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Get our Business Idea Database: https://clickhubspot.com/frle Episode 830: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) rate 7 crazy business ideas that are actually genius.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) Intro (3:14) Pet Chat (5:47) Super Brain (9:44) At home hyperbarics (13:03) Blue collar meta learning (16:57) Endpoint Arena  (21:54) Bathhouse + Steakhouse Experience (27:46) Funday Press (31:52) Dumb phones (41:42) Zach Yadegari's new thing — Links: • HVAC Technician Trainining - https://www.meta.com/experiences/hvac-technician/9277146442386260/ • Endpoint Arena - https://endpointarena.com  •  The Funday Press - https://thefundaypress.com  • Dumb.co - http://dumb.co/ — 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 /

Sam & Shaan's hard-won CEO lessons in one guide: https://clickhubspot.com/eokb Episode 829: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) sits down with Tom Freston to talk about the insane story of starting MTV and shaping America in the 80s and 90s.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) Intro (4:04) Millionaire by 26, broke by 33 (8:49) The first days of MTV (no frontal nudity) (14:14) Music Videos (19:03) How to spot culture-changing talent (27:12) Making your employees party together (31:56) Nickelodeon, SpongeBob, and Building Legacy IP (35:21) Programming for a Specific Audience (37:33) The Facebook Acquisition That Almost Happened (41:25) Founders Who Refuse to Sell (43:29) Rupert Murdoch vs. Sumner Redstone (45:23) MySpace, Big Bets, and Getting Fired (47:55) Inside the writers room (51:33) Oprah Calling  (54:00) The End of Monoculture and the Creator Economy — Links: Unplugged - https://a.co/d/0ef6YVu2  — 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 /

Get our Wealth Guide (35+ insights from top investors): https://clickhubspot.com/fvif Episode 828: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talk to billionaire Joe Liemandt ( https://x.com/jliemandt ) about the experiment he's put $1,000,000,000 of his own money into. — Show Notes:  (0:00) Joe, the total man? (08:09) fighting bill gates for talent (13:14) intensity (16:18) choosing hard over easy (19:00) how to be a magnet (21:34) high standards (23:29) being persuasive  (29:23) simplicity: 3 ines, 3 words  (34:41) is 2x faster really better? (36:23) making kids run a 5k (38:45) why be public now (41:01) why put $1b into the lowest roi thing? (50:03) buying SaaS companies (51:06) cloning Warren Buffett's brain (53:00) changing your brain lift (57:19) is AI going to make everyone dumb? — Links: • Alpha School - https://alpha.school/  • 10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People - https://a.co/d/048Cfexh  — 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 /

Get Mohnish's 9 investment principles: https://clickhubspot.com/kwdo Episode 827: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) sits down with Mohnish Pabrai to break down the mental models that made him a billionaire value investor.   — Show Notes:  (0:00) Intro (1:25) Mental models of the top 1% (3:38) The mistress is always hotter than the wife (6:37) Introduce Randomness in your life (10:47)  Humans are poor at copying (20:13) Take a simple idea seriously  (23:02)  Be and inch wide and a mile deep (30:29)  Never use Excel (35:03) Wait for fat pitches (39:38) the stock market is like a church with a casino  (44:01) Paying $650,000 to have lunch with Warren Buffett (45:43) The cautionary tale of Rick Guerin (47:22) The inner score card (49:25) The future of Berkshire Hathaway (51:29) Mohnish's best investment (1:02:39) The hardest question (1:06:16) How to beat the index (1:11:25) Mohnish's stock picks for 2026  (1:22:26)  S&P 500 (1:24:57) life advice disguised as investing advice (1:29:32)  Studying the greatest investors  (1:37:51) if you remember nothing else, remember this  — Links: Mohnish Part 1: This Guy Copy-Pasted Warren Buffett's Strategy (And Became A Billionaire) Mohnish Part 2: Go from $10,000 to $1M in just 3 years  The Dhando Investor - https://a.co/d/0hkx1t8g  — 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 /

What does it actually mean to build an AI-native company? In this episode of Fund/Build/Scale, I talk with True Ventures Managing Partner Puneet Agarwal and Gather CEO/co-founder Mayank Mehta about how the startup evolved from an AI-powered customer feedback idea into a broader research and content platform for marketing teams. We get into founder conviction before product-market fit, what investors actually look for when there's little external signal, how the company reshaped its go-to-market strategy after realizing the original motion wasn't working, and why Mayank rebuilt major parts of the business around AI workflows in real time. There's also a very tactical discussion about customer discovery, early hiring, AI-native operations, and a weekend growth experiment that produced more meetings in two weeks than the previous year of outbound efforts combined. RUNTIME 51:33 EPISODE BREAKDOWN 03:18 What True Ventures Looks For at Seed 07:00 What Gather Actually Does 11:42 The Five-Slide Seed Pitch 17:21 What They Got Wrong Early 21:06 Rebuilding the Company Around AI 33:53 The Weekend GTM Experiment That Changed the Company 36:56 How Investors Read Founders Who Don't Have Signal 41:15 Tactical Advice for First-Time Founders 49:18 One Experiment Founders Can Run This Week LINKS Puneet Agarwal Mayank Mehta Gather True Ventures Gather Growth Platform SUBSCRIBE

Get Sam & Shaan's CEO lessons in one guide: https://clickhubspot.com/ptcw Episode 826: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) chop it up with Gary Vee.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) Intro (2:40) Nick Dio, VP of friendships (6:47) How to invest $1M on yourself (10:06) being long term greedy (17:53) Gary breaks down his companies and revenue (21:43) day in the life of Gary v (26:19) breaking down the 15-minute meeting (29:07) eat shit and firefight (31:00) picking projects (32:31) 5-year bets gary is making (34:04) missed fat pitches (38:00) vetting shady people (42:55) Mimetic rivals — Links: • https://vaynersports.com/  • https://www.vaynerwatt.com/ • https://winelibrary.com/  • https://empathywines.com/  • https://resy.com/  • https://vcrgroup.com/ • https://vaynerx.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 /

