My First MillionNov 17, 202539m44.5K views

How NOT to Make $1,000,000 (I Tried 17 Ways)

Name: How NOT to Make $1,000,000 (I Tried 17 Ways)
Uploaded: 2025-11-17
Duration: 39 min 14 s
Description: Sam recounts 17 businesses he tried before My First Million took off: flipping sports equipment, a hot-dog stand, an online liquor store, an anti-MBA book club, roommate matching, plus a chapter on 'itch juice.' Failure-postmortem format with lessons on risk vs uncertainty.

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Sam recounts 17 businesses he tried before My First Million took off: flipping sports equipment, a hot-dog stand, an online liquor store, an anti-MBA book club, roommate matching, plus a chapter on 'itch juice.' Failure-postmortem format with lessons on risk vs uncertainty.

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Sports equipment flipping
Sam includes flipping sports equipment among 17 businesses he tried before MFM worked, using it as a risk-versus-uncertainty lesson.