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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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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.

    25 Years Of Founder WISDOM In 55 Minutes (ft. Jason Fried)

    25 Years Of Founder WISDOM In 55 Minutes (ft. Jason Fried)

    Episode 593:  Sam Parr ( https://twitter.com/theSamParr ) and Jason Fried ( https://x.com/jasonfried ) open up about personal finances, raising kids around wealth and dealing with risk. 


    Show Notes:
    (0:00) Sam and Jason play Would You Rather...
    (5:15) Loosening the grip on the stick
    (12:35) The pale blue dot
    (14:03) Why does the businessworld deserve our best lessons?
    (18:30) Early days vs. vs. middle days vs later days
    (24:47) "A founder's job is to inject risk"
    (29:36) “Cool wears off but useful never does”
    (31:07) Striking balance with a business partner
    (34:14) The value of talking about money
    (37:28) Navigating luxury with kids
    (40:08) Midwestern values on blast
    (43:39) The truth about luck
    (46:55) Staying up vs. staying off
    (49:45) New insights from old biographies



    Links:
    • [Steal This] Get our proven writing frameworks that have made us millions https://clickhubspot.com/copy
    • The Most Important Thing - https://tinyurl.com/9ym3xw5b
    • Peter Lynch books - https://tinyurl.com/2nf87pzb
    • The Pale Blue Dot - https://www.planetary.org/worlds/pale-blue-dot
    • The Messy Middle = https://tinyurl.com/2paw5jmk
    • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/
    • Newspapers.com - http://newpapers.com/
    • Pessimists Archive - https://pessimistsarchive.org/
    • Grab HubSpot's free AI-Powered Customer Platform and watch your business grow https://clickhubspot.com/fmf


    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


    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

    • 59 min
    This $50M/Yr Side Hustle Is On Track To Make $1 Billion By 2030

    This $50M/Yr Side Hustle Is On Track To Make $1 Billion By 2030

    Episode 592:  Sam Parr ( https://twitter.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://twitter.com/ShaanVP ) break down the economics of luxury hobby magazines, make a prediction about Ai cameras, and explain how to find the next tech wave. 
    Want to see Sam and Shaan’s smiling faces? Head to the MFM YouTube Channel and subscribe - http://tinyurl.com/5n7ftsy5

    Show Notes:
    (0:00) Craig Fuller's field of dreams
    (5:12) $50M side hustle
    (9:16) We call to find out EXACTLY how he did it
    (19:02) The New York Times is a gaming company
    (23:27) Idea: Third party LinkedIn games developer
    (27:00) How rich people spend money
    (29:00) The myth of the second home
    (30:57) Ai cameras
    (36:31) Prediction: A camera on every field, every court
    (38:31) How to find the next wave: What's the next menus on the internet?
    (40:41) How to avoid product obsolescence
    (44:09) "Measure twice. Cut once"



    Links:
    • FreightWaves - https://www.freightwaves.com/
    • FLYING Magazine - https://www.flyingmag.com/
    • Firecrown - https://firecrown.com/
    • Veo - https://launch.veo.co/
    • Grab HubSpot's free AI-Powered Customer Platform and watch your business grow - https://clickhubspot.com/fmf



    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


    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

    • 52 min
    He Turned $300/mo Into $3,750,000/mo From GARDENING

    He Turned $300/mo Into $3,750,000/mo From GARDENING

    Episode 591:  Sam Parr ( https://twitter.com/theSamParr ) talks to Kevin Espiritu ( https://x.com/KevinEspiritu ), AKA The Plant Daddy, about how he turned a side hustle into a $45M business in his backyard.
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    Show Notes:
    (0:00) Intro
    (3:41) $250k playing online poker
    (6:04) The influence of Pat Flynn
    (7:43) Cocoa butter cream review site
    (8:30) Printing on-demand shirts
    (12:26) From Scribe to $300/mo gardening blog
    (15:06) Inflection point: The metal raised bed
    (17:42) Billion-dollar blogs
    (19:20) Life-changing money
    (23:56) 5 Languages of the love of money
    (26:47) Lessons from Ramit Sethi
    (28:25) Path to $100M through acquisitions
    (29:19) Buying a seed tray business for less than $500K
    (33:22) Buying a competing gardening blog
    (37:00) Acquiring Botanical Interests
    (42:16) Red and green flags in acquisitions
    (46:12) The danger of being a celebrity on the internet
    (48:45) Idea: Branded hybrid plant species
    (52:38) Floyd Zaiger, the godfather of licenced plants
    (57:26) The lie behind Blue Zones
    (1:00:12) The Tesla of chicken coops
    (1:00:53) Beekeeping
    (1:04:46) Choosing your hobbies wisely


    —
    Links:
    • Kevin on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@kevinmespiritu
    • Epic Gardening on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@epicgardening
    • The Chernin Group - https://tcg.co/
    • The Billion Dollar Creator - https://nathanbarry.com/billion/
    • Get HubSpot's Free AI-Powered Sales Hub: enhance support, retention, and revenue all in one place https://clickhubspot.com/sym


    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


    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

    • 1 hr 9 min
    How This Ex-Navy SEAL Turned A Book Into A $1M+ Empire - Jack Carr

    How This Ex-Navy SEAL Turned A Book Into A $1M+ Empire - Jack Carr

    Episode 590:  Sam Parr ( https://twitter.com/theSamParr ) talks to #1 New York Times bestselling author Jack Carr ( https://twitter.com/JackCarrUSA ) about how he churns out hit after hit and what the SEALs has taught him about hardship, mission readiness, and hitting targets. 
    Want to see Sam and Shaan’s smiling faces? Head to the MFM YouTube Channel and subscribe - http://tinyurl.com/5n7ftsy5


