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This AI agent completes your To-Do list (plus 4 AI tools that’ll…
#848
57:20
February 13, 2026

This AI agent completes your To-Do list (plus 4 AI tools that’ll…

Get the cheat sheet: 5 AI tools to make your first million https://clickhubspot.com/ybo Episode 795: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) show each other the cool things they’ve built with AI.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) 1 - Do Anything (18:32) 2 - Business bio wikipedia (30:11) 3 - Muse Art (42:13) 4 - Fit finder (47:20) 5 - Sales Call Agent — Links: • Do Anything - https://www.doanything.com/  • Pulse - https://openai.com/index/introducing-chatgpt-pulse/  • Nebula - https://www.nebula.gg/  • Wisprflow - https://wisprflow.ai/  • NotebookLM - https://notebooklm.google/ — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com  • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm 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 - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC • I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out: beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - 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 /

Hosts: Sam Parr & Shaan Puri

My mother-in-law's side hustle made $1M selling pillows?!?
#847
41:59
February 11, 2026

My mother-in-law's side hustle made $1M selling pillows?!?

Get 100 more side hustle ideas to make your first $1M: https://clickhubspot.com/rdn Episode 794: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talks to his mother-in-law about how she built a $1M business in her 50s by selling pillows.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) Smithe's origin story (6:37) Pillows! (12:57) First 100 customers (15:32) momentum is your first $1 (19:40) nothing to lose (31:56) the first time Smithe met Sam — Links: • Smithy Home Couture - https://smithyhomecouture.com/  — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com  • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm 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 - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC • I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out: beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - 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 /

Hosts: Sam Parr & Shaan Puri

6 Trends You’ve Never Heard Of (That Might Explode)
#846
56:01
February 9, 2026

6 Trends You’ve Never Heard Of (That Might Explode)

Get our free database with 140+ business ideas: https://clickhubspot.com/rvh Episode 793: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about 6 ideas that will explode in 2026.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) Trend: Alcohol is in the gutter (8:12) Trend: Voltra (16:14) Trend: Physical AI (22:51) Trend: Too many podcasts, too little time (31:23) Trend: Peptides, peptides everywhere (35:34) Trend: Sports betting and the consequences (45:03) Hormozi X Tony Robbins — Links: • Ultra Pouches - https://takeultra.com/  • VOLTRA - https://www.beyond-power.com/  • Garage Gym Reviews - https://www.garagegymreviews.com/  • Plaud - https://www.plaud.ai/  • Bondu - https://bondu.com/  • The Handy - https://www.thehandy.com/  • Colossus - https://colossus.com/  • Relentless Podcast - https://www.therelentless.org/   — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com  • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm 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 - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC • I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out: beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - 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 /

Hosts: Sam Parr & Shaan Puri

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Niche AI Companion App Studio

Create specialized AI digital companions tailored to specific emotional needs or hobbies to capture the massive engagement seen by platforms like Character AI.

From: 10 AI Business Ideas From The Queen of AI ft. Sarah Guo
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Automated AI Headshot Ad Funnel

A low-overhead business running paid advertising funnels that use AI to generate professional headshots for LinkedIn and corporate use.

From: 10 AI Business Ideas From The Queen of AI ft. Sarah Guo
AI & Automation
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The AI E-commerce Merchant Agent

Software that replaces the manual work of managing a Shopify store, including product tagging, automated merchandising, and SEO-optimized descriptions.

From: 10 AI Business Ideas From The Queen of AI ft. Sarah Guo

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Sam expressed interest in interviewing her to understand her motivations and the reasoning behind her actions at Theranos.

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Grant CardoneMentioned

The hosts are fascinated by his wealth indicators, like his private jet, and want to discuss his business tactics.

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