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**My First Million**

Sam Parr and Shaan Puri brainstorm new business ideas based on trends & opportunities they see in the market. Sometimes they bring on famous guests to brainstorm with them.

Latest Episodes:

What I’d build if I wanted to get rich with AI Nov 09, 2026

Show notes

$1M Problems Worth-Solving (90+ Business Ideas): https://clickhubspot.com/tbod

Episode 880: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) break down the moats in AI.

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Show Notes:

(0:00) Drugs and Miracles

(7:05) Food Is Technology

(8:45) Warfare

(12:40) Building Homes With Robots

(18:05) New Materials

(18:20) Full Self-Driving Everything

(19:10) Weather and Oceans

(19:25) Human Body Hardware

(25:30) Common Sense Politics

(33:05) Think About Your Career Like an Investor

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Links:

• Nitroduck: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/nitroduck

• Isomorphic Labs: https://www.isomorphiclabs.com/

• Ohalo: https://www.ohalo.com/

• Anduril: https://www.anduril.com/

• ZURU Tech: https://zurutech.com

• Neuralink: https://neuralink.com/

• Mark Pincus on My First Million: https://www.mfmpod.com/brainstorming-business-ideas-with-a-billion-dollar-founder/

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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 - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/

Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., 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 /

The 2 businesses AI can never make obsolete Nov 04, 2026

Show notes

Unsexy business ideas database: https://clickhubspot.com/fpko

Episode 879: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talk about businesses that non-technical people can still win at in the age of AI.

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Show Notes:

(0:00) NADA

(3:59) White Coat Investor

(5:03) BNI

(8:35) MODA

(11:12) Finding/Nurturing Whales

(15:50) Triumph

(21:43) Private Photo Vault

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Links:

• NADA - https://www.nada.org

• White Coat Investor - https://www.whitecoatinvestor.com/

• BNI - https://www.bni.com/

• MODA - https://www.modacommunities.com/

• Triumph Labs - https://www.triumphlabs.com/rips

• Collector Crypt - https://collectorcrypt.com/

• Private Photo Vault - https://privatephotovault.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

• Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/

Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., 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 /

$100M hedge fund manager: Do not make the mistake of dying rich Nov 02, 2026

Show notes

Free guide: how to build wealth (and use it well): https://clickhubspot.com/fjvx

Episode 878: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talk to Bill Perkins ( https://x.com/bp22 ) about how to die with zero and never have a regret about it.

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Show Notes:

(0:00) Intro

(0:55) How Bill made his money

(1:55) Price go up or price go down?

(3:45) Maximize risk when young

(5:15) The 3 edges of the greatest investors

(9:15) The name of the game is to stay in the game

(10:25) A decade of intensity

(12:20) No parties at 85

(13:00) Define your net worth peak

(18:15) Shaan reads an email to Bill

(19:25) The fear of a wasted life

(20:00) Crush your ego

(25:45) Set your cookie cutter life on fire

(26:10) Reprogramming your brain

(30:00) Rewrite for maximum accountability

(32:55) Seasons of balance

(34:25) Time buckets vs. bucket list

(37:15) Plan your year

(38:30) What Bill regrets right now

(41:05) Don't fuck your future self

(42:15) Die With Zero

(52:35) Playing the money game for fun

(54:05) What Bill spends his money on

(1:00:35) Spending $15M on a painting

(1:09:05) The art of Sylvester Stallone

(1:17:05) Bill's follow-up book

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Links:

• Die With Zero - https://diewithzerobook.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

• Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/

Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., 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 /

Ex-Amazon VP tells us what it’s really like working with Jeff Bezos Oct 28, 2026

Show notes

Sam's database on how long it takes to become a millionaire: https://clickhubspot.com/tewg

Episode 877: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talk to Ethan Evans about what it’s really like to work with Jeff Bezos.

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Show Notes:

(0:00) Intro

(3:15) Criticism without praise

(5:15) The every-great-man flaw

(7:05) Attack mode

(11:45) “Sometimes all you need is a B”

(19:35) Question mark emails

(22:25) Strategically patient, but tactically impatient

(24:10) Work hard, long, and smart

(25:15) Where high-performers go to feel bad about themselves

(28:05) Ethan evaluates Shaan

(35:55) Project selection

(39:50) Waiting for fat pitches

(42:30) Jeff’s security detail

(45:50) The story of Amazon Prime

(47:55) Amazon's idea tool

(50:55) Good design vs. bad design

(54:15) The morality of Amazon

(56:15) Who Jeff studied

(31:35) Post-Amazon

(1:04:10) Streaming career advice on Twitch

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Links:

• https://www.ethanevans.com/about

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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

• Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/

Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., 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 /

How to find your arbitrage (from the guy who’s done it 3x) ft. Nick Kokonas Oct 26, 2026

Show notes

Database on how long it takes to become a millionaire: https://clickhubspot.com/tyvc

Episode 876: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) sits down with Nick Kokonas ( https://x.com/nickkokonas ) to talk about finding arbitrages and how to win an many different games.

