Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) talks with vegan ultra-endurance athlete and entrepreneur, Rich Roll (@richroll) about starting from nothing to building a million dollar business based on his love of eating plants, fitness, and being an inspiration for personal transformation. ----- Links: * Rich Roll * Rich Roll YouTube * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter. ----- Show Notes: (02:30) - Rich Roll's background (13:50) - How to get 11M+ views on YouTube (26:00) - How to do storytelling well (32:30) - From a yurt on a mango farm to now (38:30) - How Rich Roll developed a business structure (40:50) - The business of cookbooks (47:25) - Breaking down revenue (57:45) - Advice for those starting out ----- Past guests on My First Million include Rob Dyrdek, Hasan Minhaj, Balaji Srinivasan, Jake Paul, Dr. Andrew Huberman, Gary Vee, Lance Armstrong, Sophia Amoruso, Ariel Helwani, Ram...
Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) talk with Producer Ben (@BenWilsonTweets) about his surprise phone call with YouTube sensation, Mr. Beast, the power of hypnosis, and ambitious people. ----- Links: * Mr. Beast * Intro.co * Grace Smith * Aviator Nation * Write Like Shaan * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter. ----- Show Notes: (18:15) - Intro.co and Hypnosis (29:30) - Aviator Nation (38:05) - Shaan's mother's immigration story (48:30) - People who follow through (58:10) - Hanging out with ambitious people (01:02:35) - Thoughts on Pieter Levels podcast ----- Past guests on My First Million include Rob Dyrdek, Hasan Minhaj, Balaji Srinivasan, Jake Paul, Dr. Andrew Huberman, Gary Vee, Lance Armstrong, Sophia Amoruso, Ariel Helwani, Ramit Sethi, Stanley Druckenmiller, Peter Diamandis, Dharmesh Shah, Brian Halligan, Marc Lore, Jason Calacanis, Andrew Wil...
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) answers one listener's question: What did you do differently that allowed you to succeed, that you think other people who had similar circumstances to you, did not? Where did you succeed where they did not? To submit your question and hear yourself on My First Million, go to MFMPod.com and click on the circle with the microphone in the lower right hand corner. ----- Links: * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter.
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) talk to Pieter Levels (@levelsio) about being a solopreneur who makes nearly $3M a year with no employees while living a nomadic lifestyle. Also, want $5,000? Check out the My First Million Clips contest. ----- Links: * Nomad List * RemoteOK * BuyNothing * Derek Sivers * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter. ----- Show Notes: (02:40) - How Sam gets in touch with people (05:50) - How much Pieter makes (13:25) - How to become a hit solopreneur (20:10) - What Pieter uses to build (23:45) - Building to earn vs. building to sell (29:55) - How movements grow (30:25) - Thinking big as a solopreneur/Indie Hacker (35:35) - Businesses that could earn you $20k a month (42:30) - How Pieter spends and invests his money (47:10) - Why Pieter believes in Asia (52:40) - What Pieter spends money on (01:01:15) - Who Peter admires -----...
Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) talk to Co-Founder & CTO of HubSpot, Dharmesh Shah (@dharmesh), about why a bad economy is a good time to start a business, creating an alternative to Wordle, and the trillion dollar Venn diagram of success. Also, want $5,000? Check out the My First Million Clips contest. ----- Links: * HubSpot * Why to Start a Startup in a Bad Economy article * WordPlay * Maven writing course * Shaan tweet about starting the next Pixar * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter. ----- Show Notes: (02:10) - Why renting is better than owning (25:20) - Framework for three types of employees (35:05) - Why Dharmesh built WordPlay (01:07:55) - Driving value through an intersection of skills (Trillion dollar Venn diagram) (01:12:10) - Why Shaan is starting the next Pixar ----- Past guests on My First Million include Rob Dyrdek, Hasan Minhaj, B...
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) answers one listener's question: What are some tips and tricks that you do to keep your imagination, creativity alive, especially when you feel stuck or you don't know what to do? To submit your question and hear yourself on My First Million, go to MFMPod.com and click on the circle with the microphone in the lower right hand corner. ----- Links: * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter.
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) talk to Founder & CEO at ProfitWell, Patrick Campbell (@Patticus), about the billion dollar quilting industry, using spy secrets in business, buying cheap debt and a hostile takeover of a person. Also, want $5,000? Check out the My First Million Clips contest. ----- Links: * ProfitWell * Missouri Star Quilt Co. * Hallmark * KMikeyM * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter. ----- Show Notes: (01:35) - Patrick Campbell background (07:55) - Surprising businesses: Quilting and craft industry (20:55) - Chili's and Applebees (25:25) - Why you should invest in unsexy businesses (26:50) - Rolling up trades & things for old people (30:05) - Using spy secrets to get competitive intel (46:30) - Buying debt to forgive it (49:40) - How it feels to get very rich very young (55:00) - Hostile takeover of a person ----- Past guests on ...
Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) discuss the tools they use to reverse engineer businesses. Also, want $5,000? Check out the My First Million Clips contest. ----- Links: * FirstVersions.com * TechCrunch * Wayback Machine * Pocket * ShopifySalesData.com * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter. ----- Past guests on My First Million include Rob Dyrdek, Hasan Minhaj, Balaji Srinivasan, Jake Paul, Dr. Andrew Huberman, Gary Vee, Lance Armstrong, Sophia Amoruso, Ariel Helwani, Ramit Sethi, Stanley Druckenmiller, Peter Diamandis, Dharmesh Shah, Brian Halligan, Marc Lore, Jason Calacanis, Andrew Wilkinson, Julian Shapiro, Kat Cole, Codie Sanchez, Nader Al-Naji, Steph Smith, Trung Phan, Nick Huber, Anthony Pompliano, Ben Askren, Ramon Van Meer, Brianne Kimmel, Andrew Gazdecki, Scott Belsky, Moiz Ali, Dan Held, Elaine Zelby, Michael Saylor, Ryan Begelman, Jack ...
Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) talk about why billionaires should really fly first class, the power of Grant Cardone, how Sam enraged Goldman Sachs, and more. Also, want $5,000? Check out the My First Million Clips contest. ----- Links: * StrollMag * Axios article * Flashes and Flames * ConvertKit * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter. ----- Show Notes: (01:00) - Flying coach (09:45) - Grant Cardone (19:00) - Sam's new business + aligning values (30:30) - N2 Publishing/Stroll Mag (39:15) - ConvertKit (45:30) - How Sam enraged Goldman Sachs (47:55) - Life Hack: Family traditions ----- Past guests on My First Million include Rob Dyrdek, Hasan Minhaj, Balaji Srinivasan, Jake Paul, Dr. Andrew Huberman, Gary Vee, Lance Armstrong, Sophia Amoruso, Ariel Helwani, Ramit Sethi, Stanley Druckenmiller, Peter Diamandis, Dharmesh Shah, Brian Halligan, Marc Lor...
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) talk to tech investor and entrepreneur Michael Girdley (@girdley), about selling fireworks, how to hire great CEOs, and what it takes to operate a successful holding company. Also, want $5,000? Check out the My First Million Clips contest. ----- Links: * Michael Girdley * Near * Alley Corp * Zola * Black Rifle Coffee * Pop Sockets * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter. ----- Show Notes: (05:00) - How rich are you? (08:55) - Which business is the best cash cow? (15:40) - Waste paper mill in China (21:30) - The anti-advice of Berkshire Hathaway (27:05) - Hiring great CEOs (32:50) - What it takes to run a holdco (56:40) - Unpopular opinions ----- Past guests on My First Million include Rob Dyrdek, Hasan Minhaj, Balaji Srinivasan, Jake Paul, Dr. Andrew Huberman, Gary Vee, Lance Armstrong, Sophia Amoruso, Ariel Helwani, ...