My First Million

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...

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...

Episode 701: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about Nick Saban’s car dealership play, plus the most defensible ideas for AI startups. —Show Notes: (0:00) Car dealership billionaires(13:35) Local Maxima(17:07) Most defensible AI ideas right now34:40) AI workflows for profitable newsletters (43:10) Spermracing —Links:• Want to make $ with AI? Get...

Want to spot trends before they explode? Get the guide here: https://clickhubspot.com/wdvEpisode 700: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talks to Steph Smith ( https://x.com/stephsmithio ) about business trends that are currently untapped and ripe for opportunity to build businesses around. Use code "MFM" to get access to Steph's Internet Pipes - http://internetpipes.com/—Show Notes: (0:00)...

Want your own $100M side project? Get our guide to win your first 100 customers: https://clickhubspot.com/wfpEpisode 699: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Elan Lee ( https://x.com/elanlee ) about growing Exploding Kittens from a $10K Kickstarter campaign to $100M dollar company. —Show Notes: (0:00) Humble Success: Exploding Kittens...

Help us win a Webby for BEST CREATOR and BEST VIDEO SERIESEpisode 698: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talks to David Senra ( https://x.com/FoundersPodcast ) about what qualities make an anti-business billionaire. —Show Notes: (0:00) High Level of Disagreeableness(9:02) Extreme Self-Confidence(12:55) Product Quality Obsessed(18:37) Retention of Total Control(27:28) Exit Strategy is...