My First Million

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• I spent 24hrs with a blue collar millionaire 21.07.2026 23min

  Blue-Collar Business Ideas Database: https://clickhubspot.com/rvko Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) spends the day with Mark O’Brien ( https://www.instagram.com/themarkobrienteam ) to see what it’s like to be a blue collar millionaire.  — Links  Mark O’Brien - https://buildmeabrownstone.com/ — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm — 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 - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/  Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., Members FDIC • I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out: beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /
• Ray Dalio: The principles that made me a billionaire 17.07.2026 1h 2min

  Ray Dalio's rules for building wealth: https://clickhubspot.com/rgsk Episode 842: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) sit down with Ray Dalio ( https://x.com/RayDalio ) to talk about the holy grail of investing strategies. — Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (0:49) Hitting rock bottom (8:28) Personality traits of the 1% (14:22) Partnerships that win (18:25) Pain + Reflection = Progress (23:30) What’s the money for anyway? (26:26) Principles (28:41) Ray’s hiring philosophy (30:43) Being a caddy (35:16) Mistakes smart investors make (37:01) What Ray spends his money on (39:13) Aliens (41:00) The 5 Big Forces (46:35) Investing in Gold and Bubble Mechanics (52:55) How Bridgewater became the biggest hedge fund (55:40) The gap between the best and everyone else (59:26) The 1 Big Takeaway — Links: • Ray’s Personality Test - https://principlesyou.com/  • Bridgewater Associates - https://www.bridgewater.com/  — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm — 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 - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/  Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., Members FDIC • I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out: beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /
• Howard Marks: how I make money while you worry about a market crash 15.07.2026 46min

  Investing Guide: https://clickhubspot.com/epkr Episode 841: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to legendary investor Howard Marks about AI and making decisions in the face of fear and uncertainty.  — Show Notes: (0:00) AI Hurtles Ahead (8:26) second level thinking (10:21) investing through the end of the world (14:47) raising $11B at a time of crisis (17:54) investing with fear (20:22) the key to a successful partnership (25:01) being a good father (27:37) only 1 success: to live your life your way (34:17) Having lunch with Warren Buffett (37:18) What people don't know about Buffett (39:37) cigar butt investing (41:35) recommended reading — Links: • AI Hurtles Ahead - https://www.oaktreecapital.com/insights/memo/ai-hurtles-ahead  • A Short History of Financial Euphoria - https://www.amazon.com/History-Financial-Euphoria-Penguin-Business/dp/0140238565  • Fooled by Randomness - https://www.amazon.com/Fooled-Randomness-Hidden-Markets-Incerto/dp/0812975219  — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm — 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 - Shaan uses Mercury for banking across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/  Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC • I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out: beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /
• Brainstorming business ideas with a billion-dollar founder 10.07.2026 1h 27min

  140+ Business Ideas (Database): https://clickhubspot.com/efdj Episode 840: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Mark Pincus ( https://x.com/markpinc ) about figuring out what projects to spend your life on.  — Show Notes: (0:00) $0- $38M in 7 months (3:00) if you pick the right body of water, you don't have to have the right boat (16:51) pattern matching  (23:17) there's always a new freak (25:00) picking macros (27:48) a case for gold (39:50) How to know what to chase (49:12) create a book of life (59:59) Frameworks vs instincts (1:09:00) being hated and misunderstood (1:11:13) the story of farmville (1:15:00) avoiding the fur coat moment (1:19:49) the nickelback problem (1:22:02) introspection vs rumination — Links: • Life At The Speed of Play - https://www.amazon.com/Life-Speed-Play-Launch-Products/dp/0063352575  — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm — 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 - Shaan uses Mercury for banking across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/  Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC • I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out: beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /
• 5 ruthless business lessons from one week in NYC 07.07.2026 1h 2min

  Sam's guide to run your life like a $100M business: https://clickhubspot.com/krhd Episode 839: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about everything Shaan learned from his NYC trip.  — Show Notes: (0:00) Lesson: Proximity (9:11) Lesson: What does it really mean? (23:04) Lesson: Trust (18:53) Lesson: City Brands (33:39) Lesson: Marketing — Links: • Ben Wilson’s GoFundMe - https://t.co/kJN7pArRIO  — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm — 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 - Shaan uses Mercury for banking across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/  Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC • I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out: beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /
• I dropped out of college and built a $3.6B company from scratch 02.07.2026 58min

