How to build a $1M+ startup using AI (Full Tutorial)
For the full experience, watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0j_n3OOM7c
Episode 712: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talks to Greg Isenberg ( https://x.com/gregisenberg ) talk about how to find a startup idea and build it in a couple hours using AI.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Step 1: Find an idea
(7:57) Step 2: Sketch out the idea
(9:48) Step 3: Scope out the MVP
(18:25) Step 4: Vibe code a prototype
(36:06) Step 5: Vibe marketing the business
(49:14) Step 6: AI agent product manager
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Links:
• Want Greg's guide to Build an AI Startup in 3 Hours with <$500? Get it here: https://clickhubspot.com/wrc
• Idea Browser - ideabrowser.com
• TLDraw - https://www.tldraw.com/
• Wispr Flow - https://wisprflow.ai/
• Manus - https://manus.im/
• Bolt - https://bolt.new/
• The Vibe Marketer - https://www.thevibemarketer.com/
• Kubera - https://www.kubera.com/
• Lindy - https://www.lindy.ai/
• Lovable - https://lovable.dev/
• Windsurf - https://windsurf.com/
• Cursor - https://www.cursor.com/
• Supabase - https://supabase.com/
• Prospect AI - https://www.prospectai.co/
• Boring Marketing - https://www.boringmarketing.com/
• Gumloop - https://www.gumloop.com/
• N8N - https://n8n.io/
• Ahrefs - https://ahrefs.com/
• Semrush - https://www.semrush.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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58:46
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
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.