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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December 22, 2025 • 81 mins
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Episode 777: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talks to Chris Camillo ( https://x.com/ChrisCamillo ) about how he turned $20K into $60M using social arbitrage investing.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(1:00) Turning $20K to $60M
(5:30) Garage sale arbitrage
(12:36) Observational investing
(14:33) Bet: Beacon Roof
(19:03) Be...
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December 18, 2025 • 101 mins
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Episode 776: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) are joined by Steph Smith ( https://x.com/stephsmithio ) in this year’s LIVE Milly Awards.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Welcome to the 2025 Milly Awards
(1:21) Best Investment of the Year
(11:09) Worst Investment of the Year
(20:30) Bigge...
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December 15, 2025 • 28 mins
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Episode 775: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Ryan Deiss ( https://x.com/ryandeiss ) about how to create systems that run your business without you.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) “The More Valuable You Are, the Less Valuable the Company Is”
(2:39) Before and After
(3:38) Step 1: Establish Defaults
(4:33) Ste...
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December 10, 2025 • 77 mins
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Episode 774: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to America’s richest lawyer John Morgan ( https://x.com/JohnMorganESQ ) about his fly-wheel side hustles.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(2:08) Wonderworks
(7:00) Alcatraz East ($5M/yr)
(13:00) John's earliest hustles
(17:11) Morgan & Morgan
(29:48) The John Mo...
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December 8, 2025 • 75 mins
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Episode 773: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the systems you need to hit your goals, Shaan’s new unpaid side hustle, and how to be a better communicator.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) 5-year journaling
(2:09) The power of a good system
(8;21) The power of reminders
(10:38) Shaan's new car...
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December 5, 2025 • 70 mins
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Episode 772: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Jesse Cole ( https://x.com/YellowTuxJesse ) the owner of Savannah Bananas and creator of Banana Ball.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) 200 fans, $260 in the bank
(3:00) The team no one ever heard about
(9:01) How to become an idea machine
(13:30) Lessons from P...
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December 3, 2025 • 47 mins
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Episode 771: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about simple business ideas that are making millions.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) suckmyguttersclean
(4:51) Hill BIlly of the Week
(9:50) The MrBeast of roofing
(16:02) Shaan gives his barber business advice
(21:07) The positioning of Ari Emanuel
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December 1, 2025 • 72 mins
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Episode 770: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Ben Horowitz ( https://x.com/bhorowitz ) about the Tupac murder, how to be a great leader, and the best opportunities for young people.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(5:36) Why most leadership books don't work
(9:25) What to do when...
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November 26, 2025 • 62 mins
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Episode 769: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Sheel Mohnot ( https://x.com/pitdesi ) about $10M business ideas you could be early on.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(3:42) 50-year mortgage
(11:22) #1 - AI Yard Vision
(15:02) #2 - AI Pool Vision
(24:05) #4 - Peptides
(35:43) #5 - eHarmo...
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November 24, 2025 • 73 mins
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Episode 768: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Ring founder Jamie Siminoff ( https://x.com/JamieSiminoff ) about the wild story of building and selling Ring–plus business ideas he thinks someone should go after.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(2:47) Selling Ring for ...
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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
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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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October 21, 2025 • 40 mins
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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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