My First Million

Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) discuss: – (16:45-27:40) Shaan’s $10m/yr idea: combine for young athletes – (27:40-33:10) What small markets today will be worth trillions in the future? – (33:10-35:55) Shaan becomes a minor celebrity within the bitcoin community – (35:56-46:00) More industries that may soon boom – (46:00-47:35) Talking cool company names … Read more

Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) are joined by Jack Smith (@_jacksmith). They discuss: – (0:59) Introduction to Jack Smith – (7:04) Jack introduces the world of collectible card investing – (14:40) What is Rally Rd – (23:29) How to make money lending against trading cards – (32:52) Collecting NBA moments? – (37:00) The … Read more

Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) are joined by Superhuman’s Rahul Vohra (@rahulvohra). They discuss: – Rahul’s first startup, Rapportive – Rahul explain what it’s like to work with Marc Andreesen – Will Superhuman go public? – Why doesn’t Google crush Superhuman? – Rahul describes when the idea to create Superhuman struck him – … Read more

Sam interviews Johnny Boufarhat about scaling Hoping to rapid unicorn status.They discuss how being a fully remote team impacted their ability to move fast, how they’re hiring hundreds of people, and the future of the events industry.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) discuss: – Shaan and Sam catch up and talk about the interesting and strange ways that the podcast have affected their lives (3:00) – Sam breaks down interesting writing tools and questions why they are so successful (6:30) – Shaan explains why building businesses on the internet is … Read more

Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) discuss: – The Black Friday email Sam sent out – The controversies surrounding Drudge Report – Creating low-brow media companies like Media Takeout – The TV production business and Dave Chappelle’s request to Netflix – Bringing back Celebrity Death Match for Tik-Tok? Thank you to our sponsor this … Read more

Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) discuss: – The crazy story of J. Paul Getty (Billy of The Week) – The importance of acting the part and story telling in creating your personal brand – What do all successful people have in common? Can you not be intense and be successful? – Who will … Read more

Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) discuss: – Shaan finds Internet gold in the Twitter replies from followers of Chamath (1:45) – Sam explains why Casper mattress company should be in the midwest instead of Brooklyn (3:35) – Sam thinks one company that is ripe for innovation is Subway (5:25) – the guys talk … Read more

Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) host today’s podcast. They discuss: – Shaan and his fund were featured in Business Insider – The guys talk about the business of “list making” – Shaan explains his reasoning for shutting down his All Access Pass newsletter – There is a movement towards “5-minute” cities and communities. … Read more

Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) host today’s podcast. They discuss: – The business of spy gear and home security – The importance of leverage in business, which business models are best and taking zero market fit risk – A company profiting by saving the planet – Is Elon Musk the greatest dropshipper of … Read more