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This Opportunity Is Hidden In Plain Sight
#872
74:39
April 29, 2026

This Opportunity Is Hidden In Plain Sight

Get our Business Idea Database: https://clickhubspot.com/etsl Episode 819: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) answer the question, “If you’re smart and in your 20s, where’s the opportunity?” — Show Notes:  (0:00) Where is the opportunity right now? (08:01) the buff billionaire (19:43) We break down the TBPN acquisition by OpenAI (31:59) 2 stories of John Coogan being locked in (41:56) William Randolph Hearst (54:48) Collecting 100x talent — Links: • GTA VI - https://www.rockstargames.com/VI  • John Coogan on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@JohnCooganPlus/videos  • Hearst Castle - https://hearstcastle.org/  — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm — 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 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

How to find your thing
#871
54:32
April 27, 2026

How to find your thing

Run your life like a $100M business. Get the system here: https://clickhubspot.com/ehw2c Episode 818: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about how to design a life worth living.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) Follow your bliss (3:33) enthusiasm, enduring enthusiasm, mastery, passion (16:23) Find a loop that you love (24:49) The top 5 regrets of the dying — Links: • The Top 5 Regrets of The Dying - https://a.co/d/07V6Zze9  — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm — 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 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

This guy built a $1B+ brand in 3 years. The product? You'd never…
#870
65:45
April 24, 20261 guest

This guy built a $1B+ brand in 3 years. The product? You'd never…

Get Shaan's guide to go from $0 to $1M: https://clickhubspot.com/etpc Episode 817: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Chad Janis ( https://x.com/chadjanis ) who just sold his gummies business for $1b+ in less than 3 years.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) Intro (1:28) origin story (8:11) $30K to $230K in 1 month (10:33) Naming Gruns (13:14) remixing formats (20:28) only looking for $10b ideas (29:25) 10-minute ecom Marketing Masterclass (41:26) $1b Idea: ACH distribution layer (48:17) Access is everything (57:16) Where Chad is going to spend his money — Links: • Gruns - https://gruns.co/  • Replo - https://www.replo.app/  • Monarch - https://www.monarch.com/  — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm — 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 My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /

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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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