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Episode 614: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) share the stories of people who took shots on goal and were just one hit away from blowing up.  

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Show Notes: 
(0:00) The Jewish Ed Sheeran
(10:22) The actual Ed Sheeran
(15:00) Eric the Eel
(20:00) How CarEdge is quietly crushing it
(29:21) How a car dealership is pulling millions of views on TikTok
(33:07) $100M+ Pokemon sleep tracking app
(35:55) Nick Gray's new thing
(39:37) “The best advice is free by definition”
(43:29) Take a 360 review of your life
(50:16) Shaan bombs a talk at a conference (lessons learned)


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Links:
• CarEdge - https://caredge.com/
• Mohawk Chevrolet - https://www.tiktok.com/@mohawkchevrolet
• Jack Skeen - https://jackskeen.com/

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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd

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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/




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Episode 613: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talk to about the giving up drinking 11 years ago and the lessons he learned for anyone wanting to make a major change in their life. 
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Show Notes: 
(0:00) Intro
(1:00) Lesson 1: Figure out your why and go all in on that.
(4:14) Lesson 2: Tell your friends
(8:40) Lesson 3: Recreate your identity.
(13:00) Lesson 4: Don’t be perfect, just mostly good.
(15:50) Lesson 5: You’ll attract more people.
(18:26) Lesson 6. Find inspiration. (It’s ok to be corny)


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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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

Episode 612: Sam Parr ( https://twitter.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://twitter.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Sarah Guo ( https://x.com/saranormous ) about the Ai ideas she thinks could be $1B swings.

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Show Notes: 
(0:00) Intro
(4:00) IDEA: AI companions
(16:00) IDEA: AI interior design / professional headshots
(22:30) IDEA: A richer version of The Sims
(25:00) The speedy way to do this if you're non-technical
(27:00) IDEA: Your Personal Seller
(32:00) IDEA: Generative Voice API for service providers, SMBs, restaurants
(38:00) IDEA: Next Gen Auto-Fill
(40:00) Software 3.0--what's coming
(42:00) Boring verticals fertile for AI: Legal and medical
(44:00) Ask: What's already being outsourced?
(47:00) Ripe for disruption: energy storage, chips,
(49:00) “Ai's $600B Question”
(52:00) Sarah Reacts: Doomsday scenarios in Ai
(56:30) If you're 22, hungry and optimistic, go west



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Links:
• Sarah Guo - https://sarahguo.com/
• Conviction - https://www.conviction.com/
• No Priors Podcast - https://www.youtube.com/@NoPriorsPodcast
• Replika - https://replika.com/
• Character.ai - https://character.ai/
• HeyGen - https://www.heygen.com/
• Icon - https://icon.me/
• Arcads - https://www.arcads.ai/
• Interior AI - https://interiorai.com/
• Aragon - https://aragon.ai/
• Chatbot App - https://chatbotapp.ai/
• Cartesia - https://cartesia.ai/
• Somewhere - https://www.somewhere.com/
• AI’s $600B Question - https://www.sequoiacap.com/article/ais-600b-question/
• Eureka Labs - https://eurekalabs.ai/
• Conviction Embed - https://embed.conviction.com/

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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd

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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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

Episode 611: Sam Parr ( https://twitter.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://twitter.com/ShaanVP ) catch up and share 3 business ideas they came up with over the weekend. 
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Show Notes: 
(0:00) Shaan's no phone weekend
(5:17) Control your inputs
(10:20) Life hack: Play with your kid
(15:38) Business Idea: Sketchy
(25:15) Business Idea: Niche Fake News You Can Trust
(34:41) Business Idea: Tampons that won't kill you
(40:28) An unqualified brief history of presidential assassinations
(46:09) The ceaseless action of Teddy Roosevelt
(55:10) MFM Required Readling List



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Links:
• r/regretfulparents - https://www.reddit.com/r/regretfulparents/
• Sketchy - https://www.sketchy.com/
• Babylon Bee - https://babylonbee.com/
• Manhunt - https://tinyurl.com/bdepazn4


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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/

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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd


My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

Episode 610: Sam Parr ( https://twitter.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://twitter.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the $1b dollar app idea for millennial moms, how Solidcore founder Anne Mahlum emptied her life savings into a pilates studio that she sold for $88M + Shaan writes a movie using ChatGPT. 
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Show Notes: 
(0:00) APP IDEA: Reddit For Moms
(3:50) Capitalizing on a reverse craving
(14:30) How we use our wives to predict trends
(18:54) Shaan uses ChatGPT to make a movie
(22:56) How to use ChatGPT as an on-demand creative collaborator
(34:14) The mind-boggling story of Solidcore
(37:21) The insane confidence of Anne Mahlum
(41:40) There's no business that looks good on the inside
(44:07) "They drove a clown car into a gold mine"
(47:55) Who's your Elon?
(50:34) Why Ben Franklin and Jesse Itzler are Shaan's entrepreneurial heroes
(55:10) Bryan Johnson's aging leaderboard


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Links:
• Better Than Google - https://tinyurl.com/mskmpysd
• Beehiiv - https://www.beehiiv.com/
• Solidcore - https://www.solidcore.co/
• Anne Mahlum - https://www.annemahlum.com/
• Jesse Itzler’s episode - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ff1z3GUcfO8
• I’m There For You, Baby - https://tinyurl.com/2m42ktk9
• TruDiagnostic - https://www.trudiagnostic.com/

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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/

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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd


My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

Episode 609: Sam Parr ( https://twitter.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://twitter.com/ShaanVP ) break down the genius marketing tactics used by the brands you can’t get out of your brain–no matter how much you want to. 

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Show Notes: 
(0:00) The history of jingles (Bring them back!)
(11:07) Prediction: Polymarket is going to be massive
(21:25) The wisdom on the crowd phenomenon
(26:36) How gaming apps hunt for whales
(31:00) Corporate Slang That Doesn't Exist But Should


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Links:
• DatPiff - https://www.datpiff.com/
• Polymarket - https://polymarket.com/



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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
Need to hire
? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd

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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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano