My First Million

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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.

4 DAYS AGO

I was offered $200M at 24 and I turned it down

Get our Business Monetization Playbook: https://clickhubspot.com/monetization Episode 672: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Matt Mullenweg ( https://x.com/photomatt ), the founder of WordPress and Automattic. — Show Notes: (0:00) Turning down $200M at 24 (6:04) WordPress's 1000 days of irrelevance (9:24) Turning a small South African company into $3B (13:40) The battle of giants - WooCommerce vs Shopify (18:37) Matt's Villain Arc (30:07) Auditions > Interviews (36:04) Putting every employee on the front line (42:56) Matt on Deepseek — Links: • Automattic - https://automattic.com/ • WordPress - https://wordpress.com/ — 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 — 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

46 min
6 DAYS AGO

We hosted a slumber party with 12 billionaires (our minds are blown)

Get our Business Monetization Playbook: https://clickhubspot.com/monetization Episode 671: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) recap a weekend spent with billionaires in Greenville, NC. — Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (4:49) Fish Where The Fish Swim, Not Where The Fishermen Stand (12:45) Man Does Not Sell Chocolate, He Becomes It (18:48) Non-Obnoxious Confidence Beats IQ (22:53) I Am (24:51) Take Your Billions and Shove It (30:20) Hardwork.....maybe? (32:41) Health is the New Status Symbol (37:39) Midwit meme in full effect — 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 — 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

47 min
24 JAN

I run a $180M+ company...here's how I'm using AI on a daily basis

Get our Business Monetization Playbook: https://clickhubspot.com/monetization Episode 670: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Andrew Wilkinson ( https://x.com/awilkinson ) about the AI tools that are replacing new hires. — Show Notes: (0:00) AI to kill admin work (7:37) the K-shaped future (16:29) 24/7 agents in your business (25:46) Software is the new commodity (38:40) Andrew's AI hedge investments (50:56) Buy, sell, or hold — Links: Lindy - https://www.lindy.ai/ Howie - https://howie.ai/ Fyxer - https://www.fyxer.com/ Fathom - https://fathom.video/ Otter - https://otter.ai/ Claude - https://claude.ai/ Zero - https://zerotax.ai/ Replit - https://replit.com/ Constellation - https://www.csisoftware.com/ — 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 — 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

1h 8m
16 JAN

The Crazy Story of Google’s 7 Angel Investors

Get our Business Monetization Playbook: https://clickhubspot.com/monetization Episode 669: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) do a deep dive on the 7 strangers that made the greatest investment of all time. — Show Notes: (0:00) Andy Bechtolsheim (7:10) David Cheriton (10:10) Ron Conway (29:20) Alfred Lin (35:00) Shaquille O'Neill (37:20) Susan Wojcicki (38:50) Pejman Nozad (46:20) Jeff Bezos — Links: • SV Angel - https://svangel.com/ — 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 — 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

1h 5m
14 JAN

Just found out my neighbor’s business sold for $450M

Get our Business Monetization Playbook: https://clickhubspot.com/monetization Episode 668: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the story behind Muscle Milk, Scott Galloway's bet against FTX, and how Bill Ackman spent $460M in 4 hours. — Show Notes: (0:00) The untold Muscle Milk story (16:41) Timelines of your heroes (19:43) Having a social agenda (22:29) Shaan pitches Sam a business (38:58) Scott Galloway buys FTX claims (47:17) The value of having a too hard pile (55:18) Bill Ackman spends $460M in 4 hours — Links: • Muscle Milk - https://www.musclemilk.com/ • Flavor Insights - https://flavorinsights.com/ • Hormel - https://www.hormel.com/ • Arfur Rock - https://x.com/ArfurRock — 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 — 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

1h 1m
10 JAN

Five +$10M Ideas (from a guy who's done it 3 times)

Get our Business Monetization Playbook: https://clickhubspot.com/monetization Episode 667: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Sheel Mohnot ( https://x.com/pitdesi ) about the biggest opportunities he sees right now. — Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (2:33) iPod mini hustle (10:40) Being a dot collector (20:30) The $100M story of Thistle (24:30) IDEA: Affinity-based retirement home (34:30) IDEA: Yelp for professional services (38:48) IDEA: Pearly whites (42:10) IDEA: Outsourced pizza (44:40) The story of Grey Goose (48:00) IDEA: School for AI Tools (52:00) Sheel's credit card stack (59:00) Sheel's position on crypto (1:03:00) Learning to sell — Links: • Thistle - https://www.thistle.co/ • Sam’s List - https://samslist.co/ • Pizzeria DeLuna - https://pizzeriadeluna.com/ • U.S. Bank Smartly Visa - https://www.usbank.com/credit-cards/bank-smartly-visa-signature-credit-card.html — 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 — 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

1h 16m
8 JAN

How to Make $1,000,000 After You Graduate (5 steps)

Get our Business Monetization Playbook: https://clickhubspot.com/monetization Watch this episode here - https://youtu.be/qkcFcwb6mk0 Episode 666: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) breaks down his 5 step process for making $1,000,000 quickly. — Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (2:32) Slay the salary monster (13:26) Play the game 10 times (20:05) How to win even when you lose (25:26) Proximity is power (26:33) Impatient with action, patient with results — Links: • Sarah Moore episode - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF6zvTXimxY — 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 — 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

40 min
6 JAN

56 Minutes of Money Wisdom for High-Earning Couples

Get our Business Monetization Playbook: https://clickhubspot.com/monetization Episode 665: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talks to Ramit Sethi ( https://x.com/ramit ) about money rules for couples in their 30s and 40s. — Show Notes: (0:00) 5 rules for money in your relationship (5:25) the 4 money types: avoider, optimizer, worriers, dreamers (10:15) The Annual Review (23:00) Monthly money meetings (26:00) There is no "money person" (31:09) 4 benchmarks for high-earning couples (35:03) Learning to spend (41:01) Investments vs purchases (43:39) Troubleshooting partnership disagreements (49:00) Spending to solve problems (53:00) Fight for simplicity — Links: • Money for Couples - http://iwt.com/moneyforcouples • Ramit on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@ramitsethi — 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 — 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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10 Ratings

Excellent podcast

15/01/2024

israelsupportspeace

Honestly you guys have such a great podcast. It almost just feels like I’m hanging with the boys spit balling ideas and talking about business! Well done!
Best podcast out there

23/04/2021

ERODIRG

Your podcast is amazing. I’d like it if you’ll bring the entrepreneurs stories back sometimes, from the beginning of the podcast when you had the ‘I need a dollar’ song at the start. Also that song is better than what you have now but I guess that’s more a payment issue and things like that. Please give me a shoutout as you said 😎 It’ll be nice to hear my name in your pod

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.