Want Sam’s Guide to Create Irresistible Content? Get it here: https://clickhubspot.com/skv
Episode 730: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the trend of cinematic content creators on TikTok and YouTube.
—
Show Notes:
(0:00) Creator Camp
(7:41) Wesley Wang’s Viral Short Film
(17:00) The Iron Snail
(20:08) Michael MacKelvie
(24:52) Ryan Trahan’s Candy Commercial Masterpiece
(27:20) Different Is Better Than Better
—
Links:
• Creator Camp – http://creatorcamp.co/
• nothing, except everything. – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hif5eI5pBxo
• Batmalle – https://www.instagram.com/reel/DK1n403ok0k/
• The Iron Snail – https://www.youtube.com/@TheIronSnail
• Michael Mackelvie – https://www.youtube.com/@MichaelMacKelvie
• “We Need To Talk” – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImQ1nY0y9HA
• Joyride – https://www.joyride.com
• STICKS – https://www.youtube.com/@STICKS
—
Check Out Shaan’s Stuff:
• Shaan’s weekly email – https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury – Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies!
Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC
—
Check Out Sam’s Stuff:
• Hampton – https://www.joinhampton.com/
• Ideation Bootcamp – https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
• Copy That – https://copythat.com
• Hampton Wealth Survey – https://joinhampton.com/wealth
• Sam’s List – http://samslist.co/
My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

#147 – How Sam Hacked Amazon’s Book Rankings, A $600m Exit, And Crypto with Brother Aaaron
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…
#146 with Suleman “Suli” Ali – Voluntarily Selling Our Data, Creating The New Religion and A Fund Making Millions Shorting Pharma Companies
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 –…
#145 with Reed Duchscher – MrBeast’s Manager Joins the Brainstorm
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…
#144 – Shaan’s Giving Away A Company, A Mysterious, Anonymous New App and The Most Gimmicky Marketing Thing The Guys Have Done
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…
#143 with Jeremy Cai of Italic – Influencer Coffee Making Millions, What Cold Chain Is and Why It’s Booming, And Tons of Ideas
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…
#142 – Digital Meet and Greets, A Little Known $30m Empire, And Shaan’s Twitter Controversy
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 –…
#141 – The 2020 MFM Award Show (with Andrew Wilkinson)
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…
#140 – How Much Do VCs Make?, A Booming Startup Replacing Fridges, and A Board Game Making $5m A Month
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 –…
#139 – The Rise of “Clout” Kitchens, Why Martin Shkreli is a Rockstar, and a $100m Acquisition
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…
#138 – How A Big Bitcoin Bet Paid Off, How To Best Learn From Billionaires, And Should Engineers Have Managers?
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…