My First Million
How he turned his dad’s bakery into a $20B chocolate empireShaan riffs on the 'richest man in Italy' (the Ferrero family behind Nutella), how to spot a golden window of opportunity, meeting an…
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I made $80M. Now I’m putting 70% of my portfolio in ONE stock - Chris CamilloSam and Shaan sit down with Chris Camillo, who built an $80M+ portfolio around social arbitrage — spotting early consumer trends from niche…
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Rory Sutherland: completely legal marketing hacks that always workRory Sutherland (Ogilvy VP, behavioural economics) joins to share 'completely legal marketing hacks': horsepower, reverse benchmarking,…
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The oldest trick in the book to make your first millionShaan and Sam walk through 'projects vs empires' using the Cargill family dynasty, family-meeting cadence and Jevon's paradox, then a…
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I spent a day with a blue-collar millionaire in NYCThe title points to a day spent with a blue-collar millionaire in New York City, but the provided description has no guest details,…
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Ray Dalio: This is the Holy Grail of InvestingRay Dalio discusses Bridgewater, his principles, hiring philosophy, macro forces, gold, bubbles, and common mistakes smart investors make.…
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I'm 80 and I wasted 25 years of my life. Don't make my mistake. - Howard MarksHoward Marks discusses investing judgment, second-level thinking, fear during crises, and building a durable partnership. The episode…
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If I was 30 with $0, I'd build this - Mark Pincus (Farmville founder)Mark Pincus, founder of FarmVille, discusses going from $0 to $38M in 7 months, choosing the right market, spotting patterns, picking macro…
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I spent a week meeting NYC's elite. Here's 5 lessons they taught me.Shaan recounts a week shadowing NYC's elite and distills five lessons: proximity shapes what you notice, defining terms beats sharing them,…
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A $3.6B founder's honest take on the software market right nowAaron Levie (Box, ~$3.6B market cap) recounts the story of Box, why they kept choosing enterprise over consumer, the acquisition offers…
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3 strangers reveal how they make $10M, $20M, and $30M/yearThree guest case studies: Alex Daniels built a $10M real-estate magazine/lead-gen business; Josh Weissenstein runs a $20M campground…
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This guy made billions from just 3 stocks (Here's how)Brainstorm episode covering fringe creator-economy picks, Nick Sleep's shared-economies-of-scale investing thesis, Lloyd Blankfein's…
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How to completely reinvent yourself in 2026Lifestyle/mindset episode built around 'Law 25: Recreate Yourself': escape aesthetics, putting life into lifestyle, words-as-wands framing,…
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Ex-Goldman CEO told us exactly where he puts his moneyEx-Goldman CEO Lloyd Blankfein on money, day trading and what the worst traders have in common, a Warren Buffett handshake deal, his…
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SpaceX IPO explained in the simplest way possibleSam and Shaan explain SpaceX's reported IPO readiness in plain terms: what Starlink actually sells and at what unit economics, why orbital…
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$8B manager exposes the fake financial "Gurus" destroying your net worthSam and Shaan interview $8B-AUM fund manager Barry Ritholtz about investor-behavior mistakes that destroy returns: the 'Christmas tree…
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The one calculation Elon runs everything on (it made him trillions)Sam and Shaan walk through the 'idiot index' (cost of inputs divided by cost of final product) as Elon's go/no-go calc, plus a $300M…
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7 killer startups that the internet has not caught up to yetSeven scattered ideas pitched in a rapid-fire brainstorm: Pet Chat (AI companion for pet owners), Super Brain (learning/curiosity app),…
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This guy owned MTV & Comedy Central (but fumbled Facebook)Former MTV/C4 executive recounts the early days of MTV (no-frontal-nudity era), how to spot culture-changing talent,…
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The 50 richest families in America are betting on this trendLong-form interview with billionaire Joe Liemandt about the $1B of his own money he is putting into 'lowest ROI' talent/yield experiments…
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I manage $1B. Here's what I'm buying.Sam and Shaan interview Mohnish Pabrai, who manages around $1B, on his investing and life mental models: copy humans poorly, take simple…
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The $460M business empire Gary Vee built while you were watching his contentGary Vaynerchuk walks Sam and Shaan through the $460M revenue stack behind VaynerMedia, VaynerX, Resy, the wine-library deal, his sports…
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A look inside how we actually run My First MillionSam and Shaan pull back the curtain on how My First Million actually operates day-to-day. Topics include the 'virtue of selfishness' as a…
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The billionaire who spent $2 billion to take revenge on Land RoverShaan and Sam profile a billionaire's brand-war with Land Rover, with side tangents on raising kids with an edge, childhood passions, 'the…