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Hubspot Media
My First Million
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Entrepreneur
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English
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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252
12 March 2025
5 Conversations that broke our frames this week
Episode 685: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the most interesting things they’ve found this week. —Show Notes: (0:00) Justin Caldbeck(8:02) Steve Houghton(20:15) James Currier(38:36) Furqan Rydhan—Links:• NFX - https://www.nfx.com/ • James Altucher - https://www.jamesaltucher.com/ • Agora - https://theagora.com/ • Sheel’s MFM episode -...
1 h 13 min
10 March 2025
How to win in ecom in 2025 (from a $200M/yr marketer)
Episode 684: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Sean Frank ( https://x.com/SeanEcom ) about his $200M ecom playbook. —Show Notes: (0:00) Sean's first million(8:35) $5M - $200M in 6 years(25:57) What people get wrong in ecom(30:33) Case study: HexClad(36:52) Fast-emerging trends(40:57) How to spot trends(44:54) Services-to-product playbook(51:47)...
1 h 5 min
06 March 2025
The Greatest Mind Hacks in Marketing History (Craig Clemens Interview)
Episode 683: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) sits down with Craig Clemens ( https://x.com/craigclemens ) to talk about the greatest marketing lines in history. —Show Notes: (0:00) Intro(2:22) Does not contain an illegal sexual stimulant(9:09) 4-hour erection(10:56) Operators are standing by(15:17) They’re eating the cats(21:54) A diamond is forever(26:09) Buy these worms, catch more...
49 min
03 March 2025
He launched a sweaty startup in high school. Now he'll be a millionaire by 18
Episode 682: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to three high school founders about their biggest business problems. —Show Notes: (0:00) Intro(5:02) Sunshine Exteriors(29:16) Teens2Table(45:53) Totally Mums—Links:• Formidable Fellows - http://formidablefellowship.org/ • Sunshine Exteriors - https://www.hhpressurecleanings.com/ • Teens2Table -...
1 h 11 min
28 February 2025
I Made $50M Buying & Running Boring Businesses
Episode 681: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Brent Beshore ( https://x.com/BrentBeshore ) about buying profitable businesses. —Show Notes: (0:00) $50K/yr to 9 figures(6:04) Accidentally buying a $1M business for $0(11:06) Just In Time learning(14:11) Buying cash flow businesses(20:30) Private equity or index?(24:26) Buffett's near-death...
59 min
26 February 2025
We talk to the guy who knows Silicon Valley’s darkest secrets
Episode 680: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Nick Bilton ( https://x.com/nickbilton ), investigative journalist and author of American Kingpin and Hatching Twitter. —Show Notes: (0:00) Intro(7:03) Inside a criminal mind(12:57) Getting people to open up(20:49) The real story behind Twitter(29:40) The auras of Trump, Bezos, Musk(33:13) Becoming...
1 h 18 min
24 February 2025
The TikTok strategy that’s printing MILLIONS right now… (ft. Rob The Bank)
Episode 679: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) sits down with Robert Oliver ( https://x.com/thegeniusceo ) to break down his $100M TikTok strategy. —Show Notes: (0:00) TikTok Gold Rush(13:00) The Playbook(23:00) Brands crushing it(36:00) Trends: Lookmaxing, pet luxuries, niche communities(51:30) Mistakes to avoid(1:03:00) Character design—Links:• Rob The Bank on YouTube -...
1 h 24 min
19 February 2025
Silicon Valley OG shares crazy stories from Zynga early days + 3 business ideas
Episode 678: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Siqi Chen ( https://x.com/blader ), the founder of Runway.com.—Show Notes: (0:00) Early days at Zynga (14:34) Business ideas(52:18) Touchy-feely class(1:07:24) Siqi’s favorite interview question(1:12:48) Insane growth of ElevenLabs—Links:• Limitless - https://www.limitless.ai/ • Rewind -...
1 h 18 min
17 February 2025
What’s truly going on inside DOGE?
Episode 677: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) go inside what’s happening with DOGE.—Show Notes: (0:00) The wild story of Iron Mountain(17:39) Our take on DOGE(28:20) Government contract side quest(33:14) Elon vs Sam Altman PPV(39:16) How does Elon never get tired tho?(48:23) Life in situ(58:09) Casting call: $100K to the new MFM field...
1 h 4 min
13 February 2025
MrBeast Shares His Best Business Advice
Access Shaan's interview prep and research notes: Episode 676: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) sits down with MrBeast ( https://x.com/MrBeast ) to talk about the mindset that made him the youngest billionaire and biggest entertainer on earth. —Show Notes: (0:00) Origin story(5:11) Burn the boats(11:15) The Rule of 100(16:49) You can make anything go viral(23:27) Cloning(28:39) Impossible is...
59 min