My First Million

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Why Everyone Is Wrong About the Metaverse, Gaingels, Companies that Don't Advertise, and More Nov 09, 2021

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MFM hosts Sam Parr (@theSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) talk about the Metaverse and what everyone is getting wrong about it, the billion-dollar investment group that no one knows about, companies that are able to achieve viral growth without marketing, and much more.

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Show Notes:

(00:18) - Corporal punishment in schools

(04:56) - Shaan's viral tweet and what everyone gets wrong about the Metaverse

(30:18) - The UFC and Rose Namajunas

(39:00) - Real estate agent networks

(43:30) - Gaingels: The giant investment group that no one has heard of

(51:45) - Companies that don't advertise

(58:00) - What should MFM do to advertise and grow?

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Links:

* Gaingels

* BiggerPockets

* Shaan's viral tweet

Shaan Challenges Sam to Ignore His Limits, Michael Rubin is the Billy of the Week, and More Nov 04, 2021

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MFM hosts Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@theSamParr) talk about the power of intensity, billionaire of the week Michael Rubin, how they respond when people pitch them ideas, and much more.

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Show Notes:

(03:04) - The power of intensity

(19:03) - Rolling sushi with no experience

(28:21) - Billy of the week: Michael Rubin

(38:20) - Shaan makes a challenge

(46:14) - How Sam and Shaan respond to pitches

(47:09) - The De Beers diamond monopoly

The Next Big Social Media Network Will Be On the Blockchain. Nader Al-Naji Tells Us Why. Nov 02, 2021

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Nader Al-Naji (@nadertheory) joins Sam Parr (@theSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) to discuss the future of social media on the blockchain, why social network users should have their own coin, and much more.

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Show Notes:

(00:26) - The social blockchain

(15:28) - Details about Deso and BitClout

(25:33) - Why Nader initially tried to go anonymous

(38:56) - Building value for creators into the blockchain

(46:00) - Personal questions about Nader

(56:24) - Nader’s BitClout portfolio

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Links:

* Deso

* BitClout

* CloutFeed

* PolyGram

Ariel Helwani Is Building His Own ESPN. He Already Has 1m+ Followers. He Tells Us How. Oct 28, 2021

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Ariel Helwani (@ArielHelwani) joins Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@theSamParr) to discuss why he decided to leave ESPN to go independent, how he structures his business, how he decided to do MMA, why niches get riches, the power of leaning into controversy, and much more.

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Show Notes:

(05:30) - Ariel's background

(13:05) - Leaving ESPN

(20:24) - How Ariel drives revenue at his new operation

(28:50) - How Ariel originally decided to do MMA

(40:00) - Why Ariel gives away his Substack revenue

(48:05) - Audience building techniques

(58:50) - Leaning into controversy

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Links:

* BreakingT

* Ariel Helwani YouTube channel

* Helwani Nose (Substack)

MFM Goes to Jail - Plus Startup Cities, Prospera, Julian Shapiro Building a Ranch, Testing Out Big Purchases, and More Oct 26, 2021

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Sam Parr (@theSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) discuss Sam’s recent trip to a federal prison and what he learned there, whether startup cities are the wave of the future, why more people should test out big purchases, and much more.

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Show Notes:

(00:20) - Sam shares his experience helping to educate inmates at a prison in Indiana.

(08:42) - Shaan shares his experiences also working to educate inmates

(25:58) - Prospera and startup cities

(37:19) - Why Julian Shapiro is building a ranch in the middle of nowhere

(44:55) - Testing out your big dreams

(01:03:00) - Teddy Roosevelt and Vladimir Putin

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Links:

* Prospera

* Julian Shapiro’s thread on his ranch

* The Rise of Teddy Roosevelt

* How to Take Over the World - Vladimir Putin

From $300k to $35M+ Selling Dog Ramps with Ramon Van Meer, CEO & Founder at Alpha Paw Oct 21, 2021

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Ramon Van Meer (@RamonVanMeer) joins Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) to discuss why he prefers to buy businesses rather than build them, his best tools for new business research, how to make sure you’re not buying a lemon, learning to code in a week, and much more.

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Show Notes:

* (00:56) - How to write a viral tweet thread

* (06:40) - Why buying businesses can be better than building them

* (14:58) - Ramon’s soap opera gossip website

* (28:05) - How to make sure you’re not buying a lemon

* (38:15) - How Ramon learned to code in a week

* (42:50) - Shaan and Ramon play “would you rather?”