For this episode, I interviewed Eugene Malobrodsky, partner at One Way Ventures and former founder of AnchorFree, the company behind HotSpot Shield, one of the first consumer VPN products to scale globally. Before becoming a VC, Eugene spent 15 years building and scaling a startup through the 2008 financial crisis, painful layoffs, difficult fundraising environments, and the long grind from idea to acquisition.  Today, he backs immigrant founders building applied AI, deep tech, fintech, healthcare, and enterprise startups at the pre-seed and seed stage. Topics include: Why many founders become founders for the wrong reasons What venture capitalists really mean when they talk about “100x outcomes” How to think about fundraising runway and dilution Why technical founders often struggle with storytelling What makes a startup venture-backable versus a profitable lifestyle business The most common mistakes early technical teams make How investors evaluate first-time founders with no track record Why customer discovery matters more than building features too early Why the best founders are often “angry at the problem” they're trying to solve He also spoke about what immigrant entrepreneurs misunderstand about networking in Silicon Valley, and the growing uncertainty around H-1B visas and startup immigration policy. RUNTIME 56:28   EPISODE BREAKDOWN (2:13) "I'm just not great at following directions and working for somebody else." (5:44) How Working in VC Changed His Thinking (7:42) What Founders Misunderstand About VC Funds (20:53) A Practical Framework for Seed-stage Fundraising (25:50) What Makes Him Take the Meeting (31:19) Where One Way Ventures is Betting in Deep Tech  (35:11) The Most Common Mistakes Technical Teams Make (38:23) Why Founders Need a 90-second Story (43:16) Growing Uncertainty for Immigrant Tech Workers and Founders (51:33) Practical Networking Advice for First-time Founders (54:38) The One Question H1-B Candidates Should Ask the CEO During an Interview LINKS Eugene Malobrodsky One Way Ventures Investing in Funds vs Investing as an Angel One Way Ventures Expands to San Francisco from Boston with Eugene Malobrodsky, Co-founder of Consumer Privacy Company AnchorFree, Joining as Partner SUBSCRIBE

Steal the exact framework we use to grow the pod: https://clickhubspot.com/blfb Episode 824: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) open the kimono and do a My First Million strategy meeting live.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) Intro (2:11) the virtue of selfishness (5:54) clip army (14:01) MFM 1% events (22:13) newsletter (24:50) mfm dinner club (29:19) barbell guests (34:13) content ideas — 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 /

Get Shaan's $0-$1M guide: https://clickhubspot.com/rgfr Episode 823: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about their billy of the week, childhood passions and people making millions on TikTok selling stuff.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) Billy of the week (8:25) Raising kids with an edge (13:37) childhood passions (26:44) Random TikTok People Are Making Millions Selling Hoodies (42:11) the best brands start janky — 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 /

Im Musk-vs-Altman-Prozess kommt Greg Brockmans Tagebuch zur Sprache, Polymarket sieht Musks Chancen weiterhin überraschend hoch. OpenAI öffnet GPT 5.5 Cyber als Antwort auf Anthropics Mythos für Cybersecurity-Firmen und Banken. David Sacks verteidigt OpenAI plötzlich öffentlich. Anthropic ist auf Shopping-Tour: nach Google, XAI und CoreWeave folgt jetzt Akamai mit einem $1,8 Mrd. Deal. Das Colossus-Data-Center von XAI war kaum ausgelastet, was den Cursor-Deal nachvollziehbarer macht. Musk hat im Podcast keinen klaren XAI-Masterplan. The Information: OpenAI spart bis 2030 rund $100 Mrd. durch den neuen Microsoft-Deal. OpenAI macht $6,6 Mrd. Tender für Mitarbeiter-Shares. Anthropic warnt vor unauthorized Stock Sales und Investment Scams. Kuaishou spaltet Kling AI bei $20 Mrd. Bewertung ab. Substack vs. Ghost und Beehiiv. Wir besprechen die Earnings von Monday.com. Isomorphic Labs raised $2 Mrd. Brad Pitt wirbt für Trade Republic und steht Helsing vor einer $1,2 Mrd. Runde bei $18 Mrd. Bewertung. Unterstütze unseren Podcast und entdecke die Angebote unserer Werbepartner auf ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠doppelgaenger.io/werbung⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Vielen Dank!  Philipp Glöckler und Philipp Klöckner sprechen heute über: (00:00:00) Intro (00:03:49) KI-Halluzinationen & Tool Use (00:08:11) Musk vs. Altman: Brockman-Diary & Polymarket (00:11:53) OpenAI Mythos / GPT 5.5 Cyber & David Sacks (00:18:30) Anthropic-Akamai: $1,8 Mrd. Cloud-Deal (00:26:36) XAI Colossus-Auslastung (00:31:10) Musk im Podcast: Kein XAI-Masterplan (00:35:08) Microsoft-OpenAI-Deal: OpenAI spart fast $100 Mrd. (00:38:21) OpenAI-Tender: $6,6 Mrd. an 600 Mitarbeiter (00:39:35) Anthropic warnt vor unauthorized Stock Sales (00:47:00) Substack (00:51:48) Monday.com Earnings & SaaS-Schnäppchenjagd (01:03:20) Isomorphic Labs raised $2 Mrd. (01:04:51) Brad Pitt für Trade Republic & Helsing $18 Mrd. Shownotes OpenAI GPT 5.5 als Cybersecurity-Modell - axios.com Anthropic schließt $1,8 Mrd. Cloud-Deal mit Akamai - theinformation.com Anthropic-SpaceX-KI-Deal mit Musk - wsj.com OpenAI spart $97 Mrd. bis 2030 durch Microsoft-Deal - theinformation.com Kuaishou plant Spin-off von Kling AI bei $20 Mrd. - theinformation.com Substack Tax: Ghost vs. Beehiiv-Konkurrenz - theverge.com Monday.com Earnings: Aktie unter Druck - barrons.com Googles Isomorphic Labs raised über $2 Mrd. - bloomberg.com Brad Pitt wirbt für Trade Republic - t-online.de Helsing vor $1,2 Mrd. Runde bei $18 Mrd. Bewertung - handelsblatt.com Elon Musk's xAI Is Failing - youtube.com

