Episodes
12 years of tape. Every episode is checked claim by claim and playable.
59 episodes in 2023
🎙MY FIRST MILLION
52m How We Got Our First 100 Customers (No Bulls**t, Specific Details) (#534)
In this episode of My First Million, hosts Sean Puri and Sam Parr share tactical, real-world case studies detailing how they acquired their first 100 customers across multiple past businesse…
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49m The 2023 Milly Awards (#531)
In Part One of the annual 2023 Milly Awards, Shaan Puri, Sam Parr, and Andrew Wilkinson celebrate standout entrepreneurs, dissect modern marketing strategies, and debate their biggest operat…
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1h 3m 5 Internet Goldmines To Spot The Next $1B Trend | Steph Smith (#529)
Steph Smith joins Sam Parr and Sean Puri on My First Million to reveal unconventional online data repositories—or 'internet pipes'—for discovering high-potential business opportunities befor…
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59m If I Had To Make $1 Billion... Here’s The Business I Would Start
In this episode of My First Million, co-hosts Shaan Puri and Sam Parr break down actionable business concepts across two distinct financial tiers, comparing low-risk, cash-flowing models for…
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1h 5m From $0 to $100 Million In 3 Years Selling Cold Plunges (#527)
In this episode of My First Million, Sean Puri and Sam Parr dissect the hyper-growth economics behind Plunge's $100M cold tub empire, explore media opportunities from supplement verification…
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1h 25m From High School Dropout To $952 Million At 33 | Jess Mah Interview (#526)
Serial entrepreneur Jess Mah joins host Shaan Puri to share how she transitioned from a teenage dropout and SaaS founder to building a diversified holding company spanning bold biotechnology…
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51m 99 Years of Charlie Munger Wisdom in 52 Minutes (#525)
In this tribute episode of My First Million, hosts Shaan Puri and Sam Parr celebrate the life and legacy of Charlie Munger by breaking down his most powerful mental models, business framewor…
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1h 9m 3 Business Ideas You Should Start in 2024 (ft. Pomp) (#524)
Entrepreneurs and investors Sam Parr, Sean Puri, and Anthony Pompliano analyze the habits and conviction of elite Wall Street investors, discuss media distribution as operational leverage, a…
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1h 8m Finding +$1M Businesses From Weird Trends (#523)
In this episode of My First Million, Sam Parr and Shaan Puri break down executive reputation design and post-exit life blueprints while analyzing multi-million-dollar opportunities in micro-…
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51m My $100M Mistake + 6 Company Exit F**k Ups To Avoid (#522)
In this episode of My First Million, Shaan Puri and Sam Parr break down essential startup exit lessons, analyzing major mistakes in tax structuring, due diligence, negotiation psychology, an…
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1h 6m Andrew Wilkinson's $20,000 to $260,000,000 story (#521)
In this episode of My First Million, hosts Sam Parr and Sean Puri interview Tiny co-founder Andrew Wilkinson to explore his journey scaling a holding company through simple operational optim…
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1h 8m Brainstorming Ideas with The $200M Man | ft. Patrick Campbell (#519)
In this episode, ProfitWell founder Patrick Campbell joins Sam Parr and Shaan Puri to share systematic frameworks for identifying high-growth macro trends, differentiating commodity products…
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32m Sam Returns - The Boys Hang Out (#516)
Reuniting after Sam Parr's paternity leave, co-hosts Sam and Sean reconnect to unpack the emotional and practical realities of fatherhood, deconstruct Sean's viral 'All-In Podcast' satire, a…
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1h 20m How I Bought A Multi-Million Dollar Egg Carton Business For $0 | Sarah Moore Interview
In this in-depth interview with Shaan Puri, entrepreneur Sarah Moore reveals how she overcame personal hardship and educational deficits to execute a 100% debt-financed acquisition of eggcar…
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1h 44m 4 Profitable Business Ideas That Men Are Sleeping On | ft. Codie Sanchez (#512)
Guest host Codie Sanchez joins Shaan Puri to reveal four lucrative business opportunities in female-dominated markets and demystify the realistic economics of buying 'boring' Main Street bus…
