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My First Million · · 49 min
Sam Parr co-host · 1 pick Shaan Puri co-host · 3 picks BL Ben Levy guest
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What they recommend · 4 picks

38:21
Creative gym session Strong yes Productivity

"Tim Ferriss once said... I basically have like 45 minutes that I'll do a creative gym session... it charges my battery. It has been one of the very few times that I can get in f..."

Shaan Puri ·Shaan's productivity →
40:57
Project Hail Mary Books

"The audiobooks for those things are really good though. Project Hail Mary audiobook was one of the best audiobooks I've ever heard."

Shaan Puri ·3 creators recommend it·Shaan's books →
39:58
Mob Land Media & entertainment

"She just started East of Eden. I like MobLand, this new thing on Paramount."

Sam Parr ·2 creators recommend it·Sam's media & entertainment →

Also mentioned

4:45 Blueprint · "He knows how to get reactions. And he turned it into a very big business in Blueprint."
6:39 Alani Nu · "There's like two guys in Ohio that you've never heard of... Yet, they built Alani Nu. I think sold that for..."
6:41 Prime · "They built Alani Nu. I think sold that for one or two billion. They built Prime with Logan Paul and KSI and..."
8:22 Tesla Roadster · "Elon's been teasing the new Roadster for like 10 years, and he did a demo a couple days ago that he..."
17:42 Momentous · "He talks about his favorite protein brand. I think it was Momentous."
21:20 beehiiv · "Our friend Tyler has this company called beehiiv and he had a great rebuttal where he's like, 'Everyone's..."

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