Get our Wealth Guide (35+ insights from top investors): https://clickhubspot.com/ohkg Episode 822: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about how your genes could determine how much money you make and the startup ideas YC is betting on.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) money genes (5:07) your personality is your business (23:46) productive placebos (33:39) YC Request for Startups (34:57) IDEA: aesthetic data centers (42:15) IDEA: The company brain (51:10) IDEA: drone swarm defense (57:33) IDEA: personalized medicine — Links: • YC RFS - https://www.ycombinator.com/rfs  • Deep Personality - https://deeppersonality.app/ • Viktor - https://getviktor.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 /

Want to build an AI side hustle? Get the free AI Side Hustle Crash Course: https://clickhubspot.com/lkb Episode 821: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Replit founder Amjad Masad ( https://x.com/amasad ) about growing 100x in one year.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) 2.5M to 250M in 1 year (10:28) the darkest hour (17:00) pivot, pivot, pivot, until it hits (28:19) companies exploding with Replit (33:05) Amjad's business ideas (38:44) "we are in the singularity" (51:24) best business biography  (53:23) getting on Joe Rogan (57:00) slowing down under pressure (1:11:08) Vercel scandal (1:13:35) lifestyle upgrades of being a billionaire — Links: • Replit - https://replit.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 /

The AI Newsletter Gold Rush That's Creating Millionaire Parents From Kitchen Tables Episode Overview Discover how AI entrepreneurs are making $25K per email using email strategy and side hustles—the tactics that sound illegal but operate in a legal gray area. In this episode, we break down the email list monetization playbook, compliance boundaries, and the exact moves separating six-figure emailers from struggling list owners. If you want to scale your side hustle with email marketing, this is the strategy most parents never hear about. Discover how parents with zero writing experience are building 7-figure newsletter empires using AI and Beehiiv. Learn the exact 4-revenue-stream system that generated millions for creators like The Rundown AI (2M+ subscribers) and Superhuman AI (7 figures in 4 months). This episode reveals why companies pay millions for email lists, how to grow without ads, and the AI content creation process that takes hours down to minutes. AI newsletters are the most profitable side hustle on the internet right now. While you're trading hours for dollars at your job, parents with zero writing experience are building seven-figure newsletter empires from their kitchen tables using nothing but AI tools and platforms that take 0% of their revenue. https://DarkHorseEntrepreneur.com Key Highlights

Ryan Cohen wants to buy eBay with half cash, half stock. Parker Card raised $200M and vanished overnight. OpenAI shipped a full ads manager. Shopify, Meta, Mercury, and Spotify all launched AI connectors in the same week. Stripe Atlas data shows new AI-era companies are 2x the size of last year's cohort. Plus: why Unilever is betting on 300K creators, and the one skill creative strategists are missing.This is ADSN — the ad tech and media show for operators who want signal, not noise.Sponsors: AdQuick, Thrad, Beehiiv, The Farm LLP

A lot of early-stage founders can explain their company five different ways — and all five might be technically correct. The problem is that often, those answers don't fully line up. That gap in a startup's narrative creates friction.  Investors may understand the problem but still don't feel like the story lands. Candidates may understand the product, but they're not fully on board with the mission. Customers may hear the explanation but still struggle to repeat it clearly. I've been inside meetings where the CTO described the company's core value one way and the CEO had a different take. In this episode, I break down the “narrative gap”: the distance between what a founder knows and what everyone else understands.  I explain why technical founders often struggle to communicate even when they deeply understand their business and share several diagnostic frameworks you can use to test whether your story gives customers, investors, hires, and reporters confidence that you can execute. RUNTIME 16:55   EPISODE BREAKDOWN (1:52) Narrative is Not Decorative. Narrative is Load-bearing. (3:30) Founder Diagnostics: 3 Questions That Pressure-test Your Story (4:49) Your Message Is Not Your Pitch (6:06) A Bridge Is Not A Destination (7:42) Find The One Thing That Carries The Most Weight (8:57) Ask, "What breaks without you?" (10:30) Separate History From Story (11:25) What's the First Sentence of Your Startup's Story? (12:12) Pressure-test Your First Sentence In Different Rooms (13:59) Putting It Together: Final Founder-narrative Diagnostic (15:11) Use This Episode To Start Framing Your Narrative   I work with early-stage founders on narrative framing, media prep, fundraising communication, and public-facing storytelling. This is foundational work that helps your message hold up before investors, customers, candidates, reporters, and conference audiences. If you're getting ready to raise, hire, pitch, launch, or speak publicly, reach out: fundbuildscale@gmail.com SUBSCRIBE

