Episodes featuring My First Million
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Sam Parr and Shaan Puri, with Ben and Diego, break down Nathan Fielder's Elizabeth Holmes documentary You Can See Everything, arguing it leaves viewers more confused about who she really is.
Sam Parr and Shaan Puri look at a retail investor who beat the S&P 500 in 11 of 12 years making about 2.9 trades a year, then cover decision-making, choosing your game, and handling fear.
Sam Parr and Shaan Puri break down six traits shared by people who consistently make money across different industries, and compare several distinct wealth-building archetypes.
Sam Parr and Shaan Puri break down how De Beers turned diamonds into an $80 billion industry using manufactured scarcity, emotional marketing, and Hollywood influence.
Shaan Puri shares three personal stories of public embarrassment and how the painful feedback from each forced him to rethink his approach to business and self-perception.
Jeff Harmon, who built Squatty Potty and PooPourri into major brands, joins Sam Parr and Shaan Puri to explain how he finds overlooked market opportunities and turns them into big businesses.
Sam Parr, Shaan Puri, and Palmer Luckey discuss three early-stage business opportunities: oxytocin nasal sprays, community-based financial products, and values-driven media companies.
Sam Parr and Shaan Puri test three AI personal assistant apps, Instinct, Muse, and Grokbot, and argue this category is the next big shift in consumer tech.
MIT computer scientist Rizwan Virk joins Sam Parr and Shaan Puri to discuss the simulation hypothesis and why physics, religion, and AI behavior all point toward reality being a computational system.
Sam Parr and Shaan Puri make the case for using the last 99 days of the year as a focused sprint to hit goals before 2027, covering planning frameworks, event strategy, and business lessons.
Grant Lafontaine, founder of Whatnot, joins Sam Parr and Shaan Puri to explain how he built a $20 billion live commerce platform in six and a half years.
Joe Hudson, executive coach to Sam Altman and other top CEOs, joins My First Million to explain why grinding hurts performance and what actually drives success.
Shaan Puri shares how he grew My First Million to 100 million downloads, offering a practical framework for building an audience online.
David Rubenstein joins Sam Parr and Shaan Puri to discuss building Carlyle Group from $5 million to $500 billion, covering fundraising, hiring, and staying paranoid about failure.
Tony Hawk joins Sam Parr and Shaan Puri to talk about building a career and business empire from skateboarding, covering money, creativity, and giving back.
Danny Yeung joins Sam Parr and Shaan Puri to explain how he grew supplement brand IM8 to $200M in annual revenue in just 20 months.
Sam Parr and Shaan Puri discuss how niche hobbies can become real businesses, using examples like perfume tours and the Equine Network's $300M valuation.
Shaan Puri walks through seven management tactics used by Bezos, MrBeast, and Peter Thiel that sound extreme but work to drive performance and cut organizational bloat.
Zapier founder Wade Foster demonstrates three AI workflows he uses to save time and improve decisions, including briefings, arguing agents, and war council simulations.
Allison Ellsworth, co-founder of Poppi, joins Sam Parr and Shaan Puri to explain how she sold her soda brand to PepsiCo for $2 billion in 4.5 years.