#205 – How to Stop Your Tech Addiction

In this episode Sam (@theSamParr) and Shaan (@ShaanVP) revisit the NCAA rule changes about college athletes making money and Shaan shares his prediction about who the next big sports agent will be. They also talk about buying lotto tickets via an app, the mugshot industry, & how to fight tech and porn addiction. They end the episode with Shaan sharing a Chrome extension idea.

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Show notes:

* (:53) Intro

* (2:24) Buying lottery tickets online

* (8:46) Making money around NIL – name, image, likeness

* (14:21) The college sports agent

* (18:59) The origin story of Scooter Braun

* (23:01) Shaan’s one regret from college

* (24:37) The AngelList scout program

* (28:43) The mugshot posting & removal industry

* (35:29) An app to fight tech & porn addiction

* (39:02) Story sidebar – Earl Nightingale & who’s serving who

* (42:12) Back to fighting tech addiction

* (46:32) An idea for a Chrome extension

#204 – Behind-the-Scenes of Shaan’s Power Writing Course

In this episode Shaan (@ShaanVP) breaks down all the numbers behind his Power Writing course (course link –> https://hi.switchy.io/5Cir) and gives Sam (@theSamParr) a walkthrough on how short squeezes work. The two of them later discuss the unbundling of YC, on-demand rental companies, and the future of gas stations.

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Show notes:

* (:47) Intro

* (1:49) Sam’s bullish on America

* (5:52) A beginner’s guide to short squeezes

* (8:35) The programming language behind Ethereum smart contracts

* (16:09) Meet Greg16676935420

* (19:27) The unbundling of YC

* (22:37) A breakdown of Shaan’s Power Writing course

* (32:55) Swimply and other rent-on-demand companies

* (43:17) The future of gas stations

SPECIAL: The Little Known World of FatFIRE

In this episode Sam (@theSamParr) shares what he’s learned from one of his favorite subreddits, FatFIRE. FatFIRE is about the pursuit of financial independence/early retirement with an upper-middle class lifestyle.

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Show notes:

* (1:07) Meet FatFIRE

* (6:53) What Sam has learned from FatFIRE

* (7:15) 1 – The safety withdrawal rate

* (8:36) 2 – Asset backed loans

* (10:38) 3 – They keep working after they retire

* (11:50) 4 – It’s easy to spend a lot of money

* (13:05) 5 – But you don’t have to

* (13:50) 6 – You have a number

* (15:04) 7 – On wealth advisors

* (16:05) 8 – You don’t have to start a business

* (18:25) 9 – Live your life

* (20:23) A redditor on different levels of wealth

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Links:

https://www.reddit.com/r/fatFIRE/

https://fatfireindex.com/

MFM Mini – How Ben & Jerry’s Turned Misfortune Into Fortune

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#203 – Why Dunder Mifflin Should Be a Real Paper Company & An Inside Look Into MicroAcquire With Andrew Gazdecki

In this two-part episode, Sam (@theSamParr) and Shaan (@ShaanVP) start off with ideas on building brands around pop culture, discuss the drama around the private space race, and talk about a few business-in-a-box concepts. In the second part they interview Andrew Gazdecki (@agazdecki) from MicroAcquire. They talk about how Andrew raised $3.5M this week, discuss MicroAcquire’s role as a market network, and successful niches to build in.

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Show notes:

* (:49) Intro

* (2:41) Building brands around pop culture

* (10:59) The private race into space

* (21:48) Bill’s lemonade stand

* (24:57) Service based businesses-in-a-box

* (30:34) Meet Andrew Gazdecki

* (34:17) The buy & build MBA – Soldstock.io

* (37:19) Market networks

* (40:04) Andrew’s first company

* (47:30) What Andrew did after selling his first company

* (59:05) Successful niches to build in

#202 – A Breakdown of Trendy New Businesses & Boring 9 Figure Businesses

In this episode Shaan (@ShaanVP) and Sam (@theSamParr) discuss upcoming trends they are seeing along with old school businesses making hundreds of millions of dollars. Sam also talks about how he wants to grow the podcast, and Shaan shares a new writing goal he has. They end the episode talking about businesses that set of their spidey sense and may be scams.

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Show notes:

* (:55) Intro

* (1:56) Sam’s YouTube push

* (5:11) Shaan’s 30 day writing challenge

* (15:33) Trendspotting – Stretching gyms

* (25:52) Trendspotting – Semi-permanent tattoos

* (32:24) The billion dollar class ring business

* (45:49) The Pantone color book

* (49:43) The trend makers – WGSN.com

* (55:04) Scammy businesses – recovering items from TSA checkpoints

SPECIAL: The Key Question to Reframe an Argument

In this episode Sam (@theSamParr) highlights the key question he asked to change a Twitter argument for the better. He also breaks down some of the content he’s been consuming recently and shares what he liked about each piece. Do you like these special episodes? Tweet your feedback to Sam (@theSamParr) & let him know what you think.

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Show notes:

* (:52) Ben Mallah on negotiating

* (6:10) Michael Franzese on the Mafia

* (10:20) How to reframe an argument

* (12:35) The ugly side of Steve McQueen

* (15:05) Cities giving incentives to move

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Links:

https://bit.ly/ben-mallah-negotiating

https://bit.ly/michael-franzese-mfm

https://bit.ly/reframingquestion

https://bit.ly/remote-workers-incentives-mfm

MFM Mini – The 5 Part Process to Networking Effectively

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#201 – Why You Should Spend 5x Your Budget on an Engagement Ring

In this episode Sam (@theSamParr) and Shaan (@ShaanVP) break down different Micro-SaaS and P2P marketplace companies. They also talk about changes we’ll see in advertising, a non-profit that is an alternative to Substack/Wordpress, and IKEA Hacking. They end the episode talking about when it makes sense to have an unlimited budget for something.

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Show notes:

* (:49) Intro

* (2:00) What’s going on with iOS privacy settings

* (8:59) The future of advertising

* (12:32) Ghost.org – WordPress meets Substack

* (17:10) IKEA Hacking

* (28:39) The $400 million fitness influencer app

* (32:01) Micro-SaaS tools that help you win

* (37:25) BabyQuip.com – a P2P rental marketplace for parents on vacation

* (41:37) Teachers paying teachers

* (48:06) What regrets will you have at 90?

* (57:58) The unlimited travel budget

#200 – When to Go All In, Teenage Side Hustles, & the Crypto Exchange That Could Have Been

In this episode Shaan (@ShaanVP) and Sam (@theSamParr) share when it makes sense to swing for the fences and go all in on an idea. The guys also talk about performance vs brand advertising, the sick house Shaan is staying in, and end the episode with a segment on teenage side hustles.

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Show notes:

* (:49) Performance vs. brand advertising

* (7:43) The $15 million dollar house

* (16:01) The 8 figure crypto media biz

* (21:56) The power of the Bitcoin community

* (25:56) The crypto exchange that could have been

* (31:34) When to go all in on something

* (38:04) Making millions without an audience

* (45:24) How to up your intensity

* (48:49) Teenage side hustles