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Brainstorming Million Dollar Ideas with Elaine Zelby | My First Million Ep. #175Sam and Shaan are joined by Elaine Zelby (then at SignalFire) for a brainstorm on a SaaS bundle company (called 'easily a $10M business'),…
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How to Network with Billionaires with Andrew Wilkinson | My First Million Ep. #174Andrew Wilkinson (Tiny) catches up with Sam — they discuss their recent investments, Andrew's bakery acquisition (more for fun than…
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How Beachbody Makes Money, & Brainstorming "HackerNews for X" | My First Million #173Beachbody/75 Hard as the $1B fitness-D2C playbook, pod-growth mechanics, and a long brainstorm on 'HackerNews for X' — verticals ranging…
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MFM #172 - Advice to Young Entrepreneurs, Indie Businesses Making Millions, & How to Grow a PodcastSam and Shaan discuss growing the podcast, Coinbase's IPO and Hacker News origins, advice for young entrepreneurs, MicroAcquire, an indie…
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MFM #171: How to Generate Millions from Paid Events (Bootstrapped)Sam explains step-by-step how he grew HustleCon from zero into a profitable paid conference business, sharing ticket pricing, sponsor math,…
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Bradley Jacobs: The Man Who Started 5, Billion-Dollar CompaniesBradley Jacobs on starting Amorex and Hamilton, building United Waste Management, founding United Rentals and XPO Logistics, his 'scaler'…
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How Cleveland Cavalier's Owner, Dan Gilbert, Got So RichAndrew Wilkinson narrates how Dan Gilbert went from nothing to a $50B+ net worth through Quicken Loans and the Cleveland Cavaliers, with a…
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MFM #169: How One Man Has Built 5, Billion Dollar CompaniesThis profile episode examines serial empire builders: how Bradley Jacobs built five billion-dollar companies through rollup strategies such…
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MFM #168 - How to Reverse Engineer Businesses, The Indonesian King of Coal & the Story of AdidasSam and Shaan cover IP licensing (the TurnedYellow story), cronyism and the Indonesian King of Coal, 'business is the art of copying,'…
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Here's How We're Investing Our MoneyShaan and Sam answer questions about what they are investing in, managing time, what comes next, and their biggest insecurities. The…
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MFM #167: Answering Your Questions On Investments, Businesses and LifeShaan and Sam answer questions about what they invest in, rolling funds, ideas they would pursue full force, balancing side hustles while…
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What Will the Next Opendoor Be?Sam and Shaan discuss 'Opendoor for X' ideas, meaning businesses that offer instant liquidity to owners. The description does not provide…
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How You Can Scale Your E-Commerce Business Globally?Sam and Shaan discuss making it easier for businesses to franchise and scaling ecommerce globally. The description is thin, but the implied…
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MFM #166: Why a Sudoku Company Sold for $640m, "Opendoor for X" & Franchising Tech CompaniesSam and Shaan on chess.com's 200M visitors and the Sudoku app that sold for ~$640M as proof that big overlooked vertical hobby sites print…
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Why Jack Butcher is Selling an NFT for $80M+Jack Butcher talks about his $76M NFT sale, his path from struggling entrepreneur to Twitter success; Sam breaks down his methodology for…
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MFM #165: How Jack Butcher is Selling his Art for $76m & How to Research Wealthy PeopleJack Butcher on listing his NFT art for $76M, going from struggling founder to Twitter success, Sam's method for researching rich people,…
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BitClout: The Good, The Bad, and The UnclearSteph Smith and Ethan Brooks walk through BitClout's white paper — what it is, unforeseen consequences, why creators were excited, what…
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How To Become A Successful Angel InvestorSam and Shaan interview angel investor Ryan Begelman: angel-investing philosophy, economics of angel funds, benefits beyond money, the…
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MFM #164: BitClout Explained & How To Successfully Angel InvestRyan Begelman joins to explain BitClout (a blockchain that lets anyone buy/sell 'creator coins' tied to a public figure), the implications…
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MFM: What is Bitclout?Sam and Shaan interview Ryan Begelman about BitClout, the crypto platform that lets anyone buy 'creator coins' tied to a public figure;…
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How To Create A Plugin That Will Make Millions In RevenueA teaser episode on building a plugin (browser, SaaS, or platform) that prints millions in revenue. No chapters, no description beyond the…
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MFM #163: How Chrome Plugins Are Making Millions & How A Studying App is Going ViralSam and Shaan on the riches inside Chrome plugins, MFM's social game, Gumroad raising at a $100M valuation, and whether studystream.live is…
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How Beacon Hill Makes $550m In Revenue With 12 Paid NewslettersDeep dive into Beacon Hill / Agora Financial's $550M newsletter empire: subscriber tiers and pricing, target demographics (Boomer…
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How To Go Viral On Any PlatformThe psychology of virality: refining viral stories, the power of editing, emotional triggers for shares, recognising shared truths,…