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 /

They've got Hollywood ambitions, buzzy merch drops, and swarms of loyal fans (and drones). Why is Palantir, a shadowy data analytics company that many view as emblematic of America's slide into an unaccountable surveillance state, building a brand universe? This week, our guest is Daysia Tolentino. She's a freelance writer covering internet culture, with bylines in GQ, Teen Vogue, Vulture, and NBC News. She also writes the Yap Year newsletter on Beehiiv. We ask her about Palantir chore coats, her interview in GQ with Eliano Younes, the Head of Strategic Engagement at Palantir, and why tech's pursuit of “good taste” is in bad faith and won't work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 /

You think way more than you do… and that's a problem. While you're sitting there planning, researching, and perfecting your strategy, someone less qualified just shipped a worse version of your idea and they're already winning. Because doers beat thinkers every single time. In this episode, you'll learn: The one week method that gets more done in seven days than most people do in 12 months Why discipline is a design problem, not a character flaw, and how to engineer ease into your life How James Dyson built 5,127 prototypes before his breakthrough and why failed attempts are tuition The DOER framework: design the cue, open tiny, engineer reward, repeat until identity catches up Why shame keeps you stuck and what happens when you do the thing you're scared to try anyway The real cost isn't failure. It's the week, the month, the year you spent waiting while your competitor was getting reps. Time is the one resource you can't negotiate your way back. So stop thinking and start doing. Doers aren't just moving faster, they're moving smarter because they know what's working. That's exactly what Beehiiv gives newsletter operators. Use code CODIE30 at https://beehiiv.com/codie for 30% off your first three months. Build your newsletter with beehiiv. To get started, go to https://beehiiv.link/n3j2vt and use CODIE30 for 30% off your first 3 months. ___________ (00:00:00) Introduction: You Think More Than You Do (00:01:26) The Wright Brothers vs Samuel Langley: Action Creates Data (00:03:48) The One Week Method: Wage One War (00:04:57) Engineer Ease: Why Discipline Is a Design Problem (00:07:05) Earn Evidence: What Did You Actually Ship Today? (00:08:13) Kill Escape Routes: Why Most People Leave the Back Door Open (00:10:27) The Cost of Waiting: What Delay Is Already Costing You (00:13:23) The DOER Framework: Design the Cue, Open Tiny, Engineer Reward (00:15:42) Repeat Until Your Identity Catches Up (00:16:10) The Shame That Stops You: Why You're Too Scared to Try ___________ MORE FROM BIGDEAL

Hiring is one of the hardest things for first-time founders to get right, especially if you're building a distributed team that spans the globe. For this episode, I spoke to Isaac Saul Kassab, co-founder of Pearl Talent, a recruiting firm that helps startups hire offshore teams. We break down the underlying hiring frameworks founders can actually use, whether you're hiring locally or globally. We get into how to write tighter job descriptions, evaluating candidates beyond their resumes, and why so many founders waste time interviewing the wrong people. Isaac also walks through how he thinks about onboarding as a filtering mechanism and why early hiring mistakes are often unavoidable (but manageable if you move quickly). If you're building your first team — or trying to fix a hiring process that just isn't working — this episode gives you a practical starting point. How to define a role around outcomes instead of responsibilities Why you should cut 30–40% from your job description before you post it The interview questions that surface real signal (and filter out noise) How to assess curiosity, coachability, and long-term fit Why onboarding should be designed to expose failure early The most common mistakes founders make when hiring offshore What kind of hiring failure rate to expect as a first-time founder RUNTIME 31:31 EPISODE BREAKDOWN (3:32) The Hiring Problem That Created Pearl Talent (9:56) How to Fix a Broken Hiring Process (Sourcing, Vetting, Onboarding) (14:08) How to Evaluate Candidates Beyond the Resume (17:25) Why Most Founders Hire the Wrong People (22:05) “If You Don't Invest in the Person, You Get Failure” (25:29) Your First Offshore Hire: Start by Working Backwards (28:18) A Simple Hiring Playbook You Can Use Tomorrow LINKS Pearl Talent Isaac Saul Kassab Monty Ngan SUBSCRIBE

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 /

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 /

Beehiiv is clearly done being just a newsletter platform based on today's launch of a new webinar feature, customizable paywalls, and more. Plus, TechCrunch has confirmed that Delve was the compliance company that performed the security certifications for Context AI, the AI agent training startup that last week disclosed a security incident. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Most of you are spending the wrong 80% of your AI budget right now. And the man who said it has been at Stanford for 40 years.This week: we unpack Professor Martin Fischer's uncomfortable 80/20 reallocation and why building digital feedback loops has to come before the AI layer. We sit down with Suffolk Construction's CTO Jit Kee Chin and Speckle founder Dimitri Stefanescu on what happens when the most data-mature general contractor in the US decides the next bet isn't another point solution. We break down why Andreessen Horowitz — the firm behind Facebook, Airbnb and GitHub — has just publicly planted a flag in construction. And we cover our third Fight Night, where TestFit's Clifton Harness and Join's Andrew Zukoski disagree on whether AI compresses or fragments the industry.Three things you can action this week. No fluff.Links and resources mentioned in this episode:Martin Fischer & Bricks & Bytes - COMING SOONSuffolk Technologies' investment in Speckle - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcPDoOwU_pk&t=78sAndreessen Horowitz's public construction thesis - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzaqa52ccng&tBricks & Bytes Fight Night 3 — Clifton Harness vs Andrew Zukoski (full episode) - COMING SOON Bricks & Bytes Fight Night — Mike vs Luigi on AI estimating - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9eVyABO2AQBricks & Bytes Fight Night — KP vs Dustin on the future of construction software - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=If0jJnX7tZYTilbury Douglas becomes first UK contractor to deploy a humanoid on site - https://www.tilburydouglas.co.uk/tilbury-douglas-becomes-first-contractor-to-launch-a-humanoid-robot-on-construction-site/Breadcrumb — digital safety, orientations and permits synced into Procore - https://breadcrumb.coOur newsletter — Beehiiv subscription page - https://bricks-bytes.beehiiv.com/LinkedIn post for this episode (for comments/engagement) https://www.linkedin.com/posts/owen-drury_a-wild-week-at-bricks-bytes-highlights-ugcPost-7454535708599332864-N61m?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAABXSR7cBUIyREyKntJC_BA6bnfeuPWgNUtA

