Shaan and Sam talk with Greg Isenberg about big crypto business ideas for 2022. The description does not list specific ideas or numbers, so…
My First Million
890 source episodes in the catalog.
Amy Porterfield joins Sam and Shaan to discuss online courses, lessons from Tony Robbins, marketing methods, people making surprising…
Sam and Shaan talk about intensity as the trait separating successful entrepreneurs, with examples around Ari Emanuel, executing vision,…
Shaan and Sam pitch two side hustles: 'Baller Doctors' — a marketing/patient-acquisition agency for high-earning physicians, and a 'Legacy…
Short riff on why some wealthy people hoard money and others spend freely. Pure psychology/personal-finance observation; no business.
Sam and Shaan on angel investing: how they sourced deals, a case study of a rental startup, leveraging relationships, thematic investing,…
Sam and Shaan break down the Tinder Swindler documentary — the scam mechanics, how the fraud was exposed, legal consequences, public…
Sam and Shaan argue that ~75% of jobs at big companies are worthless, with chapters on bullshit jobs, efficiency, questioning corporate…
Sam and Shaan workshop whether $100M in 10 years requires cashflow businesses or selling, debating cashflow vs asset appreciation, the myth…
Sam explains his trend-spotting process: identifying niche movements (supply chain reshoring, buy-it-for-life, anti-work, lifestyle-based…
Sam on selling his company for millions and the mistakes he'd avoid if he could do it again: first-negotiation anchoring, avoiding early…
Andrew Wilkinson on bootstrapping a small agency into a billion-dollar business empire: the value of starting an agency, Lee Kuan Yew, hire…
Shaan and Sam react to Netflix's Jeen-Yuhs Kanye documentary: what it teaches about obsession with craft, being yourself, the lessons they…
Steph Smith joins to profile Chewy founder Ryan Cohen — how he turned a dog-food online store into a multi-billion-dollar exit and made…
Joined by Steph Smith for a 'don't think beyond step 1' brainstorming episode covering MSCHF's viral drops, Nuuly (clothing rental by…
Sam and Shaan argue that Time Out magazine's pivot to a market-leader content/media empire is a billion-dollar comeback, touch briefly on…
Shaan and Sam's whimsical 'drunk' idea brainstorm: a very-long-distance-girlfriend service, extremely large specialty beds, an 'HOA Court'…
Sam and Shaan tell the story of Russian oligarchs, then react to the Russia-Ukraine war and Zelensky's leadership, ending on whether you…
David Friedberg (Cana) on ambition, his time with Google's founders, why most people struggle to think big, and his new venture building…
Raoul Pal explains his career, how he 10X-ed money with crypto, why NFTs are a bubble, life optimization, and how crypto could affect the…
Sam and Shaan profile Christopher Aker, founder of $900M hosting company Linode, focusing on how he kept 100% ownership and never took…
Olympics debate, paper-cut companies that make billions solving small problems, how to create great experiences, Sam-Ovens-isk scam check,…
Sam interviews Grammarly co-founder Max Lytvyn on the founding story of Grammarly, growing from $0 to $13B revenue, why he hired an outside…
Mixed episode: the Bitfinex $4.5B Bitcoin heist by the Lichtenstein/Morphy couple and their arrest, Bill Gates jumping a chair, Sam's…























