My First Million

Episode 648: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talks to Flexport founder Ryan Petersen ( https://x.com/typesfast ) about playing both games: bootstrapping a startup to millions and raising venture capital to build a multi-billion dollar company.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) Import Genius (5:36) Paul Graham’s superpower (9:34) Data-as-a-service framework (13:51) Charlie Munger’s worldly wisdom (19:45) Prioritizing … Read more

Episode 647: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) invite 6 college students to pitch their startup ideas.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) Intro (3:58) Meet Your Class (16:32) Metafrazo (30:21) Milieu (42:47) Brother Nuts (54:14) Tour (1:08:38) Pathlit — Links: • Meet Your Class – http://meetyourclass.com • Jonah Liss –  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonahliss/  … Read more

Episode 646: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talks to Vanta founder Christina Cacioppo ( https://x.com/christinacaci ) about quitting her job and betting on herself.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) Stumblehustling into USV  (4:36) Betting on the left side of your email address (8:30) The art of fear (11:47) Making bad art (13:30) The marshmallow test (17:26) … Read more

Episode 645: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about cash-printing businesses that are around us every day and how to spot them.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) $1M dollar product: Water quality testing (8:26) $10M dollar product: EZ Labor Law Posters (15:22) $100M dollar product: Barcodes (22:55) Idea: Casual Friday … Read more

Episode 644: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talks to author and political campaign expert Sasha Issenberg ( https://x.com/sissenberg ) about the marketing machine behind presidential elections.   — Show Notes:  (0:00) The malarky factory and The Harm Index (18:55) Trump’s 2016 playbook (28:18)Kamala’s viral clip factory (32:35) Who’s running a better 2024 campaign? (35:04) What is … Read more

Episode 643: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) answer juicy questions from the audience.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) Where should I put my money? (9:35) Best thing you’ve read lately? (15:28) Who’s on MFM’s Mt. Rushmore? (26:18) When was your biggest gut punch? (31:31) Who would you spend 24 hours … Read more

Episode 640: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP )sits down with Mike Posner ( https://x.com/MikePosner ) about his insane hustle, fame, loss and reinvention. — Show Notes:  (0:00) iTunesU Story (14:41) Going back to school, famous (21:40) Getting on the radio (26:40) “I just do what’s cool to me and sometimes the whole world agrees” (30:06) One … Read more

Episode 640: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about setting one priority–one sprint–to turn your entire year into a win. It’s time for life or death mode.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) 70 days left to win 2024 (10:27) The prestige hacking of Jamie Beaton (25:32) Billy of the Week: Ken … Read more

Episode 639: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Peter Rahal ( https://x.com/peterrahal ) about starting RXBAR with $10K and selling it for $600M, business ideas he would chase today, plus why he’s back with another bar.   — Show Notes:  (0:00) RX Bar’s path to $600M (8:32) Branding to … Read more