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My First Million
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  • My First Million

    Ex-Tesla President: The Unconventional Ideas Behind Tesla's Hypergrowth

    2026-04-09 | 1h 4 mins.
    Get our CEO lessons in one guide: https://clickhubspot.com/rmfk

    Episode 813: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talks to Jon McNeill about his time running Tesla and working side-by-side with Elon Musk. 



    Show Notes: 

    (0:00) Intro

    (1:18) a job interview with Elon Musk

    (5:07) Being a sniper for talent

    (8:20) solve a real problem, right now. 

    (11:23) solving Tesla's sales problem

    (23:41) One size fits all opportunities

    (26:50) the power of noticing

    (31:45) order of magnitude goals

    (38:34) 3 sentence emails

    (43:24) identifying $50B industry

    (49:05) AI



    Links:

    • The Algorithm - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/799958/the-algorithm-by-jon-mcneill/ 



    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 /
  • My First Million

    We asked a $18.9B Investor how to survive the AI bubble

    2026-04-07 | 1h 5 mins.
    Run your life like a $100M business. Get Sam's personal system here: https://clickhubspot.com/emtd

    Episode 812: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Graham Weaver ( https://x.com/GrahamCWeaver ) about how which moats will win in  AI and how he runs a ruthless PE strategy. 



    Show Notes: 

    (0:00) Intro

    (7:06) The buy and build strategy

    (10:43) Mowing lawns 

    (14:48) What’s the overhype with AI

    (23:00) Where’s the opportunity

    (25:17) Ruthless PE

    (28:17) Hero deal: $8M to $500M

    (31:24) White hot will to win

    (34:17) The blank page

    (44:02) Graham’s first million

    (46:03) the biggest wealth mistake

    (53:39) second-hand therapy from graham



    Links:

    • Alpine - https://alpineinvestors.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 /
  • My First Million

    The Side Hustle King: "Make $20K+/month without money, luck, or experience"

    2026-04-01 | 55 mins.
    Free: 200 business ideas with execution plans, tools, and frameworks https://clickhubspot.com/ekfm

    Episode 811: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Chris Koerner talk about the most overlooked businesses that anyone can start.



    Show Notes: 

    (0:00) Intro

    (1:54) IDEA 1: govdeals.com

    (6:52) IDEA 2: Bring AI to small businesses

    (14:51) IDEA 3: Snail mail club

    (19:48) $1B IDEA: Feed Amazon workers

    (24:38) IDEA 5: Tote rental

    (29:58) IDEA 6: Wall printer

    (43:57) IDEA 7: RV Rentals

    (50:45) Bad Business: Vending Machines



    Links:

    • TKO - https://www.youtube.com/@thekoerneroffice 



    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 /
  • My First Million

    Oz Pearlman: How To "Read" Minds, Influence Anyone, and Never Fear Rejection

    2026-03-30 | 54 mins.
    Get our business idea database: https://clickhubspot.com/gdmr

    Episode 810: Sam Parr (  https://x.com/theSamParr ) sits down with Oz Pearlman to talk about how to read people and the pressure of performing in front of millions of people. 



    Show Notes: 

    (0:00) Oz reads Sam’s mind

    (4:03) What is a mentalist

    (5:58) Wanting to be loved

    (7:30) Overcoming fear of rejection

    (13:22) Getting charged with a felony

    (20:46) Pressure of performance

    (26:39) Learning new tricks

    (34:34) Being a human lie detector

    (37:52) David Copperfield

    (43:02) 13 Steps of Mentalism

    (46:52) Performing for a room of powerful people



    Links:

    • Read Your Mind - https://www.ozpearlman.com/book 



    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 /
  • My First Million

    The Underrated Money Making Skill In 2026

    2026-03-27 | 21 mins.
    *Get Sam's top 7 books for entrepreneurs (+ his reading strategy):* https://clickhubspot.com/gdms

    Episode 809: Sam Parr (  https://x.com/theSamParr ) teaches the one skill you need to know to become irreplaceable in the age of AI.



    Show Notes: 

    (0:00) Taste is your moat

    (2:20) Case study: Apple

    (7:57) The rules

    (9:08) Learning taste



    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 /

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About My First Million

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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