My First Million
$50M Founder Explains How He Finds “Golden” BusinessesBrent Beshore (Adventur.es, ~$50M+ revenue) explains going from $50K/year to nine figures by buying cash-flow businesses, accidentally…
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We talk to the guy who knows Silicon Valley’s darkest secretsEpisode 680: Sam and Shaan interview Nick Bilton (investigative journalist, author of American Kingpin and Hatching Twitter). Chapters…
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How This Guy Built a $100M Empire with No FollowersPlaybook for building a $100M brand with no social following: design a memorable character, lean into trends like lookmaxing, pet luxuries,…
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3 AI business ideas to start in 2025 - from an Ex-Zynga ExecShaan talks with Siqi (ex-Zynga exec and ElevenLabs growth mind) about three AI businesses to start in 2025. The episode covers Siqi's…
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What’s truly going on inside DOGE?An Iron Mountain origin story (the document-storage company born from a lawyer's 'what if there's a fire?' insight), the MFM take on DOGE…
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MrBeast Isn’t Cute. Here’s His Brutal Business Lessons.MrBeast business-breakdown: origin story, burn the boats, the Rule of 100, viral-everything, cloning via team, impossible-is-possible,…
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The insane story of Blake Scholl: the high school dropout who’s building supersonic jetsProfile of Blake Scholl's decade-long push to build supersonic passenger jets at Boom Supersonic, plus quick mentions of 'Nick Mowbray, the…
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I made $100M+ betting on NBA games, now I own a pro soccer teamSports bettor turned soccer-team owner: stumbling into gambling, finding edge, alpha, 'casinos are for losers', betting 160% on Bitcoin,…
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From Googling “How To Manufacture Something” to $2B/yearFounder-story episode on Markus 'Micki' Zuckerman (or similar consumer-products serial entrepreneur) walking through a slate of products:…
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I Started WordPress at 19... Now It Powers 40% Of The InternetMatt Mullenweg (WordPress/WooCommerce founder, Automattic) on turning down $200M at 24, WordPress's '1000 days of irrelevance', scaling a…
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We spent 48 hours with MrBeast + 11 BillionairesSam and Shaan distil lessons from 48 hours with MrBeast and 11 billionaires: fish where the fish swim (not where the fishermen stand), 'a…
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I run a $180M+ company...here's how I'm using AI on a daily basisAndrew (likely Andrew Wilkinson of Tiny / acquisition businesses, $180M+ revenue) shows how he uses AI daily to kill admin work, predicts a…
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The Crazy Story of Google’s 7 Angel investorsProfile of Google's early angels: Andy Bechtolsheim, David Cheriton, Ron Conway, Alfred Lin, Shaquille O'Neal, Susan Wojcicki, Pejman…
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Just found out my neighbor’s business sold for $450MSam and Shaan discuss the Muscle Milk story, hero timelines, social agendas, a business pitch from Shaan to Sam, FTX claims bought by Scott…
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Five $10M+ Ideas (from a guy who's done it 3 times)Sam and Shaan are joined by Sheel Mohnot, a three-time $10M+ exit founder, who pitches five ideas: an affinity-based retirement community…
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How to Make $1,000,000 After You Graduate (5 steps)Sam and Shaan's 5-step playbook: slay the salary monster, play the game 10 times, win even when you lose, proximity is power, impatient…
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56 Minutes of Money Wisdom for High-Earning CouplesAn hour on couple finance: five rules for money in relationships, four personality types (avoider/optimizer/worrier/dreamer), monthly money…
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Investing Wisdom from Nassim Taleb, plus ChatGPT Questions That Will Change Your LifeMixed episode: investing wisdom via Nassim Taleb (squid-game framing, noise vs signal), Sam's personal-life use of ChatGPT to plan his day,…
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The 2024 Milly AwardsAnnual 2024 Milly Awards episode: best/worst investments of the year, biggest personal Ls, coolest moment, life hack, 'frame breaking'…
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“Health is a HUGE opportunity” - 3 Business Ideas To Start In 2025The episode frames health as a major opportunity and covers home health services, a modern butcher shop, fertility calibration, career…
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The Man Who Makes $1M/Year Selling Christmas TreesThe episode opens with a Christmas tree business described as making $1M per year, then shifts to health concepts like Neko Health and…
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The #1 Most Underrated Quality in an EntrepreneurThe episode discusses entrepreneurial motivation, revenge businesses, Bhutan's Gross National Happiness, an international-school…
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The Japanese Rule For "Starting Fresh” - Jesse ItzlerJesse Itzler talks about starting fresh through getting light before the new year, handwritten letters, identifying B minuses, choosing a…
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How To Build A $10M AI App In Literally 30 Seconds (this is insane)Amjad Masad (Replit) talks origin story, being rejected by YC four times, Replit as 'Shopify for software creators', and the rise of…