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  • My First Million

    Spotting Billion Dollar Investments Was Hard Until I Learned These 3 Rules | Rohan Oza

    05/05/2026 | 1h 5 mins.
    Get our Unsexy Business Ideas Database: https://clickhubspot.com/fjsc

    Episode 820: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Rohan Oza about how his formula for simple products that end in multi-billion dollar exits. 



    Show Notes: 

    (0:00) The brandfather

    (2:40) Rule 1: influence the influencer

    (7:02) Deal: Poppi on Shark Tank

    (20:32) rule 2: Make a brand pop culture

    (25:10) knowing winners from losers

    (26:48) Rohan breaks down his formula

    (29:31) "shelf space is the original algorithm"

    (33:39) Closing the biggest deal of your life

    (38:57) how to win with no network 

    (42:07) Rohan's first million

    (46:45) spotting the next trend (tastebuds and TAM)

    (48:09) How do you sell water?

    (52:33) learning from the giants



    Links:

    • Cavu - https://cavuconsumer.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

    This Opportunity Is Hidden In Plain Sight

    29/04/2026 | 1h 14 mins.
    Get our Business Idea Database: https://clickhubspot.com/etsl

    Episode 819: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) answer the question, “If you’re smart and in your 20s, where’s the opportunity?”



    Show Notes: 

    (0:00) Where is the opportunity right now?

    (08:01) the buff billionaire

    (19:43) We break down the TBPN acquisition by OpenAI

    (31:59) 2 stories of John Coogan being locked in

    (41:56) William Randolph Hearst

    (54:48) Collecting 100x talent



    Links:

    • GTA VI - https://www.rockstargames.com/VI 

    • John Coogan on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@JohnCooganPlus/videos 

    • Hearst Castle - https://hearstcastle.org/ 



    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

    How to find your thing

    27/04/2026 | 54 mins.
    Run your life like a $100M business. Get the system here: https://clickhubspot.com/ehw2c

    Episode 818: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about how to design a life worth living. 



    Show Notes: 

    (0:00) Follow your bliss

    (3:33) enthusiasm, enduring enthusiasm, mastery, passion

    (16:23) Find a loop that you love

    (24:49) The top 5 regrets of the dying



    Links:

    • The Top 5 Regrets of The Dying - https://a.co/d/07V6Zze9 



    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

    This guy built a $1B+ brand in 3 years. The product? You'd never guess

    24/04/2026 | 1h 5 mins.
    Get Shaan's guide to go from $0 to $1M: https://clickhubspot.com/etpc

    Episode 817: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Chad Janis ( https://x.com/chadjanis ) who just sold his gummies business for $1b+ in less than 3 years. 



    Show Notes: 

    (0:00) Intro

    (1:28) origin story

    (8:11) $30K to $230K in 1 month

    (10:33) Naming Gruns

    (13:14) remixing formats

    (20:28) only looking for $10b ideas

    (29:25) 10-minute ecom Marketing Masterclass

    (41:26) $1b Idea: ACH distribution layer

    (48:17) Access is everything

    (57:16) Where Chad is going to spend his money



    Links:

    • Gruns - https://gruns.co/ 

    • Replo - https://www.replo.app/ 

    • Monarch - https://www.monarch.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

    25% Of My Portfolio Is One Overvalued Stock, Here's Why

    22/04/2026 | 57 mins.
    Get our investing playbook (with 35+ insights from top investors): https://clickhubspot.com/rwpt

    Episode 816: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the opportunities with AI and longevity. 



    Show Notes: 

    (0:00) Hal Finney

    (9:30) Aubrey De Grey

    (23:10) Be Here Now

    (33:31) Oz Pearlman 

    (42:55) When Kevin Hart met Jeff Bezos

    (50:46) Shaan reads The Art of The Deal



    Links:

    • The Prospect of Immortality - https://a.co/d/0d2jc81i 



    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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