that will make money now, and why he left private equity to make millions as a content creator. Bonus: Shaan offers $2,000 to anyone who helps him develop his "uniform" for the pod. ----- Links: * Sahil Bloom * TweetPik * Sahil Bloom Instagram * Dakota Robertson (@WrongsToWrite) * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling f...
Nov 10, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 384
Episode 383: Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) speak with Kaitlyn Michelle Siragusa, aka Amouranth (@Amouranth), about how she built her million dollar social media business empire and why she bought a Chinese ball pit manufacturer. ----- Links: * Amouranth - Twitch * OnlyFans * Avatar AI * Downbad * 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: (03:40...
Nov 08, 2022•59 min•Ep. 383
Episode 383: The three funniest moments from MFM in October. ------ Show Notes: (00:45) - Sara's List Negotiation (05:05) - Work in tech-adjacent businesses & new-shiny syndrome (07:45) - Grit and delayed gratification ----- 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 Helwani, Ramit Sethi, Stanley Druckenmiller, Peter Diamandis, Dharmesh Shah, Brian Halligan, Marc Lore, J...
Nov 06, 2022•11 min•Ep. 383
Episode 382: Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) talk to Kevin Rose (@kevinrose), entrepreneur, founder, VC and CEO of many projects, about creating an online magazine that garners $100M/year focusing on watches, what projects he's interested in, why he loves crypto, and where he invests his money. ----- Links: * Kevin Rose * DIGG * Proof * Hodinkee * agelessRx * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights lik...
Nov 03, 2022•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 382
Episode 381: Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) have the inside story about the two fake Twitter employees who trolled the media, where billions are spent for Halloween, and eight side hustles for the holidays. ----- Links: * Spirit Halloween * Rubies * Zombie Pumpkins * Pumpkinsteins * Hu.ma.ne * Suleman Ali * 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 Not...
Nov 01, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 381
Episode #380: Shaan Puri (@shaanvp) talks about the different kinds of luck, how to put yourself in a position to be lucky, and how to mitigate different kinds of risk. 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. --...
Oct 28, 2022•18 min•Ep. 380
Episode 379: Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) talk about a hostile takeover of Sara's List and brainstorm how they're going to deal with it, the backstory of the #1 app - GAS, and much more. ----- Links: * Sara's List * Kristin Kent's Twitter (@kstankent) * The Muse * Packy McCormick * Gas * Nikita Bier Twitter (@nikitabier) * 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 newslette...
Oct 27, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 379
Episode 378: Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) talk with billionaire Palmer Luckey (@PalmerLuckey), founder of Oculus and Anduril, about what he's done with his money since selling Oculus to Facebook, his ideas for a new prison system and sewer food, as well as his take on national security and why he flies coach. ----- Links: * The Blog of Palmer Luckey * Anduril * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insight...
Oct 25, 2022•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 378
Episode 377: Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) talk about Shaan's business life story... while eating hot wings. ----- 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: (01:40) - Seinfeld interview (11:38) - Shaan's story (14:20) - First job in Indonesia (25:40) - Stripe interview (31:20) - Monkey Inferno (49:10) - Selling (53:10) - Podcast (56:30...
Oct 20, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 377
Episode 376: Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) talk all things Artificial Intelligence: reaction to Joe Rogan's AI interview with Steve Jobs, AI in the workplace, new AI business ideas, AI Billy of the Week, and more. ----- Links: * Podcast.ai * Runway * Interior AI * Jasper * copy.ai * Huw Prosser * Stable Diffusion * 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. ------...
Oct 18, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 376
Episode #375: Sam Parr (@thesamparr) answers one listener's question about what they can do to keep relationships healthy when they work long hours. 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. ----- Past guests on M...
Oct 14, 2022•10 min•Ep. 375
Episode 374: In this episode Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) joins Steph Smith (@stephsmithio), host of the a16z podcast, to talk about anti-cheat businesses, ethical hacking, and inflections that create companies. ----- Links: * Steph Smith * a16z podcast * Sh*t You Don't Learn In School podcast * r/contagiouslaughter * Fake data to catch cheaters tweet * Wiz * Interactive resume Robby Leonardi * Bruno Simon * Neal.Fun * Electric Chopsticks tweet * air up * Meet the People Who Design Restaurant Menus * D...
Oct 13, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 374
Episode 373: In this special episode of MFM, Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) joined the Demand Curve Growth Summit with Saagar Enjeti (@esaagar) of Breaking Points, to discuss how to build a loyal audience and turn them into customers, reactions to tweets, and more. ----- Links: * Demand Curve * 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: (01:15) - How do you think about bui...
