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Six student founders pitch: Metafrazo (translation/localisation product), Milieu (community app), Brother Nuts (snack brand), Tour…
Eric Simons (StackBlitz/Bolt) walks a beginner through building and deploying a real directory site with chat, deploying to Netlify and…
Julien Nahum left his 9-5 and built NoteForms — a Notion micro-SaaS — to $37K/month. Chapters cover idea validation, finding winning…
Part 4 of 'Every Business I've Ever Started': Chris has bootstrapped about 75 companies, several to eight figures, over $100M collectively.…
Vanta founder Charlie Cogswell (or a fellow USV guest) walks through 'stumblehustling' into USV, the art of fear, the marshmallow test,…
Blake Anderson (Apex, claiming $1M/month) shares his framework for viral AI apps plus three consumer ideas: Career AI (resume rating +…
Guest Shannon Houchin, founder of Roadside Republic, scaled roadside produce stands to over 100 locations in her first summer with about…
A First $1,000 episode about an accountant who leveraged her data-collection and attention-to-detail skills to become a mystery shopping…
Three 'hidden' businesses sized at three tiers: a $1M water-quality-testing product, a $10M labour-law-poster subscription/compliance…
Cody Schneider (Swell AI) on seven $0-launch AI startup ideas: AI-generated UGC ads (avatar-driven paid creative at scale), AI infographic…
Sam and Shaan break down the marketing machinery behind Trump's 2016 and 2024 campaigns and Kamala Harris's viral-clip factory, plus the…
HoldCo Bros cover three topics: an update on their Side Vending perfume-machine business, monetising The Pro's Closet's 300K email list…
Flo Crivello (Lindy AI CEO) builds AI agents live on Lindy. First an executive-assistant agent (calendar, email triage, briefing). Then a…
A Failure Friday story about a landscape photographer earning meaningful side income from stock photos on Shutterstock, only to have a…
Guest Henry O'Brien, founder of SUSO Skate Co., launched a mobile roller-skating business during COVID: $120K in three months at 30-40%…
The host ranks 'laziest' online income methods across five categories: freelancing, Airbnb arbitrage, an eBay shop, affiliate marketing and…
Pat tells his own origin story: the decision to change careers, creating a plan, overcoming fear/failure, transforming his environment, and…
Standard MFM Q&A: where to put money, best thing read lately, who's on MFM's Mt. Rushmore of guests, biggest gut punch, who they'd spend 24…
Jordan Mix (Late Checkout) on building 'got got' swipe files for marketing: examples across tweets, DTC products, thumbnails, landing…
Guest Sam Unkart walks through three businesses: a fencing and pergola installation company he launched after quitting corporate, a…
A First $1,000 episode following a former marketing enthusiast who built an agency that helps entrepreneurs and authors plan and run…
Jonathan Courtney (AJ&Smart CEO) breaks down the $20M funnel: websites are brochures, funnels are money machines. The magic formula is…
Garry Tan, CEO of Y Combinator, joins Sam and Shaan to talk about what makes YC outperform other investors, 'capital-as-a-service' for…



















