My First Million

Episode 711: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talks to Guillermo Rauch ( https://x.com/rauchg ) about building Vercel plus 7 business ideas to start in AI. —Show Notes:(0:00) Dropout to job offer from Facebook(3:38) Genius vs accident(21:04) Building Vercel(25:26) AI startup ideas(31:38) IDEA: V0 for Video Games(33:09) IDEA: Doom CAPTCHA(40:04) IDEA: AI Typeform(46:54) IDEA: AI Camera(54:06)...

Episode 710: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about how to evaluate risk and upside of new ideas. —Show Notes:(0:00) Bessemer's $140B misjudgment of Shopify(5:47) Shaan's Anti-portfolio(15:26) Goal: Avoid Ruin(21:30) Outlier personalities(24:51) Underestimating Uber(32:16) "You can't overinvest in AI"—Links:• Want Sam's Playbook to Uncover...

Episode 709: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Logan Ury ( https://x.com/loganury ) about how young men can be more successful in dating. —Show Notes:(0:00) Intro(6:28) The secretary problem(14:43) What's happening with men right now(21:07) How to do the apps right(27:32) Meeting someone IRL(30:03) The power of weak ties(36:56) How to be a...

Want Scott Galloway's Business Playbook? Get it here: https://clickhubspot.com/pfgEpisode 708: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Scott Galloway ( https://x.com/profgalloway ) about his wildest investments, plus advice for men in their 20s and 30s. —Show Notes:(0:00) FTX bankruptcy claims (Turning $2M into $15M with one trade)(6:56) NJOY...

Episode 707: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Ankur Nagpal ( https://x.com/ankurnagpal ) about IRS loopholes that can help you grow your net worth plus Ankur shares 6 business ideas. See Ankur in person at the OOO SUMMIT on Friday, May 16th - https://lu.ma/2025 —Show Notes:(0:00) Ankur's portfolio experiment(10:46) A case for direct...

Episode 706: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about offline businesses that are crushing it. —Show Notes:(0:00) Be a $1M dollar business spotter(4:56) Swim lessons franchise(6:34) AWS for the Amish(17:25) At home pet euthanasia service(25:37) Take out order call center(42:35) Cheat code: Coaches(52:13) Add a performance—Links:• Steal Sam's guide...

Episode 705: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) sits down with Mohnish Pabrai ( https://x.com/MohnishPabrai ) about how to turn $10K into $1M. Show Notes:(0:00) Simple = Genius(28:00) Never over-leverage(30:30) Risk vs uncertainty(33:00) Too hard pile(35:30) Be 1 inch wide, 1 mile deep(39:00) Learn from losers(43:30) A case for napping(48:00) Having an owner’s manual(53:00) Dying with...

Episode 704: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Blake Scholl ( https://x.com/bscholl ) about he went from high school dropout to Groupon to the founder of a supersonic jet startup. —Show Notes:(0:00) Find your red line(4:29) Problems hidden in plain sight(13:00) The making of Boom Supersonic(23:00) No rules of thumb(29:13) Blake's favorite...

Episode 703: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to George Mack ( https://x.com/george__mack ) about high agency. —Links:• Steal Sam's guide to turn ChatGPT into your Executive Coach: https://clickhubspot.com/wec• High Agency - https://www.highagency.com/ • Nick Mowbray episode - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pHcxoZ0j9A —Check Out Shaan's Stuff:•...

Steal Jess' Billion-Dollar Startup Playbook [for free]: https://clickhubspot.com/jhmEpisode 702: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) boards the private jet of Jess Mah ( https://x.com/jessicamah ) to brainstorm business ideas and talk about her process for vetting which ideas to jump on. —Show Notes: (0:00) Buying a jet(5:37) Barn full of horses(8:44) Business ideas matrix(11:06) Idea: DOGE as a...