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Dec. 30, 2020
#141: The 2020 MFM Award Show
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 …
Dec. 25, 2020
#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
- 21:09 A b…
Dec. 23, 2020
#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
- 17:01 Guth…
Dec. 18, 2020
#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 into b…
Dec. 18, 2020
#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:
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Dec. 16, 2020
#137 - The Aftermath to Shaan's Combine Idea, The Next Trillion Dollar Industry, Crypto Art Selling For Millions
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) …
Dec. 11, 2020
#136 with Jack Smith - Trading Cards and Collectables: A Deep Dive Into The Opportunities In The Space
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 …
Dec. 9, 2020
#135 with Rahul Vohra (Superhuman Founder) - Why He Started Superhuman and The Ideas He'd Like To See Built
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 …
Dec. 7, 2020
Special Episode: How Johnny Boufarhat Took Hopin from 0 to $1b+ in Less Than A Year
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…
Dec. 4, 2020
#134 - Would You Switch Spots With Warren Buffett?
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 too…
Dec. 2, 2020
#133 - Sam's Black Friday Email Results, Lean Media Businesses That Make Millions, and Celebrity Death Match for Tik-Tok
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 bus…
Nov. 27, 2020
#132 - A Simple Email Hack That Generated Millions, The World's Cheapest Billionaire, and A Simple Startup Idea No One Has Done
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 successf…
Nov. 25, 2020
#131 - The Companies We Would Buy and Fix and A Multi-Million Dollar Rapper Snack Business
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 B…
Nov. 20, 2020
How Solopreneurs are Making $1m+
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 reason…
Nov. 18, 2020
#129 - Why Elon Musk Is the Greatest Dropshipper and A Low Key Company Making Millions From Politics
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 m…
Nov. 16, 2020
Special Episode: The Fundamentals of a ~$60m Newsletter Exit With Ryan Begelman
Sam interviews Ryan Begelman about exactly how he has operationalized multiple successful businesses, including BizNow (which sold for $60m in cash, doing $20m in revenue and $6m in profit) and Summit Series (where they lite…
Nov. 13, 2020
#128 - Open Startups, A Mysterious Bag Lady, and Gamifying Facebook Ads
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) host the podcast together today with no guest. In today’s episode you’ll hear: An update on Sam’s whereabouts and how he ended up buying a house in Austin (0:30), Shaan pitche…
Nov. 11, 2020
#127 with Nick Huber - Building a $10m Self-Storage Business and the Opportunities in "Sweaty Startups"
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) host the podcast today with special guest Nick Huber (@sweatystartup), self-storage investor. In today’s episode you’ll hear: Nick’s background and how he started his real est…
Nov. 9, 2020
Special Episode: How Jack Butcher Used Twitter to Generate $1m in 18 months (From Scratch)
Jack Butcher talks about how he's built up Visualize Value and "Build Once, Sell Twice", where he's productized his services. Sam and Jack talk about scaling to $1m in revenue in 18 months, plus other opportunities that Jack…
Nov. 6, 2020
#126 - A Nonexistant Influencer Pulling in Over $10m and The Big Opportunities With Hyperlocal Franchises
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) discuss:
- How do you make podcast ads better?
- Shaan and Sam discuss the election and the myths around it.
- Ideas around improving live consumption of events.
- Sam sha…
Nov. 4, 2020
#125 - What is the Buy, Borrow, Die Process?
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) host the podcast today with a special guest Aaron, Shaan’s brother-in-law. Shaan’s brother-in-law Aaron joins the podcast and gives some hot takes on “tech-bros” (1:13), Aaron…
Oct. 30, 2020
#124 - From Fantasy Stock Betting to Milk Bombs: Generating Ideas with Elaine Zelby
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) hosts the pod solo with special guest Elaine Zelby (@ezelby). Elaine has a background in mechanical engineering but also worked at Slack and is now part of a VC group. On today’s episode you’ll hear: El…
Oct. 28, 2020
#123 - The Big Business of Buying Amazon Routes, and a COVID-proof Franchise
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. Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@…
Oct. 23, 2020
#122 - Not Getting These Jobs Cost Us Millions
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@theSamPar) are back on the today without a guest. On today’s episode you’ll hear: Escape your city with new modular homes (4:20), Cerro Gordo was a ghost town in California sold for …