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ResourceHow Virtual Horses are Making Millions & A Potential 9-Figure Company | My First Million #181
Sam and Shaan discuss their recent podcast performance and brainstorm several business opportunities: Peak, a testosterone …
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ResourceFurqan Rydhan on What It's Like Co-founding a $20B Company | My First Million #180
Shaan and Sam interview their guest Fur Khan, a co-founder of AppLovin (which went public at ~$20-30B valuation), about his career …
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ResourceHow the UFC Became a Multi-Billion Dollar Brand | My First Million #179
Sam and Shaan discuss the business of the UFC—its ownership by Endeavor, revenue model, and fighter compensation—before diving into …
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ResourceBalaji on How to Fix the Media, Cloud Communities & Crypto | MFM #178
Balaji Srinivasan joins Sam and Shaan to discuss the future of media, crypto, and decentralized systems. He traces how tech and …
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ResourceHow a City Tour is Making Millions, & Selling Manhood | My First Million # 177
Sam and Shaan discuss their podcast's growth to #14 on iTunes and share numerous business ideas spanning media, education, …
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ResourceHow to Buy Distressed Assets, How to Network with Codie Sanchez | My First Million Ep. #176
Cody Sanchez, a private equity investor and newsletter writer, joins Sam and Shaan to discuss alternative paths to wealth-building …
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ResourceBrainstorming Million Dollar Ideas with Elaine Zelby | My First Million Ep. #175
Sam and Shaan interview Elaine Zelby, a partner at Signal Fire VC, to discuss her venture capital firm's data-driven approach to …
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ResourceHow to Network with Billionaires with Andrew Wilkinson | My First Million Ep. #174
Sam and Shaan discuss Andrew Wilkinson's portfolio of companies and acquisition strategy. They explore Wilkinson's approach to …
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ResourceHow Beachbody Makes Money, & Brainstorming "HackerNews for X" | My First Million #173
Sam and Shaan discuss growth strategies for their podcast and explore three business models: niche news aggregators (like Hacker …
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ResourceMFM #172 - Advice to Young Entrepreneurs, Indie Businesses Making Millions, & How to Grow a Podcast
Sam and Shaan discuss their My First Million podcast's growth to ~22,000 downloads per episode and their strategies to reach …
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ResourceMFM #171: How to Generate Millions from Paid Events (Bootstrapped)
Sam and Shaan discuss Sam Bankman-Fried's crypto arbitrage business that turned him into a billionaire, explore how Sam Parr built …
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ResourceBradley Jacobs: The Man Who Started 5, Billion-Dollar Companies
Sam discusses Brad Jacobs, a serial entrepreneur who has started five companies worth over $1 billion each across industries like …
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ResourceHow Cleveland Cavalier's Owner, Dan Gilbert, Got So Rich
Sam explores the story of Dan Gilbert, the founder of Quicken Loans and owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers, whose net worth grew from …
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ResourceWhat Talking to Warren Buffett Is Like
The hosts discuss a guest's experience calling Warren Buffett directly and speaking with him for over an hour. The conversation …
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ResourceMFM #169: How One Man Has Built 5, Billion Dollar Companies
Sam and Andrew discuss two contrasting entrepreneurial approaches through the lens of Brad Jacobs and Dan Gilbert. Brad Jacobs …
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ResourceMFM #168 - How to Reverse Engineer Businesses, The Indonesian King of Coal & the Story of Adidas
Sam and Shaan discuss a range of business ideas and stories, including drop servicing companies like Turned Yellow (custom …
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ResourceHere's How We're Investing Our Money
Sam and Shaan answer a listener question about their personal investment portfolios and philosophies. Sam describes a conservative …
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ResourceHow to Multitask as an Entrepreneur
Sam Parr discusses his approach to managing multiple projects and side hustles while working full-time at Twitch, explaining how he …
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ResourceMFM #167: Answering Your Questions On Investments, Businesses and Life
Sam and Shaan answer audience questions about their personal investments, philosophy on hiring friends, biggest insecurities, and …
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ResourceWhat Will the Next Opendoor Be?
Sam and Shaan discuss the "Open Door for X" business model, where companies provide instant liquidity for traditionally illiquid …
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ResourceHow Chess and Sudoku Websites Make Millions
Sam and Shaan explore the "New Zealand business" archetype—profitable, independent companies with cult followings in simple, …
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ResourceHow You Can Scale Your E-Commerce Business Globally?
Sam explores a business opportunity in e-commerce expansion: partnering with D2C brands to handle their international operations in …
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ResourceMFM #166: Why a Sudoku Company Sold for $640m, "Opendoor for X" & Franchising Tech Companies
Sam and Shaan explore the 'Open Door for X' business model—companies that provide instant liquidity for illiquid assets—examining …
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ResourceHow Sam Parr Does Deep Research on Wealthy People
Sam discusses how real estate holdings can reveal someone's true wealth, and uses this method to research Brian Carringer, who …
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