  Get Sam and Shaan's hard-won CEO lessons in one guide: https://clickhubspot.com/ktng Episode 838: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Aaron Levie ( https://x.com/levie ) talk about building Box, getting rich slowly, why AI might make us work harder. — Show Notes: (0:00) Story of Box (06:30) Enterprise Over Consumer (10:00) Turning Down Huge Acquisition Offers (17:05) Angel Investing, Missed Bets, and Investing in Your P&L (23:00) Aaron’s Contrarian AI Takes: More Jobs, More Work (30:00) Founder Anxiety, Therapy, and Surviving the CEO Grind (38:45) The Business Strategy Books Aaron Swears By (48:00) AI Tools, Software Stocks, and Why SaaS Isn’t Dead — Links: • Box - https://www.box.com/  — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm — 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 - Shaan uses Mercury for banking across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/  Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC • I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out: beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /
• 3 weird businesses doing $10M, $20M, $30M 30.06.2026 1h 10min

  Business Idea Database: https://clickhubspot.com/ecat Episode 837: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) bring in 3 founders with weird businesses making $10M, $20M, and $30M.  — Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (3:32) Alex Daniels, $10M real estate magazine (20:31) Josh Weissenstein, $20M camp ground business (38:36) The $1.8B App Copying Politicians & Hedge Funds — Links: • Haven Lifestyles - https://www.havenlifestyles.com/  • Team Outsider - https://www.teamoutsider.com/  • Autopilot - https://www.joinautopilot.com/  — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm — 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 - Shaan uses Mercury for banking across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/  Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC • I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out: beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /
• We found an app that lets you buy anything for $0 24.06.2026 58min

  *20+ hours of investing wisdom:* https://clickhubspot.com/cbah Episode 836: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about people who have turned their lifestyles into millions, plus Nick Sleep’s investing genius.  — Show Notes: (0:00) fringe creators (13:14) Nick Sleep's shared economies of scale (24:41) lloyd blanfein's personal finances (31:14) David Rubenstein, the man (39:09) Nat Turner's crazy new business (50:13) a brief masterclass in valuing denim — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm — 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 - Shaan uses Mercury for banking across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/  Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC • I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out: beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /
• We decoded the business behind this influencer’s perfect life 18.06.2026 57min

  *Sam’s guide to run your life like a $100M business:* https://clickhubspot.com/dfbn Episode 835: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about people who have turned their lifestyles into a business. — Show Notes: (0:00) escape aesthetics (4:06) putting the life in lifestyle (17:28) Law 25: Recreate Yourself (20:20) Your word is your wand (25:06) unclear words, unclear thinking (27:24) America amazes world cup tourists (33:43) the game of more (49:07) no hedging — Links: • Your Word Is Your Wand - https://a.co/d/05683tU7  • The 48 Laws of Power - https://a.co/d/0ghzjpKk  — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm — 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 - Shaan uses Mercury for banking across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/  Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC • I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out: beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /
• How the Ex-Goldman CEO actually invests his own money 16.06.2026 1h

  Get our Investment Guide: https://clickhubspot.com/rgek Episode 834: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) sits down with former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blanfein ( https://x.com/lloydblankfein ) to talk about what he does with his money.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) Lloyd on Money, Day Trading, and Feeling “Rich” (3:52) Meeting Elon (5:23) What the worst traders have in common (9:54) Warren Buffett’s handshake deal (15:04) Lloyd breaks down his portfolio (20:41) Advice to young investors  (23:09) biggest mistakes (25:54) Anxiety as a superpower (27:54) Family finances (31:35) Scarcity (40:46) The Goldman Obituary Test (43:53) Lessons from history — Links: • Streetwise - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/780438/streetwise-by-lloyd-blankfein/  — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm — 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 - Shaan uses Mercury for banking across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/  Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC • I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out: beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /
• The most simplified breakdown of the SpaceX IPO on the internet 12.06.2026 1h 7min

