626 episodes
My First Million HubSpot Podcast Network
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4.8 • 308 Ratings
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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.
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Shaan Tells All: Shepherd Sells For $52M, Paper Gains, Plus Why B2B Influencers Are Coming
Episode 584: Sam Parr ( https://twitter.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://twitter.com/ShaanVP ) talk about using the massive upside of investing in your P&L, the ballsy-ness of Nick Huber and how to turn your annual income intro your monthly income.
Want to see Sam and Shaan’s smiling faces? Head to the MFM YouTube Channel and subscribe - http://tinyurl.com/5n7ftsy5
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Shepherd gets acquired for $50M
(5:44) Invest in your P&L
(7:57) The ballsiness of Nick Huber
(13:42) The evolution of celebrity partnerships
(17:04) A large, trusted audience
(20:30) 2. Product-audience fit
(21:42) 3. That Viral Touch
(22:12) Creators who are the best at this
(29:29) $280 millions dollar tumblers
(31:10) Giving as you go: Do it early, make it uncomfortable
(37:11) The curse of familiar riches
(39:57) How to 10x your annual income
(48:32) For the same inputs, can you get more outputs
(50:08) Acting As If
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Links:
• Shepherd - https://www.supportshepherd.com/
• The Sweaty Startup - https://sweatystartup.com/
• Dr DisRespect - https://www.youtube.com/user/drdisrespect
• Truemed - https://www.truemed.com/
• SimpleModern - https://www.simplemodern.com/
• Empower - https://www.empower.com/
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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
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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 -
This Gas Station Pizza Business Makes $540M/Yr?!
Episode 583: Sam Parr ( https://twitter.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://twitter.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the genius business model of Hunt Brothers Pizza, and bring you three totally different inspirational stories of people doing cool shit.
Want to see Sam and Shaan’s smiling faces? Head to the MFM YouTube Channel and subscribe - http://tinyurl.com/5n7ftsy5
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Shaan gets triggered
(3:16) $540M ARR Pizza Business
(14:02) This silly game is making $22M a year
(22:11) Shaan's white collar side hustle of the week
(26:48) "The house always has an edge"
(33:08) Nick Gray's unconventional dating experiment
(37:22) Real life Rom Com plays out on Twitter
(45:23) Scott Galloway: "I can get down but I won't stay down"
(50:11) How To Lose Weight In 4 Easy Steps
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Links:
• Jambys - https://www.jambys.com/
• Hunt Brothers Pizza - https://www.huntbrotherspizza.com/
• Geoguessr - https://www.geoguessr.com/
• The New Yorker article - https://tinyurl.com/yh95wcm8
• Nick Gray on Twitter - https://tinyurl.com/pjctk56b
• “How To Lose Weight In $ Ebay Steps” - https://tinyurl.com/yw7u4xbp
• Get HubSpot's Free AI-Powered Sales Hub: enhance support, retention, and revenue all in one place https://clickhubspot.com/sym
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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
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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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The Announcement You've Been Waiting For...
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Announcing to My First Million's My First Million Challenge.
It's simple. We're doing a fitness challenge:
100 push ups
100 burpees (nipples to the ground)
100 air squats
Done as fast as you can.
Here's how to qualify:
Film yourself doing the challenge
Speed up the clip
Make it fun
Post your video on Twitter and tag @thesamparr and @shaanvp
We're giving away prizes!
1 Cold Plunge to the fastest man (+$5,000 value)
1 Cold Plunge to the fastest woman (+$5,000 value)
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NIKE Strength equipment to the best costume
The fine print: You must be subscribed to the My First Million YouTube Channel and subscribed to the podcast to win. Honor the Gentleman's Agreement. We won't check but we make content for you so please pay us back by supporting our channels.
Contest lasts from May 10th to 12th -
CEOs Pay Him $10,000 Per Appointment?!
Episode 582: Sam Parr ( https://twitter.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://twitter.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the $1B idea that is basically inevitable, why stock exchanges are the smartest business model ever created and the female Pieter Levels who we’re crowning our Hustler of the Week.
