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The Side Hustle King: "Make $20K+/month without money, luck, or …
#864
55:33
April 1, 2026

The Side Hustle King: "Make $20K+/month without money, luck, or …

Free: 200 business ideas with execution plans, tools, and frameworks https://clickhubspot.com/ekfm Episode 811: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Chris Koerner talk about the most overlooked businesses that anyone can start. — Show Notes:  (0:00) Intro (1:54) IDEA 1: govdeals.com (6:52) IDEA 2: Bring AI to small businesses (14:51) IDEA 3: Snail mail club (19:48) $1B IDEA: Feed Amazon workers (24:38) IDEA 5: Tote rental (29:58) IDEA 6: Wall printer (43:57) IDEA 7: RV Rentals (50:45) Bad Business: Vending Machines — Links: • TKO - https://www.youtube.com/@thekoerneroffice  — 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

Oz Pearlman: How To "Read" Minds, Influence Anyone, and Never Fe…
#863
54:27
March 30, 2026

Oz Pearlman: How To "Read" Minds, Influence Anyone, and Never Fe…

Get our business idea database: https://clickhubspot.com/gdmr Episode 810: Sam Parr (  https://x.com/theSamParr ) sits down with Oz Pearlman to talk about how to read people and the pressure of performing in front of millions of people.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) Oz reads Sam’s mind (4:03) What is a mentalist (5:58) Wanting to be loved (7:30) Overcoming fear of rejection (13:22) Getting charged with a felony (20:46) Pressure of performance (26:39) Learning new tricks (34:34) Being a human lie detector (37:52) David Copperfield (43:02) 13 Steps of Mentalism (46:52) Performing for a room of powerful people — Links: • Read Your Mind - https://www.ozpearlman.com/book  — 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

#862
21:28
March 27, 2026

The Skill That Made Steve Jobs Exceptional (and how to learn it)

*Get Sam's top 7 books for entrepreneurs (+ his reading strategy):* https://clickhubspot.com/gdms Episode 809: Sam Parr (  https://x.com/theSamParr ) teaches the one skill you need to know to become irreplaceable in the age of AI. — Show Notes:  (0:00) Taste is your moat (2:20) Case study: Apple (7:57) The rules (9:08) Learning taste — 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

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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
AI & Automation
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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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