My First Million

Hubspot Media

Sam Parr and Shaan Puri brainstorm new business ideas based on trends & opportunities they see in the market. Sometimes they bring on famous guests to brainstorm with them. read less

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Who doesn't want a million dollars? Everyone gets asked what they'd do with a million dollars, but few get asked how they'd earn it. In the My First Million podcast, Sam Parr and Shaan Puri present the latest big ideas in the business world. They discuss more than side hustles and avoiding scams. Leaders of industries share their knowledge on the podcast. Listeners will hear current economic and business news and what's coming next.

Entrepreneurship can take many forms. It might be starting a blog or a real estate company or recognizing what buyers will want next. Or it might be starting in Silicon Valley as an employee and then making $100,000,000 a year selling companies. Host Sam Parr shares his experience creating The Hustle. This email newsletter started with a few subscribers but grew to more than one million. How did he do it? He gives all the details on the My First Million podcast.

Suleman Ali tells his own story in one My First Million podcast episode. He talks about risking all his savings and investing in businesses he believed in. Listeners can hear from self-made millionaires like Ali on many episodes.

While interviewing the biggest names in business, Sam and Shaan reveal how to be an entrepreneur and salesperson. Everyone is always selling something, and knowing how and when to sell is vital. In one episode of the My First Million podcast, Shaan unveils the secrets of a successful sales pitch.

Someone might think there's no reason to stop at a million dollars. Why not a billion? Billionaire Dharmesh Shah joins in one episode to tell his story. Shah, the cofounder of Hubspot, discusses what has more money-making potential than the creation of the internet. He's talking about artificial intelligence. Should investors start buying stocks from AI companies? Shah thinks so.

My First Million provides insight into the US business world? Listeners can learn here how others made their money.

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Episodes

$100M founder predicts what will be big in 5 years
4d ago
$100M founder predicts what will be big in 5 years
💰 Get the Side Hustle Ideas Database [free] Episode 692: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talks to Justin Mares ( https://x.com/jwmares ) about what’s going to be big in the next 5 years.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) Intro (3:16) Longevity products for dogs (9:24) Toxin testing (19:55) Function and Superpower (26:19) Doctor for your home (37:25) Skin gut health (47:39) Natural fiber clothing (51:04) Justin's take on vaccines — Links: • Truemed - http://truemed.com/  • Justin’s Substack - https://justinmares.substack.com/  • Rorra - https://rorra.com/  • Light Labs - http://lightlabs.com  • Eurofins - https://www.eurofins.com/  • Function Health - https://www.functionhealth.com/  • Superpower - https://superpower.com/  • InsideTracker - https://info.insidetracker.com/  • Lightwork - https://www.dolightwork.com/  • r/moderatelygranolamoms - https://www.reddit.com/r/moderatelygranolamoms/  • Paul Saladino - https://www.paulsaladinomd.co/  • NADS - https://nadsunder.com/  • Pact - https://wearpact.com/  • ExOfficio - https://www.exofficio.com/  • Ryker - https://rykerusa.com/  — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd — 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
The high schooler making $20M a year
Mar 17 2025
The high schooler making $20M a year
Episode 687: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Zach Yadegari ( https://x.com/zach_yadegari/ ), the high school kid who went from $0 - $20M in 10 months. — Show Notes:  (0:00) Intro (3:45) $0 - $20M in 10 months (17:12) Sold first business for $100K at 16 (20:42) Zach's Influencer marketing playbook (24:23) Being worth $30M at 18 (34:40) How to find problems to solve with AI (38:28) IDEA: AI journal (41:09) IDEA: iOS to Android project converter (44:01) IDEA: Remotely-configurable onboarding flows for mobile apps (47:05) Running away from home at age 10 (51:10) Being peerless (54:41) Who Zach admires (56:02) Gen Z trends (1:00:06) Aging out as a prodigy (1:06:43) Keeping a beginner's mind — Links: • Cal AI - https://www.calai.app/  • Totally Science - https://totallyscience.co/  • The Great CEO Within - https://tinyurl.com/4xuvr95m  • TurboLearn - https://www.turbolearn.ai/  • Fitness AI - https://www.fitnessai.com/  — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd — 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
He launched a sweaty startup in high school. Now he'll be a millionaire by 18
Mar 3 2025
He launched a sweaty startup in high school. Now he'll be a millionaire by 18
Episode 682: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to three high school founders about their biggest business problems.   — Show Notes:  (0:00) Intro (5:02) Sunshine Exteriors (29:16) Teens2Table (45:53) Totally Mums — Links: • Formidable Fellows - http://formidablefellowship.org/  • Sunshine Exteriors - https://www.hhpressurecleanings.com/  • Teens2Table - https://www.teens2table.com/  • Totally Mums - https://www.instagram.com/abigayle_lett  • “Getting Everything You Can Out of Everything You’ve Got” - https://tinyurl.com/4rb9z8jd  • How to Cold Email Like a Boss - https://copywritingcourse.com/heres-how-to-cold-email-like-a-boss/  • Gary Halbert Letter - https://swiped.co/file/famous-dollar-letter-by-gary-halbert/  • Sonith on X - https://x.com/sonith__/highlights  • NextDoor - https://nextdoor.com/  • 1-800-Got-Junk - https://www.1800gotjunk.com/  • “The Sweaty Startup” - https://tinyurl.com/2eftpkv6  • Quiet Light Brokerage - https://quietlight.com/  • Future Titans - https://www.youtube.com/@future_titans  — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd — 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano