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.
Episodes
November 20, 2025 • 55 mins
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Episode 767: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) react to Bill Ackman’s dating advice for young men. Plus, the 20-something kid who’s making $300K/month doing man-on-the-street interviews.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) May I meet you?
(10:52) $300K/mo Street interviews as a service
(17:14) ...
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November 19, 2025 • 60 mins
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Episode 765: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about every business Shaan tried before he made his first million.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) #1 Chipotle of Sushi
(5:00) #2 Selling Wristbands Online
(9:34) #3 Biotech with a billionaire
(12:54) #4 Making the next billion dollar app
(17:30) #5 Ride a wave
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November 17, 2025 • 40 mins
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Episode 765: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about every business Sam tried before he made his first million.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) #1 - Flipping Sports Equipment
(2:05) #2 - Hot Dog Stand
(5:42) #3 - Online Liquor Store
(8:33) #4 - Anti-MBA Book Club
(10:40) #5 - Roommate Matching
(12:11)...
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November 14, 2025 • 75 mins
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Episode 764: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talks to Alex Hormozi ( https://x.com/AlexHormozi ) about how to hire A+ talent, how to think in frameworks, and how to write for maximum persuasion.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Hiring for general intelligence
(16:12) The snowball of talent
(18:59) Employees v. Partners
(20:35) How...
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November 12, 2025 • 66 mins
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Episode 763: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the benefits of doing nothing, Shaan’s secret book project, and the $100M startup that’s trying to cure loneliness.
And we share the big news: Shaan’...
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November 7, 2025 • 80 mins
Which business model should you start? Get Andrew's cheat sheet with his full ranking and real profit margins here: https://clickhubspot.com/dge
Episode 762: What’s the best business to start in 2026?
Agencies, SaaS, Restaurants, Real Estate, Marketplaces. Angel Investing; Andrew Wilkinson has played every game.
He built 38 companies, lost $10 million, and still ended up with a $300 million portfolio.
This week, @shaanpuri sp...
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November 5, 2025 • 49 mins
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Episode 761: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) sits down with Ryan Smith ( https://x.com/ryanqualtrics ) – the high school dropout who built an $8B company and bought an NBA team.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) 1.9 GPA to $2B
(9:47) Starting Qualtrics
(14:02) Focus
(24:00) How to be top 1% at sales
(26:17) Turning down $500M
(31:37) Work...
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October 30, 2025 • 42 mins
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Episode 760: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talks to Cathie Wood ( https://x.com/CathieDWood ) about her fund’s performance, her biggest bets on AI, and the most misunderstood stock on earth.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) McDonald’s to Managing Billions
(8:54) A day in the life of Cathie Wood
(17:29) ARK’s Performance Review
(30:0...
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October 28, 2025 • 58 mins
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Episode 759: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the things they wish they knew when they were first-time CEOs.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) CEO Masterclass
(38:06) Abusing Your Edge
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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...
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October 21, 2025 • 40 mins
Use these 5 AI tools to make your first $1M: https://clickhubspot.com/khe
Episode 758: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talks to Greg Isenberg ( https://x.com/gregisenberg ) about 5 underrated AI tools founders should know about.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Enhancer.ai
(7:05) Comet
(17:15) Wispr Flow
(19:11) Shortcut AI
(23:50) Reel.Farm
(30:55) AI Apply
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Links:
• Wan 2.2 - https://github.com/Wan-Video/Wan2.2
• ...
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October 17, 2025 • 23 mins
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Episode 757 Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) shares his formula for how to live a good life.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Step 1: Don’t Have a Best Friend
(2:45) Step 2: Don’t Decide
(7:01) Step 3: Don’t Set Goals
(13:54) Step 4: Keep Pivoting
(16:23) Step 5: Don’t Buy the ...
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October 13, 2025 • 82 mins
Want to build a billion-dollar business? Get the playbook: https://clickhubspot.com/hwg
Episode 756 Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Rick Marini and Jeff Bonforte, the private equity guys who flipped Grindr for $2B dollars in 24 months.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) The story of Grindr
(13:34) Private Equity crash course
(38:10) Uncle Rick gives advice on what to buy
(43:07) T...
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October 10, 2025 • 21 mins
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Episode 755: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talks to Greg Isenberg ( https://x.com/gregisenberg ) about OpenAI’s new App Store and brainstorm app ideas to jump on.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) ChatGPT App Store launch
(7:47) IDEA: My AI Tax Guy
(10:26) IDEA: AI Healthcare concierge
(13:07) IDEA: AI meme studio
(13:53) IDEA...
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October 8, 2025 • 80 mins
Want the guide to spot $100M+ Product Ideas? Get it here: https://clickhubspot.com/hre
Episode 754: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) brainstorm $100M ideas with Eric Ryan ( https://x.com/ericthomasryan ).
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Show Notes:
(0:00) My $1B product playbook
(3:32) Look for a sea of sameness
(9:31) Trend trips
(15:27) Remix opposing ideas
(22:46) Case Study: Olly
(32:14) The State of...
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October 6, 2025 • 77 mins
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Episode 753: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to poker pro Daniel Negreanu ( https://x.com/realkidpoker ) about the inner game of risk and performance under pressure.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(6:28) The Scotty Nguyen story
(8:07) Reading People
(22:30) Daniel's first poker game
(27:21) ...
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October 3, 2025 • 47 mins
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Episode 752: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about 3 apps that are crushing it.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) We try out Sora
(16:51) Trend: micro sports betting
(24:02) Idea: Remote AA for Gamblers
(33:21) Sam’s secret YouTube
(39:10) Idea: RescueTime 2.0
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Links:
• Sora ...
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September 30, 2025 • 62 mins
Want to start your own million dollar business with less than $1k? Get the guide: https://clickhubspot.com/bgk
Episode 751: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talks to Will Guidara ( https://x.com/wguidara ) about how startups can use principles of 5-star restaurants to beat their competitors.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(7:42) Delivering praise and criticism
(12:26) Unreasonable customer experience
(17:39) One Size Fit...
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September 26, 2025 • 49 mins
Want to start your own business with less than $1k? Get the playbook here: https://clickhubspot.com/fhe
Episode 750: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the wild rise of Savannah Bananas.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) The wild story of Savannah Bananas
(20:59) How to be insanely great
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Links:
• The Savannah Bananas - https://thesavannahbananas.com/
• Jesse Cole on Acquired...
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September 24, 2025 • 16 mins
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Episode 749: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) teaches the 4 simple rules that made him a millionaire by 30.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Rule #1: Master a Money-Making Skill
(5:00) Rule #2: Don’t Rent Your Time, Own Equity
(8:19) Rule #3: Wait
(9:44) Rule #4: Proximity is Power
(12:08) Putting it all together
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September 22, 2025 • 74 mins
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Episode 748: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Chris Koerner ( https://x.com/mhp_guy ) about side hustles you can start in your backyard.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Porch pumpkins
(12:50) Sport court installation
(19:17) In-ground trampoline installation
(23:08) Robot Manicure ...
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