Today in the business of podcasting:Sounds Profitable's new Audio Primes report finds that 22% of podcast consumers listen to 75% or more of their episodes as audio-only — and 90% of them use YouTube, making them heavier consumers of video platforms than the average podcast listener while still choosing audio for podcasts.Beehiiv is expanding its creator platform with MCP-powered AI podcast analytics and a new webinar product that supports up to 10,000 attendees, positioning the platform as a full-stack destination for content creators beyond newsletters.Bumper has launched Bumper Score, an independent audience verification tool designed to bring transparency and consistency to podcast advertising, with clients already directing over $500,000 toward ad buys enabled by the new metric.A Barrett Media column uses Sounds Profitable's Podcast Landscape 2025 data to argue that podcasting's most engaged listeners tolerate high ad volume but will leave over irrelevant ads, making hyper-targeted and programmatic advertising essential to avoiding broadcast radio's mistakes.Streamonomics author Hernan Lopez examines Netflix's $670 billion total addressable market estimate and compares it to the creator economy's projected TAM, which may exceed Netflix's figure when all creator platforms and direct creator revenue are included.To find links to these, and every article covered in today's episode, click here. You can also subscribe to The Download's newsletter to receive the full issue straight to your email inbox every day.

Today in the business of podcasting:Sounds Profitable's new Audio Primes report finds that 22% of podcast consumers listen to 75% or more of their episodes as audio-only — and 90% of them use YouTube, making them heavier consumers of video platforms than the average podcast listener while still choosing audio for podcasts.Beehiiv is expanding its creator platform with MCP-powered AI podcast analytics and a new webinar product that supports up to 10,000 attendees, positioning the platform as a full-stack destination for content creators beyond newsletters.Bumper has launched Bumper Score, an independent audience verification tool designed to bring transparency and consistency to podcast advertising, with clients already directing over $500,000 toward ad buys enabled by the new metric.A Barrett Media column uses Sounds Profitable's Podcast Landscape 2025 data to argue that podcasting's most engaged listeners tolerate high ad volume but will leave over irrelevant ads, making hyper-targeted and programmatic advertising essential to avoiding broadcast radio's mistakes.Streamonomics author Hernan Lopez examines Netflix's $670 billion total addressable market estimate and compares it to the creator economy's projected TAM, which may exceed Netflix's figure when all creator platforms and direct creator revenue are included.To find links to these, and every article covered in today's episode, click here. You can also subscribe to The Download's newsletter to receive the full issue straight to your email inbox every day.

Every platform eventually turns on the brands that built on it. The leaders winning now aren't begging algorithms for reach – they're owning their audience directly. Tyler Denk is doing exactly that. As CEO of beehiiv, he's built a $500K newsletter in five hours a week while running a $30M business with 110 employees across 15 countries. Before that, he was employee number two at famed newsletter Morning Brew, which sold for $75 million.  He joins Oliver to unpack why storytelling is now your most important business asset, why your social following may be worth less than you think, and how the best leaders today are the ones who know how to communicate, not just manage.  Learn why owning your audience is the most important move leaders can make right now. ⏰Timestamps (00:00) Introduction  (00:58) Why platforms are unreliable now  (02:23) Power of Newsletters (07:31) Why Storytelling is Key (10:16) Founding beehiiv (13:48) Leading Remote 110 Team  (19:39) Creator & CEO Hybrid (21:59) Customer Acquisition in AI Age (25:02) Own Distribution  (29:14) Transparency as a Superpower (32:10) LinkedIn strategy and building a brand as CEO

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 /

Technical founders don't usually struggle with what they're building. They struggle with explaining it clearly, quickly, and in a way that makes someone want to invest. In this episode, I spoke with Sheena Jindal, Managing Partner and Founder of Sugar Free Capital, about how technical founders can de-risk themselves before they ever get on a call with a VC. Sheena meets hundreds of founders each quarter and often decides within the first 30 seconds whether a conversation is worth continuing. That makes the early moments of a pitch — how you show up, how you frame the problem, and how you explain your edge — far more important than most founders realize. We cover: How to use the first five minutes of a pitch to earn a second meeting The most common mistakes technical founders make with investors How to translate complex technology into a clear, compelling story What actually counts as a defensible moat in an AI-driven market How to think about investor fit and building the right cap table What successful founders do in the first 90 days after raising capital This is a tactical conversation for founders building in deep tech, AI, and infrastructure, especially those without a built-in network or fundraising playbook. RUNTIME 42:54 EPISODE BREAKDOWN (3:31) Overview of Sugar Free Capital (9:36) How to Prepare for Your First Investor Meeting (12:19) Common Mistakes Technical Founders Make With Investors (16:31) How Inauthenticity Sabotages Founders (19:42) Bridging the Gap Between Deep Tech and Clear Storytelling (24:19) How Technical Founders Should Find the Right Investors (30:12)  What Successful Founders Do in the First 90 Days After a Raise (34:18) How Top Technical Founders Show Up in the Room (36:10) From First Meeting to Term Sheet: What to Expect (39:20) Rapid Fire: Six Questions in Four Minutes LINKS Sheena Jindal Sugar Free Capital Sugar Free Capital raises $32M inaugural fund to back early-stage MIT founders, 10/6/25, TechCrunch SUBSCRIBE

