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 brainstor...
How to win in ecom in 2025 (from a $200M/yr marketer)
Episode 684: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Sean Frank ( https://x.com/SeanEcom ) about his $200M ecom playbook.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Sean's first million
(8:35) $5M - $200M in 6 years
(25:57) What people get wrong in ecom
(30:33) Case study: HexClad
(36:52) Fast-emerging trends
(40:57) How to spot trends
(44:54) Services-to-product playbook
(51:47) Sean calls his shot
(54:01) Winning at the trends game
(59:01) Being outspoken on the internet
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Links:
• Operators Podcast - https://www.youtube.com/@Operators9
• Ridge - https://ridge.com/
• PostPilot - https://www.postpilot.com/
• LVMH - https://www.lvmh.com/en
• Tapestry - https://www.tapestry.com/
• HexClad - https://hexclad.com/
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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
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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
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The Greatest Mind Hacks in Marketing History (Craig Clemens Interview)
Episode 683: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) sits down with Craig Clemens ( https://x.com/craigclemens ) to talk about the greatest marketing lines in history.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(2:22) Does not contain an illegal sexual stimulant
(9:09) 4-hour erection
(10:56) Operators are standing by
(15:17) They’re eating the cats
(21:54) A diamond is forever
(26:09) Buy these worms, catch more fish
(30:26) Joseph Duveen
(41:30) Every ‘no’ has a value
(44:46) Be a consumer of ads
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Links:
• Golden Hippo - https://www.goldenhippo.com/
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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
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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
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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.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(5:02) Sunshine Exteriors
(29:16) Teens2Table
(45:53) Totally Mums
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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
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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
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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
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I Made $50M Buying & Running Boring Businesses
Episode 681: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Brent Beshore ( https://x.com/BrentBeshore ) about buying profitable businesses.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) $50K/yr to 9 figures
(6:04) Accidentally buying a $1M business for $0
(11:06) Just In Time learning
(14:11) Buying cash flow businesses
(20:30) Private equity or index?
(24:26) Buffett's near-death experience
(32:54) How to buy your first small business
(36:02) Brent's one-liner speed run
(47:33) Shaan asks Brent how to hire a CEO
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Links:
• Permanent Equity - https://www.permanentequity.com/
• Enneagram Test - https://enneagramtest.com/
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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
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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
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We talk to the guy who knows Silicon Valley’s darkest secrets
Episode 680: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Nick Bilton ( https://x.com/nickbilton ), investigative journalist and author of American Kingpin and Hatching Twitter.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(7:03) Inside a criminal mind
(12:57) Getting people to open up
(20:49) The real story behind Twitter
(29:40) The auras of Trump, Bezos, Musk
(33:13) Becoming a journalist
(37:24) Steve Jobs' reality distortion field
(43:16) Who has it all in Silicon Valley?
(49:43) Being a professional asshole
(57:56) Nick's next story
(1:03:38) Storytelling
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Links:
• American Kingpin - https://tinyurl.com/yckc6smh
• Hatching Twitter - https://tinyurl.com/3ah2j9ym
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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
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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
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.