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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- StandardSummaries onlyHow I Built a $1.7B Business Repairing Garage Doors
Published Jan 27, 2026
Want to master the CEO playbook like Tommy? Get the guide here: https://clickhubspot.com/kdj Episode 789: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Tommy Mello ( https://x.com/RealTommyMello )about how he turned garage door repairs into $1.7B. Show Notes: (0:00) A1 Origin story (14:04) Learning persuasion (18:36) Finding the blueprint (23:00) Kill the hustler (25:53) Training (employees) like a SEAL (28:50) business bootcamp with a mentor (35:55)
- StandardSummaries only4 dumb ideas that made people rich
Published Jan 23, 2026
Get a list of 100+ side hustle ideas to make $: https://clickhubspot.com/dha Episode 788: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about simple $1M businesses that anyone could do. Show Notes: (0:00) Fun Party Hats (7:58) Star Registry (18:29) 10-hr fireplace (26:39) Don't get bored of greatness (36:23) Receiving feedback (42:46) Billy of the Week: John Catsimatidis, Supermarket Baron (55:14) the billionaire tax (1:00:18) Shaan takes his son courtsi
- StandardSummaries only10 Years of Money Wisdom in 51 Minutes | Morgan Housel
Published Jan 21, 2026
Morgan HouselWant the 4 money rules that changed Shaan's life? Get it here: https://clickhubspot.com/ugd Episode 787: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Morgan Housel ( https://x.com/morganhousel ) about the art of spending money. Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (10:01) Don't cut your flowers (15:38) the 2 ways to use money (19:07) The freedom number (23:49) Koch brothers story (27:41) Performing for others (33:38) The Total Man list (41:59) the art of spendin
- StandardSummaries onlyStory Of The Most Important Founder You've Never Heard Of
Published Jan 19, 2026
Get our Resource Vault - a curated collection of pro-level business resources (tools, guides, databases): https://clickhubspot.com/jbg Episode 786: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) tell the story Demis Hassabis ( https://x.com/demishassabis ) and the creation of Deepmind. Show Notes: (0:00) Demis the Menace (22:05) The only resource you need is resourcefulness (2457) Move 37 (29:38) The olympics of protein folding (4639) We are the gorillas — Lin
- StandardSummaries onlyWhen everything works, you learn the wrong lessons
Published Jan 15, 2026
Get our Resource Vault - a curated collection of pro-level business resources: https://clickhubspot.com/ebh Episode 785: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talks to Nick Huber ( https://x.com/sweatystartup ) about the biggest bet he ever made and the mistakes he learned the hard way. Email Nick@SweatyStartup.com to get hooked up with a pre-vetted salesperson, finance person or executive assistant. Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (3:24) Breaking down Nick's portfolio (8:49) The deal structure and te
- StandardSummaries onlyWhy Balance Is the Enemy of Greatness | David Senra
Published Jan 12, 2026
David SenraGet Sam's top 7 books for entrepreneurs (+ his reading strategy): https://clickhubspot.com/gds Episode 784: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) sits down with David Senra ( https://x.com/FoundersPodcast ) to talk about greatness, balance and what destroys successful people. Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (1:22) Balance is the enemy of greatness (9:13) How to remember what you learn (17:10) Revenge for Being Born & Reframing the Inner Critic (26:40) Success, Relationships, and What Destroys Great P
- StandardSummaries onlyI chose to be broke for a year
Published Jan 9, 2026
Want the 4 money rules that changed my life? Get it here: https://clickhubspot.com/fws Episode 783: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) gets interviewed by his former intern about quitting a $120K/yr job in his 20s to become strategically broke and the other counter-intuitive decisions that made him successful. Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (1:56) Quitting a $120k job to be broke and live with 3 friends (Don’t linger on bad decisions) (10:26) Fear is what holds people back more so than anything el
- StandardSummaries onlyTwo Millionaires Answer the Questions You’d Ask Off-Camera
Published Jan 8, 2026
Get the free Side Hustle Ideas Database 👉 https://clickhubspot.com/rve Episode 782: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) answer listener questions. Show Notes: (0:00) Biggest mistake in business you've never talked about (7:33) Best company to work at to become a millionaire (20:43) How much revenue did Hampton make in 2025? (21:28) 2026 misogi's (29:46) what's your f u money purchase (35:28) what are the mfm OGs up to? (43:07) how to build compound
- StandardSummaries onlyThe best stuff we’ve read in the last 12 months
