Episodes
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@theSamParr) bring you the second edition of the Player Hater's Ball. They discuss the things they think don't work: bad business ideas, bad investing advice, bad life advice, and more.
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Show Notes:
(01:05) - Cold emailing Mark Cuban
(03:00) - Nomad and short term rentals
(09:15) - The...
Published 02/22/22
Sam Parr (@theSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) talk about Billy of the Week Chris Aker and how he was able to maintain 100% control of his $900M company.
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Past guests on My First Million include Rob Dyrdek, Hasan Minhaj, Balaji Srinivasan, Jake Paul, Dr. Andrew Huberman, Gary Vee, Lance Armstrong, Sophia Amoruso, Ariel...
Published 02/21/22
Some of the best moments from this week of My First Million.
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Show Notes:
(01:05) - The BTC thieves and Sam's interaction with them
(10:30) - Paper cut companies
(18:30) - Max Lytvyn on how he knew Grammarly could be a big opportunity
(23:25) - How to avoid accidentally over-indexing
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Past guests on My First Million...
Published 02/18/22
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@theSamParr) discuss the Olympics and whether it is worth while to spend time trying to get a gold medal, companies that make billions solving small "paper cut" problems, why Sam thinks he needs a money therapist, and much more.
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(00:20) - The Paralympics and the...
Published 02/17/22
Sam Parr (@theSamParr) sits down with Max Lytvyn (@Max_lytvyn), co-founder and head of revenue at Grammarly, to talk about the founding story of the company, how he grew it from 0 to $13B in revenue, why he decided to hire an outside CEO, and much more.
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Show Notes:
(00:00) - Max's background
(05:15) - Why people underestimate Grammarly
(12:00) - Grammarly's breakthrough moment
(24:40) - Business ideas that go with Grammarly
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Published 02/16/22
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@theSamParr) discuss Sam's new course on coming up with business ideas, Stonks.com, the key to building a billion dollar internet business, and finally they discuss the couple that stole billions of dollars in Bitcoin... and just got busted.
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Show Notes:
(00:25) - Bill Gates jumping over a...
Published 02/15/22
Sam Parr (@theSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) are joined by Alex Hormozi (@AlexHormozi) to discuss his journey from sleeping on gym floors to making millions, sales techniques that can earn you $100k per month, how he got so ripped, and more.
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Show Notes:
(00:25) - Explaining Alex's business
(09:55) - Alex's background...
Published 02/10/22
Sam Parr (@theSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) are joined by Ben Levy (@BenMLevy) to discuss the story of the World copycat who topped the app store charts and then lost everything, Shaan and Ben's new project, Milk Road, and how to pick your next project. Find out more about Milk Road at MilkRoad.com.
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Published 02/08/22
Some of the best moments from this week of My First Million.
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Show Notes:
(00:50) - Ryan Breslow, founder of Bolt, shares why he called out Stripe and YC
(11:12) - Nathan Barry says how to become a billion dollar creator
(24:00) - Ryan Holiday shares why he works with a traditional book publisher and how he stays a...
Published 02/04/22
Sam Parr (@theSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) are joined by Ryan Holiday (@RyanHoliday) to discuss how Ryan makes and spends his money, why he opened a book shop, what fuels him, why he decided to sell coins instead of tee shirts, and much more.
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Show Notes:
(00:28) - Background on Ryan and MFM
(05:42) - Stories and...
Published 02/03/22
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@theSamParr) are joined by Nathan Barry (@NathanBarry) to discuss ConvertKit and how Nathan has grown it to over $200M, how to become a billion dollar creator, why he refuses to give Shaan a price discount, and much more.
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(00:25) - Nathan's real estate investment making $15k a...
Published 02/02/22
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@theSamParr) talk about how to learn any skill, whether Dan Price is legit or a fraud, Dave Friedberg and Cana, and what a chicken wing actually is. They are then joined by Ryan Breslow (@theryanking) of Bolt to talk about the latest controversy surrounding his Twitter thread, and why he's trying to take down what he considers to be silicon valley's tech mafia.
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Published 02/01/22
Special cross-post from How to Take Over the World. Walt Disney's childhood, adolescence, how how he got his start in animation, and his first successes.
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Published 01/31/22
Sam Parr (@theSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) talk about (non) Billy of the Week Alex Hormozi, how he has made $72M over the last 5 years based mostly around gym businesses, and discuss whether he is legit.
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Past guests on My First Million include Rob Dyrdek, Hasan Minhaj, Balaji Srinivasan, Jake Paul, Dr. Andrew...
Published 01/31/22
Some of the best clips from this week. Let us know what you think of the new format by tweeting at @ShaanVP, @theSamParr, or @BenWilsonTweets.
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Show Notes:
(00:50) - What it takes to become a billionaire
(08:30) - Val Katayev on testing new ideas
(14:25) - The Rock's tequila business
(16:38) - Overcoming imposter...
Published 01/28/22
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@theSamParr) have a classic idea shoot around where they talk about things like The Rock becoming a tequila billionaire, a placebo water called Felix Felicis, Sam gives an update on his STR group, and much more.
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(00:23) - Previewing the Ryan Holiday episode (coming next...
Published 01/27/22
Sam Parr (@theSamParr) sits down with Val Katayev (@ValKatayev) to talk about how he got his start making millions from a ringtone business, why he's currently launching a startup in the jewelry industry, what has fueled him to greatness along the way, and much more.
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(00:23) - Val going viral on Twitter
(1:35) -...
Published 01/26/22
Sam Parr (@theSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@shaanVP) talk with producer Ben Wilson (@BenWilsonTweets) about his unique opportunity with a high net worth individual and how to monetize his podcasting business. Sam and Shaan then discuss how to make money with short term rentals, turnkey ways to make money in college, and much more.
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Published 01/25/22
Shaan Puri (@shaanVP) and Sam Parr (@theSamParr) discuss FarmCon 2022, how Shaan got Covid, tech startup ideas for the farmer economy, how to develop value and a sense of mystique in your personal brand, and much more.
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Show Notes:
(00:18) - Should babies pick their own name?
(02:50) - Shaan gets Covid
(08:22) - How to have...
Published 01/20/22
Sam Parr (@theSamParr) and is joined by Noah Kagan (@NoahKagan) to discuss the most profitable businesses on AppSumo, the best business ideas to start in 2022, businesses you can start with zero startup costs, and much more.
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Show Notes:
(00:30) - TheColdPlunge.com
(04:15) - OkDork.com
(05:55) - How to grow a YouTube...
Published 01/18/22
On this episode, we bring you some of the best and most popular moments from My First Million in 2021. This episode specifically highlights some of our best guest moments. Let us know how you like the episode and if we should do greatest hits in the future!
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Show Notes:
(00:40) - Rob Dyrdek masters time
(12:45) - How Hasan...
Published 01/14/22
Sam Parr (@theSamParr) and Ben Wilson (@BenWilsonTweets) discuss Sam's article defending Theranos, airport houses, and conducting an end of year family review. They are then joined by Rob Walling (@RobWalling) who talks about great SaaS business that anyone could start.
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(00:20) - Airline neighborhood with...
Published 01/11/22
On this episode, we bring you some of the best and most popular moments from My First Million in 2021. Let us know how you like the episode and if we should do greatest hits in the future!
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Show Notes:
(01:10) - Michael Jordan's house
(12:45) - Mob tours
(19:00) - Dopamine detox with Andrew Wilkinson
(26:30) - Shaan's goal...
Published 01/07/22
Sam Parr (@theSamParr) tells Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) three options of what he's considering working on in 2022, and Shaan gives him advice on what to choose and where to focus his time and energy.
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Past guests on My First Million include Rob Dyrdek, Hasan Minhaj, Balaji Srinivasan, Jake Paul, Dr. Andrew Huberman, Gary Vee,...
Published 01/06/22
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@theSamParr) discuss why Sam makes new year's resolutions, why Shaan doesn't, and what they're focusing on this year.
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Past guests on My First Million include Rob Dyrdek, Hasan Minhaj, Balaji Srinivasan, Jake Paul, Dr. Andrew Huberman, Gary Vee, Lance Armstrong, Sophia Amoruso, Ariel...
Published 01/06/22