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49m If I Could Start Over Again, This Is What I’d Do To Get Rich - Scott Galloway
Serial entrepreneur and NYU professor Scott Galloway shares actionable business playbooks for young founders, analyzes massive market disruptions across healthcare and GLP-1 drugs, and candi…
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1h 38m Wait, My Intern Became a 21-Year-Old Millionaire?? (#510)
Shaan Puri reconnects with his former intern Ishan Haque, who built a multi-million-dollar net worth by age 21 through asymmetric crypto bets, contrarian OTC stock investments, and co-foundi…
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1h 5m This Hedge Fund Manager Got Away With Insider Trading… Then Made Billions (#509)
In this episode, Sean Puri and Sam Parr analyze market psychology, hedge fund trading controversies, business cash flows, and the extreme work and longevity routines of high performers.…
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1h 13m Our 2020 Predictions For OpenAI Came True… Here’s What’s Next (#508)
Hosts Shaan Puri and Sam Parr revisit and audit their 2020 business predictions across AI, crypto, e-commerce, and health, evaluating both their hits and major misses to extract entrepreneur…
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48m Metaverse IRL, Bollywood Protein Powder & AI Gadgets That Suck (#507)
In this episode of My First Million, hosts Shaan Puri and Sam Parr explore breakthrough tech developments in Meta's photorealistic avatars and wearable AI, dissect startup capitalization str…
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43m 10 AI Startup Ideas in 43 Minutes (#506)
Shaan Puri presents a curated countdown of ten concrete, venture-scale AI business opportunities spanning voice agents, personalized therapy, synthetic media licensing, and autonomous task e…
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48m CEO Lessons: Bulls**t Mission Statements, Firing People & Saying ‘NO' (#505)
In this candid episode, entrepreneurs Shaan Puri and Sam Parr share battle-tested management lessons, operational frameworks, and hiring strategies developed over 15 years of running busines…
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1h 23m Jesse Itzler's Exact Playbook For Creating HIT AFTER HIT (#504)
In this episode of My First Million, serial entrepreneur Jesse Itzler breaks down his unconventional playbooks for building multi-million-dollar companies like Marquee Jets and Zico, sharing…
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58m Cody Ko On Building A YouTube Empire, Partying With Elon & Stand-Up Comedy (#503)
In this episode of My First Million, host Shaan Puri interviews digital creator and entrepreneur Cody Ko, exploring his journey from software developer to viral media mogul across comedy, mu…
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25m How I Live On $25,000/Month In New York City
In this solo Q&A episode, host Sam Parr answers community questions covering his post-exit spending habits, intentional parenting philosophies, startup ideation processes, and actionable str…
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1h 9m How Jason Yanowitz Bootstrapped Blockworks To A +$20M/yr Company
In this episode, host Sam Parr interviews Blockworks co-founder Jason Yanowitz about bootstrapping a profitable crypto media and analytics business to over $20 million in annual revenue. Jas…
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47m This $3B Founder Is The Next Elon Musk (#499)
In this interview with Sam Parr, serial entrepreneur Brett Adcock discusses his journey building Vettery, Archer Aviation, and Figure. He shares his high-risk, physics-first approach to deep…
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31m Favorite Finds: McDonald's Employee Goes Viral, Pelosi's Finances & How To Close A Deal (#498)
Shaan Puri and Sam Parr share their curated weekly 'information diet,' analyzing high-signal insights spanning regulatory capture, Deion Sanders' leadership standards, M&A negotiation psycho…
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1h 4m +$1 Billion Businesses You've Never Heard Of (#497)
In this episode of My First Million, hosts Shaan Puri and Sam Parr analyze lucrative, hidden-in-plain-sight business models across physical security, crafting hardware, and niche matchmaking…
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1h 6m Brainstorming +$1M Business Ideas With Soylent's Co-Founder | ft. John Coogan (#496)
In this episode of My First Million, hosts Sean Puri and Sam Parr sit down with Soylent and Lucy co-founder John Coogan to brainstorm lucrative business opportunities, explore startup war st…
