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Episode 638: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to 14-year-old founder Isaac Katayev ( https://x.com/isaackatayev ) about the startup he launched out of his 7th grade computer class.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) Cookieduck  (4:18) Making $1,500 a day at age 12 (6:19) Price Satellite  (11:08) Being peerless — Links: • Cookieduck Games - http://cookieduck.com  • Price Satellite - http://pricesatellite.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 — 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

16 Loka 202418min

Episode 637: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the conspiracy theory behind Bitcoin’s biggest mystery.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) The making of Satoshi (14:02) Is Peter Todd the guy? (30:20) A "1 minute" case for Bitcoin (35:21) “It's political suicide to not be pro crypto" (43:42) Must watch crypto thriller movies (46:32) SBF and FTX update — Links: • Money Electric - https://tinyurl.com/yw5mktnn  • Bitcoin Forum - https://bitcointalk.org/  • Fidelity Crypto Funds - https://www.fidelity.com/etfs/crypto-funds  • Trust No One - https://tinyurl.com/32fxa9y3  • The Night Of - https://tinyurl.com/3wmm68cc  — 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 — 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

14 Loka 202457min

Episode 636: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the rise and fall of Mike Lynch aka The British Bill Gates and his mysterious death onboard his $30M dollar yacht.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) The British Bill Gates Dies in Freak Yacht accident (14:51) The Kennedy Curse, conspiracies and coincidences (20:49) Sam bombs his meeting with the mayor (33:50) Branding to attract equals (44:36) Work backwards from the customers (48:00) Knowing something in your head vs your hands — Links: • Philosophize This! - https://www.philosophizethis.org/  • Wait But Why - https://waitbutwhy.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 — 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

10 Loka 202452min

Episode 635: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Elad Gil ( https://x.com/eladgil ) about the three things he looks for when betting on startups, how he became an early investor in Anduril, plus 3 business ideas he thinks someone should go after.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) How to be successful in angel investing (3:00) How to create a bankroll  (5:00) Making the great works of history available to anyone anywhere (7:21) The 1 thing that matters in a business (10:21) How to master a new topic like defense tech (12:15) Investing in Anduril in the first round (15:47) $1b dollar 1 person companies (18:51) Missionary vs mercenary (22:12) Idea: new schools inspired by Ancient Greece (25:49) Idea: A drug that makes you live longer (34:56) Idea: Large scale monuments to flex (44:25) Gil's Guide to Intensive Travel — Links: • Elad’s blog - https://eladgil.com/  • Proof School - https://www.proofschool.org/ • BioAge Labs - https://bioagelabs.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 — 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

8 Loka 202451min

Episode 635: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the things Shaan learned while at Re-convene in Los Angeles.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) the low-status-technique for becoming high-status at a conference (7:09) the richer the guy, the weirder the guy (12:17) dressing well vs. dressing comfortably (18:25) meeting mike posner (26:06) little luxuries  — 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 — 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

4 Loka 202432min

Episode 634: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk  about Shoji Morimoto, the Japanese guy who’s making $80k/yr renting himself out to friendless people, Autopilot’s viral marketing stunt, PLUS how to make $1M in 8 weeks. — Show Notes:  (0:00) The Do Nothing Man: $80K/yr for doing nothing (4:23) The new male situationship (11:24) Setting long term intentions (14:06) Non-sexual companionship-as-a-service (21:52) Professional grievers (24:18) Autopilot’s badass marketing stunt (32:37) Blue Collar Side Hustle: Porch Pumpkins ($1M in 8 weeks) — Links: • Rent a Friend - https://rentafriend.com/ • Papa - https://www.papa.com/ • Sugar Daddy - https://www.sugardaddy.com/ • Autopilot - https://www.joinautopilot.com/ • Porch Pumpkins - https://porchpumpkins.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 — 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

2 Loka 202444min

Episode 633: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talks to Steph Smith ( https://x.com/stephsmithio ) about the mega trend called the Silver Tsunami. — Show Notes:  (0:00) Silver tsunami (7:10) Perimenopause = 6k new customers a day (10:57) One chart opportunity: Nursing homes and assisted living (18:28) Why entrepreneurs are sleeping on this space (20:11) Opportunity: Measuring and tracking (27:36) Idea: Stava for CGMs (39:41) Idea: Solutions for nerd neck (44:19) Idea: Niche paddle sports leagues (56:18) The smile curve — Links: • Our World In Data - https://ourworldindata.org/ • The Longevity Imperative - https://tinyurl.com/mr2m46vk • Bonafide Health - https://hellobonafide.com/ • Gennev - https://www.gennev.com/ • All Akiyas - https://www.allakiyas.com/ • Numlock News - https://www.numlock.com/ • Outlive - https://tinyurl.com/ybewhrw4 • Levels - https://www.levels.com/ • Dexcom - https://www.dexcom.com/ • Stelo - https://www.stelo.com/ • Q Bio - https://www.q.bio/ • Internet Pipes - http://internetpipes.com/ — 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/ — 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 My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

30 Syys 20241h 1min

Episode 632: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to John Allen ( https://x.com/MrBallen ) and Nick Witters ( https://x.com/themrwitters ), the minds behind MrBallen and Ballen Studios.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) Being a creator on hard mode (7:19) Slow is smooth and smooth is fast (8:44) Being hit by a grenade in combat (17:03) Elite Meet (18:29) John's TikTok ideas bank (21:42) The SEALs turn on John (25:02) How telling 1 story launched MrBallen (28:18) Getting unstuck (35:02) Be rich or be a king? (40:44) The North Star for Ballen (44:00) 1 thing to be a better storyteller — Links: • MrBallen on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen • MrBallen on TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mrballen • Ballen Studios - https://ballenstudios.com/ • Elite Meet - https://elitemeetus.org/ • Dyaltov Pass TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mrballen/video/6799049964937809157 — 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/ — 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 My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

27 Syys 202451min