My First Million

By Sam Parr, Shaan Puri & The Hustle

Business Investing

What's My First Million about?

The Hustle presents - My First Million. A podcast where we brainstorm new business ideas based on trends & opportunities we see in the market. Sometimes we have famous guests, and they do it with us.

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Episode 438: Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) talk to Hubspot Co-founder and CTO, Dharmesh Shah (@dharmesh), about all things artificial intelligence (AI), the countless business opportunities from AI, and why Dharmesh is saying AI is - and will ...

My First Million episodes:

03.30.2023 Brainstorming ChatGPT Business Ideas With Billionaire Dharmesh Shah Episode 438: Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) talk to Hubspot Co-founder and CTO, Dharmesh Shah (@dharmesh), about all things artificial intelligence (AI), the countless business opportunities from AI, and why Dharmesh is saying AI is - and will ...
03.28.2023 Sam Reveals The Company He's Worked On For The Last 8 Month Episode 437: Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) talk about Sam's new startup, Hampton, which Shaan predicts will be worth more than $1 billion. Sam talks about how it started, why he started it, and the future of the ...
03.24.2023 Shaan's Masterclass On Pitching That Has Raised Millions From Investors Episode 436: Download the deck and follow along at Shaanpuri.com/deck. In a special Friday episode, Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) gives a special masterclass on his pitch deck that has raised millions from investors. Go to the MFM YouTube channel to see ...
03.23.2023 Million $ Quilting Empire, Babyville, USA, And Rapid Fire Business Ideas Episode 435: Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) is joined by his business partner, Ben Levy (@benmlevy) to talk about meeting Al Doan - owner of a million dollar quilting company, creating Babyville, USA, taking meetings for no reason, and rapid fire business ...
03.21.2023 Part 2: Pomp On His Businesses, Young Rock Star Employees, And The Internet Entrepreneur Hero Episode 434 Part 2: Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) are joined by entrepreneur and Bitcoin investor Anthony Pompliano (@APompliano) to explain his businesses, how he gets rock stars on his side, and what internet entrepreneurs that stand out ...
03.21.2023 Part 1: Pomp On Balaji's 90 Day Bitcoin Bet, Digital Catastrophes, And Failing Banks Episode 434 Part 1: In part one of today's show, Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) are joined by entrepreneur and Bitcoin investor Anthony Pompliano (@APompliano) to talk about the failing banks situation, Balaji Srinivasan's Bitcoin bet regarding banks, ...
03.17.2023 Boys React: GPT-4, Billion $ Mint Mobile Sale, Original iPhone Sale, Bay Area Storms Episode 433: In the Friday segment called The Boys React, Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and guest Nick Huber (@sweatystartup) give their two cents on a few relevant business stories. Check it out... SHAAN'S NEW DAILY NEWSLETTER --> shaanpuri.com ----- Links: * ...
03.16.2023 BREAKING: Twitch Founder/CEO Resigns - What I Learned From Him In a special episode of My First Million, Shaan (@ShaanVP) talks about the nine things he learned from working with Emmett Shear - CEO of Twitch - who resigned today. Want to see more MFM? Subscribe to the MFM YouTube ...
03.16.2023 Nick Huber: Powerful Sales Trick, Traits Of An Entrepreneur, & When To Sell A Business Episode 431: Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and entrepreneur, Nick Huber (@sweatystartup), talk about traits of successful entrepreneurs, a new powerful sales trick, how to run multiple businesses at a time, and more. Want to see more MFM? Subscribe to the MFM ...
03.14.2023 SVB Collapse Explained, D2C Brands That May Fail, And Suli's Next Venture Episode 430: Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) are joined by Suleman "Suli" Ali (@sulemanali) to talk about the fail of Silicon Valley Bank, the D2C brands that may fall next, reverse Robinhood, going on good quests, and Suli's ...
03.10.2023 Boys React: Elon's Troubles, Happiness & Money Study, TikTok Ban, And Power Slap League Episode 429: In the Friday segment called The Boys React, Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) give their two cents on a few relevant business stories. Check it out... SHAAN'S NEW DAILY NEWSLETTER --> shaanpuri.com ----- Links: * Power ...
