My First Million

140+ Business Ideas (Database): https://clickhubspot.com/efdj

Episode 840: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Mark Pincus ( https://x.com/markpinc ) about figuring out what projects to spend your life on.

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Show Notes:

(0:00) $0- $38M in 7 months

(3:00) if you pick the right body of water, you don't have to have the right boat

(16:51) pattern matching

(23:17) there's always a new freak

(25:00) picking macros

(27:48) a case for gold

(39:50) How to know what to chase

(49:12) create a book of life

(59:59) Frameworks vs instincts

(1:09:00) being hated and misunderstood

(1:11:13) the story of farmville

(1:15:00) avoiding the fur coat moment

(1:19:49) the nickelback problem

(1:22:02) introspection vs rumination

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Links:

• Life At The Speed of Play - https://www.amazon.com/Life-Speed-Play-Launch-Products/dp/0063352575

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Check Out Sam's Stuff:

• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm

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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:

• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com

• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.

• Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury for banking across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/

Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC

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My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /

Sam's guide to run your life like a $100M business: https://clickhubspot.com/krhd

Episode 839: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about everything Shaan learned from his NYC trip. 

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Show Notes:

(0:00) Lesson: Proximity

(9:11) Lesson: What does it really mean?

(23:04) Lesson: Trust

(18:53) Lesson: City Brands

(33:39) Lesson: Marketing

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Links:

• Ben Wilson’s GoFundMe - https://t.co/kJN7pArRIO 

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Check Out Sam's Stuff:

• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm

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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:

• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com 

• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.

• Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury for banking across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/ 

Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC

• I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out:

beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge

My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /

Get Sam and Shaan's hard-won CEO lessons in one guide: https://clickhubspot.com/ktng

Episode 838: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Aaron Levie ( https://x.com/levie ) talk about building Box, getting rich slowly, why AI might make us work harder.

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Show Notes:

(0:00) Story of Box

(06:30) Enterprise Over Consumer

(10:00) Turning Down Huge Acquisition Offers

(17:05) Angel Investing, Missed Bets, and Investing in Your P&L

(23:00) Aaron’s Contrarian AI Takes: More Jobs, More Work

(30:00) Founder Anxiety, Therapy, and Surviving the CEO Grind

(38:45) The Business Strategy Books Aaron Swears By

(48:00) AI Tools, Software Stocks, and Why SaaS Isn’t Dead

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Links:

• Box - https://www.box.com/ 

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Check Out Sam's Stuff:

• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm

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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:

• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com 

• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.

• Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury for banking across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/ 

Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC

• I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out:

beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge

My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /

Business Idea Database: https://clickhubspot.com/ecat

Episode 837: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) bring in 3 founders with weird businesses making $10M, $20M, and $30M. 

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Show Notes:

(0:00) Intro

(3:32) Alex Daniels, $10M real estate magazine

(20:31) Josh Weissenstein, $20M camp ground business

(38:36) The $1.8B App Copying Politicians & Hedge Funds

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Links:

• Haven Lifestyles - https://www.havenlifestyles.com/ 

• Team Outsider - https://www.teamoutsider.com/ 

• Autopilot - https://www.joinautopilot.com/ 

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Check Out Sam's Stuff:

• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm

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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:

• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com 

• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.

• Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury for banking across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/ 

Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC

• I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out:

beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge

My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /

*20+ hours of investing wisdom:* https://clickhubspot.com/cbah

Episode 836: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about people who have turned their lifestyles into millions, plus Nick Sleep’s investing genius. 

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Show Notes:

(0:00) fringe creators

(13:14) Nick Sleep's shared economies of scale

(24:41) lloyd blanfein's personal finances

(31:14) David Rubenstein, the man

(39:09) Nat Turner's crazy new business

(50:13) a brief masterclass in valuing denim

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Check Out Sam's Stuff:

• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm

—

Check Out Shaan's Stuff:

• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com 

• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.

• Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury for banking across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/ 

Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC

• I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out:

beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge

My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /