Want Sam's Playbook to Uncover Billion-Dollar Business Opportunities? Get it here: https://mfmpod.link/rve
Episode 724: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) break down $1B+ product crazes and why they worked.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Labubu
(3:19) The "gotcha" mechanic
(10:53) The lipstick effect
(12:53) The lalapalooza effect
(15:17) $1B+ crazes
(20:48) Tony's Chocolonely
(31:10) Sam goes to prison
(37:18) The Larry story
(41:26) Shaan joins a prison gang
(51:15) Sam vows to quit the internet and money
(54:52) Pomp's SPAC
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Links:
• Pop Mart - https://www.popmart.com/us
• Tony’s Chocolonely - https://tonyschocolonely.com/
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies!
Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
• Copy That - https://copythat.com
• Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
• Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/
My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano
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How I Bought a $3.4M Business For $200K
Want Sam's Playbook to Uncover Hidden Business Opportunities? Get it here: https://clickhubspot.com/weo
Episode 723: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Shaan’s college friend Dan Certner ( https://x.com/youneedbags ) about how he bought a business and doubled it in 18 months.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Dan the bag man
(5:16) Farmville Fraud Detection
(10:09) Fail: Getting rich working at a startup
(15:13) Buying a bag business
(19:30) The forgivable sellers note
(22:57) How to find the right business
(37:29) Meeting the seller
(40:15) Negotiating the terms
(45:44) The real profit
(49:55) Who should do this?
(53:40) Everything is someone's business
(56:32) The exit strategy
(59:41) Shaan and Dan's business plan
(1:07:49) Fun to Run Businesses
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Links:
• Fleet - https://www.fleetpackaging.com/
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies!
Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
• Copy That - https://copythat.com
• Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
• Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/
My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano
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1:21:00
I Turned $1M into $2.3B (Then Blew It Up and Rebuilt)
Want Sam's playbook to turn ChatGPT into your executive coach? Get it here: https://clickhubspot.com/etb
Episode 722: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) sits down with Mike Novogratz ( https://x.com/novogratz ) about risk tolerance and coming back from massive losses.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Mike’s first million
(8:37) Starting Fortress
(13:55) $30M to $2.3B
(25:28) Operating system for life
(35:41) Being early on crypto
(40:26) Risk tolerance
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Links:
• Fortress - https://www.fortress.com/
• Galaxy - https://www.galaxy.com/
• Business Untitled - https://www.youtube.com/@BusinessUntitled
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies!
Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
• Copy That - https://copythat.com
• Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
• Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/
My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano
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1:06:45
He Bought a Local Newspaper… Now He Makes $600K/YR
Want to scale your business? Get the Side Hustler's AI Prompt Database: https://clickhubspot.com/kvw
Episode 721: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about a billionaire’s recipe for happiness, Shaan’s stock picks, plus the new mayor of NY.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Billionaire recipe for happiness
(5:12) Shaan gives a talk at Berkeley
(12:01) Steve Ballmer on Acquired
(17:02) Gary V is bullish on everything
(26:28) The new mayor of NY
(35:45) Multilingual politicians
(38:43) Vibe voting
(41:20) Idea: "The President"
(45:58) Businesses w/ 50X potential
(49:07) Shaan's first 6 stocks
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies!
Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
• Copy That - https://copythat.com
• Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
• Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/
My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano
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59:14
Business as a sport, Surge AI, and Waymo vs. Robotaxi
Want to scale your startup? Get 700 prompts for your side hustle: https://clickhubspot.com/fpg
Episode 720: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about how Surge built a $1B business in 5 years and the second-order effects of self-driving cars.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Best idea of the month
(6:00) Business as a sport
(10:57) The inner game of tennis
(14:21) Shaan writes a letter to himself
(19:15) Patron View
(27:42) Surge
(35:00) Handshake
(39:47) Waymo vs Robotaxi
(50:30) Elon replies to Shaan's tweet
(53:13) Shaan gets in a fight with his moms doctor
(1:02:50) Sam wears overalls
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Links:
• The Inner Game of Tennis - https://tinyurl.com/mphz9zkr
• Patron View - https://patronview.com/
• Museum Hack - https://museumhack.com/
• Surge AI - https://www.surgehq.ai/
• Handshake - https://joinhandshake.com/
• Gemini - https://gemini.google.com/
• Grok - https://grok.com/
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies!
Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
• Copy That - https://copythat.com
• Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
• Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/
My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano
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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