03.09.2023 How Dave Ramsey Built His $300M Empire, Trademarkia, And MFM Rip-Offs Episode 428: Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) talk about Dave Ramsey's multi-million dollar empire, surfer Laird Hamilton's superfood business, the importance of trademarks, and so much more. Want to see more MFM? Subscribe to the MFM YouTube channel ...
03.07.2023 Top Marathoner, Ken Rideout, On Making Money, Dealing With Addiction, And Mental Toughness Episode 427: Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) speak to Ken Rideout (@KenRideout_), one of the world's best masters runners, successful businessmen and entrepreneur. Ken talks about how he overcame addiction, built a lucrative career, forged mental and physical ...
03.03.2023 The Boys React: Andrew Tate's 3rd Month in Prison, Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury, & Covid Lab Leak Theory Episode 426: In the Friday segment called The Boys React, Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) give their two cents on a few relevant business stories. Check it out... SHAAN'S NEW DAILY NEWSLETTER --> shaanpuri.com ----- Links: * Jake ...
03.02.2023 The World's Richest Fashion Billionaire, A New D2C Biz Idea, And Working With People You've Never Met Episode 425: Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) talk about the richest man in the world - not Elon or Bezos, working with people you've never met, and Shaan's latest D2C business idea. Interested in working with Shaan as ...
02.28.2023 Greatest Business Of All Time, Psy-Ops As A Service, Work Harder Not Smarter Hack Episode 424: Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) talk about the greatest business of all time, what psy-ops can do, the work smarter not harder hack with Parallel Live Simulator, and much more. Want to see more MFM? Subscribe ...
02.23.2023 Blue Collar Side Hustles, Covid Businesses, and Going Viral On TikTok For An "A" Episode 423: Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) talk about Shaan's rich neighbor's Covid business success, an Emory professor who's giving A's for going viral, Sam's short-lived employment at Airbnb, and blue collar side hustles. Want to see more ...
02.21.2023 Kim Dotcom's Millions From Megaupload, Million $ Panic Attack App, and Million $ Waterproof Shoes Episode 422: Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) talk about their Canadian MFM event and the success stories they met there, the answer to what is a tax haven, the story of Kim Dotcom, and more. Want to see ...
02.17.2023 The Unusual Story Of Death Row Records Co-Founder Harry-O Episode 421: Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) speaks with Death Row Records co-founder Michael "Harry-O" Harris about his many business ventures starting at a young age, starting a record company while imprisoned, and what he wants to accomplish since his release from ...
02.16.2023 Nick Huber: How to Make Millions from Content Without Selling Ads Episode 420: Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) speaks with entrepreneur Nick Huber (@sweatystartup) who made 7 figures selling a service company, now operates a successful self storage business and invests in many more. They talk about saving money by hiring people abroad, ...
02.14.2023 Crumbl Cookie Making $1B/ Year, AI In Sports, and Underutilized Assets Create Businesses Episode 419: Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) talk about how Crumbl Cookie is making a billion a year in profit, will AI take over sports, looking at underutilized assets to create businesses and much more. Want to see ...
02.10.2023 The Boys React: Facebook Stock Surges, Jack Butcher's NFT Makes Millions & Moonwalker Shoes Episode 418: In a new segment called The Boys React to the News, Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) give their two cents on a few relevant business stories. Check it out... ----- Links: * Jack Butcher NFT * ...
02.09.2023 The Super Bowl Special Episode 417: Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) preview the Super Bowl by looking at the business side of the game... who are the wealthy NFL owners, the power of Super Bowl commercials, niche Super Bowl related businesses, and ...
02.07.2023 Shaan's Apology To MrBeast, The Answer to 'What Startup Should I Start?', and Steven Bartlett Explained Episode 416: Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) preview Sam's interview with Harry-O of Death Row records, discuss whether Steve Bartlett is legit, Shaan gives an apology to MrBeast, and much more. Want to see more MFM? Subscribe to ...