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1h 0m How This Billionaire Founder Finds +$20B Business Ideas | Kevin Ryan Interview (#495)
In this interview, serial entrepreneur and investor Kevin Ryan shares his strategic playbook for identifying multi-decade macro trends, launching multiple successful enterprises per year thr…
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1h 18m Buffett’s Money Wisdom, Galloway’s $100M Advice & Why Newsletters Suck (#493)
In this episode of My First Million, Sam Parr and Sean Puri dissect wealth accumulation, investor psychology, and media strategy, drawing lessons from Warren Buffett, Scott Galloway, and mod…
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1h 15m Business Brainstorm: Failed Churches, Ozempic Hotline & Klout 2.0 (#492)
In this brainstorming episode of My First Million, hosts Shaan Puri and Sam Parr pitch a diverse set of business ideas, spanning vertical professional networks, AI educational tools, GLP-1 t…
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1h 48m Samir Explains Why 99% Of Content Creators Fail At YouTube | Samir Chaudry Interview
In this wide-ranging interview, Samir Chaudry and Shaan Puri dissect the creator economy, analyzing the craft of interviewing, sustainable monetization strategies, the impact of artificial i…
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1h 11m Mark Manson TELLS ALL: Money, Dating, & The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck (#489)
In this wide-ranging interview, bestselling author Mark Manson examines his progression from the pickup artist subculture and a grueling decade of blogging to literary stardom, while deconst…
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1h 13m Meet The Man Behind Conor McGregor’s +$650M Empire (#487)
Paradigm Sports founder Audie Attar joins Sam Parr and Shaan Puri to break down the business strategies, high-stakes negotiations, and equity ventures behind Conor McGregor’s $650M empire, i…
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1h 18m Connor Price’s Viral Formula to Get +650M Spotify Streams (#484)
Independent hip-hop artist Connor Price and his manager-wife Brianna reveal how they combined direct-response marketing, short-form video skits, and 100% catalog ownership to generate hundre…
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1h 16m How This Big Wave Surfer Built A +$10 Million Business Empire (#483)
Big-wave surfing pioneer Laird Hamilton joins host Sam Parr on My First Million to discuss building multifaceted business ventures, his holistic 'wheel of life' philosophy, and his disciplin…
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39m My 6-Step Process To Find +$1,000,000 Business Ideas (#479)
In this solo Q&A episode, entrepreneur Sam Parr breaks down tactical frameworks for discovering million-dollar business ideas, overcoming shiny object syndrome, maintaining non-negotiable he…
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23m 10 Years of Money Wisdom in Under 28 Minutes
Shaan Puri shares key insights from a decade of wealth-building notes, outlining three high-leverage strategic shifts that transform financial trajectory through asymmetric opportunities, pr…
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1h 0m Joe Rogan Offers Vaccine Expert $100,000 To Debate on His Show (#467)
In this episode of My First Million, Sam Parr and Shaan Puri break down the viral multi-million-dollar Joe Rogan vaccine debate challenge, critique the rhetorical flaws of live debates, and …
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1h 17m How A YouTube Car Reviewer Sold His Company For $80M | Doug DeMuro (#456)
Automotive YouTuber Doug DeMuro joins hosts Sam Parr and Shaan Puri to share how he built a digital media brand, launched and sold a majority stake in auction platform Cars & Bids for $40 mi…
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18m Live Q&A With My First Million (Austin Live Event)
At a live Austin event, My First Million co-hosts Sam Parr and Shaan Puri, alongside Tiny founder Andrew Wilkinson, answer audience questions covering podcast growth, startup investing, copy…
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17m My First Million Live Event With Andrew Wilkinson (Austin Texas)
Recorded live in Austin, Texas, My First Million hosts Shaan Puri and Sam Parr join investor Andrew Wilkinson to highlight unconventional high-revenue businesses and share candid stories of …
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53m AI Santa and Four Other Simple Business Ideas (+ Vice Goes Bankrupt!) (#451)