Run your life like a $100M business. Get the system here: https://clickhubspot.com/cdew Episode 815: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talks to Charles Duhigg ( https://x.com/cduhigg ) about how to transform your life through habits.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) the habit loop (5:26) you fall to the levels of your systems (11:06) replying to emails in your inbox (14:44) chosen bad habits (16:20) 1-line journaling (19:30) supercommunication  (28:12) Trump's supercommunication skill (33:15) a case against authenticity (37:44) famous speeches  (45:58) coldcalling 900 people (47:43) 60-second productivity masterclass  (49:51) The best stuff Charles has read lately (53:13) financial freedom (56:17) bending the earth to your will — Links: • Charles Duhigg - https://charlesduhigg.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 /

Get Steph's database with 100+ stats that will shape the next decade: https://clickhubspot.com/ehsf Episode 814: In this special episode, we're pulling our best moments with the trends queen herself, Steph Smith ( https://x.com/stephsmithio ).  — Show Notes:  (0:00) Intro (0:44) Silver Tsunami  (8:05) Sports (11:39) Mega trends (declining birthrate, air quality) (21:41) Nerd Neck (25:49) Nature  (32:02) Breakup Spending — 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 /

Morning Brew CEO Robert Dippell discusses why there are two types of publishers: those with a passive connection to their audience and those with a strong connection. Sponsored by Beehiiv, the modern email system used by leading publishers like Time, T...

Get our CEO lessons in one guide: https://clickhubspot.com/rmfk Episode 813: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talks to Jon McNeill about his time running Tesla and working side-by-side with Elon Musk.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) Intro (1:18) a job interview with Elon Musk (5:07) Being a sniper for talent (8:20) solve a real problem, right now.  (11:23) solving Tesla's sales problem (23:41) One size fits all opportunities (26:50) the power of noticing (31:45) order of magnitude goals (38:34) 3 sentence emails (43:24) identifying $50B industry (49:05) AI — Links: • The Algorithm - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/799958/the-algorithm-by-jon-mcneill/  — 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 /

Run your life like a $100M business. Get Sam's personal system here: https://clickhubspot.com/emtd Episode 812: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Graham Weaver ( https://x.com/GrahamCWeaver ) about how which moats will win in  AI and how he runs a ruthless PE strategy.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) Intro (7:06) The buy and build strategy (10:43) Mowing lawns  (14:48) What's the overhype with AI (23:00) Where's the opportunity (25:17) Ruthless PE (28:17) Hero deal: $8M to $500M (31:24) White hot will to win (34:17) The blank page (44:02) Graham's first million (46:03) the biggest wealth mistake (53:39) second-hand therapy from graham — Links: • Alpine - https://alpineinvestors.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 /

In today's episode, Matt and Kolby dig into what's actually working in audience building right now — fandom vs. impressions, the channels that actually build real community, and why frameworks are the ultimate cheat code for creator brands. Chenell Basilio (Growth in Reverse) joins to talk pop-up newsletters, cross-promotion strategy, and what's next after email. Plus, the guys debate whether Mr. Beast is the next BuzzFeed and what the rise of AI slop means for creators who actually give a damn about their craft.Want to get your first 1,000 newsletter subscribers in 30 days? Click here: https://www.newsletteroperator.com/subscribeWatch on YouTubeTimestamps:00:00 Stardew Valley and the Indie Creator Model 05:31 Fandom vs. Impressions: What Actually Builds an Audience10:52 Cross-Promotion Strategy with Chenell Basilio16:09 Pop-Up Newsletters and Re-engaging Churned Subscribers30:01 Why Every Creator Needs a Framework41:17 What's Next: SMS, Live Events, and YouTube46:55 The Case for Live Streaming in B2B Media01:02:05 Is Mr. Beast the Next BuzzFeed?01:12:15 Betting on Emerging Creators01:17:32 The Culturalist and the Future of Thoughtful Content

MY NEWSLETTER - https://nikolas-newsletter-241a64.beehiiv.com/subscribeJoin me, Nik (https://x.com/CoFoundersNik), as I interview Tyler Denk (https://x.com/denk_tweets), the co-founder and CEO of the booming newsletter platform Beehiiv. We dive into his incredible journey from Morning Brew to building Beehiiv, which now processes billions of newsletter impressions and pays millions to creators.We explore how Beehiiv helps individuals and businesses with audience building, monetization through ads and paid subscriptions, and the surprising dynamics of running a business where your users make almost as much as you do! Learn about the evolution of newsletter monetization, the power of owning your audience, and Tyler's unique perspective on leadership and growth while staying deeply involved in the product. We also touch on the decision to raise venture capital and his thoughts on future opportunities in the content space.Questions This Episode Answers:How much is Beehiiv currently paying out to creators per month?What are the typical margins for a SaaS and ads business like Beehiiv?How did the advertising model for newsletters evolve?How important is it for businesses to build their own email lists to mitigate platform risk?How did Tyler and his co-founders decide to raise venture capital early on?Enjoy the conversation!__________________________Love it or hate it, I'd love your feedback.Please fill out this brief survey with your opinion or email me at nik@cofounders.com with your thoughts.__________________________MY NEWSLETTER: https://nikolas-newsletter-241a64.beehiiv.com/subscribeSpotify: https://tinyurl.com/5avyu98yApple: https://tinyurl.com/bdxbr284YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/nikonomicsYT__________________________This week we covered:00:00 Building a Successful Platform03:09 The Journey of Beehive05:56 Revenue Streams and Business Model08:51 The Evolution of Newsletter Monetization12:01 Empowering Creators and Small Businesses14:55 The Importance of Email Ownership17:49 Nurturing Customer Relationships through Content24:59 The Power of Consistency in Business Writing28:13 The CEO's Role: Inspire, Retain, and Recruit30:37 Balancing Doing and Delegating as a CEO36:45 Navigating Growth and Venture Capital Decisions46:49 Identifying Underserved Niches in the Newsletter Space