    Show Notes:
    (0:00) Intro
    (1:15) Launching a book how Red Bull launches a drink
    (7:30) 6 books in 6 years
    (9:41) Manifesting success from age 11
    (11:36) Defining your own calculus
    (13:35) Lessons from Mr Ballen and other SEALs
    (15:23) Made-to-stick branding
    (19:44) How to build an audience today
    (24:10) The writing and launch process
    (26:11) Master the one-pager
    (28:43) Anti self-publishing
    (30:03) Modern masculinity in America
    (33:26) Creating a rite of passage
    (37:27) Voluntary hardship
    (39:36) Manifesting Chris Pratt
    (44:51) Hitting your mission
    (48:38) Jack's recommended reading list


    Links:
    • Jack Carr - https://www.officialjackcarr.com/
    • Made to Stick - https://tinyurl.com/2rumfmjw
    • The Comfort Crisis - https://tinyurl.com/y5wfjnfz
    • The Terminal List - https://tinyurl.com/2cvvmtfx
    • The Successful Novelist - https://tinyurl.com/4ba29jtn
    • The Hero with a Thousand Faces - https://tinyurl.com/2bnmxua4
    • Get HubSpot's Free AI-Powered Sales Hub: enhance support, retention, and revenue all in one place https://clickhubspot.com/sym


    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
    • Pitch your startup for a shot at a $1M investment with Sam Parr as the MC https://clickhubspot.com/pitch


    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

    • 54 min
    How To Master Storytelling

    How To Master Storytelling

    Episode 589:  Shaan Puri ( https://twitter.com/ShaanVP ) sits down with David Perell to reveal every framework he knows to become a better storyteller, a better writer, and a better creator of binge-worthy content.
    This episode was originally recorded for the podcast “How I Write,” hosted by David Perell. —> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2BnqYArwaw

    Want to see Sam and Shaan’s smiling faces? Head to the MFM YouTube Channel and subscribe - http://tinyurl.com/5n7ftsy5


    Show Notes:
    (0:00) Intro
    (3:16) Binge bank
    (6:03) Storytelling
    (8:05) Intention & Obstacle
    (14:22) Hasan Minhaj
    (15:53) Writing vs Speaking
    (18:06) Pacing
    (19:01) Hooks vs Frames
    (22:30) Viral tweets
    (26:49) MrBeast
    (27:26) Storyworthy
    (29:10) 5-second moment of change
    (32:02) Origin Stories
    (42:07) Tony Robbins
    (43:25) Transformations
    (44:12) Steven Bartlett
    (46:17) Viral videos
    (49:09) Miss Excel
    (56:04) Change your state & focus
    (58:31) Paul Graham
    (1:03:43) Advice to writers
    (1:06:53) Writer's voice
    (1:11:48) Dave Chappelle vs Netflix
    (1:18:18) Distribution
    (1:21:40) Twitter / X
    (1:32:34) Writing with humor
    (1:45:02) Newsletters


    Links:
    • Write of Passage - https://writeofpassage.com/
    • David on Twitter - https://twitter.com/david_perell
    • David’s Website - https://perell.com/
    • David Perell on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0a_pO439rhcyHBZq3AKdrw
    • David’s Podcast - https://writeofpassage.com/how-i-write
    • Get HubSpot's Free AI-Powered Sales Hub: enhance support, retention, and revenue all in one place https://clickhubspot.com/sym


    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
    • Pitch your startup for a shot at a $1M investment with Sam Parr as the MC https://clickhubspot.com/pitch



    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

    • 1 hr 54 min
    How Gary Vee Predicts The Next Facebook (Every Time)

    How Gary Vee Predicts The Next Facebook (Every Time)

    Episode 588:  Sam Parr ( https://twitter.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://twitter.com/ShaanVP ) chop it up with Gary Vee about which of his investments paid off the most, how much cash he keeps as a safety net and what he’s noticed from hanging out with people like Logan Paul, Zuck, and MrBeast. 

    Want to see Sam and Shaan’s smiling faces? Head to the MFM YouTube Channel and subscribe - http://tinyurl.com/5n7ftsy5

    Show Notes:
    (0:00) Intro
    (1:28) Good news for the “C” students out there
    (5:31) Break the Web
    (8:12) Attention is the only universal asset class
    (12:26) Perplexity.ai/podcast
    (14:30) Alex Schultz on growth and language translation
    (16:23) Adult camps better than conferences
    (20:06) Millionaires v billionaires
    (25:44) Planning for a post-iPhone world
    (28:43) Gary's safety net
    (31:41) Micro v macro gratitude
    (37:45) Gary's best investment
    (39:08) Gary's take of Zuck, Logan Paul
    (45:44) Who Gary admires



    Links:
    • Gary Vaynerchuk - https://garyvaynerchuk.com/
    • Gary on Twitter - https://twitter.com/garyvee
    • Day Trading Attention - https://tinyurl.com/yckc8erw
    • Break The Web - https://www.breaktheweb.co/
    • Lecture 6 - Growth - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_yHZ_vKjno
    • Get HubSpot's Free AI-Powered Sales Hub: enhance support, retention, and revenue all in one place https://clickhubspot.com/sym



    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
    • Pitch your startup for a shot at a $1M investment with Sam Parr as the MC https://clickhubspot.com/pitch


    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

    • 53 min

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