Published Jan 6, 2026
Want Sam's top 7 books for entrepreneurs (& his reading strategy)? Get it here: https://clickhubspot.com/bvp Episode 781: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) break down the best things they’ve seen over the last 12 months. Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (11:18) die with zero (20:24) selling out (37:06) 48 Laws of Power (41:28) The Terminal List (46:17) The Navalmanak (49:13) Working smarter, not harder (51:52) The $510M boom box (54:08) Sam's richer, bett
- StandardSummaries onlyIf you want a rich life, watch this before 2026
Published Dec 31, 2025
Get Jesse's guide to plan a massive 2026 (his exact system for building billion-dollar companies): https://clickhubspot.com/akd Episode 780: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) flies to Jesse Itzler’s ( https://x.com/JesseItzler ) home to plan an epic 2026. Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (6:00) Step 1: Get Light (11:30) Step 2: Close the books (24:38) Step 3: Plan your year (42:16) Step 4: 8 boxes — Links: • The Big A## Calendar - https://thebigasscalendar.com/ • Jesse’s YouTube channel - https://w
- StandardSummaries onlyThe Most Hidden Path to Financial Freedom in America
Published Dec 30, 2025
Get 200 business ideas here: https://clickhubspot.com/fda Episode 779: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Alex Smereczniak( https://x.com/AlexfromFranzy ) about one of the most overlooked paths to wealth creation. Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (2:21) Turning $2K into $400K revenue (8:48) A case for franchising (10:56) The blueprint (16:02) How one operator opened 100 franchises (23:43) Another Nine (30:19) Waterloo Turf (33:47) PopUp Bagels (36:
- StandardSummaries only7 Brutal Questions for a $20B Founder
Published Dec 26, 2025
Get Sam's AI Executive Coach Playbook - his exact system for everything from revenue optimization to life decisions: https://clickhubspot.com/dhn Episode 778: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talks to Brian Halligan ( https://x.com/bhalligan ) about the highs and lows of building HubSpot. — Show Notes: (0:00) Are you happy? (2:57) Does it ever stop sucking? (5:18) Do you have imposter syndrome? (6:55) Were the trade offs worth it? (11:53) Is AI a bubble? (14:47) Do you have to be liked? (
- StandardSummaries onlyHow to get rich with stocks (without math, charts or models)
Published Dec 22, 2025
*Get Shaan's 4 money rules that took him from broke to $25M by 30:* https://clickhubspot.com/wrg Episode 777: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talks to Chris Camillo ( https://x.com/ChrisCamillo ) about how he turned $20K into $60M using social arbitrage investing. — Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (1:00) Turning $20K to $60M (5:30) Garage sale arbitrage (12:36) Observational investing (14:33) Bet: Beacon Roof (19:03) Bet: E.l.f (22:04) Trending on Twitter (29:00) Ticker Tags (31:55) Bet: Sphere
- StandardSummaries onlyThe 2025 Milly Awards!
Published Dec 18, 2025
Get Steph's free Digits Database with 100+ generation-defining stats: https://clickhubspot.com/stm Episode 776: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) are joined by Steph Smith ( https://x.com/stephsmithio ) in this year’s LIVE Milly Awards. — Show Notes: (0:00) Welcome to the 2025 Milly Awards (1:21) Best Investment of the Year (11:09) Worst Investment of the Year (20:30) Biggest Personal L (29:18) Billy of the Year (39:10) Coolest Moment of the Year
- StandardSummaries only25 Years of Business Advice in 27 Minutes
Published Dec 15, 2025
Steal Ryan's entire operating system: https://clickhubspot.com/gmb Episode 775: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Ryan Deiss ( https://x.com/ryandeiss ) about how to create systems that run your business without you. — Show Notes: (0:00) “The More Valuable You Are, the Less Valuable the Company Is” (2:39) Before and After (3:38) Step 1: Establish Defaults (4:33) Step 2: Identify Constraints (6:34) Step 3: Business Process Mapping (8:47) St
- StandardSummaries onlyBillionaire Lawyer spills his $250M side hustles (pick one)
Published Dec 10, 2025
Get the side hustle ideas database: https://clickhubspot.com/trm Episode 774: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to America’s richest lawyer John Morgan ( https://x.com/JohnMorganESQ ) about his fly-wheel side hustles. — Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (2:08) Wonderworks (7:00) Alcatraz East ($5M/yr) (13:00) John's earliest hustles (17:11) Morgan & Morgan (29:48) The John Morgan School of Branding (33:30) Downtown Flavortown (37:55) WWGD - What would
- StandardSummaries onlyif you didn't make progress in 2025, listen to the first 10 minutes
Published Dec 8, 2025
