I Turned $1M into $2.3B (Then Blew It Up and Rebuilt)
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Episode 722: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) sits down with Mike Novogratz ( https://x.com/novogratz ) about risk tolerance and coming back from massive losses.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Mike’s first million
(8:37) Starting Fortress
(13:55) $30M to $2.3B
(25:28) Operating system for life
(35:41) Being early on crypto
(40:26) Risk tolerance
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Links:
• Fortress - https://www.fortress.com/
• Galaxy - https://www.galaxy.com/
• Business Untitled - https://www.youtube.com/@BusinessUntitled
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• 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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• 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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He Bought a Local Newspaper… Now He Makes $600K/YR
Want to scale your business? Get the Side Hustler's AI Prompt Database: https://clickhubspot.com/kvw
Episode 721: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about a billionaire’s recipe for happiness, Shaan’s stock picks, plus the new mayor of NY.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Billionaire recipe for happiness
(5:12) Shaan gives a talk at Berkeley
(12:01) Steve Ballmer on Acquired
(17:02) Gary V is bullish on everything
(26:28) The new mayor of NY
(35:45) Multilingual politicians
(38:43) Vibe voting
(41:20) Idea: "The President"
(45:58) Businesses w/ 50X potential
(49:07) Shaan's first 6 stocks
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• 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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Business as a sport, Surge AI, and Waymo vs. Robotaxi
Want to scale your startup? Get 700 prompts for your side hustle: https://clickhubspot.com/fpg
Episode 720: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about how Surge built a $1B business in 5 years and the second-order effects of self-driving cars.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Best idea of the month
(6:00) Business as a sport
(10:57) The inner game of tennis
(14:21) Shaan writes a letter to himself
(19:15) Patron View
(27:42) Surge
(35:00) Handshake
(39:47) Waymo vs Robotaxi
(50:30) Elon replies to Shaan's tweet
(53:13) Shaan gets in a fight with his moms doctor
(1:02:50) Sam wears overalls
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Links:
• The Inner Game of Tennis - https://tinyurl.com/mphz9zkr
• Patron View - https://patronview.com/
• Museum Hack - https://museumhack.com/
• Surge AI - https://www.surgehq.ai/
• Handshake - https://joinhandshake.com/
• Gemini - https://gemini.google.com/
• Grok - https://grok.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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I talk to Ben about creating luck, his barbell method, plus 6 half-baked business ideas
Want to scale? Get 700 side hustle prompts: https://clickhubspot.com/blv
Episode 719: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talks to his business partner Ben Levy about creating luck, his barbell method for building relationships and 6 half-baked business ideas.
Apply to join Club LTV - https://tinyurl.com/3y478hm2
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(4:01) Your first believer
(6:11) The K Academy
(9:38) Ben as a product
(17:53) Measuring luck
(23:43) Barbell method
(30:24) Idea: Court side seats
(33:44) Idea: Lunch Bounty
(36:51) Idea: Birkins for everyone
(45:31) Idea: Survivor for post-economic people
(50:50) Idea: Cool carpel tunnel brand
(53:42) Idea: Coach K in a box
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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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We found the top 1% of the internet this week (so you don't have to)
Episode 718: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about stuff that hit the group chat this week.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Apple Just Unlocked a $1B App Idea
(04:13) McKinsey got $55M for This?
(10:28) Frank Slootman’s Ice-Cold Advice
(16:20) “Treat people well, and you’ll win.”
(24:41) Man steals $122 million from Facebook and Google,
(28:17) ChatGPT’s $10B ARR retention curve
(34:58) Elon v. Trump Meltdown
(39:54) Ramp’s Monopolist Pitch Deck
(46:22) Rich Guy House Alert: Gary Tan Edition
(48:55) Sam’s First Ever Bookmark
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Links:
• Want Sam's top 7 books for entrepreneurs (& his reading strategy)? Get it here: https://clickhubspot.com/kmb
• Apple AlarmKit announcement (WWDC) - https://developer.apple.com/wwdc23/
• Waymo Self-Driving Cars - https://waymo.com/
• Ramp (Eric Glyman’s company) - https://ramp.com/• Brex - https://www.brex.com/
• Amp It Up - https://tinyurl.com/5ak4ckux
• Les Schwab: Pride in Performance - https://tinyurl.com/5ch39nrv • TBPN - https://www.youtube.com/@thebrospodcastnetwork
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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.
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