My First Million

Check Out Shaan's Stuff:

* How To Be Great? Steph Smith blogpost

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Links:

* Steph Smith

* a16z podcast

* Immersive Temple Instagram

* Rage Rooms Google Trends

* Raleigh Williams Twitter

* Salary Transparent Street

* The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

* Eden Data

* Hostage Tape

* Lupini Beans Google Trends

* Cool advent calendars

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Show Notes:

(00:40) - Shaan and Sam's disclaimers

(04:25) - Background on Steph Smith

(11:40) - Is a16z smarter than anywhere else you have worked?

(13:35) - Fractional real estate

(20:50) - Pay Transparency

(24:55) - OTC Hearing Aids

(29:15) - Steph's List: Jobs of the Future

(54:30) - Mouth Tape

(56:15) - Lupini Beans

(59:30) - Advent Calendars

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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, Jason Calacanis, Andrew Wilkinson, Julian Shapiro, Kat Cole, Codie Sanchez, Nader Al-Naji, Steph Smith, Trung Phan, Nick Huber, Anthony Pompliano, Ben Askren, Ramon Van Meer, Brianne Kimmel, Andrew Gazdecki, Scott Belsky, Moiz Ali, Dan Held, Elaine Zelby, Michael Saylor, Ryan Begelman, Jack Butcher, Reed Duchscher, Tai Lopez, Harley Finkelstein, Alexa von Tobel, Noah Kagan, Nick Bare, Greg Isenberg, James Altucher, Randy Hetrick and more.

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• #224 Rob Dyrdek - How Tracking Every Second of His Life Took Rob Drydek from 0 to $405M in Exits

• #178 Balaji Srinivasan - Balaji on How to Fix the Media, Cloud Cities & Crypto

* #169 - How One Man Started 5, Billion Dollar Companies, Dan Gilbert's Empire, & Talking With Warren Buffett

• #218 - Why You Should Take a Think Week Like Bill Gates

• Dave Portnoy vs The World, Extreme Body Monitoring, The Future of Apparel Retail, "How Much is Anthony Pompliano Worth?", and More

• How Mr Beast Got 100M Views in Less Than 4 Days, The $25M Chrome Extension, and More

AI Body Doubles, Conor McGregor, $15M Podcast, Rich People & Health May 23, 2023

Show notes

Episode 458: Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) talk about AI body doubles as a business, the new Conor McGregor documentary, a podcast selling $15M, rich people and health.

Want to see more MFM? Subscribe to the MFM YouTube channel here.

Check Out Sam's Stuff:

Check Out Shaan's Stuff:

* How To Take Over The World - Thomas Edison

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Links:

* Helion

* Retro Biosciences

* Rejuvenation Olympics

* McGregor Forever documentary

* Ben Tiggelaar

* Replika

* Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel.

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Show Notes:

(01:15) - Rich people and health

(26:30) - Conor McGregor Documentary

(18:50) - $15M Podcast For Sales

(50:00) - AI Body Doubles

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• #224 Rob Dyrdek - How Tracking Every Second of His Life Took Rob Drydek from 0 to $405M in Exits

• #178 Balaji Srinivasan - Balaji on How to Fix the Media, Cloud Cities & Crypto

* #169 - How One Man Started 5, Billion Dollar Companies, Dan Gilbert's Empire, & Talking With Warren Buffett

• #218 - Why You Should Take a Think Week Like Bill Gates

• Dave Portnoy vs The World, Extreme Body Monitoring, The Future of Apparel Retail, "How Much is Anthony Pompliano Worth?", and More

• How Mr Beast Got 100M Views in Less Than 4 Days, The $25M Chrome Extension, and More

From Quirkiest Biz Ideas to Favorite "Creatorpreneurs" - MFM Q&A May 18, 2023

Show notes

Episode 457: Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) put out a request for your questions and they answer more than a dozen of them... from the quirkiest business ideas to what would you do differently in college.

Want to see more MFM? Subscribe to the MFM YouTube channel here.

Check Out Sam's Stuff:

Check Out Shaan's Stuff:

• #224 Rob Dyrdek - How Tracking Every Second of His Life Took Rob Drydek from 0 to $405M in Exits

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Links:

* Pomp

* Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel.

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Show Notes:

(01:40) - Sweaty Startup

(07:35) - Most interesting startup that never took off

(12:00) - What does enough look like?

(20:30) - How would you do college differently?

(25:35) - How to handle a deal not closing

(34:50) - Updates to Sara's List

(42:00) - Maintaining Friendships

(43:00) - Quirkiest Business Idea

(47:40) - First 5 Big Boy Moves at Hampton

(50:40) - 3 Most Common Small Boy Moves

(55:35) - Sam and Shaan's Greatest Quality

(01:01:00) - Favorite Creatorpreneuers

(01:07:20) - Who would you live with?

(01:08:40) - Who is having the most fun?

