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My First Million
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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.

Episodes
  • 2023 / 3 / 28
    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,...

  • 2023 / 3 / 24
    Shaan's Masterclass On Pitching That Has Raised Millions From Investors

    Episode 436: 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 examples. Want to...

  • 2023 / 3 / 23
    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...

  • 2023 / 3 / 21
    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...

  • 2023 / 3 / 21
    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...

  • 2023 / 3 / 17
    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...

  • 2023 / 3 / 16
    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...

  • 2023 / 3 / 16
    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...

  • 2023 / 3 / 14
    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...

  • 2023 / 3 / 10
    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...

  • 2023 / 3 / 9
    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...

  • 2023 / 3 / 7
    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...

  • 2023 / 3 / 3
    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...

  • 2023 / 3 / 2
    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....

  • 2023 / 2 / 28
    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...

  • 2023 / 2 / 23
    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...

  • 2023 / 2 / 21
    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...

  • 2023 / 2 / 17
    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...

  • 2023 / 2 / 17
    The Unusual Story Of Death Row Records Co-Founder Michael Harris

    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...

  • 2023 / 2 / 16
    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....

  • 2023 / 2 / 14
    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...

  • 2023 / 2 / 10
    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...

  • 2023 / 2 / 9
    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...

  • 2023 / 2 / 7
    Apology To MrBeast, What Startup Should I Start Answered, and Steven Bartlett Explained

    Episode 416: Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) preview Sam's interview with Harry-O, owner of Death Row records, Shaan's apology to MrBeast, what's happening with Steven Bartlett and so much...

  • 2023 / 2 / 7
    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...

  • 2023 / 2 / 3
    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: *...

  • 2023 / 2 / 2
    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...

  • 2023 / 1 / 31
    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...

  • 2023 / 1 / 27
    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?...

  • 2023 / 1 / 26
    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...

  • 2023 / 1 / 24
    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...

  • 2023 / 1 / 20
    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 *...

  • 2023 / 1 / 19
    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...

  • 2023 / 1 / 17
    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?...

  • 2023 / 1 / 13
    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...

  • 2023 / 1 / 10
    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...

  • 2023 / 1 / 5
    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...

  • 2023 / 1 / 3
    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...

  • 2022 / 12 / 31
    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) -...

  • 2022 / 12 / 29
    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...

  • 2022 / 12 / 27
    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...

  • 2022 / 12 / 22
    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 *...

  • 2022 / 12 / 20
    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...

  • 2022 / 12 / 20
    Austin Rief: Building & Selling The Morning Brew For Millions In 5 Years, Side Hustle Ideas, & More

    Episode 398: Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) talk to Morning Brew CEO Austin Rief (@austin_rief) about building, growing and selling a newsletter valued at $75M in 5 years, discussing the...

  • 2022 / 12 / 16
    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...

  • 2022 / 12 / 16
    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...

  • 2022 / 12 / 13
    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...

  • 2022 / 12 / 9
    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...

  • 2022 / 12 / 8
    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...

  • 2022 / 12 / 6
    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...