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Resource$30B Founder: SEO is Dead.. Do This Instead
Sam and Shaan interview Dharmesh Shah, CEO of HubSpot, about how he built the company by pioneering inbound marketing through …
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Resource$100B Founder Breaks Down The Biggest AI Business Opportunities For 2025
Sam Parr interviews his former co-founder Shaan Puri about AI agents, emerging technologies, and building companies. Shaan …
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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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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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ResourceJesse Itzler's Exact Playbook For Creating HIT AFTER HIT (#504)
Jesse Itzler, entrepreneur and husband of Spanx founder Sarah Blakely, discusses his journey from struggling rapper and jingle …
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ResourceI Sold Twitch 9 Years Ago For $1B… What I’m Doing Now | Emmett Shear Interview
Emmett Shear, Twitch's creator and co-founder, discusses how AI is reshaping consumer internet opportunities, his philosophy on …
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ResourceThe Exact Pitch Deck I've Used To Raise Millions From Investors (#436)
Shaan presents a detailed template and framework for creating an effective pitch deck to raise money. He walks through each slide, …
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ResourceSilicon Valley Bank Collapsed... Here's What Happened (#430)
Sam and Shaan discuss the Silicon Valley Bank collapse with their guest, breaking down what caused the sudden bank run, who was …
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ResourceHow I Sold Kayak.com For $2 Billion | Paul English Interview (#394)
Sam and Shaan interview Paul English, founder of Kayak and serial entrepreneur who has sold six companies. They discuss Paul's …
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ResourceHow To Build A Viral App & Make Millions From It (#379)
Sam and Shaan discuss their recent interview with Palmer Luckey, then dive deep into an email from Kristen Kent about acquiring …
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ResourceAsking A Billionaire Investor How To Prepare For The Economic Collapse (#371)
Andrew Wilkinson, founder and CEO of Tiny (a holding company that acquires internet businesses), joins Sam and Shaan to discuss …
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ResourceHow Successful Startups Got Their First 1000 Customers (Uber, Product Hunt & More) (#362)
Sam and Shaan discuss the power of doing things that don't scale to build early traction, using examples like Ryan Hoover manually …
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ResourceThe Step By Step Guide To Starting A Business From $0
Sam and Shaan discuss startup prioritization and company building philosophy, contrasting a founder's aspirational investor updates …
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ResourceAdvice For 20 Year Olds Who Want To Make It In Silicon Valley
Shaan reflects on missed investment opportunities and strategic mistakes from his early years in Silicon Valley, including passing …
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ResourceHow To Turn $10,000 Into $150,000 With Angel Investing
Shaan discusses his angel investing strategy and how he's achieved significant returns by leveraging his network, identifying …
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Resource3 Patterns for Great Business Ideas with Jack Abraham, Founder, Managing Partner & CEO at Atomic
Jack Abraham, founder and CEO of Atomic, a startup studio that builds multiple companies per year, joins Sam and Shaan to discuss …
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Resource4 Big Trends and $0 to $1 Billion Startup Idea Frameworks | My First Million #191
Mike Maples, founder of early-stage venture firm Floodgate and investor in Lyft, Twitch, and Twitter, discusses four major …
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ResourceThe Entrepreneur Life Of Sam Parr & Shaan Puri | Mindset | My First Million Podcast - 04/09/2020
Sam and Shaan discuss their recent episode with Andrew Wilkinson (Tiny Capital founder), explore Sam Evans' consulting course …
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ResourceWhat Is Liquid Death Canned Water? | My First Million Podcast
Sam and Shaan discuss Liquid Death, a canned water brand that recently raised funding. The product is plain water packaged in heavy …
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ResourceAlex Chung, founder @ GIPHY
Alex Chung, founder of Giphy, discusses the company's rapid growth to 500 million daily users and $150 million in funding, …
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ResourcePat Brown | Hustle Con 2018
Pat Brown, founder of Impossible Foods, explains why he left his dream job as a researcher to create plant-based meat alternatives. …
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ResourceKara Goldin | Hustle Con 2017
A beverage entrepreneur shares lessons from founding Hint, a zero-calorie flavored water company, emphasizing that great founders …
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ResourceFundraising Tips From Vungle Founder Jack Smith – Hustle Con 2016
Jack, founder of Vungle, shares his journey from being the underdog at Angel Pad accelerator to raising $2 million in seed funding …
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ResourceJason Calacanis shares his business tactics – Hustle Con 2016
Jason Calacanis, an angel investor who has seen 500 companies annually and invested in 150 startups, hosts a Q&A session at Hustle …
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