I talk to Ben about creating luck, his barbell method, plus 6 half-baked business ideas
My First Million23 Jun 2025

I talk to Ben about creating luck, his barbell method, plus 6 half-baked business ideas

Want to scale? Get 700 side hustle prompts: https://clickhubspot.com/blv Episode 719: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talks to his business partner Ben Levy about creating luck, his barbell method for building relationships and 6 half-baked business ideas. Apply to join Club LTV - https://tinyurl.com/3y478hm2 — Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (4:01) Your first believer (6:11) The K Academy (9:38) Ben as a product (17:53) Measuring luck (23:43) Barbell method (30:24) Idea: Court side seats (33:44) Idea: Lunch Bounty (36:51) Idea: Birkins for everyone (45:31) Idea: Survivor for post-economic people (50:50) Idea: Cool carpel tunnel brand (53:42) Idea: Coach K in a box — 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 — 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

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#59 - YC Demo Day Startups, Airbnb Survival & Teachable Acquisition

#59 - YC Demo Day Startups, Airbnb Survival & Teachable Acquisition

Sam (@thesamparr) and Shaan (@shaanvp) today go over some of YC's best startups to come out of its recent demo day. Want to make your first million with your mobile app? You have to prioritize your us...

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#58 - How To Navigate The Upcoming Depression

#58 - How To Navigate The Upcoming Depression

Shaan (@shaanvp) is joined by producer Ishan (@ishanhaq) to talk Corona virus and where they think it's at, where it's headed and what you can do to prepare for the worst. We also announced we started...

24 Mar 202050min

#57 - Corona Business Ideas, Stock Buybacks & Recession Proof Businesses

#57 - Corona Business Ideas, Stock Buybacks & Recession Proof Businesses

Sam (@thesamparr) and Shaan (@shaanvp) are chatting over the internet about Corona virus and all things business, markets and life impact it's having. Come hang: www.facebook.com/groups/ourfirstmillio...

20 Mar 202056min

#56 - The Recession Proof Skill Sets

#56 - The Recession Proof Skill Sets

Sam (@thesamparr) is by himself today without Shaan (@shaanvp) to tell you about what he thinks are 4 essential skill sets that will withstand a recession. Questions about any of these? Ask the hosts ...

15 Mar 202040min

#55 - Lead Gen Businesses, Islamic Finance & COVID-19 Virality

#55 - Lead Gen Businesses, Islamic Finance & COVID-19 Virality

Sam (@thesamparr) and Shaan (@shaanvp) talk ideas, news, trends and businesses. Why aren't you in our Facebook group yet? www.facebook.com/groups/ourfirstmillion. For detailed show notes: https://bit....

7 Mar 202048min

#54 - Atrium Closing Down, B2B Gifting & Curly Girl Hair

#54 - Atrium Closing Down, B2B Gifting & Curly Girl Hair

Sam (@thesamparr) and Shaan (@shaanvp) talk ideas, news, trends and businesses. We've partnered with Rippling! The startup that gives you back your time from payroll to employee compliance, making it ...

6 Mar 202055min

#53 - Nicotine Gum, Dating Apps For The Elderly & Tax on Vested Shares

#53 - Nicotine Gum, Dating Apps For The Elderly & Tax on Vested Shares

Sam (@thesamparr) and Shaan (@shaanvp) talk ideas, news, trends and businesses. Sign up for our Run The World conference: https://organizer.runtheworld.today/invitation/313. We've partnered once again...

3 Mar 202053min

#52 - AI Teachers, Deskless Workforce & The Passion Economy with Zak Kukoff

#52 - AI Teachers, Deskless Workforce & The Passion Economy with Zak Kukoff

Sam (@thesamparr) and Shaan (@shaanvp) talk ideas, trends and businesses. We're joined by Zak Kukoff (@ZCK), a 25 year old VC of $500M Emergence Capital (emcap.com) who's home runs have been Zoom, Sal...

1 Mar 202055min

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