* (49:30) - Shaan agrees to a boxing match with Sam

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Links:

* Centurica.com

* Helium10

* Alpha Paw

Dopamine Fasts, Cruise Ship Investing, and Elon Musk vs. Jeff Bezos Feuds with Andrew Wilkinson, Co-Founder of Tiny Oct 19, 2021

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Andrew Wilkinson (@awilkinson), Co-Founder of Tiny, joins Sam Parr (@theSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) to talk about how he found joy through a four-week dopamine fast, why it can be better to make safer “cruise ship investments” rather than startup investments, how Andrew’s last appearance led him to start a D2C maternal healthy company, and much more.

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Show Notes:

* 00:20 - Andrew’s monk-like retreat from technology

* 01:45 - What triggered his “digital meltdown”

* 09:20 - The power of a 4-week dopamine fast

* 22:40 - Why Andrew bought Aeropress

* 30:45 - “Cruise ship investing” vs “speed boat investing”

* 37:30 - The benefits (or lack thereof) of being famous

* 39:33 - How coming on MFM led Andrew to be able to start a DTC pregnancy health company

* 49:15 - Readwise and the Feynman method for learning

* 52:41 - The pitfall of constant optimization

* 01:07:35 - When Andrew met Steve Jobs

* 01:17:32 - Elon Musk & Jeff Bezos’s Twitter beef

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Links:

* Tiny

* JoelOnSoftware.com

* Wanting

* Readwise

* Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage

* Elon Musk & Jeff Bezos Thread

Near Death Accidents, Hitting $1B ARR, and Selling Like the Grateful Dead with Brian Halligan, Founder & Executive Chairman of HubSpot Oct 14, 2021

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Brian Halligan (@BHalligan), founder & executive chairman (and former CEO) of HubSpot, joins Sam (@TheSamParr) and Shaan (@ShaanVP) to discuss what he learned from nearly dying in a snowmobile accident, how he took HubSpot from nothing to $1 billion in ARR, and what he learned about marketing from the Grateful Dead. He also discusses what he does day-to-day, why he has always preferred inbound marketing, how to manage creatives, and much more.

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Show Notes:

* (1:37) Brian’s snowmobiling accident that nearly killed him

* (7:18) How Brian’s life has changed since

* (13:07) What Brian actually does day-to-day

* (28:39) Why has always Brian preferred inbound marketing

* (32:00) Businesses that can be built on top of HubSpot

* (33:34) Org chart business opportunities

* (36:14) Climate Tech Opportunities

* (50:50) How to Manage Creatives

* (55:35) What the Grateful Dead can teach us about marketing

How Brumate Made $20M with 0 Employees, Why Carpet Cleaning is the Perfect Teenager Side Hustle, How to Do an Energy Audit, Shahid Khan is the Billy of the Week, and More Oct 12, 2021

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Sam Parr (@theSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) discuss Brumate, the company that scaled to $20M without a single employee, how F*** You Pay Me is helping influencers discover what they’re truly worth, how to do an energy audit, and much more.

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Show Notes:

0:00 - Recapping Rob Dyrdek and when to work to be most productive

10:35 - How to do an “energy audit”

12:50 - Brumate - the company making $20M with 0 employees

17:40 - Companies making businesses selling water bottles

19:45 - How MVMT sold for $100M+

21:50 - Shaan will start a coconut water brand with you

26:47 - Carpet cleaner businesses - the perfect teenager side hustle

29:35 - The life-changing power of making your first side-hustle dollar

31:40 - Billy of the Week: Shahid Khan

40:55 - F*** You Pay Me - how influencers are getting paid

44:00 - How to make better investor updates

48:00 - Sam’s update on becoming a fitness influencer

54:25 - Why Shaan gets free merch and Sam doesn’t

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Links:

* vcguide.co

* F*** You Pay Me

* MVMT

* Brumate

* Cabal

3 Patterns for Great Business Ideas with Jack Abraham, Founder, Managing Partner & CEO at Atomic Oct 07, 2021

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Jack Abraham (@jackabraham), Founder, Managing Partner & CEO at Atomic, sits down with MFM hosts Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@theSamParr) to talk frameworks for great business ideas, how one hour can have more impact than everything else you’ve done in your career, the Jenga law of time management, and much more.

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* Want to found a company with Jack? Check out Atomic VC Future Founders

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Show Notes:

* (1:06) How Shaan originally met Jack

* (3:20) The secret to startup studio success

* (5:22) Why Jack has banned brainstorming sessions

* (23:30) Top lessons learned from the greatest VCs in Silicon Valley

* (28:22) The Jenga Law of time management

* (33:30) Crazy ideas Jack decided not to pursue