Podcasting 2.0 April 3rd 2026 Episode 256: "Master of Disaster" ShowNotes Index API Under Bot Attack "Lyra" bots destroying API. OpenClaw scrapers (creator hired by OpenAI). Steno.fm 500 req/min. Dave: "Now I'm just angry." @dave on Lyra bots @dave on reflypod/OpenClaw OpenClaw Drama ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Podping Alpha - Dave 6 Releases This Week v0.4.0-v0.4.5: swarm health metrics, peer announcements, gossip-listener hang fix. @suorcd contributing PRs. Podping alpha releases "Dave did SIX podping releases this week. At this rate, podping will be at version 47 by Christmas. Still in alpha." ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Buzzsprout Free Transcripts Free auto transcripts for paid plans. Speaker ID (unlike Apple). Chapters integration. Fanmail reply + voicemail. Podnews: Buzzsprout transcripts The Criddler on PC20 Complicated Community Transcript Format Debate - Deep Research ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOT - Podcast Portals Land Grab (Beehiiv, Speakeasy, Substack) Three hosting launches in one week. Do ANY support namespace tags, V4V, or Podping? Beehiiv launches podcast hosting - no revenue cut, IAB analytics Speakeasy (Red Seat/Fox Corp) - invitation-only, Backtracks ad-tech @samsethi: "Podcast portals offering hosting as ancillary service" -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

This week in the business of podcasting:beehiiv has launched podcast hosting and monetization, letting newsletter creators consolidate their audio content into one platform with IAB compliant infrastructure and built-in growth tools.New Sounds Profitable research reveals that podcast discovery relies heavily on algorithmic amplification, leaving moderate and centrist audiences without the institutional infrastructure needed to bring them into the medium.A 2025 survey shows podcast listenership in Japan has grown to 18.2%, with the highest adoption among Gen Z listeners aged 15 to 19 and strong representation among corporate decision-makers.Industry analyst Ben Robins argues that podcast advertising effectiveness data is being hoarded by major players, limiting market growth at a time when audio connection metrics could attract more ad spend.To find links to these, and every article covered in today's episode, click here. You can also subscribe to The Download's newsletter to receive the full issue straight to your email inbox every day.

Brent Davidson built a 500-person trade show for HVAC contractors from scratch — and in this episode, he breaks down the business model behind it: how exhibitors and sponsors pay the bills, how to design attendee flow, and why in-person marketplaces are more durable than anything algorithm-dependent. Matt and Kolby dig into the operational side of running a trade show — from booth pricing and venue logistics to speaker strategy and influencer relationships. If you're thinking about events as a media business model, this is the blueprint.Timestamps:00:00 Introduction & What Is the US Heat Pump Summit02:12 Why Build a Trade Show 05:15 Trade Shows vs. Conferences07:03 Ticket Pricing, Booth Costs & Revenue Model09:39 Balancing Attendee Tickets With Exhibitor Value11:29 Vendor Tickets13:13 The Role of Media & Content in Growing the Event17:41 How Brent Sells Tickets19:26 Post-Purchase Surveys 21:27 HVAC Influencers 24:28 Should Influencers Attend the Event to Drive Tickets?26:34 Promo Codes, Measurability & Implied Endorsement28:35 Audience-Event Fit30:29 Getting Your First Sponsors & Exhibitors32:35 Proving ROI to Sponsors 35:02 What Other Trade Show Opportunities Exist Right Now37:35 Hosted Buyer Programs & The Hidden Revenue Model38:16 How Big Can the Heat Pump Summit Get?41:24 Exit Strategies & Building an Event Conglomerate43:52 Private Equity in the Trades & the Blue Parachute Idea44:10 Mike Rowe & the Role of Celebrity at Trade Events47:23 Final Advice

Free: 200 business ideas with execution plans, tools, and frameworks https://clickhubspot.com/ekfm Episode 811: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Chris Koerner talk about the most overlooked businesses that anyone can start. — Show Notes:  (0:00) Intro (1:54) IDEA 1: govdeals.com (6:52) IDEA 2: Bring AI to small businesses (14:51) IDEA 3: Snail mail club (19:48) $1B IDEA: Feed Amazon workers (24:38) IDEA 5: Tote rental (29:58) IDEA 6: Wall printer (43:57) IDEA 7: RV Rentals (50:45) Bad Business: Vending Machines — Links: • TKO - https://www.youtube.com/@thekoerneroffice  — 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 /

Get our business idea database: https://clickhubspot.com/gdmr Episode 810: Sam Parr (  https://x.com/theSamParr ) sits down with Oz Pearlman to talk about how to read people and the pressure of performing in front of millions of people.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) Oz reads Sam's mind (4:03) What is a mentalist (5:58) Wanting to be loved (7:30) Overcoming fear of rejection (13:22) Getting charged with a felony (20:46) Pressure of performance (26:39) Learning new tricks (34:34) Being a human lie detector (37:52) David Copperfield (43:02) 13 Steps of Mentalism (46:52) Performing for a room of powerful people — Links: • Read Your Mind - https://www.ozpearlman.com/book  — 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 /

*Get Sam's top 7 books for entrepreneurs (+ his reading strategy):* https://clickhubspot.com/gdms Episode 809: Sam Parr (  https://x.com/theSamParr ) teaches the one skill you need to know to become irreplaceable in the age of AI. — Show Notes:  (0:00) Taste is your moat (2:20) Case study: Apple (7:57) The rules (9:08) Learning taste — 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 /