Get Sam's guide to turn ChatGPT into your life coach: https://clickhubspot.com/hdp Episode 773: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the systems you need to hit your goals, Shaan’s new unpaid side hustle, and how to be a better communicator. — Show Notes: (0:00) 5-year journaling (2:09) The power of a good system (8;21) The power of reminders (10:38) Shaan's new career path (16:27) the 3 things that matter (27:38) high-standards (32:45) Ho
- StandardSummaries onlyThe (Improbable) Story of Savannah Bananas' Rise to a $1B Empire
Published Dec 5, 2025
Get the free Side Hustle Ideas Database 👉 https://clickhubspot.com/nsv Episode 772: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Jesse Cole ( https://x.com/YellowTuxJesse ) the owner of Savannah Bananas and creator of Banana Ball. — Show Notes: (0:00) 200 fans, $260 in the bank (3:00) The team no one ever heard about (9:01) How to become an idea machine (13:30) Lessons from PT Barnum, Bill Veeck, Walt Disney (15:55) Surviving embarrassment (19:16) R
- StandardSummaries only3 Simple Businesses That Make Millions
Published Dec 3, 2025
Want to start a $1M side hustle? Get 100+ ideas here: https://clickhubspot.com/gbh Episode 771: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about simple business ideas that are making millions. — Show Notes: (0:00) suckmyguttersclean (4:51) Hill BIlly of the Week (9:50) The MrBeast of roofing (16:02) Shaan gives his barber business advice (21:07) The positioning of Ari Emanuel (27:28) Barrett-Jackson auctions (29:41) The offline craving for content (39
- StandardSummaries onlyWeird ways Ben Horowitz makes Founders more confident
Published Dec 1, 2025
Steal Sam's playbook to turn ChatGPT into your Executive Coach: https://clickhubspot.com/ohv Episode 770: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Ben Horowitz ( https://x.com/bhorowitz ) about the Tupac murder, how to be a great leader, and the best opportunities for young people. — Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (5:36) Why most leadership books don't work (9:25) What to do when your CTO is an asshole (17:54) What makes Zuck a great CEO (27:09) #1 rea
- StandardSummaries only$10M Business ideas w/ The Most Interesting Guy In Tech
Published Nov 26, 2025
Want to start a $1M side hustle? Get 100+ ideas here: https://clickhubspot.com/gtb Episode 769: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Sheel Mohnot ( https://x.com/pitdesi ) about $10M business ideas you could be early on. — Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (3:42) 50-year mortgage (11:22) #1 - AI Yard Vision (15:02) #2 - AI Pool Vision (24:05) #4 - Peptides (35:43) #5 - eHarmony for Surrogacy (44:13) #6 - EMS - not the one you're thinking (55:53) #7 -
- StandardSummaries onlyHow a $200 Doorbell Became a $4B Business
Published Nov 24, 2025
Get the cheat sheet: Jamie's 5 steps to build a $1B product from a $200 idea: https://clickhubspot.com/ajn Episode 768: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Ring founder Jamie Siminoff ( https://x.com/JamieSiminoff ) about the wild story of building and selling Ring–plus business ideas he thinks someone should go after. — Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (2:47) Selling Ring for $1.15B (6:48) Getting sued by ADT (17:18) Working with Jeff Bezos (19:29)
- StandardSummaries onlyWe react to Bill Ackman's advice to young men
Published Nov 20, 2025
Get the free guide on 5 Ways to Start a Business with Less Than $1k: https://clickhubspot.com/icv Episode 767: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) react to Bill Ackman’s dating advice for young men. Plus, the 20-something kid who’s making $300K/month doing man-on-the-street interviews. — Show Notes: (0:00) May I meet you? (10:52) $300K/mo Street interviews as a service (17:14) Taking a stance (25:53) The crazy story of Pandora (30:43) Taking simple
- StandardSummaries onlyHow fortnite made me a millionaire
Published Nov 19, 2025
Get the Side Hustle Ideas Database [free]: https://clickhubspot.com/ckf Episode 765: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about every business Shaan tried before he made his first million. — Show Notes: (0:00) #1 Chipotle of Sushi (5:00) #2 Selling Wristbands Online (9:34) #3 Biotech with a billionaire (12:54) #4 Making the next billion dollar app (17:30) #5 Ride a wave (22:37) Shaan applies to Stripe (25:29) Going from 0/12 to 5/5 (26:35) Proje
- StandardSummaries onlyEvery Business I Tried Before Making My First Million
Published Nov 17, 2025
Want the Side Hustle Ideas Database? Get it here: https://clickhubspot.com/jnd Episode 765: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about every business Sam tried before he made his first million. — Show Notes: (0:00) #1 - Flipping Sports Equipment (2:05) #2 - Hot Dog Stand (5:42) #3 - Online Liquor Store (8:33) #4 - Anti-MBA Book Club (10:40) #5 - Roommate Matching (12:11) What to start now (19:48) Risk vs uncertainty (24:57) #? - Itch Juice (29:0