My First Million

Episode 701: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr [https://x.com/theSamParr] ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP [https://x.com/ShaanVP] ) talk about Nick Saban’s car dealership play, plus the most defensible ideas for AI startups.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) Car dealership billionaires (13:35) Local Maxima (17:07) Most defensible AI ideas right now 34:40) AI workflows for profitable newsletters (43:10) Spermracing  — Links: • Want to make $ with AI? Get the database here: https://clickhubspot.com/bfu [https://clickhubspot.com/bfu] • John Elway - https://www.elwaydealers.com/ [https://www.elwaydealers.com/]  • Lovable - https://lovable.dev/ [https://lovable.dev/]  • Replit - https://replit.com/ [https://replit.com/] • Bolt - https://bolt.new/ [https://bolt.new/] — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd [https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd] — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ [https://www.joinhampton.com/] • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ [https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/] • Copy That - https://copythat.com [https://copythat.com/] • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth [https://joinhampton.com/wealth] • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ [http://samslist.co/] My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

Want to spot trends before they explode? Get the guide here: https://clickhubspot.com/wdv [https://clickhubspot.com/wdv] Episode 700: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr [https://x.com/theSamParr] ) talks to Steph Smith ( https://x.com/stephsmithio [https://x.com/stephsmithio] ) about business trends that are currently untapped and ripe for opportunity to build businesses around.  Use code "MFM" to get access to Steph's Internet Pipes - http://internetpipes.com/ — Show Notes:  (0:00) Trend 1: Hearing Loss (11:33) Trend 2: eVTOL (17:42) Trend 3: Psychedelics (24:26) Trend 4: New Job Skills (42:50) Trend5: Nature technology — Links: https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/new-rule-faa-ready-air-travel-future https://psychedelicalpha.com/data/psychedelic-laws https://x.com/stephsmithio/status/1877418726485799283 [https://x.com/stephsmithio/status/1877418726485799283] https://www.amazon.com/Immense-World-Animal-Senses-Reveal/dp/0593133234 [https://www.amazon.com/Immense-World-Animal-Senses-Reveal/dp/0593133234] https://asknature.org/ [https://asknature.org/] https://internetpipes.com/ [https://internetpipes.com/] https://mischiefusa.com/ [https://mischiefusa.com/] https://clickhubspot.com/wdv [https://clickhubspot.com/wdv] — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd [https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd] — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ [https://www.joinhampton.com/] • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ [https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/] • Copy That - https://copythat.com [https://copythat.com/] • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth [https://joinhampton.com/wealth] • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ [http://samslist.co/] My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

Want your own $100M side project? Get our guide to win your first 100 customers: https://clickhubspot.com/wfp [https://clickhubspot.com/wfp] Episode 699: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr [https://x.com/theSamParr] ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP [https://x.com/ShaanVP] ) talk to Elan Lee ( https://x.com/elanlee [https://x.com/elanlee] ) about growing Exploding Kittens from a $10K Kickstarter campaign to $100M dollar company.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) Humble Success: Exploding Kittens Insights (8:07) The origin story - From 10k to $9M on kickstarter (16:17) Focus on the crowd, not the funding (20:41) Games should not be entertaining (23:52) The Kitty Test pilots (27:57) $0 marketing hacks (38:49) Pushing past the ‘no’ (41:07) Business as a game (45:32) Creativity loves constraints (54:28) Irritation is the source of innovation (59:13) Designing a game with Tim Ferriss (01:04:08) Do what never makes you bored — Links: • Exploding Kittens - https://www.explodingkittens.com/ [https://www.explodingkittens.com/]  • Paxsite - https://www.paxsite.com [https://www.paxsite.com]  • Elan on TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mrelanlee [https://www.tiktok.com/@mrelanlee]  — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd [https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd]

HELP US WIN A WEBBY FOR BEST CREATOR [https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2025/podcasts/features/best-creator-or-influencer-series] AND BEST VIDEO SERIES [https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2025/podcasts/features/best-video-series] Episode 698: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr [https://x.com/theSamParr] ) talks to David Senra ( https://x.com/FoundersPodcast [https://x.com/FoundersPodcast] ) about what qualities make an anti-business billionaire.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) High Level of Disagreeableness (9:02) Extreme Self-Confidence (12:55) Product Quality Obsessed (18:37) Retention of Total Control (27:28) Exit Strategy is Death — Links: • Steal Sam's guide to turn ChatGPT into your Executive Coach: https://clickhubspot.com/wcv [https://clickhubspot.com/wcv] • Play Nice But Win - https://tinyurl.com/uuwumk8d [https://tinyurl.com/uuwumk8d]  • Creative Selection - https://tinyurl.com/bdz8f9ae [https://tinyurl.com/bdz8f9ae]  • Founders Podcast - https://www.founderspodcast.com/ [https://www.founderspodcast.com/] — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd [https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd] — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ [https://www.joinhampton.com/] • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ [https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/] • Copy That - https://copythat.com [https://copythat.com/] • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth [https://joinhampton.com/wealth] • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ [http://samslist.co/] My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

HELP US WIN A WEBBY FOR BEST CREATOR [https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2025/podcasts/features/best-creator-or-influencer-series] AND BEST VIDEO SERIES [https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2025/podcasts/features/best-video-series] Join Shaan Puri and Nick Huber for a free CEO Bootcamp [https://lu.ma/5kbwnk7v] on April 16th at 2pm EST Episode 697: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP [https://x.com/ShaanVP] ) sits down with James Currier ( https://x.com/JamesCurrier [https://x.com/JamesCurrier] ) to talk about going from $0 to $110M through network effects.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) $0 to $1.6B (4:23) Your life on network effects (8:00) Savage founders (13:40) Speed (15:49) The art of unlearning (21:23) Technology window curves (30:29) Network Vampire attacks (37:37) Language first (43:15) Tickle (42:29) Finding a business bromance (58:47) James isolation mistake (1:01:27) Become an API (1:05:02) AI business ideas (1:16:07) What to do in your 20s (1:22:18) One world currency (1:32:16) Go to therapy — Links: • Steal Shaan's $20M Pitch Deck: https://clickhubspot.com/qrd [https://clickhubspot.com/qrd] • NFX - https://www.nfx.com/ [https://www.nfx.com/]  — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd [https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd] — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ [https://www.joinhampton.com/] • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ [https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/] • Copy That - https://copythat.com [https://copythat.com/] • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth [https://joinhampton.com/wealth] • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ [http://samslist.co/] My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano