My First Million
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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Ex-Tesla President: The Unconventional Ideas Behind Tesla's Hypergrowth
<p>Get our CEO lessons in one guide: https://clickhubspot.com/rmfk</p> <p>Episode 813: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talks to Jon McNeill about his time running Tesla and working side-by-side with Elon Musk. </p> <p>—</p> <p>Show Notes: </p> <p>(0:00) Intro</p> <p>(1:18) a job interview with Elon Musk</p> <p>(5:07) Being a sniper for talent</p> <p>(8:20) solve a real problem, right now. </p> <p>(11:23) solving Tesla's sales problem</p> <p>(23:41) One size fits all opportunities</p> <p>(26:50) the power of noticing</p> <p>(31:45) order of magnitude goals</p> <p>(38:34) 3 sentence emails</p> <p>(43:24) identifying $50B ind...
We asked a $15B Investor how to survive the AI bubble
<p>Run your life like a $100M business. Get Sam's personal system here: https://clickhubspot.com/emtd</p> <p><br></p> <p>Episode 812: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Graham Weaver ( https://x.com/GrahamCWeaver ) about how which moats will win in AI and how he runs a ruthless PE strategy. </p> <p>—</p> <p>Show Notes: </p> <p>(0:00) Intro</p> <p>(7:06) The buy and build strategy</p> <p>(10:43) Mowing lawns </p> <p>(14:48) What’s the overhype with AI</p> <p>(23:00) Where’s the opportunity</p> <p>(25:17) Ruthless PE</p> <p>(28:17) Hero deal...
The Side Hustle King: "Make $20K+/month without money, luck, or experience"
<p>Free: 200 business ideas with execution plans, tools, and frameworks https://clickhubspot.com/ekfm</p> <p><br></p> <p>Episode 811: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Chris Koerner talk about the most overlooked businesses that anyone can start.</p> <p>—</p> <p>Show Notes: </p> <p>(0:00) Intro</p> <p>(1:54) IDEA 1: govdeals.com</p> <p>(6:52) IDEA 2: Bring AI to small businesses</p> <p>(14:51) IDEA 3: Snail mail club</p> <p>(19:48) $1B IDEA: Feed Amazon workers</p> <p>(24:38) IDEA 5: Tote rental</p> <p>(29:58) IDEA 6: Wall printer</p> <p>(43:57) IDEA 7: RV Rentals</p> <p>(50:45) Bad Business: Vending Machines</p> <p><br></p> <p>—</p> <p...
Oz Pearlman: How To "Read" Minds, Influence Anyone, and Never Fear Rejection
<p>Get our business idea database: https://clickhubspot.com/gdmr</p> <p><br></p> <p>Episode 810: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) sits down with Oz Pearlman to talk about how to read people and the pressure of performing in front of millions of people. </p> <p>—</p> <p>Show Notes: </p> <p>(0:00) Oz reads Sam’s mind</p> <p>(4:03) What is a mentalist</p> <p>(5:58) Wanting to be loved</p> <p>(7:30) Overcoming fear of rejection</p> <p>(13:22) Getting charged with a felony</p> <p>(20:46) Pressure of performance</p> <p>(26:39) Learning new tricks</p> <p>(34:34) Being a human lie detector</p> <p>...
The Underrated Money Making Skill In 2026
<p>*Get Sam's top 7 books for entrepreneurs (+ his reading strategy):* https://clickhubspot.com/gdms</p> <p><br></p> <p>Episode 809: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) teaches the one skill you need to know to become irreplaceable in the age of AI.</p> <p>—</p> <p>Show Notes: </p> <p>(0:00) Taste is your moat</p> <p>(2:20) Case study: Apple</p> <p>(7:57) The rules</p> <p>(9:08) Learning taste</p> <p><br></p> <p>—</p> <p>Check Out Sam's Stuff:</p> <p>• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...app...
Best of MFM: Listen To This Before You Invest Another Dollar
<p>Want to invest like the best? Get Mohnish's investment playbook: https://clickhubspot.com/jbhm</p> <p><br></p> <p>Episode 808: In this special episode, we’re pulling together the most replayed moments from our episodes with value investors like Mohnish Pabrai, Howard Marks and Guy Spier. </p> <p>—</p> <p>Show Notes: </p> <p>(0:00) Mohnish Pabrai: How to turn $10K into $1M</p> <p>(3:56) Howard Marks: The S&P 500</p> <p>(9:29) Guy Spier: Finite and Infinite Games</p> <p>(14:47) Mohnish Pabrai: Circle the wagons</p> <p>(17:58) Howard Marks: Recommended Reading</p> <p>(23:03) Mohnish Pabrai: The most important thing</p> <p>(27...
This guy cured his dog’s cancer with ChatGPT + 4 other crazy AI stories
<p>Get Sam's exact system/playbook for ChatGPT: https://clickhubspot.com/jdeb</p> <p><br></p> <p>Episode 807: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the wildest stories in AI right now. </p> <p>—</p> <p>Show Notes: </p> <p>(0:00) Intro</p> <p>(5:08) Story 1: Anthropic did $6B in revenue last month</p> <p>(10:34) Story 2: Man uses AI to treat his dog's cancer</p> <p>(17:06) Story 3: New high school for entrepreneurs </p> <p>(29:12) Story 4: Pokemon Go is an AI mapping company now</p> <p>(35:18) Story 5: Karpathy's job thing</p> <p>—</p> <p>Check Out Sha...
DHH: $100M+ Advice That'll Piss Off Every Business Guru
<p>Get Sam's guide to run your life like a $100M biz: https://clickhubspot.com/kdmv</p> <p><br></p> <p>Episode 806: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to David Heinemeier Hansson ( https://x.com/dhh ) about AI, being wrong in public, and taking on Apple. </p> <p>—</p> <p>Show Notes: </p> <p>(0:00) How to stand out</p> <p>(7:48) not giving a damn</p> <p>(9:57) liquid vs crystalized intelligence</p> <p>(12:03) constraints breed creativity</p> <p>(18:18) being publicly wrong</p> <p>(24:27) taste vs data</p> <p>(33:25) Being in awe of Shopify </p> <p>...
This guy names billion dollar brands for a living, here’s his exact 3-step formula.
<p>Get Sam & Shaan's pro-level biz resource vault (free): https://clickhubspot.com/kgcm</p> <p><br></p> <p>Episode 805: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to the branding genius behind BlackBerry, Sonos, Vercel and Swiffer about how to create a billion-dollar brand name. </p> <p>—</p> <p>Show Notes: </p> <p>(0:00) Nothing will be used more than your name</p> <p>(2:01) Windsurf</p> <p>(3:50) Swiffer</p> <p>(10:06) Naming game: Fiber startup</p> <p>(17:14) quantity leads to quality</p> <p>(29:46) Problem solving propositions</p> <p>(32:40) Power letters</p> <p>(35:04) How Sam names a comp...
The Simplest Way To Make $1M In 2026
<p>Get Shaan's 4 money rules that took him from broke to $25M by 30: https://clickhubspot.com/sfmc</p> <p><br></p> <p>Episode 804: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) team up with the TBPN boys John Coogan ( https://x.com/johncoogan ) and Jordi Hays ( https://x.com/jordihays ) to break down the companies that could make you a millionaire as an employee. </p> <p>—</p> <p>Show Notes: </p> <p>(0:00) How to make $1,000,000</p> <p>(5:05) Zuru </p> <p>(12:47) Varda Space Industries</p> <p>(19:33) Suno</p> <p>(28:19) TrueMed</p> <p>(37:32) HubSpot</p> <p>(45:13) SemiAnalysis</p> <p...
