My First Million
Sam Parr & Shaan Puri
Entrepreneurs and investors sharing unconventional paths to rapid wealth creation and startup success.
Why we picked this
My First Million tracks the mechanics of modern business building through unstructured conversations with founders and operators. The hosts skip high-level theory in favor of tactical specifics: how a product found its first customers, where an early hire went wrong, and what an unusual growth loop looks like in practice. The show is erratic and informal, but its back catalog contains a vast archive of pragmatic case studies for anyone building a company from scratch.
Recent episodes
How to find your arbitrage (from the guy who’s done it 3x) ft. Nick Kokonas
Oct 26, 20262h 7m
We spent 8 hours finding the best stuff on X. Here it is.
Oct 23, 202650 min
This 3-hour Elizabeth Holmes doc broke our brains
Oct 20, 202655 min
We put a multimillionaire’s portfolio into Claude (the results shocked us)
Oct 19, 202648 min
the 6 traits of people who can’t stop making money
Oct 16, 202639 min
3 embarrassing moments that changed my life
Oct 12, 202624 min
The creative genius behind Squatty Potty & Poo-Pourri reveals his marketing playbook
Oct 7, 20261h 5m
3 businesses we think are about to blow up
Oct 5, 202649 min
We tested Instinct, MUSE and Grokbot. They’re ridiculous.
Sep 30, 20261h 14m
MIT scientist: Elon Musk was right, we are almost certainly in a simulation
Sep 28, 20261h 1m
There’s 98 days until 2027...Do this and you’ll thank yourself on Jan 1st
Sep 25, 202655 min
Whatnot founder: This is the future of e-commerce
Sep 21, 20261h 2m
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