  Get our Business Idea Database: https://clickhubspot.com/wjsl Episode 833: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) breakdown the biggest IPO of all time.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) what even is SpaceX (7:11) What even is a trillion dollars? (8:51) Launches explained (9:07) Starlink (14:07) Data centers in space (17:39) Starship (24:46) Grok (28:06) a wonderful business at a silly price? (34:16) the mission (37:51) SBF's $114B fumble (39:04) funny, weird, surprising nuggets from the IPO (42:35Who's getting rich this week? (51:13) The genius insight of Luke at Gigafund (55:46) Pessimists get to be right, optimists get to be right (59:12) Elon's comp package — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm — 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 • I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out: beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /
• Brutally honest guide to not losing money in the market 10.06.2026 55min

  Get our Investment Guide: https://clickhubspot.com/klsr Episode 832: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to legendary fund manager Barry Ritholtz( https://x.com/Ritholtz ) about the behaviors that destroy returns for investors and how to avoid them.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) Intro (2:19) christmas tree portfolio (4:43) the cowboy account (9:51) day trading (11:09) Barry yells at Lloyd Blankfein (13:46) panic selling (16:45) sam picks a fight (18:46) direct indexing (21:43) Great investors  (27:25) 90% of everything is crap (36:14) Elon's foray into PE (44:02) Predicting the housing crisis (46:01) spending a year as the dumbest guy on wall street (49:01) Why bubbles are good for the economy — Links: • How Not To Invest - https://www.hownottoinvestbook.com/ — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm — 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 • I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out: beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /
• The "Idiot Index": the simple math that made Elon Musk billions 04.06.2026 1h 4min

  Get our Unsexy Business Idea Database: https://clickhubspot.com/sfci Episode 831: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) tell the story of a $270M/yr meat purveyor plus Nick Sleep’s letter and the framework that will make Elon a trillionaire.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) The $300M butcher (18:28) Nick Sleep letters (23:20) the idiot index (35:44) breaking your own frame (39:04) how to become a king maker (51:49) Idea: Teen nerd awards (57:23) Sam's List — Links: • https://www.lafrieda.com/ • https://www.omahasteaks.com/ • https://drinklmnt.com/ — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm — 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 • I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out: beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /
• We found 7 business ideas that will blow up in 2026 02.06.2026 48min

  Get our Business Idea Database: https://clickhubspot.com/frle Episode 830: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) rate 7 crazy business ideas that are actually genius.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) Intro (3:14) Pet Chat (5:47) Super Brain (9:44) At home hyperbarics (13:03) Blue collar meta learning (16:57) Endpoint Arena  (21:54) Bathhouse + Steakhouse Experience (27:46) Funday Press (31:52) Dumb phones (41:42) Zach Yadegari's new thing — Links: • HVAC Technician Trainining - https://www.meta.com/experiences/hvac-technician/9277146442386260/ • Endpoint Arena - https://endpointarena.com  •  The Funday Press - https://thefundaypress.com  • Dumb.co - http://dumb.co/ — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm — 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 • I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out: beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /
• The insane true story behind MTV 29.05.2026 1h 2min

  Sam & Shaan's hard-won CEO lessons in one guide: https://clickhubspot.com/eokb Episode 829: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) sits down with Tom Freston to talk about the insane story of starting MTV and shaping America in the 80s and 90s.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) Intro (4:04) Millionaire by 26, broke by 33 (8:49) The first days of MTV (no frontal nudity) (14:14) Music Videos (19:03) How to spot culture-changing talent (27:12) Making your employees party together (31:56) Nickelodeon, SpongeBob, and Building Legacy IP (35:21) Programming for a Specific Audience (37:33) The Facebook Acquisition That Almost Happened (41:25) Founders Who Refuse to Sell (43:29) Rupert Murdoch vs. Sumner Redstone (45:23) MySpace, Big Bets, and Getting Fired (47:55) Inside the writers room (51:33) Oprah Calling  (54:00) The End of Monoculture and the Creator Economy — Links: Unplugged - https://a.co/d/0ef6YVu2  — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm — 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 • I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out: beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /
• The 50 richest families in America are betting on this trend 27.05.2026 1h 5min