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• #178 Balaji Srinivasan - Balaji on How to Fix the Media, Cloud Cities & Crypto

* #169 - How One Man Started 5, Billion Dollar Companies, Dan Gilbert's Empire, & Talking With Warren Buffett

• #218 - Why You Should Take a Think Week Like Bill Gates

• Dave Portnoy vs The World, Extreme Body Monitoring, The Future of Apparel Retail, "How Much is Anthony Pompliano Worth?", and More

• How Mr Beast Got 100M Views in Less Than 4 Days, The $25M Chrome Extension, and More

Doug DeMuro: How A YouTube Car Reviewer Sold His Company For $40M May 16, 2023

Show notes

Episode 456: Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) talk to Doug DeMuro (@DougDeMuro) founder and creator of the popular YouTube channel Cars and Bids, about selling the majority of his company for $40 Milllion, competitors, and more.

Want to see more MFM? Subscribe to the MFM YouTube channel here.

Check Out Sam's Stuff:

Check Out Shaan's Stuff:

• #224 Rob Dyrdek - How Tracking Every Second of His Life Took Rob Drydek from 0 to $405M in Exits

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Links:

* Cars and Bids

* Cars and Bids YouTube

* Exotic Car Hacks

* DrDisRespect

* WhistlinDiesel

* Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel.

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Show Notes:

(00:18) - Intro to Doug

(03:28) - The key to building trust

(08:50) - When was the turning point for your channel?

(16:03) - Why did you think you could beat Bring A Trailer?

(16:55) - How creator business partnerships work

(31:25) - How does your brand change as you gain wealth?

(49:20) - How does it feel to be wealthy?

(54:30) - Doug's feud with Car Dealer Guy

(01:09:30) - Will Doug ever fly private?

(01:11:45) - Sam gets flustered by Doug

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• #178 Balaji Srinivasan - Balaji on How to Fix the Media, Cloud Cities & Crypto

* #169 - How One Man Started 5, Billion Dollar Companies, Dan Gilbert's Empire, & Talking With Warren Buffett

• #218 - Why You Should Take a Think Week Like Bill Gates

• Dave Portnoy vs The World, Extreme Body Monitoring, The Future of Apparel Retail, "How Much is Anthony Pompliano Worth?", and More

• How Mr Beast Got 100M Views in Less Than 4 Days, The $25M Chrome Extension, and More

Live Q&A With My First Million + Andrew Wilkinson (Austin Live Event) (Part 2) May 12, 2023

Show notes

Episode 455: Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) are joined by Andrew Wilkinson (@awilkinson) in Austin, TX for a live MFM event. Here's part 2 of the show... Q&A.

Want to see more MFM? Subscribe to the MFM YouTube channel here.

Check Out Sam's Stuff:

Check Out Shaan's Stuff:

• #224 Rob Dyrdek - How Tracking Every Second of His Life Took Rob Drydek from 0 to $405M in Exits

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Links:

* Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel.

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Show Notes:

(00:40) - Where will podcasting be in 10 years?

(05:25) - What's your best tip for getting better at copywriting?

(06:55) - What are the commonalities b/w the top 20% of investments vs. the bottom 20%?

(07:50) - Community building in podcasting

(11:10) - What can partners do to support founders on their journey?

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Additional episodes you might enjoy:

• #178 Balaji Srinivasan - Balaji on How to Fix the Media, Cloud Cities & Crypto

* #169 - How One Man Started 5, Billion Dollar Companies, Dan Gilbert's Empire, & Talking With Warren Buffett

• #218 - Why You Should Take a Think Week Like Bill Gates

• Dave Portnoy vs The World, Extreme Body Monitoring, The Future of Apparel Retail, "How Much is Anthony Pompliano Worth?", and More

• How Mr Beast Got 100M Views in Less Than 4 Days, The $25M Chrome Extension, and More

My First Million Live Event With Andrew Wilkinson (Austin, Texas) (Part 1) May 12, 2023

Show notes

Episode 454: Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) are joined by Andrew Wilkinson (@awilkinson) in Austin, TX for a live MFM event. Here's part 1 of the show.

Want to see more MFM? Subscribe to the MFM YouTube channel here.

Check Out Sam's Stuff:

Check Out Shaan's Stuff:

• #224 Rob Dyrdek - How Tracking Every Second of His Life Took Rob Drydek from 0 to $405M in Exits

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Links:

* Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel.

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Show Notes:

(8:05) - Who has a business?

(12:10) - Andrew Wilkinson's Tiny story

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• #178 Balaji Srinivasan - Balaji on How to Fix the Media, Cloud Cities & Crypto

* #169 - How One Man Started 5, Billion Dollar Companies, Dan Gilbert's Empire, & Talking With Warren Buffett

• #218 - Why You Should Take a Think Week Like Bill Gates

• Dave Portnoy vs The World, Extreme Body Monitoring, The Future of Apparel Retail, "How Much is Anthony Pompliano Worth?", and More

• How Mr Beast Got 100M Views in Less Than 4 Days, The $25M Chrome Extension, and More

Startup Ideas For Developers, Rebranding Elizabeth Holmes & Billy Of The Week May 09, 2023

Show notes

Episode 453: Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) talk about the rebranding of disgraced Theranos co-Founder Elizabeth Holmes, startup ideas for developers, the essential elements of leadership, and Billy of the Week.