Oct 12, 2022•51 min•Ep. 373
Episode 372: Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) talk about tips for success from the Billy of the Week, how to build an audience on YouTube and podcasts, and making millions on Gumroad. ----- Links: * Nick Mowbray Twitter * ZURU * Breaking Points * STRONGLAND publishing * Harsh Strongman * Dream Studio Course * Ghost Town Living * 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 newslet...
Oct 11, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 372
Episode 371: Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) talk to billionaire investor, Andrew Wilkinson (@awilkinson), about winterizing your business and finances, taking random lunches, and why renting is better than buying. ----- Links: * Tiny * Bridgebase * DealMaker * Options Profit Calculator * 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: (09:30) - Stress...
Oct 06, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 371
Episode 370: Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) talks to best-selling author, podcaster, bookstore owner, and former marketing director for American Apparel, Ryan Holiday (@RyanHoliday), about how to make money in publishing, creating a masterpiece, and investing in a ghost town. ----- Links: * Ryan Holiday * Trust Me I'm Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator * Brass Check * The Painted Porch Bookshop * Vinyl Me, Please * Ghost Town Living * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces?...
Oct 04, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 370
Episode 369: Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Producer Ben (@BenWilsonTweets) take a turn with One Question Friday... instead of a question they discuss traits of conquerors from yesterday and today. ----- Links: * My First Million * How To Take Over The World * 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) - lessons from Hitler (10:25) - addictive personalities (1...
Sep 30, 2022•38 min•Ep. 369
Episode 368: Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Producer Ben (@BenWilsonTweets) go behind the scenes of My First Million talking about how the pod started, how it has grown, and what it takes to build a good podcast. ----- Links: * My First Million * How To Take Over The World * 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: (01:35) - King Edward's story (04:05) - numbers of ...
Sep 29, 2022•34 min•Ep. 368
Episode 367: Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) talk about how Roger Federer became a billionaire, learning to bet on yourself to make more money, the Figma seed-stage pitch, and much more. ----- Links: * More Money Than God * Grit * (YT) Dylan Field pitches Figma to Daniel Gross * (YT) Inventing on Principle - Bret Victor * 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. -...
Sep 27, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 367
Episode 366: Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) talk about all things body: what they do to get healthy, stay healthy and how much they spend doing it. ----- Links: * When Violence Is The Answer * Primal Kitchen * Central Athlete * MyBodyTutor * InsideTracker * RunLab * Aaptiv * MyFitnessPal * fitiv * The Bare Performance Podcast * Mind Pump podcast * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Chec...
Sep 23, 2022•38 min•Ep. 366
Episode 365: Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) give an update on "Sara's List." Sam Parr's wife, Sara, came up with a list of 12 established startups who had the potential to 5-10x over the next 5 years. Find out how much these companies are worth today. And a new Billy of the Week. ----- Links: * Amit Agarwal * Carl Allen * Carl Allen's YT channel * "Sara's List" YT * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insi...
Sep 22, 2022•39 min•Ep. 365
Episode 364: Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) talk about lessons from lunch with billionaire, Dharmesh Shah, the power of fierce nerds, and the latest D2C business idea from Shaan... a D2C IQ test company. ----- Links: * Fierce Nerds * Ben's IQ Test * CliftonStrengths * Block Renovation * Made Renovation * 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:...
Sep 20, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 364
Episode #363: Sam Parr (@thesamparr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) answer one listener's question about what they do to make public speaking fun/interesting. 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: * Storyworthy * Talk Like TED * 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...
Sep 16, 2022•11 min•Ep. 363
Episode 362: Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) talk about businesses that don't scale well, but are still successful, the startup sins of Uber, how to make millions from a salaried position, and more. ----- Links: * Sundae Conversation * Product Hunt * Newspapers.com * Rahul Pandey / 5 Offers with FAANG * PreciTaste * WGSN * Grabr.io * jdnoc * 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 S...
Sep 15, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 362
Episode 361: Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) talk about the newly named third richest man in the world, being on team Zuckerberg, and MrBeast's best business idea. ----- Links: * Donda.org * Gautum Adani * beehiiv * Shopify * 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: (02:15) - Kanye vs Addidas (08:55) - Billy of the Week / Gautum Adani (22:30) - ...
Sep 13, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 361
Episode #360: Sam Parr (@thesamparr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) answer one listener's question: What are some random things that you're really into right now? 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: * YouTube Premium * Audible Originals * Libby * Compound Interest Calc * @10kdiver * TriggerPoint Massage Ball * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling face...
Sep 09, 2022•13 min•Ep. 360
