My First Million

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The Guy Who Studied Buffett for 25 Years Sep 04, 2024

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Episode 626: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talks to Guy Spier ( https://x.com/GSpier ) about everything he’s learned from studying the greatest value investors of all time.

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Show Notes:

(0:00) The Posse

(5:41) Farmer Mac

(17:30) Lessons from going to 9 Tony Robbins seminars

(28:57) Handwritten notes from Warren Buffett

(42:00) Don’t study lottery winners

(59:22) Berkshire vs Index

(1:05:13) Finite vs infinite games

(1:13:26) Be a promiscuous reader

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Links:

• Get our business idea database here https://clickhubspot.com/mfm

• VALUEx - https://www.valuex.ch/

• Aquamarine - https://www.aquamarinefund.com/

• Guy’s book - https://tinyurl.com/47zvxatr

• Power vs Force - https://tinyurl.com/2fn9peya

• Influence - https://tinyurl.com/3z2vyfdt

• Shareholder Letters - https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/letters.html

• Poor Charlie’s Almanack - https://tinyurl.com/bdf6pcww

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• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/

• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/

• Copy That - https://copythat.com

• Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth

• Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/

My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

The Top 0.1% Of Ideas I've Stumbled Upon On The Internet Aug 31, 2024

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Episode 625: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) are back with George Mack ( https://x.com/george__mack) to talk about the best ideas he’s come across.

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Show Notes:

(0:00) Spotting high agency people

(26:12) The Kale phone vs the Cocaine phone

(31:37) The obsessiveness of Lee Kuan Yew

(37:34) Life as a Midwit meme

(43:22) Work like a lion, not like a cow

(51:52)The Buffett Coin

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Links:

• Get our business idea database here https://clickhubspot.com/mfm

• Relentlessly Resourceful - https://paulgraham.com/relres.html

• 3:1 Work Structure - https://science.drinklmnt.com/lmnt-at-work/lmnt-3-1-work-structure/

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Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd

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Check Out Sam's Stuff:

• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/

• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/

• Copy That - https://copythat.com

• Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth

• Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/

My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

5 Dead Simple Business Ideas You Can Start With A FB Ad | ft. George Mack Aug 30, 2024

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Episode 624: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) brainstorm cash-printing business ideas with George Mack ( https://x.com/george__mack).

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Show Notes:

(0:00) Intro

(2:49) Idea: Self Awareness Test

(16:35) Idea: Designer babies

(26:30) Idea: Selling eyes as art

(30:40) Idea: Personal color analysis

(34:45) Idea: Mold removal as a service

(40:11) Idea: CMO of the UK

(46:43) George's favorite ad campaigns

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Links:

• Get our business idea database here https://clickhubspot.com/mfm

• Cities and Ambition - https://paulgraham.com/cities.html

• Jack Skeen - https://jackskeen.com/

• Thinking Fast and Slow - https://tinyurl.com/345d9fsb

• Iris Galerie - https://en.irisgalerie.com/

• Ad Professor on Twitter - https://x.com/The_AdProfessor

• r/adporn - https://www.reddit.com/r/AdPorn/

• Ad Professor - https://www.adprofessor.com/

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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:

Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd

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Check Out Sam's Stuff:

• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/

• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/

• Copy That - https://copythat.com

• Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth

• Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/

My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

Building A 100+ Year Legacy + Peter Thiel’s Fellowship + Bomb Hiring Questions Aug 28, 2024

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Episode 623: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the underrated philanthropy style of Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, and Alfred Nobel.

MFM Scholarship: Apply for $10K to start The Onion For College - https://www.shaanpuri.com/collegepaper

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Show Notes:

(0:00) Alfred Nobel's $266M Legacy

(6:06) Competitions vs. Trusts

(15:28) Idea: XPRIZE but for companies

(19:15) Shaan’s Prize: Win $10K to start a college paper

(23:07) How Barstool Sports started

(26:47) Peter Thiel’s contrarian philanthropy

(32:30) Elon Musks sexy indifference

(37:22) Interview questions designed to repel and attract

(44:25) Be a harsh grader of people

(47:49) Great people are great in the first 2 weeks

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Links:

• Get our business idea database here https://clickhubspot.com/mfm

• Nobel Peace Prize - https://www.nobelpeaceprize.org/

• XPRIZE - https://www.xprize.org/

• Darpa - https://www.darpa.mil/

• Vesuvius Challenge - https://scrollprize.org/

• Kaggle - https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/

• Thiel Foundation - https://www.thielfoundation.org/

• Musk Foundation - https://www.muskfoundation.org/

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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:

Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd

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Check Out Sam's Stuff:

• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/

• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/

• Copy That - https://copythat.com

• Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth

• Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/

My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

Bootstrapping a +$1B Business + Selling To The Ultra Rich | Jesse Pujji Aug 26, 2024

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Episode 622: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Jesse Pujji ( https://x.com/jspujji ) about bootstrapping Ampush and the four levers of digital marketing.

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Show Notes:

(0:00) Unique insight + unfair advantage

(3:05) How Jesse bootstrapped Ampush using GLG

(14:00) Digital marketing in masterclass in 3 minutes

(20:30) How to sell to the ultra rich

(27:38) Red Ventures' Playbook

(32:40) The Four Big Levers

(41:00) Calling Zuck's cell

(46:30) Noah Kagan's $100M mistake at facebook

(58:45) What's the thing you can't not do?