02.03.2023 The Boys React: Tech Layoffs, IG Founder Starts A New Company & More Tech News Episode 415: In a new segment called The Boys React to the News, Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) give their two cents on a few relevant business stories. Check it out... ----- Links: * Artifact * Do you ...
02.02.2023 How To Grow A Small Agency Into A Billion Dollar Company, Shaan's $15M Miss, And More Episode 414: Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) talk about friend of the pod, Andrew Wilkinson's journey from starting a small agency to growing a billion dollar company, Shaan's investment miss, the Scallenge, and more. Want to see more ...
01.31.2023 Data-Based Businesses, Executive Briefings, and Spotting Scams with Anand Sanwal Episode 413: Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) talk with Anand Sanwal (@asanwal), CEO and co-founder of CB Insights, about how Anand built his companies, the importance of data, small business niches that are growing, and much more. Want ...
01.27.2023 From the Vaults: How Suleman Ali Made His First Million Episode 412: We re-run episode 1 of My First Million with Suleman Ali. ----- * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check ...
01.26.2023 WHOOP Founder Will Ahmed: How I Built A $3.6 BILLION Company Episode 411: Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) speak with Will Ahmed (@willahmed), founder and CEO of WHOOP, about building a $3.6 billion company based on a personal health and fitness wearable. ----- Links: * WHOOP * Whisper * ...
01.24.2023 Rapid Fire Business Ideas, How to Buy a Public Company, and Mastering Your LinkedIn Profile Episode 410: Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) is joined by Suli Ali (@sulemanali) to talk about new business ideas, how to write an honest LinkedIn profile, rapid fire responses to personal questions, what's Suli's next step... and much more. ----- Links: * ...
01.20.2023 The Boys React to the News: The New Theranos Scam, Crypto Rally, and Gas App Sells to Discord Episode 409: In a new segment called The Boys React to the News, Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) give their two cents on a few relevant business stories. Check it out... ----- Links: * Gas * Nikita Bier ...
01.19.2023 Creators Who Have Made $50M+, Multi-Million Car Businesses, and Sam Altman Episode 408: Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) talk about multi-million dollar car businesses, Shaan's business offer for a female listener, creators who have made $50M plus, and Billy of the Week Sam Altman. Want to see more MFM? ...
01.17.2023 Business of Trend Forecasting, Pickleball, And The Lucrative Virtual Gaming World Episode 407: Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) talk about expanding the business of tracking trends, the explosion of pickleball popularity, and lucrative online gaming. Want to see more MFM? Subscribe to the MFM YouTube channel here. ----- Links: ...
01.13.2023 Miracle Drugs, Sam's Secret Strategies, Good Storytelling, and More Episode 406: Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) talk about weight loss drugs Sam's testing, vaping weed, South Park creators' new tool and much more. Want to see more MFM? Subscribe to the MFM YouTube channel here. ----- Links: ...
01.10.2023 MFM Mini-Camp, Lessons from Selling a Company, and Storytelling Wins Episode 405: Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) talk about what happens when Shaan leaves the house and meets up with other founders, the power of storytelling, the things you learn when you sell a company and how to ...
01.05.2023 The Guy Mafia, Agency Affiliates, Mini Katanas, and More Episode 404: Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) binge on business ideas in this episode. They discuss becoming the next member of the Twitter Guy Mafia to going through Anand Sanwal's treasure trove of ideas - the good and ...
01.03.2023 Announcing This Year's Episode of the Year: Camp MFM Recap Episode 403: After an extensive process of intense research and rigorous evaluation (we ran one Twitter poll) we have determined the episode of the year: The Camp MFM Recap episode. So as we gear up to bring you tons of ...