In this episode of My First Million, hosts Sean Puri and Sam Parr dissect a diverse roster of innovative business concepts—from boutique children's play centers to HSA-integrated checkout te…
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1h 12m Stanford Students Pitch Us Their Startups | $3500 Prize Money (#449)
In this episode of My First Million, hosts Sean Puri and Sam Parr judge a collegiate startup competition featuring four Stanford student founders pitching innovative ventures in hardware, AI…
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57m How To Write Off $1,000,000 In Taxes (#447)
Shaan Puri and Sam Parr break down film tax write-off strategies, analyze the business models of Tiny and Harvard University, debrief controversial podcast interviews, and discuss viral app …
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1h 42m Martin Shkreli Reveals How He Made His First $100 Million (#445)
In this wide-ranging interview on My First Million, Martin Shkreli reflects on his journey from teenage hedge fund analyst to controversial biotech founder, addressing the Daraprim pricing b…
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50m Scott Harrison: From Nightclub Promoter to Charity Water Founder (#443)
In this podcast episode, Charity: Water founder and CEO Scott Harrison details his transition from a hedonistic New York City nightclub promoter to a visionary social entrepreneur. He shares…
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1h 17m Brainstorming ChatGPT Business Ideas With A Billionaire | ft. Dharmesh Shah (#438)
In this episode of My First Million, HubSpot co-founder Dharmesh Shah joins Sean Puri and Sam Parr to explore how generative AI is transforming software, business models, and consumer intera…
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1h 6m Sam Reveals The Company He's Worked On For The Last 8 Month
In this episode, Sam Parr officially announces the launch of Hampton, a private, vetted community for high-revenue founders, detailing how he quietly built it into a multi-million-dollar bus…
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1h 0m How Dave Ramsey Built A $300M/Year Media Empire (#428)
In this episode of My First Million, hosts Shaan Puri and Sam Parr dissect Dave Ramsey's $300 million media empire while exploring market valuation anomalies, high-margin B2B directories, tr…
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19m Andrew Tate's 3rd Month in Prison, Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury, & Covid Lab Leak Theory (#426)
In this episode, hosts Sean Puri and Sam Parr discuss trending cultural topics including Jake Paul's boxing match, Andrew Tate's detention, shifting COVID-19 lab leak narratives, eccentric w…
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1h 2m The Story Of Death Row Records Co-Founder Harry-O (#421)
In this in-depth interview, entrepreneur and Death Row Records co-founder Michael 'Harry-O' Harris reflects on his early business empire, the founding and cultural impact of Death Row from p…
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21m Facebook's Stock Is Up 43%, Jack Butcher's NFT Makes Millions & More Tech News (#418)
In this episode of My First Million, hosts Sam Parr and Shaan Puri analyze Meta's dramatic stock rebound, Jack Butcher's multi-million-dollar viral NFT collection, absurd motorized shoe gadg…
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26m The Boys React: Tech Layoffs, IG Founder Starts A New Company & More Tech News (#415)
In this episode, hosts Sean Puri and Sam Parr dissect major headlines across tech, finance, and culture, offering candid analysis on tech industry layoffs, new startup launches, generative A…
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55m How To Grow A Small Agency Into A Billion Dollar Company (#414)
In this episode of My First Million, Sam Parr and Sean Puri analyze how Andrew Wilkinson bootstrapped Tiny into a billion-dollar holding company, while breaking down the mechanics of angel i…
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1h 7m How I Built Whoop Into A $3.6 BILLION Company (#411)
In this episode of My First Million, Whoop founder and CEO Will Ahmed joins hosts Sam Parr and Sean Puri to discuss the founding story, athletic adoption strategy, and subscription economics…
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1h 31m Behind The Scenes of Selling My Company For Millions | Suli Ali (#410)
Entrepreneur and investor Suli Ali joins Sean Puri on My First Million to break down high-stakes M&A negotiation strategies, corporate roll-up models, high-probability business blueprints, a…
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