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ResourceWhy Buying A House Makes Zero Financial Sense | ft. Ramit Sethi
Sam and Shaan discuss why renting often makes more financial sense than buying a home, especially in high cost-of-living cities. …
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Resource5 Genius Business Tactics Turning Broke Authors Into Millionaires
Sam explores unconventional revenue streams for authors beyond book sales, analyzing how Ryan Holiday, James Patterson, Jack Carr, …
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ResourceBusiness Finds: Hormozi’s Skool Investment, $700M Water & VC Hacks
Sam and Shaan debut their 'Friday Quickie' format, sharing six interesting finds from the week: a VC deal-flow photography hack, a …
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ResourceI Tried Outsmarting Nancy Pelosi's Investment Strategy
Sam and Shaan discuss individual stock trading, examining Nancy Pelosi's impressive track record and Shaan's recent Google stock …
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ResourceDecoding The Extreme Personalities of The Top 1% (Savage Mindset)
Shaan explores what makes certain individuals 'all in'—completely committed to their pursuits—by examining Egan Durban (managing …
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ResourceThis AI Startup Idea Has 500 Million Customers Waiting For It
Sam and Shaan interview Jason Cohen, founder of Smart Bear (sold for $2B) and WP Engine (a multi-billion dollar web hosting …
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ResourceThe 3 Biggest Business Opportunities Of 2024 w/ Syed Balkhi
Syed Balkhi, a bootstrapped founder who built a billion-dollar company without external funding, returns to discuss three specific …
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ResourceThe 3-Step Writing Framework That Helped Us Build +$10M Newsletters
Sam Parr and Shaan Puri teach a crash course on becoming a better writer by focusing on persuasion, clarity of thought, and idea …
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Resource3 Niche Business Ideas We Thought Would Fail… But Actually Crushed It
Sam and Shaan discuss two investment misses: Jenny AI, an essay-writing assistant that grew from $2K MRR to $300K MRR through niche …
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ResourceMy Mother-in-Law Started a $1M Side Hustle In Her 50's
Sam and Shaan discuss three business stories: Sam's chance encounter renting a fugitive entrepreneur's house, an update on …
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ResourceWhat Stock Would Warren Buffett Buy If He Started Over In 2024?
Sam and Shaan each pitch a stock they believe could outperform the S&P 500's ~10.5% annual return over 10 years. Shaan makes the …
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ResourceThe Dark Story Behind Pornhub’s $1.5B Business Empire
Shaan explores the fascinating history of PornHub and MindGeek, tracing how a platform built by three Canadian college friends grew …
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ResourceHow I Went From Intern To CEO In 6 Months (My First Startup Gig)
Sam and Shaan introduce a new segment called 'Questionable Advice' where they answer questions about standing out as an employee in …
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ResourceHow This +$80M Founder Launches A Startup In A Weekend | ft. Noah Kagain (#546)
Noah Kagan, founder of AppSumo and author of Million Dollar Weekend, joins Sam and Shaan to discuss his philosophy of action over …
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Resource6 Retro Business Ideas That Could Be As Big As LEGO ($11.8B)
Sam and Shaan explore the booming adult fan of Lego (AFOL) market and discover two fascinating niche businesses built around …
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Resource$20M In ONE Day?! (#544)
Sam and Shaan explore business stories and lessons, discussing Follow-up Boss's $500M exit built through grassroots Facebook …
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ResourceBrainstorming +$1M Weird Business Ideas With Morning Brew’s CEO Austin Rief (#543)
Austin Rief joins Sam and Shaan to discuss unusual business models, from boozy bingo raves generating claimed $20M in revenue to …
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ResourceTony Robbins Changes My Life (48 Minute Coaching Session)
Sam Parr interviews Tony Robbins about his journey from poverty to building a $7 billion business empire, the three transformational …
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Resource$250M Founder Reveals How The Rich Avoid Taxes (Legally) | ft. Ankur Nagpal
Ankur Nagpal, the founder of Carry (a solo 401k platform) and former founder of Teachable (sold for $250M), joins Sam and Shaan to …
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ResourceWe Got Drunk And Came Up With 8 Business Ideas (#540)
Sam and Shaan return for their annual "drunk ideas" episode, brainstorming half-baked business concepts while Sam drinks Liquid …
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ResourceEverything I Learned From 48 Hours With MrBeast (The +$1B Mindset) (#539)
Shaan returns from Camp MFM, an exclusive networking event featuring 20 successful entrepreneurs and creators in Greenville, North …
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ResourceNick Bare Tells ALL: Natural Vs Steroids, $60M Supplement Empire & Sub-3 Marathons
Sam Parr hosts fitness influencer Nick Bare and writer Sahil Bloom to discuss health, training, and business. The episode covers …
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ResourceWhy This $4M SaaS Founder Started A Trash Collecting Side Hustle
Sam and Shaan kick off the new year by discussing alternatives to traditional New Year's resolutions, including bingo cards, …
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ResourceFrom College Dropout To 40 Million Dollars At Age 23
Sam Ratner, who sold a sports betting platform to fubo TV for $40 million at age 23, discusses his journey from dropping out of …
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