12.31.2022 Top 5 Interviews of 2022 Episode 402: Producer Ben breaks down his top 5 MFM interviews from 2022 ------ Show Notes: (00:45) - MrBeast and Hasan Minhaj (05:30) - Palmer Luckey (14:20) - Dharmesh Shah (26:00) - Pieter Levels (35:50) - Alex Hormozi ----- Past ...
12.29.2022 The Annual Milly Awards: The Winners, The Losers And Everything In Between - With Andrew Wilkinson Episode 401: Sam Parr (@TheSamParr), Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Andrew Wilkinson (@awilkinson) present the annual Milly Awards. The most notable Billy of the Year will be named... as well as best and worst investments, favorite breakout company of the year, ...
12.27.2022 TikTokers Making TV Shows For $5,000 With Millions Of Views, and Other Ways To Make $ Online Episode 400: Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) talk about TikTokers making shows with millions of views, the success of Coffeezilla debunking internet myths, the power of Click Funnels for making money online and more. ----- Links: * Papa ...
12.22.2022 Fyre Festival's Billy McFarland Tells Us His Next Move, Lessons Learned In Jail, and More Episode 399: Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) talk to Billy McFarland talks about the failures of Fyre Festival, lessons learned, and his latest business venture, PYRT. ----- Links: * PYRT * Bounty Hunter World * Do you love ...
12.20.2022 Austin Rief: Building Morning Brew, The Ultimate Guide to Building Newsletter Businesses, Side Hustle Ideas, & More Episode 398: Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) talk to Morning Brew Founder & CEO Austin Rief (@austin_rief) about building, growing and selling a newsletter valued at $75M in 5 years, whether newsletter businesses are still worth doing, how ...
12.16.2022 BREAKING: Shaan Sells the Milk Road - A Conversation With the Buyers Episode 397: Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) talks with Kendall Saville and Michael Wittmeyer about their decision to buy Milk Road, their background in gambling affiliates, gold, and crypto, and much more. ----- Links: * JM Bullion * Milk Road * Do ...
12.16.2022 University of Michigan Students Pitch Us Their Startups For $5000 Prize Money Episode 396: Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) judge the My First Million pitch competition with students at the University of Michigan for a prize of $5,000. Some impressive ideas... find out who wins. ----- Links: * Internet Activism ...
12.13.2022 Lessons Learned from Interviewing Tim Ferriss, SaaS Business Ideas for OnlyFans, and More Episode 395: Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) talk about Shaan's interview with entrepreneur, investor, author, podcaster, and lifestyle guru, Tim Ferriss (@tferriss). They review his money and life advice, as well as his new NFT project. Plus, real ...
12.09.2022 Paul English: How He Built And Sold 6 Companies And Why He Believes Irritation Becomes Inspiration Episode 394: Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) talk with entrepreneur and Kayak co-founder, Paul English (@englishpaulm) about his latest business ideas, his famous missed investments, how to become a strong recruiter, and why he wants to create Twitter's ...
12.08.2022 Unpopular Truths From The Pod, Gourmet Gifts, and 4 Side Hustles Episode 393: Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) talk about the unpopular - yet valuable - lessons they have learned on My First Million, $1,000/day side hustles, and gourmet gift ideas. ----- Links: * RVshare * Mark Jenney Twitter ...
12.06.2022 Controversies, Disrupting High End Real Estate, And The Best Way To Use Twitter Episode 392: Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) talk about all the controversies... FTX drug use, Liver King admits to steroid use, and the curious case of Katie Haun. Plus, disrupting the multi-million real estate business. ----- Links: * ...
12.01.2022 Mind-Blowing AI Tools, 2023 Goals, & Money Making Arbitrage Schemes Episode 391: Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) talk about their new favorite AI tool, how to make money from arbitrage, goal setting for 2023, and more. ----- Links: * Character.AI * Adept * State of AI Report * ...
11.29.2022 The Business of Strip Clubs, Black Friday Boycott, and Three Twitter Scenarios Episode 390: Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) talk about Eric Langan and his foray into owning strip clubs, why we should boycott Black Friday, three Twitter scenarios, how to fly on a private jet and much, much more. ...