(1:01:00) Nelly performs at Jesse's birthday party

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Links:

• Gateway X - https://www.gateway.xyz/

• Aux Insights - https://www.auxinsights.com/

• Accordion - https://www.accordion.com/

• GrowthAssistant - https://growthassistant.com/

• GLG Insights - https://glginsights.com/

• Triple Whale - https://www.triplewhale.com/

• Ampush Lead Gen Overview - https://tinyurl.com/mw3f7cbk

• Bootstrapped Giants Newsletter - https://tinyurl.com/46t82kk9

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Check Out Sam's Stuff:

• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/

• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/

• Copy That - https://copythat.com

• Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth

• Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/

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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:

Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd

My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

Jack Smith On Biohacking, 2 Easy Business Ideas, PLUS Why Procrastination Is Good Aug 23, 2024

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Episode 621: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Jack Smith ( https://x.com/_jacksmith ) about his under-the-radar biohacking experiments plus 2 $1M dollar business ideas.

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Show Notes:

(0:00) Is reverse-aging a scam

(3:23) The 1% of biohacking

(12:28) Business idea: Mobile Dexa Scan

(25:30) Business idea: Medical tourism brokers

(32:06) Anti-beast mode

(39:10) Why smart people have bad ideas

(45:40) Hunt for the starving crowd

(49:27) AppLovin origin story

(54:20) Finding demand that feels like a landmine

(56:03) Jack's book recommendation

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Links:

• Get our business idea database here https://clickhubspot.com/mfm

• BodySpec - https://www.bodyspec.com/

• Prenuvo - https://www.prenuvo.com/

• Q Bio - https://www.q.bio/

• Aiwo - https://aiwo.com/

• “Why Smart People Have Bad Ideas” - https://paulgraham.com/bronze.html

• Vungle - https://vungle.com/privacy/

• The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success - https://tinyurl.com/mwyf6spw

• Jack on MFM - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVwLEocqK0E

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Check Out Sam's Stuff:

• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/

• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/

• Copy That - https://copythat.com

• Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth

• Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/

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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:

Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd

My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

How To Grow An Audience If You Have 0 Followers Aug 21, 2024

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Episode 620: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) breaks down the 9 lessons he’s learned while building an audience.

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Show Notes:

(0:00) Intro

(2:17) Forget the numbers

(6:11) Find your inner nerd

(9:57)Build a magnet

(10:40) First, Last, Best, Worst, Weirdest

(12:40) The thing I wish I knew earlier

(15:53) No such thing as too long

(16:18) A+ content with C- delivery

(17:58) Create a binge bank

(18:32) People don’t want information

(19:55) Be so good they can’t ignore you

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My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

Is This The End Of The Pod? Aug 19, 2024

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Episode 619: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) do a post-mortem on a fight they had yesterday.

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Show Notes:

(0:00) Fights don't start as fights

(9:08) Gottman's Fourhorseman of the Apocalypse

(11:28) The magic ratio of 5:1

(15:42) The body keeps the score

(19:36) No winners in war

(24:19) Mistaken attribution

(26:40) Do you want to be right or do you want to be happy

(29:17) The cardinal sin is measuring

(32:55) The best relationships are bigger than you

(40:00) Identify the skill issue

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Links:

• Get our business idea database here https://clickhubspot.com/mfm

• The Body Keeps the Score - https://tinyurl.com/sf66b2tj

• How to Win Friends and Influence People - https://tinyurl.com/4wbafxyf

• Fight Right - https://tinyurl.com/pdvub4b4

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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:

Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd

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Check Out Sam's Stuff:

• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/

• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/

• Copy That - https://copythat.com

• Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth

• Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/

My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

Alex Hormozi: I Lost Everything Twice… Then Made $26M In 18 Months | Alex Hormozi Interview Aug 15, 2024

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Episode 618: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Alex Hormozi ( https://x.com/AlexHormozi ) about losing everything overnight, investing in Skool, and Acquisition’s $250M/yr playbook.

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Show Notes:

(0:00) Brink of oblivion to $26M in 18 months

(18:13) Crafting a killer offer

(28:14) Investing in Skool

(36:25) Acquisition’s $250M/yr playbook

(52:46) “Here's what I would buy now”

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Links:

• Get our business idea database here https://clickhubspot.com/mfm

• Alex on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/alexhormozi

• Acquisition - https://www.acquisition.com/

• Skool - https://www.skool.com/

• Gym Launch - https://www.gymlaunch.com/

• Alex Hormozi on MFM - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KfuQwB5rIs

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Check Out Sam's Stuff:

• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/

• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/

• Copy That - https://copythat.com

• Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth

• Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/

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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:

Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd

My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

You Don’t Need A Mentor -> Focus On THIS Instead Aug 12, 2024

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Episode 617: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the most important conversations they had when they were just getting started.

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Show Notes:

(0:00) Scott Belsky’s pep talk

(5:43) Enrolling in Getting Rich

(9:37) John Prendergrast asks a better question

(13:37 Michael Birch pulls Shaan aside

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Links:

• Get our business idea database here https://clickhubspot.com/mfm

• Sabi - https://sabisushi.wordpress.com/

• Shaan’s online “resume” - https://shaan-sample.mystrikingly.com/

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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:

Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd

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Check Out Sam's Stuff:

• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/

• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/

• Copy That - https://copythat.com

• Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth

• Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/

My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

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