#147 – How Sam Hacked Amazon’s Book Rankings, A $600m Exit, And Crypto with Brother Aaaron

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Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@theSamParr) discuss: – Sam explains the origins of the QAnon movement – Could buying collectibles from infamous people work? – Romance stories are big business: Sam almost launched a company in the space (https://www.shortbutromantic.com/daily-story) – Wattpad which started as a romance novel community was sold for $600m recently – Sam explains how he hacked Amazon’s book rankings for his novel “Captivating Clare” – Sam brings up pickleball (a booming sport in Austin) — Shaan points out, there are always opportunities when new sports are created – Aaron Barrera (@TheGrinchofAS) joins Shaan to go down the rabbit hole of crypto and more Today’s episode is brought to you by FOCUSAID. It’s the #1 and first nootropic drink in America that’s sold over 100m cans. For 30% off your first order, go to DrinkFocusAid.com. Check it out! Have you joined our private FB group yet? It’s a page where people share each others million dollar ideas or what they’re already working on: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ourfirstmillion. Editing thanks to Jonathan Gallegos (@jjonthan) 

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#146 with Suleman “Suli” Ali – Voluntarily Selling Our Data, Creating The New Religion and A Fund Making Millions Shorting Pharma Companies

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Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Suleman “Suli” Ali (@sulemanali) discuss: – Creating a reputation database for people – Voluntarily selling your data to companies – Dealing with scammers – Creating a publically available org chart – A new religion that celebrates life instead of death and the new in-vogue churches – Sharing assets among friends. Example: together.casa – Creating the “Stripe for vices” – Suli answers: How would you make a million bucks quickly? If you look at your calendar for the past 30 days, who was the most interesting person or company you met with? Today’s episode is brought to you by FOCUSAID. It’s the #1 and first nootropic drink in America that’s sold over 100m cans. For 30% off your first order, go to DrinkFocusAid.com. Check it out! Have you joined our private FB group yet? It’s a page where people share each others million dollar ideas or what they’re already working on: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ourfirstmillion. Editing thanks to Jonathan Gallegos (@jjonthan) 

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#145 with Reed Duchscher – MrBeast’s Manager Joins the Brainstorm

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Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) discuss: – Who is Reed Duchscher – How does managing a YouTuber work – Who is MrBeast and how he got so big – Creating empires with celebrities and influencers – What is a “Personal Media Company” – How much did MrBeast Burgers make? – What’re the biggest opportunities in management right now? – Why you get into the management business (the access) – What should MrBeast be doing right nowInfluencers in unorthodox spaces – Influencers ran banks – Faceless creators are booming – Shaan thinks Influencers should get into the sleep business Thank you to our sponsor this episode, Flatfile! Spend less time on Excel and more time building your business by easily importing data using Flatfile. Check them out at flatfile.io/hustle. Have you joined our private FB group yet? It’s a page where people share each others million dollar ideas or what they’re already working on: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ourfirstmillion. Editing thanks to Jonathan Gallegos (@jjonthan) 

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#144 – Shaan’s Giving Away A Company, A Mysterious, Anonymous New App and The Most Gimmicky Marketing Thing The Guys Have Done

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MFM Apex: https://joinapex.com/i/pwr8nk Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) discuss: – DTC smelling salts? – A mysterious, anonymous new app – Should you hide your real opinions? – The amazing story of Katalin Kariko – Should you focus on legacy or fun? – MFM embraces the banter – Shaan’s giving away a company – The world of affiliates links and adtech – Improving ad managers and the origin story of Wish – Jacked techies – What’s the most gimmicky thing you’ve ever done? Thank you to our sponsor this episode, Flatfile! Spend less time on Excel and more time building your business by easily importing data using Flatfile. Check them out at flatfile.io/hustle. Have you joined our private FB group yet? It’s a page where people share each others million dollar ideas or what they’re already working on: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ourfirstmillion. Editing thanks to Jonathan Gallegos (@jjonthan) 

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#143 with Jeremy Cai of Italic – Influencer Coffee Making Millions, What Cold Chain Is and Why It’s Booming, And Tons of Ideas

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Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) discuss: – Is Sam Parr Time Person of the Year? – Jeremy introduces himself – Idea: subscription box for bread (and the millions in subscription boxes) – The big business of selling to middle America (aspirational branding) – Boring DTC products that crush it – Ideas for niche software (ex: trust fund SaaS) – Huge homeschooling opportunities – Millions to be made creating products for influencers – How one guy took a local brand national – Why cold chain storage is booming Thank you to our sponsor this episode, Flatfile! Spend less time on Excel and more time building your business by easily importing data using Flatfile. Check them out at flatfile.io/hustle. Have you joined our private FB group yet? It’s a page where people share each others million dollar ideas or what they’re already working on: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ourfirstmillion. Editing thanks to Jonathan Gallegos (@jjonthan) 

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#142 – Digital Meet and Greets, A Little Known $30m Empire, And Shaan’s Twitter Controversy

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Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) discuss: – 02:52: A home security idea – 06:02: Wynter.io and other powerful simple plugins – 15:24: Kevin Systrom’s and Mark Zuckerburg’s transcripts from the Instagram acquisition – 22:01: Shaan discusses his controversial Tweet – 40:21: A digital meet and greet idea – 47:15: Syed Balkhi – The little known entrepreneur with a ~$30m empire Thank you to our sponsor this episode, Flatfile! Spend less time on Excel and more time building your business by easily importing data using Flatfile. Check them out at flatfile.io/hustle. Have you joined our private FB group yet? It’s a page where people share each others million dollar ideas or what they’re already working on: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ourfirstmillion. Editing thanks to Jonathan Gallegos (@jjonthan) 

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#141 – The 2020 MFM Award Show (with Andrew Wilkinson)

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Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP), Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Andrew Wilkinson (@awilkinson) wrap up 2020 by awarding and highlighting the best moments in the business world, the MFM podcast and their personal lives. The guys also make some fun predictions for what’s to come in 2021. This is the first annual MFM Millies. Enjoy! – (2:20-9:01) Billy of the Year – (9:02-14:10) Breakout Company of the Year – (14:10-20:40) Under the Radar Company of the Year – (20:41-28:40) Favorite Person of the Year (non-family) – (28:41-32:10) Favorite Tool of The Year – (32:11-44:10) Best Investment of The Year – (44:11-46:43) Best Bet for 2021 – (46:44-53:50) What prediction did you get wrong in 2020 – (53:51-56:29) What person would you want to invest in? – (56:29-1:00:00) Wildest predictions for 2021 – (1:00:18-1:01:02) Which big company will be acquired in 2021? – (1:01:03-1:05:47) Best MFM Idea of the Year – (1:05:48-1:07:20) Best MFM Guest of the Year – (1:07:21-1:12:02) Worst MFM Idea of the Year – (1:12:03-1:15:34) Best MFM Moment of the Year – (1:15:35-1:19:10) Favorite Project of the Year – (1:19:11-1:28:03) Industries to Watch in 2021? – (1:28:04-1:35:05) Most Overrated Company/Trend of the Year – (1:35:06-1:35:48) Fuck/Murder/Marry – SF, Austin, Miami – (1:35:49-1:38:10) Favorite new podcast/newsletter/Twitter follow of the Year – (1:38:11-1:39:27) Favorite Book of the Year – (1:39:28-1:42:07) Best/Worst Habit of the Year – (1:42:08-1:44:13) Pleasant Surprise of Quarantine – (1:44:14-1:48:27) Best Purchase Under/Over $100 – (1:48:27-1:50:28) A lesson you learned about yourself in 2020 – (1:50:28-1:53:04) Best Relationship Hack of the Year – (1:53:05-1:56:40) Resolution for 2021 Have you joined our private FB group yet? It’s a page where people share each others million dollar ideas or what they’re already working on: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ourfirstmillion. 

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#140 – How Much Do VCs Make?, A Booming Startup Replacing Fridges, and A Board Game Making $5m A Month

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Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) discuss: – 06:05 A booming grocery delivery startup, Fridge No More – 12:00 The “Ukranian Tik-Tok”, Coub – 13:01 The $4b startup you haven’t heard of: GoPuff – 21:09 A board game doing $5m a month: Hunt A Killer – 23:20 The booming audience for “true crime” content – 25:48 Shaan went on Wheel of Fortune? – 30:08 Converting old shows into podcasts – 30:30 Multi-platform shows – 31:11 Shaan’s most interesting angel investments – 32:40 “The JIO effect” – 44:15 How much angels and VCs make Have you joined our private FB group yet? It’s a page where people share each others million dollar ideas or what they’re already working on: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ourfirstmillion. 

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#139 – The Rise of “Clout” Kitchens, Why Martin Shkreli is a Rockstar, and a $100m Acquisition

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Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) discuss: – 00:30 Is it better to rent and invest your money elsewhere? – 05:32 Penny Hoarder acquired for over $100m – 09:20 MrBeast Burger and clout kitchens – 17:01 Guthy-Renker and the lucrative world of direct-mail – 20:57 Will mom and pop restaurants become cloud kitchens? – 25:25 The guys chat Martin Shkreli stories – 38:13 Elon Musk buying $100B in Bitcoin? – 42:44 Shaan discusses ending his newsletter – 47:47 The guys discuss how they track their finances Have you joined our private FB group yet? It’s a page where people share each others million dollar ideas or what they’re already working on: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ourfirstmillion. 

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#138 – How A Big Bitcoin Bet Paid Off, How To Best Learn From Billionaires, And Should Engineers Have Managers?

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Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) discuss: 5:53 Dan Gilbert owns the Cavs…and a lot more 11:48 How Dan Snyder made his billions 13:40 How to pounce on new opportunities 20:20 MicroStartegy’s big bet into bitcoin 29:00 The right way to learn from billionaires 34:24 The big business of lawn care and pest control 40:08 A company licensed GPT-3 – three months later they make $20k/month 42:03 Manager’s for engineers? 46:58 How big companies work vs startups Thank you to our sponsor this episode, Flatfile! Spend less time on Excel and more time building your business by easily importing data using Flatfile. Check them out at flatfile.io/hustle. Have you joined our private FB group yet? It’s a page where people share each others million dollar ideas or what they’re already working on: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ourfirstmillion. 

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