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My First Million

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My First Million episodes:

Brainstorming ChatGPT Business Ideas With Billionaire Dharmesh Shah

Sam Reveals The Company He's Worked On For The Last 8 Month

Shaan's Masterclass On Pitching That Has Raised Millions From Investors

Million $ Quilting Empire, Babyville, USA, And Rapid Fire Business Ideas

Part 2: Pomp On His Businesses, Young Rock Star Employees, And The Internet Entrepreneur Hero

Part 1: Pomp On Balaji's 90 Day Bitcoin Bet, Digital Catastrophes, And Failing Banks

Boys React: GPT-4, Billion $ Mint Mobile Sale, Original iPhone Sale, Bay Area Storms

BREAKING: Twitch Founder/CEO Resigns - What I Learned From Him

Nick Huber: Powerful Sales Trick, Traits Of An Entrepreneur, & When To Sell A Business

SVB Collapse Explained, D2C Brands That May Fail, And Suli's Next Venture

Boys React: Elon's Troubles, Happiness & Money Study, TikTok Ban, And Power Slap League

How Dave Ramsey Built His $300M Empire, Trademarkia, And MFM Rip-Offs

Top Marathoner, Ken Rideout, On Making Money, Dealing With Addiction, And Mental Toughness

The Boys React: Andrew Tate's 3rd Month in Prison, Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury, & Covid Lab Leak Theory

The World's Richest Fashion Billionaire, A New D2C Biz Idea, And Working With People You've Never Met

Greatest Business Of All Time, Psy-Ops As A Service, Work Harder Not Smarter Hack

Blue Collar Side Hustles, Covid Businesses, and Going Viral On TikTok For An "A"

Kim Dotcom's Millions From Megaupload, Million $ Panic Attack App, and Million $ Waterproof Shoes

The Unusual Story Of Death Row Records Co-Founder Harry-O

Nick Huber: How to Make Millions from Content Without Selling Ads

Crumbl Cookie Making $1B/ Year, AI In Sports, and Underutilized Assets Create Businesses

The Boys React: Facebook Stock Surges, Jack Butcher's NFT Makes Millions & Moonwalker Shoes

The Super Bowl Special

Shaan's Apology To MrBeast, The Answer to 'What Startup Should I Start?', and Steven Bartlett Explained

The Boys React: Tech Layoffs, IG Founder Starts A New Company & More Tech News

How To Grow A Small Agency Into A Billion Dollar Company, Shaan's $15M Miss, And More

Data-Based Businesses, Executive Briefings, and Spotting Scams with Anand Sanwal

From the Vaults: How Suleman Ali Made His First Million

WHOOP Founder Will Ahmed: How I Built A $3.6 BILLION Company

Rapid Fire Business Ideas, How to Buy a Public Company, and Mastering Your LinkedIn Profile

The Boys React to the News: The New Theranos Scam, Crypto Rally, and Gas App Sells to Discord

Creators Who Have Made $50M+, Multi-Million Car Businesses, and Sam Altman

Business of Trend Forecasting, Pickleball, And The Lucrative Virtual Gaming World

Miracle Drugs, Sam's Secret Strategies, Good Storytelling, and More

MFM Mini-Camp, Lessons from Selling a Company, and Storytelling Wins

The Guy Mafia, Agency Affiliates, Mini Katanas, and More

Announcing This Year's Episode of the Year: Camp MFM Recap

Top 5 Interviews of 2022

The Annual Milly Awards: The Winners, The Losers And Everything In Between - With Andrew Wilkinson

TikTokers Making TV Shows For $5,000 With Millions Of Views, and Other Ways To Make $ Online

Fyre Festival's Billy McFarland Tells Us His Next Move, Lessons Learned In Jail, and More

Austin Rief: Building Morning Brew, The Ultimate Guide to Building Newsletter Businesses, Side Hustle Ideas, & More

BREAKING: Shaan Sells the Milk Road - A Conversation With the Buyers

University of Michigan Students Pitch Us Their Startups For $5000 Prize Money

Lessons Learned from Interviewing Tim Ferriss, SaaS Business Ideas for OnlyFans, and More

Paul English: How He Built And Sold 6 Companies And Why He Believes Irritation Becomes Inspiration

Unpopular Truths From The Pod, Gourmet Gifts, and 4 Side Hustles

Controversies, Disrupting High End Real Estate, And The Best Way To Use Twitter

Mind-Blowing AI Tools, 2023 Goals, & Money Making Arbitrage Schemes

The Business of Strip Clubs, Black Friday Boycott, and Three Twitter Scenarios

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