Want to invest like the best? Get Mohnish's investment playbook: https://clickhubspot.com/jbhm Episode 808: In this special episode, we're pulling together the most replayed moments from our episodes with value investors like Mohnish Pabrai, Howard Marks and Guy Spier.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) Mohnish Pabrai: How to turn $10K into $1M (3:56) Howard Marks: The S&P 500 (9:29) Guy Spier: Finite and Infinite Games (14:47) Mohnish Pabrai: Circle the wagons (17:58) Howard Marks: Recommended Reading (23:03) Mohnish Pabrai: The most important thing (27:16) Howard Marks: “When the time comes to buy, you won't want to”  (31:17) Guy Spier: Don't study lottery winners — 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 /

Get Sam's exact system/playbook for ChatGPT: https://clickhubspot.com/jdeb Episode 807: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the wildest stories in AI right now.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) Intro (5:08) Story 1: Anthropic did $6B in revenue last month (10:34) Story 2: Man uses AI to treat his dog's cancer (17:06) Story 3: New high school for entrepreneurs  (29:12) Story 4: Pokemon Go is an AI mapping company now (35:18) Story 5: Karpathy's job thing — 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 — 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 /

Get Sam's guide to run your life like a $100M biz: https://clickhubspot.com/kdmv Episode 806: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to David Heinemeier Hansson ( https://x.com/dhh ) about AI,  being wrong in public, and taking on Apple.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) How to stand out (7:48) not giving a damn (9:57) liquid vs crystalized intelligence (12:03) constraints breed creativity (18:18) being publicly wrong (24:27) taste vs data (33:25) Being in awe of Shopify  (41:05) how David uses AI (47:49) What won't work today (51:23) who David admires (1:00:13) Longevity decisions (1:07:09) Taking on the App Store and Google — 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 — 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 /

Get Sam & Shaan's pro-level biz resource vault (free): https://clickhubspot.com/kgcm Episode 805: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to the branding genius behind BlackBerry, Sonos, Vercel and Swiffer about how to create a billion-dollar brand name.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) Nothing will be used more than your name (2:01) Windsurf (3:50) Swiffer (10:06) Naming game: Fiber startup (17:14) quantity leads to quality (29:46) Problem solving propositions (32:40) Power letters (35:04) How Sam names a company (40:48) Rate this brand (1-10)  (47:50) Blackberry (48:24) When to change a name (50:47) Presidential slogans (51:43) Recommended reading (53:39) How David thinks about AI — 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 — 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 /

Get Shaan's 4 money rules that took him from broke to $25M by 30: https://clickhubspot.com/sfmc Episode 804: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) team up with the TBPN boys John Coogan ( https://x.com/johncoogan ) and Jordi Hays ( https://x.com/jordihays ) to break down the companies that could make you a millionaire as an employee.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) How to make $1,000,000 (5:05) Zuru  (12:47) Varda Space Industries (19:33) Suno (28:19) TrueMed (37:32) HubSpot (45:13) SemiAnalysis (52:32) Harvey (1:00:01) SendCutSent (1:04:55) Column — Links: • ZURU - https://zurutoys.com/  • Varda -  ​​https://www.varda.com/  • Suno - https://suno.com/  • TrueMed - https://www.truemed.com/  • HubSpot - https://www.hubspot.com/  • SemiAnalysis - https://semianalysis.com/  • Harvey - https://www.harvey.ai/  • SendCutSend - https://sendcutsend.com/  • Column - https://column.com/  • TBPN - https://www.youtube.com/@TBPNLive  — 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 — 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 /

Run your life like a $100M business. Get Sam's system here: https://clickhubspot.com/fhs Episode 803: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) sits down with legendary investor Bill Gurley ( https://x.com/bgurley ) about how to avoid the biggest mistake you can make in life.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) 6 out of 10 people hate their job (11:24) Insane determinism (14:15) Finding your fascination (21:19) Underrated advice: Peer Groups (26:55) Dancing to work (28:44) Learning leadership (33:19) Risk vs uncertainty  (42:19) Be fearful when others are greedy — Links: • Runnin' Down a Dream- https://www.amazon.com/Runnin-Down-Dream-Thrive-Actually/dp/0593799666  — 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 — 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 /

Free course: Build a profitable AI side hustle in 7 days https://clickhubspot.com/dki Episode 802: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to 19-year-old Zach Yadegari ( https://x.com/zach_yadegari ) about selling his $50M/yr app to MyFitnessPal.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) How much? (1:57) getting rejected from Stanford (5:45) 60-second origin story (7:27) "your biggest skill is your audacity" (12:50) the truth about selling a company (23:24) dos and don'ts (27:04) Zach's douchebag arc (29:44) first dumb purchase (33:08) decisions that made the app worth $100M (43:51) Idea 1: Semantic search on IG (45:10) Idea: apps  (48:00) filter for good ideas (54:27) Dinner w/ Steve Cohen (1:03:39) Where Zach is putting his money (1:05:58) What Zach sucks at — Links: • Cal AI - https://www.calai.app/  • MyFitnessPal - https://www.myfitnesspal.com/  — 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 — 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 /

Get Shaan's money rules guide: https://clickhubspot.com/sbk Episode 801: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talks to Sheel Mohnot ( https://x.com/pitdesi ) about the biggest life lessons from investing, who wins in the AI race, plus AI-proof business ideas.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) Life lessons from investing (3:04) Create Your Own Yacht (11:27) The AI race (19:51) the last mile problem  (28:45) The worst mistakes in business history (33:00) Masa Son's Vision Fund (37:42) Bryan Johnson, social media genius? (43:25) IDEA: Buying the Breaking Bad house (50:29) IDEA: Workout classes for seniors — 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 — 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 /