My First Million

Ex-Amazon VP reveals what it's really like working with Jeff Bezos

69K views · 2d ago · 1:13:20

Guests: Jeff Bezos, Ethan Evans

Sam's database on how long it takes to become a millionaire Episode 877: Shaan Puri ( ) and Sam Parr ( ) talk to Ethan Evans about what it’s really like to work with Jeff Bezos. Show Notes Hampton (): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply

Topics: Criticism without praise · The every-great-man flaw · Attack mode · “Sometimes all you need is a B” · Strategically patient, but tactically impatient · Work hard, long, and smart

The Arbitrage Hunter: how to find non-obvious opportunities to make millions

59K views · 4d ago · 2:05:25

Guest: Nick Kokonas

Database on how long it takes to become a millionaire Episode 876: Shaan Puri ( ) sits down with Nick Kokonas ( ) to talk about finding arbitrages and how to win an many different games. Show Notes Alinea Tock Hampton (): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply

Topics: How I Became a Trader With $60K · Surviving Day 1 of Anything · The Comfort Trap · Finding Your Arb · No Boats. No Women. No Drugs. · Showing Up

2 business ideas, moats and the best stuff we found on X

44K views · 1w ago · 48:59

Guest: Ben Levy

Database of 300+ business ideas Episode 875: Shaan Puri ( ) and Sam Parr ( ) are joined by Ben Levy ( ) to react to the best stuff on X this week. Show Notes Hampton (): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply

Topics: Idea: Wedding Crashers · Idea: Clavicular's Billion-Dollar Business Opportunity · Elon's Flying Tesla Roadster · Elon Wants to Give Every Kid a Share of SpaceX · Inside Andrew Huberman's Fridge · Peter Levels on Moats

We watched the Elizabeth Holmes doc (and honestly, WTF)

43K views · 1w ago · 53:40

Sam's database on how long it takes to become a millionaire Episode 874: Shaan Puri ( ) and Sam Parr ( ) are breaking down the best documentary of the year. Hampton (): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply

How he beat the S&P 500 for 11 years doing (almost) nothing

71K views · 1w ago · 46:09

Investing guide: 35+ money principles from investors/financial operators Episode 873: Shaan Puri ( ) and Sam Parr ( ) talk about an investor who makes 2.9 decisions a year, Zuck’s victory lap and what happened when Sam hired an executive coach.

Topics: Zero Action Investing · Premortems · Zuck's Victory Lap · The Superpower of 100x Leaders · Sam Hires an Executive Coach · Identify the Game You're Playing

You can’t help but print money if you have these 6 traits

41K views · 2w ago · 37:16

Take our founder personality quiz Episode 872: Shaan Puri ( ) and Sam Parr ( ) talk about the different types of founders. Show Notes Syed Balkhi episode Hampton (): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply

Topics: Natural Money-Makers · Attributes of Natural Money-Makers · The Story of Nick Kokonas · The Story of Jay Gould · Can It Be Learned? · The Story of Syed Balkhi

Marketing so good, you couldn’t tell it’s a scam

26K views · 2w ago · 32:13

$1M Attention Guide: 15+ ways to get eyeballs on what you're building Episode 871: Shaan Puri ( ) and Sam Parr ( ) talk about the diabolical marketing tactics that De Beers used to convince every man to spend 20% of his annual income on a diamond.

Topics: A Brief History of Diamonds · The Marketing Genius of De Beers · Lab-Grown Diamonds · Shaan Goes Into the Back Room at the Jeweler · Bitcoin’s Marketing Genius · The Greatest Generation

3 times reality hit me like a truck

32K views · 2w ago · 21:58

Episode 870: Shaan Puri ( ) tells 3 embarrassing stories. Show Notes Hampton (): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply Visit 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 - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies.

Topics: recent embarrassment · Lesson: “You Can Make Hell Out of Heaven” · business embarrassment · Lesson: “Worship at the Church of Action” · personal embarrassment · Lesson: “The Decision Is Upstream of All Action”

Every successful startup starts with this one advantage

42K views · 3w ago · 1:03:16

Guest: Angel Studios

$1M Attention Guide: 15+ ways to get eyeballs on what you're building Episode 869: Shaan Puri ( ) talks to Angel Studios founder Jeff Harmon ( ) about finding and exploiting glitches. Show Notes Angel Studios Poo-Pourri Squatty Potty Purple

Topics: I helped a dentist create one of the greatest marketing campaigns · How to find the glitch in the system · Go for your own problems · Where is the attention going? · ANGEL · The genius moment behind Squatty Potty, Poo-Pourri

3 businesses we think are about to blow up

65K views · 3w ago · 47:10

Database of 140+ business ideas Episode 868: Shaan Puri ( ) and Sam Parr ( ) talk about 3 business ideas. Show Notes Anduril Oculus BlueChew Hims Beckley Psytech Knights of Columbus Good Sam AARP Angel Studios The Chosen

Topics: Idea: Oxytocin dosing · Idea: Loneliness solutions · Idea: Faith-based businesses · Angel Studios · What’s the reaction to the action? · The brutal business of making hit movies