  Get our Wealth Guide (35+ insights from top investors): https://clickhubspot.com/fvif Episode 828: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talk to billionaire Joe Liemandt ( https://x.com/jliemandt ) about the experiment he’s put $1,000,000,000 of his own money into. — Show Notes:  (0:00) Joe, the total man? (08:09) fighting bill gates for talent (13:14) intensity (16:18) choosing hard over easy (19:00) how to be a magnet (21:34) high standards (23:29) being persuasive  (29:23) simplicity: 3 ines, 3 words  (34:41) is 2x faster really better? (36:23) making kids run a 5k (38:45) why be public now (41:01) why put $1b into the lowest roi thing? (50:03) buying SaaS companies (51:06) cloning Warren Buffett's brain (53:00) changing your brain lift (57:19) is AI going to make everyone dumb? — Links: • Alpha School - https://alpha.school/  • 10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People - https://a.co/d/048Cfexh  — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm — 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 • I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out: beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /
• Mohnish Pabrai: This will save you 10 years of bad investments 22.05.2026 1h 46min

  Get Mohnish's 9 investment principles: https://clickhubspot.com/kwdo Episode 827: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) sits down with Mohnish Pabrai to break down the mental models that made him a billionaire value investor.   — Show Notes:  (0:00) Intro (1:25) Mental models of the top 1% (3:38) The mistress is always hotter than the wife (6:37) Introduce Randomness in your life (10:47)  Humans are poor at copying (20:13) Take a simple idea seriously  (23:02)  Be and inch wide and a mile deep (30:29)  Never use Excel (35:03) Wait for fat pitches (39:38) the stock market is like a church with a casino  (44:01) Paying $650,000 to have lunch with Warren Buffett (45:43) The cautionary tale of Rick Guerin (47:22) The inner score card (49:25) The future of Berkshire Hathaway (51:29) Mohnish’s best investment (1:02:39) The hardest question (1:06:16) How to beat the index (1:11:25) Mohnish's stock picks for 2026  (1:22:26)  S&P 500 (1:24:57) life advice disguised as investing advice (1:29:32)  Studying the greatest investors  (1:37:51) if you remember nothing else, remember this  — Links: Mohnish Part 1: This Guy Copy-Pasted Warren Buffett’s Strategy (And Became A Billionaire) Mohnish Part 2: Go from $10,000 to $1M in just 3 years  The Dhando Investor - https://a.co/d/0hkx1t8g  — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm — 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 • I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out: beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /
• How Gary Vee runs 7 businesses 19.05.2026 51min

  Get Sam & Shaan's CEO lessons in one guide: https://clickhubspot.com/ptcw Episode 826: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) chop it up with Gary Vee.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) Intro (2:40) Nick Dio, VP of friendships (6:47) How to invest $1M on yourself (10:06) being long term greedy (17:53) Gary breaks down his companies and revenue (21:43) day in the life of Gary v (26:19) breaking down the 15-minute meeting (29:07) eat shit and firefight (31:00) picking projects (32:31) 5-year bets gary is making (34:04) missed fat pitches (38:00) vetting shady people (42:55) Mimetic rivals — Links: • https://vaynersports.com/  • https://www.vaynerwatt.com/ • https://winelibrary.com/  • https://empathywines.com/  • https://resy.com/  • https://vcrgroup.com/ • https://vaynerx.com/ — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm — 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 • I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out: beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /
• We hit record on our private strategy session 15.05.2026 48min

  Steal the exact framework we use to grow the pod: https://clickhubspot.com/blfb Episode 824: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) open the kimono and do a My First Million strategy meeting live.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) Intro (2:11) the virtue of selfishness (5:54) clip army (14:01) MFM 1% events (22:13) newsletter (24:50) mfm dinner club (29:19) barbell guests (34:13) content ideas — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm — 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 • I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out: beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /
• How to manufacture a billionaire childhood 13.05.2026 55min

  Get Shaan's $0-$1M guide: https://clickhubspot.com/rgfr Episode 823: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about their billy of the week, childhood passions and people making millions on TikTok selling stuff.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) Billy of the week (8:25) Raising kids with an edge (13:37) childhood passions (26:44) Random TikTok People Are Making Millions Selling Hoodies (42:11) the best brands start janky — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm — 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 • I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out: beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /