How I built a $3B AI Startup + 7 AI Business Ideas
Episode 711: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talks to Guillermo Rauch ( https://x.com/rauchg ) about building Vercel plus 7 business ideas to start in AI.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Dropout to job offer from Facebook
(3:38) Genius vs accident
(21:04) Building Vercel
(25:26) AI startup ideas
(31:38) IDEA: V0 for Video Games
(33:09) IDEA: Doom CAPTCHA
(40:04) IDEA: AI Typeform
(46:54) IDEA: AI Camera
(54:06) IDEA: Auto Complete
(58:51) IDEA: Granular V0
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Links:
• Guillermo Rauch - https://rauchg.com/
• Vercel - https://vercel.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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1:17:40
5 Startups That Looked Dumb—Until They Were Worth Billions
Episode 710: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about how to evaluate risk and upside of new ideas.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Bessemer's $140B misjudgment of Shopify
(5:47) Shaan's Anti-portfolio
(15:26) Goal: Avoid Ruin
(21:30) Outlier personalities
(24:51) Underestimating Uber
(32:16) "You can't overinvest in AI"
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Links:
• Want Sam's Playbook to Uncover Business Opportunities? Get it here: https://clickhubspot.com/bzo
• “How to miss by a mile” - https://tinyurl.com/2rxubfwa
• Leaked OpenAI emails - https://www.techemails.com/p/elon-musk-and-openai
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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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47:29
Hinge expert shares dating advice for ambitious nerds
Episode 709: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Logan Ury ( https://x.com/loganury ) about how young men can be more successful in dating.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(6:28) The secretary problem
(14:43) What's happening with men right now
(21:07) How to do the apps right
(27:32) Meeting someone IRL
(30:03) The power of weak ties
(36:56) How to be a better date
(40:37) Date like a scientist
(45:44) Fuck the spark
(49:02) What's your tendency
(51:00) AI partners
(57:15) Pro tip: join a mens group
(1:03:23) Mental Health vs Mental Fitness
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Links:
• Want Sam's Company Research Playbook? Get it here: https://clickhubspot.com/wve
• Logan Ury - https://www.loganury.com/
• 3 Tendencies Quiz - https://www.loganury.com/quiz
• The School of Life - https://www.youtube.com/@theschooloflifetv
• Mating in Captivity - https://tinyurl.com/bddrnw9c
• How to Not Die Alone - https://tinyurl.com/mupe2ntc
• Seven Principles for Making a Marriage Work - https://tinyurl.com/jvz9hhu6
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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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1:17:42
How Scott Galloway Turned $8M into $120M Through Investing
Want Scott Galloway's Business Playbook? Get it here: https://clickhubspot.com/pfg
Episode 708: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Scott Galloway ( https://x.com/profgalloway ) about his wildest investments, plus advice for men in their 20s and 30s.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) FTX bankruptcy claims (Turning $2M into $15M with one trade)
(6:56) NJOY (Turning $2.5M into $75M)
(15:58) YellowPages (Turning $4M into $20M)
(21:10) Prediction: The U.S market is about to have a 15-year downturn
(27:55) The inverse galloway index
(31:55) Who Scott admires
(33:14) Advice for young men
(37:19) Scott spots the next $1B trend: European markets
(44:18) How does one ball?
(46:00) Trump's meme coin and transnational oligarchs
(53:25) More advice for young men
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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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1:08:37
How to retire with millions (and pay $0 taxes)
Episode 707: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Ankur Nagpal ( https://x.com/ankurnagpal ) about IRS loopholes that can help you grow your net worth plus Ankur shares 6 business ideas.
See Ankur in person at the OOO SUMMIT on Friday, May 16th - https://lu.ma/2025
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Ankur's portfolio experiment
(10:46) A case for direct indexing
(16:29) Super backdoor roth conversions
(20:59) Mega backdoor conversion
(23:52) IDEA: Executive Clinic for Aesthetics
(32:32) IDEA: Amish Farm Imports
(36:18) IDEA: Credit Card Agent
(43:01) IDEA: Homeownership app
(47:35) IDEA: Padel club
(56:31) IDEA: Buying a sports team
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Links:
• Steal Sam's guide to turn ChatGPT into your Executive Coach: https://clickhubspot.com/dvj
• Teachable - https://teachable.com/
• Carry - https://carry.com/
• Frec - https://frec.com/
• Superpower - https://superpower.com/
• Flightfox - https://www.flightfox.com/
• Seats.aero - https://seats.aero/
• Home Depot Workshops - https://www.homedepot.com/c/kids-workshop
• The OOO Summit - https://lu.ma/2025
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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.