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Episode 793: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about 6 ideas that will explode in 2026. 

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Show Notes: 

(0:00) Trend: Alcohol is in the gutter

(8:12) Trend: Voltra

(16:14) Trend: Physical AI

(22:51) Trend: Too many podcasts, too little time

(31:23) Trend: Peptides, peptides everywhere

(35:34) Trend: Sports betting and the consequences

(45:03) Hormozi X Tony Robbins

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Links:

• Ultra Pouches - https://takeultra.com/ 

• VOLTRA - https://www.beyond-power.com/ 

• Garage Gym Reviews - https://www.garagegymreviews.com/ 

• Plaud - https://www.plaud.ai/ 

• Bondu - https://bondu.com/ 

• The Handy - https://www.thehandy.com/ 

• Colossus - https://colossus.com/ 

• Relentless Podcast - https://www.therelentless.org/  

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• 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 - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies!

Mercury is a financial technology 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:

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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

• Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/

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Episode 792: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) recap a weekend spent with billionaires like MrBeast, Scooter Braun, Nick Mowbray, and Jesse Itzler. 

Show Notes:

(0:00) 48hr billionaire camp

(4:14) Lesson 1: Intensity is the Strategy

(15:58) Lesson 2: Culture is an action word

(28:33) Lesson 3: You can't top pigs with pigs

(35:42) millionaire vs. billionaires

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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 - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies!

Mercury is a financial technology 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

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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

• Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/

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Episode 791: Shaan Puri ( ⁠https://x.com/ShaanVP⁠ ) and Sam Parr ( ⁠https://x.com/theSamParr⁠ ) talk about how to how to decide if an idea is worth chasing. 

Show Notes:

(0:00) Basketball camp with billionaires

(2:24) Irritation leads to innovation

(8:30) the yes test

(12:56) the bigger you go, the easier it gets

(15:17) the product is you pushed out

(25:28) doesn't matter how rich you are, everyone is a little kid

(34:46) The guts of Steve Prefontaine

(40:15) NIKE branding

(46:25) The NIKE playbook broken down

(58:26) An argument about values

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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 - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies!

Mercury is a financial technology 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

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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

• Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/

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

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Episode 790: Shaan Puri ( ⁠https://x.com/ShaanVP⁠ ) talk to Tyler Denk ( https://x.com/denk_tweets )  about every step he took to grow Beehiiv to $1M in 12 months. 

Show Notes:

(0:00) Intro 

(5:10) The marketing kill shot

(7:52) launch a company with one story

(10:56) getting your first 100 users

(15:28) the underrated customer question

(1812) one feature

(21:59) 7-min customer interviews

(25:57) message from the founder

(29:10) big desk energy

(3239) 1 marketable feature

(35:19) death of a co-founder

(37:02) write monthly investor updates

(41:00) everyone is distribution

(43:10) school of common sense

(44:39) inherent virality

(45:23) don't make people think

(5016) the 20-mile approach

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Links:

• Big Desk Energy - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5s8443tfYUq3LLARJwGeYP 

• Beehiiv - https://mail.bigdeskenergy.com/

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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 - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies!

Mercury is a financial technology 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

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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

• Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/

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

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Episode 789:  Sam Parr ( ⁠https://x.com/theSamParr⁠ ) and Shaan Puri ( ⁠https://x.com/ShaanVP⁠ ) talk to Tommy Mello ( https://x.com/RealTommyMello )about how he turned garage door repairs into $1.7B. 

Show Notes:

(0:00) A1 Origin story

(14:04) Learning persuasion

(18:36) Finding the blueprint

(23:00) Kill the hustler

(25:53) Training (employees) like a SEAL

(28:50) business bootcamp with a mentor

(35:55) Home Services Sales and Marketing masterclass

(45:26) 7 principles

(51:41) Using AI for call center and dispatch

(53:21) Other home services businesses to go after

(58:54) the 6 fs

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Links:

• A1 Garage Door Service - https://a1garage.com/

• KickCharge - https://www.kickcharge.com/ 

• Freedom Event - https://get.homeservicefreedom.com/

• Home Service Millionaire - https://www.amazon.com/Home-Service-Millionaire-Million-Business/dp/1732452105 

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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 - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies!

Mercury is a financial technology 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

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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

• Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/

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