Want to see Sam and Shaan’s smiling faces? Head to the MFM YouTube Channel and subscribe - http://tinyurl.com/5n7ftsy5
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Shaan's billion-dollar idea: Executive Check-ups
(2:12) Mayo Clinic’s $100M proof of concept
(12:58) $15K/mo lead gen arbitrage
(17:25) Pizza intelligence
(19:41) Shaan's Mount Rushmore of indexes
(24:54) The most profitable companies in the world
(26:32) Why stock exchanges have the best business model
(33:20) "Shoot your old idea in the head" - Eric Ries
(41:20) Hustler of the week: The Female Pieter Levels
(43:30) "Marketing is the tax you pay for an unremarkable product"
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Links:
• Prenuvo - https://www.prenuvo.com/
• Big Desk Energy playlist - https://shorturl.at/ajuG5
• Suno - http://suno.ai/
• ICE Index - https://www.ice.com/index
• Long-term Stock Exchange - https://ltse.com/
• “Startup Lessons Learned” - https://www.startuplessonslearned.com/
• Branded Fruit - https://brandedfruit.com/
• Danielle Baskins - https://daniellebaskin.com/
• Get HubSpot's Free AI-Powered Sales Hub: enhance support, retention, and revenue all in one place https://clickhubspot.com/sym
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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
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 -
Scott Galloway: Do This In Your 20s To Make Millions In Your 30s
Episode 581: Sam Parr ( https://twitter.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://twitter.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Scott Galloway about his Get-Rich formula they won’t teach you in school and the hard-to-hear but essential advice every 20-year old should hear.
Want to see Sam and Shaan’s smiling faces? Head to the MFM YouTube Channel and subscribe - http://tinyurl.com/5n7ftsy5
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Don't follow your passion
(3:08) Reverse engineering $160M exit
(7:30) How to keep top talent in your company
(11:12) "I'm not your friend"
(13:41) Scott's best and worst hedge fund deals
(16:20) Losing $10M every day
(18:14) Handle triumph and disasters the same way
(20:54) If you can't fix it, you have to stand it
(24:28) Lessons about happiness from the dying
(25:51) Statute of limitations on suffering
(28:57) Where Scott steals his powerful phrases
(33:09) Shaan opens his notes app of funny phrases
(34:52) Scott's anti-excited list
(37:33) “Go live in a city”
(39:50) Opportunity in America v Europe
(42:30) The fallacy of hard work over time
(46:56) Money does buy happiness
(52:20) The Algebra of Wealth
(55:33) If you have a side hustle you need a better main hustle
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Links:
• The Algebra of Wealth - https://tinyurl.com/44yw3h6k
Get HubSpot's Free AI-Powered Sales Hub: enhance support, retention, and revenue all in one place https://clickhubspot.com/sym
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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
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 Formula To Break 100 Million Views On Shorts (ft/ Jenny Hoyos)
Episode 580: Shaan Puri (https://twitter.com/ShaanVP) talks to Jenny Hoyos, the 18-year-old who has mastered the recipe of viral shorts. They break down her step-by-step process for creating content that pulls in over a 100M views.
Want to see Sam and Shaan’s smiling faces? Head to the MFM YouTube Channel and subscribe - http://tinyurl.com/5n7ftsy5
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(2:14) How to build charisma
(6:35) The 4 criteria of a great idea (jumpcut)
(8:48) Make it personal
(14:45) Mastering the hook
(17:29) Metrics
(18:52) The first frame
(21:09) Foreshadowing
(22:37) Storytelling in one word is “change”
(25:06) The But & Therefore Rule
(27:21) Building the stakes
(30:43) Craft the close
(32:14) Steal like an artist
(33:52) Figure out who's watching
(36:46) Study the channel for outliers
(39:28) Where is the puck going?
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Links:
• Jenny Hoyos YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@JennyHoyosLOL
• Charisma on Command - https://www.youtube.com/@Charismaoncommand
• Miss Excel - https://www.miss-excel.com/
• Infinite Ratatouille Glitch - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tskvmb0HPDU
• Steal Like An Artist - https://austinkleon.com/steal/
• Get HubSpot's Free AI-Powered Sales Hub: enhance support, retention, and revenue all in one place https://clickhubspot.com/sym
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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
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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
Customer Reviews
Lots of insights!
They’re entertaining and have some great guests who drop knowledge! Appreciate their openness the most
Curious not Cringy
Very good show about entrepenurship. They're committed on the principles of business, not just "Working hard" but specific things about what to do and how to scale. They're always curious about other people's businesses, even within their own domains (They both scaled newsletters into huge publications and sold) and they do a great job of getting people to explain their operations, how they started, the changes they made and the shortfalls to watch out for, it's a very good resource.
The free advice here and just first hand accounts of bottom-up scaling anywhere from 6 to 8,9 businesses is just incredible. Truly lucky to have social media and podcasting like this. My grandpa starting his hardware store could have been future proof from Home Hardware etc. if he had a resource like this explaining moats, niches, monopolies, edges, etc.
This show is a GEM, protect these two guys at all costs.
I love listening to this show, its so insightful and funny at the same time. If someone can actually do some of the things they talk about, they would really go far in life.