My First Million

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Episode 819: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) answer the question, “If you’re smart and in your 20s, where’s the opportunity?”

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Show Notes: 

(0:00) Where is the opportunity right now?

(08:01) the buff billionaire

(19:43) We break down the TBPN acquisition by OpenAI

(31:59) 2 stories of John Coogan being locked in

(41:56) William Randolph Hearst

(54:48) Collecting 100x talent

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Links:

• GTA VI - https://www.rockstargames.com/VI 

• John Coogan on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@JohnCooganPlus/videos 

• Hearst Castle - https://hearstcastle.org/ 

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

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Episode 818: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about how to design a life worth living. 

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Show Notes: 

(0:00) Follow your bliss

(3:33) enthusiasm, enduring enthusiasm, mastery, passion

(16:23) Find a loop that you love

(24:49) The top 5 regrets of the dying

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Links:

• The Top 5 Regrets of The Dying - https://a.co/d/07V6Zze9 

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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 - 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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Get Shaan's guide to go from $0 to $1M: https://clickhubspot.com/etpc

Episode 817: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Chad Janis ( https://x.com/chadjanis ) who just sold his gummies business for $1b+ in less than 3 years. 

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Show Notes: 

(0:00) Intro

(1:28) origin story

(8:11) $30K to $230K in 1 month

(10:33) Naming Gruns

(13:14) remixing formats

(20:28) only looking for $10b ideas

(29:25) 10-minute ecom Marketing Masterclass

(41:26) $1b Idea: ACH distribution layer

(48:17) Access is everything

(57:16) Where Chad is going to spend his money

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Links:

• Gruns - https://gruns.co/ 

• Replo - https://www.replo.app/ 

• Monarch - https://www.monarch.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 - 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

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 816: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the opportunities with AI and longevity. 

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Show Notes: 

(0:00) Hal Finney

(9:30) Aubrey De Grey

(23:10) Be Here Now

(33:31) Oz Pearlman 

(42:55) When Kevin Hart met Jeff Bezos

(50:46) Shaan reads The Art of The Deal

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Links:

• The Prospect of Immortality - https://a.co/d/0d2jc81i 

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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 - 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

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

Run your life like a $100M business. Get the system here: https://clickhubspot.com/cdew

Episode 815: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talks to Charles Duhigg ( https://x.com/cduhigg ) about how to transform your life through habits. 

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Show Notes: 

(0:00) the habit loop

(5:26) you fall to the levels of your systems

(11:06) replying to emails in your inbox

(14:44) chosen bad habits

(16:20) 1-line journaling

(19:30) supercommunication 

(28:12) Trump's supercommunication skill

(33:15) a case against authenticity

(37:44) famous speeches 

(45:58) coldcalling 900 people

(47:43) 60-second productivity masterclass 

(49:51) The best stuff Charles has read lately

(53:13) financial freedom

(56:17) bending the earth to your will

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Links:

• Charles Duhigg - https://charlesduhigg.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

—

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

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