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Show Notes:

(0:00) Intro

(9:45) How I Became a Trader With $60K

(18:15) Surviving Day 1 of Anything

(20:35) The Comfort Trap

(23:50) Finding Your Arb

(32:00) No Boats. No Women. No Drugs.

(34:55) Showing Up

(43:15) Everything Is an Arbitrage

(47:55) Greatness

(55:55) Working Backwards

(1:03:40) The Magic of Alinea

(1:10:35) Controlling Attention

(1:19:10) Remixing Old Mechanics

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Links:

• Alinea – https://www.alinearestaurant.com/

• Tock – https://www.exploretock.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

• Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/

Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., 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 /

We spent 8 hours finding the best stuff on X. Here it is. Oct 23, 2026

Show notes

Database of 300+ business ideas: https://clickhubspot.com/wtfv

Episode 875: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) are joined by Ben Levy ( https://x.com/benmlevy ) to react to the best stuff on X this week.

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Show Notes:

(0:00) Idea: Wedding Crashers

(3:10) Idea: Clavicular's Billion-Dollar Business Opportunity

(7:55) Elon's Flying Tesla Roadster

(12:25) Elon Wants to Give Every Kid a Share of SpaceX

(16:50) Inside Andrew Huberman's Fridge

(20:10) Peter Levels on Moats

(26:40) Bryan Johnson's Quest to Dunk at 49

(35:15) The Craziest Rich-Guy Purchase

(41:30) Jensen Huang's Algorithm

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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

• Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/

Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., 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 /

This 3-hour Elizabeth Holmes doc broke our brains Oct 20, 2026

Show notes

Sam's database on how long it takes to become a millionaire: https://clickhubspot.com/ekvd

Episode 874: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) are breaking down the best documentary of the year.

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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

• Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/

Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., 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 /

We put a multimillionaire’s portfolio into Claude (the results shocked us) Oct 19, 2026

Show notes

Investing guide: 35+ money principles from investors/financial operators https://clickhubspot.com/tmgc

Episode 873: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talk about an investor who makes 2.9 decisions a year, Zuck’s victory lap and what happened when Sam hired an executive coach.

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Show Notes:

(0:00) Zero Action Investing

(7:55) Premortems

(10:05) Zuck's Victory Lap

(16:50) The Superpower of 100x Leaders

(20:45) Sam Hires an Executive Coach

(21:35) Identify the Game You're Playing

(30:15) Keep Your Sails Up

(33:45) Sam Attacks His Panic Attacks

(38:55) Role Playing Hard Situations

(41:00) How to Prep for the Scariest Moments

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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

• Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/

Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., 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 /

the 6 traits of people who can’t stop making money Oct 16, 2026

Show notes

Take our founder personality quiz: https://clickhubspot.com/dclt

Episode 872: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talk about the different types of founders.

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Show Notes:

(0:00) Natural Money-Makers

(1:52) Attributes of Natural Money-Makers

(3:10) The Story of Nick Kokonas

(8:12) The Story of Jay Gould

(10:00) Can It Be Learned?

(13:04) The Story of Syed Balkhi

(17:58) Only Spend the Second Derivative

(22:27) Trading Valuable Hours for Useless Dollars

(26:50) Other Play Styles That Win

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Links:

• Syed Balkhi episode - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzHdrQ5pDFo

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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

• Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/

Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., 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 /

3 embarrassing moments that changed my life Oct 12, 2026

Show notes

$1M Solopreneur MVP guide: https://clickhubspot.com/ftws

Episode 870: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) tells 3 embarrassing stories. One from his personal life, one from business, and a most recent one.

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Show Notes:

(0:00) intro

(1:15) recent embarrassment

(5:20) Lesson: “You Can Make Hell Out of Heaven”

(8:15) business embarrassment

(12:58) Lesson: “Worship at the Church of Action”

(15:35) personal embarrassment

(19:55) Lesson: “The Decision Is Upstream of All Action”

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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

• Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/

Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., 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 /

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