Want to see more MFM? Subscribe to the MFM YouTube channel here.

Check Out Sam's Stuff:

Check Out Shaan's Stuff:

* Elizabeth Holmes NYTimes interview

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Links:

* Sam's Theranos article

* Living With A Seal: 31 Days Training with the Toughest Man on the Planet

* @hoyayayapickles (Instagram)

* Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel.

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Show Notes:

(01:22) - Sam's combine results

(08:20) - The Elizabeth Holmes Comeback

(17:15) - Billy of the week: Jesse Itzler

(34:55) - Mickey Mikitani (founder of Rakuten)

(48:00) - The essential elements of leadership

(49:50) - The power of momentum

(58:20) - Startup ideas for developers and startups

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• #224 Rob Dyrdek - How Tracking Every Second of His Life Took Rob Drydek from 0 to $405M in Exits

• #178 Balaji Srinivasan - Balaji on How to Fix the Media, Cloud Cities & Crypto

* #169 - How One Man Started 5, Billion Dollar Companies, Dan Gilbert's Empire, & Talking With Warren Buffett

• #218 - Why You Should Take a Think Week Like Bill Gates

• Dave Portnoy vs The World, Extreme Body Monitoring, The Future of Apparel Retail, "How Much is Anthony Pompliano Worth?", and More

• How Mr Beast Got 100M Views in Less Than 4 Days, The $25M Chrome Extension, and More

Dani Austin & Jordan Ramirez: How They Got To $40 Million+ A Year As Influencers May 08, 2023

Show notes

Episode 452: Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) talks to Dani Austin and her husband Jordan Ramirez about working together, Dani's experience with hair loss and the business she created to solve it, how they monetize as influencers, and more.

Want to see more MFM? Subscribe to the MFM YouTube channel here.

Check Out Sam's Stuff:

Check Out Shaan's Stuff:

* Dani Austin Ramirez Instagram

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Links:

* Dani Austin

* @thedaniaustin (TikTok)

* Divi

* @diviofficial (Instagram)

* hello@diviofficial.com (for employment opportunities)

* Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel.

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Show Notes:

(01:40) - Introductions

(07:40) - How Dani got into the influencer space

(13:55) - Dani's hair loss

(27:55) - Branding

(30:00) - Mistakes influencers make

(35:55) - Why does Jordan listen to the pod

(40:10) - Advice for up and coming influencers

(49:30) - How they make money

(55:30) - User Generated Content

(58:30) - What's next

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• #178 Balaji Srinivasan - Balaji on How to Fix the Media, Cloud Cities & Crypto

* #169 - How One Man Started 5, Billion Dollar Companies, Dan Gilbert's Empire, & Talking With Warren Buffett

• #218 - Why You Should Take a Think Week Like Bill Gates

• Dave Portnoy vs The World, Extreme Body Monitoring, The Future of Apparel Retail, "How Much is Anthony Pompliano Worth?", and More

• How Mr Beast Got 100M Views in Less Than 4 Days, The $25M Chrome Extension, and More

AI Santa and Four Other Simple Business Ideas (+ Vice Goes Bankrupt!) May 04, 2023

Show notes

Episode 451: Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) talk about business ideas that solve problems, deep fake Santa and the rise and fall of Vice media.

Want to see more MFM? Subscribe to the MFM YouTube channel here.

Check Out Sam's Stuff:

Check Out Shaan's Stuff:

• #224 Rob Dyrdek - How Tracking Every Second of His Life Took Rob Drydek from 0 to $405M in Exits

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Links:

* Vice

* TrueMed

* Kindred

* Replit

* TrueMed

* Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel.

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Show Notes:

(00:55) - Play Street Museum

(06:32) - 260 Sample Sale

(13:05) - Host Share

(21:15) - AI Santa

(25:18) - Vice media

(43:45) - OMG Facts and Emerson Spartz

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* #169 - How One Man Started 5, Billion Dollar Companies, Dan Gilbert's Empire, & Talking With Warren Buffett

• #218 - Why You Should Take a Think Week Like Bill Gates

• Dave Portnoy vs The World, Extreme Body Monitoring, The Future of Apparel Retail, "How Much is Anthony Pompliano Worth?", and More

• How Mr Beast Got 100M Views in Less Than 4 Days, The $25M Chrome Extension, and More

Recap Live Event, The Art Of Hosting, Obsession With Time & More May 02, 2023

Show notes

Episode 450: Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) recap their live event in Austin, who they met, learning how to host, managing time, and the legend of Jerry Springer.

Want to see more MFM? Subscribe to the MFM YouTube channel here.

Check Out Sam's Stuff:

Check Out Shaan's Stuff: