Episodes

February 03, 2022

Ryan Holiday on The Economics of Book Writing, Why You’re Monetizing Your Media Business All Wrong, His Split with Tucker Max, and More

Sam Parr ( @theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( @ShaanVP ) are joined by Ryan Holiday ( @RyanHoliday ) to discuss how Ryan makes and spends his money, why he opened a book shop, what fuels him, why he decided to sell coins instead ...

February 02, 2022

How to Become A Billion Dollar Creator with Nathan Barry, Founder of ConvertKit

Shaan Puri ( @ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( @theSamParr ) are joined by Nathan Barry ( @NathanBarry ) to discuss ConvertKit and how Nathan has grown it to over $200M, how to become a billion dollar creator, why he refuses to give ...

February 01, 2022

Did This Man Just Expose the Silicon Vally Tech Mafia? - Ryan Breslow, Founder of Bolt

Shaan Puri ( @ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( @theSamParr ) talk about how to learn any skill, whether Dan Price is legit or a fraud, Dave Friedberg and Cana, and what a chicken wing actually is. They are then joined by Ryan Breslow...

January 31, 2022

SPECIAL: Walt Disney (Part 1)

Special cross-post from How to Take Over the World. Walt Disney's childhood, adolescence, how how he got his start in animation, and his first successes. To find more episodes like this go to httotw.com or search "How to Take...

January 31, 2022

Billy of the Week: Alex Hormozi

Sam Parr ( @theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( @ShaanVP ) talk about (non) Billy of the Week Alex Hormozi, how he has made $72M over the last 5 years based mostly around gym businesses, and discuss whether he is legit. ----- * Do ...

January 28, 2022

Best of This Week: Jan 28th

Some of the best clips from this week. Let us know what you think of the new format by tweeting at @ShaanVP , @theSamParr , or @BenWilsonTweets . ----- * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscrib...

January 27, 2022

Is The Rock Going to Make $1B+ From Tequila? + Placebo Water, STR Update, and More

Shaan Puri ( @ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( @theSamParr ) have a classic idea shoot around where they talk about things like The Rock becoming a tequila billionaire, a placebo water called Felix Felicis, Sam gives an update on his...

January 26, 2022

$1M By 19, $100M+ By 35 -- Here's How He Did It

Sam Parr ( @theSamParr ) sits down with Val Katayev ( @ValKatayev ) to talk about how he got his start making millions from a ringtone business, why he's currently launching a startup in the jewelry industry, what has fueled ...

January 25, 2022

Producer Ben's Big Opportunity, Short Term Rentals, Turnkey College Businesses, and More

Sam Parr ( @theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( @shaanVP ) talk with producer Ben Wilson ( @BenWilsonTweets ) about his unique opportunity with a high net worth individual and how to monetize his podcasting business. Sam and Shaan ...

January 20, 2022

Tech Startup Ideas for the Farmer Economy

Shaan Puri ( @shaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( @theSamParr ) discuss FarmCon 2022, how Shaan got Covid, tech startup ideas for the farmer economy, how to develop value and a sense of mystique in your personal brand, and much more. __...

January 18, 2022

Brainstorming The Best Business Ideas To Start In 2022 with Noah Kagan

Sam Parr ( @theSamParr ) and is joined by Noah Kagan ( @NoahKagan ) to discuss the most profitable businesses on AppSumo, the best business ideas to start in 2022, businesses you can start with zero startup costs, and much mo...

January 14, 2022

Greatest Hits of 2021 (Vol. 2)

On this episode, we bring you some of the best and most popular moments from My First Million in 2021. This episode specifically highlights some of our best guest moments. Let us know how you like the episode and if we should...

January 11, 2022

Saas Companies that Anyone Can Start with Rob Walling

Sam Parr ( @theSamParr ) and Ben Wilson ( @BenWilsonTweets ) discuss Sam's article defending Theranos, airport houses, and conducting an end of year family review. They are then joined by Rob Walling ( @RobWalling ) who talks...

January 07, 2022

Greatest Hits of 2021 (Vol. 1)

On this episode, we bring you some of the best and most popular moments from My First Million in 2021. Let us know how you like the episode and if we should do greatest hits in the future! _____ * Do you love MFM and want to ...

January 06, 2022

Sam and Shaan's New Year's Resolutions

Shaan Puri ( @ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( @theSamParr ) discuss why Sam makes new year's resolutions, why Shaan doesn't, and what they're focusing on this year. _____ * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling fac...

January 06, 2022

Doomer Optimism, The Economics of Book Publishing, and More

Sam Parr ( @theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( @ShaanVP ) discuss doomer optimism, why Sam is prepping for the apocalypse, the economics of book publishing, why most authors don't make any money, and much more. _____ * Do you love...

January 04, 2022

MFM Goes Viral on TikTok, Solana Billionaires, Right to Be Forgotten, and More

Shaan Puri ( @ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( @theSamParr ) discuss how they were able to get more than 10M views on TikTok, why Solana billionaires are giving them FOMO, the right to be forgotten and companies that are helping peop...

December 30, 2021

The 2021 Milly Awards

Sam Parr ( @theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( @ShaanVP ) are joined by Andrew Wilkinson ( @awilkinson ) to go through their 2021 Milly Awards. They hand out awards like "billionaire of the year," "best investment of the year," "b...

December 28, 2021

The Story of Black Market Kingpin Ross Ulbricht + Sam does an AMA

Sam Parr ( @theSamParr ) is joined by producer Ben Wilson ( @BenWilsonTweets ), to do an AMA of questions asked on Twitter and talk about the story of Silk Road creator and black market kingpin Ross Ulbricht. Sam also shares ...

December 23, 2021

Billy of the Week: Tyler Perry

Sam Parr ( @theSamParr ) sits down with Steph Smith ( @StephSmithio ), indie creator and host of the " Sh*t You Didn't Learn in School " podcast, to talk about Tyler Perry and how he was able to become a billionaire in the en...