I dropped out of high school…Now I’m building a $1T dollar company
Episode 704: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Blake Scholl ( https://x.com/bscholl ) about he went from high school dropout to Groupon to the founder of a supersonic jet startup.Â
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Find your red line
(4:29) Problems hidden in plain sight
(13:00) The making of Boom Supersonic
(23:00) No rules of thumb
(29:13) Blake's favorite interview question
(34:22) Demo Day at YC
(38:13) Selling Richard Branson
(47:46) Being a dark matter founder
(52:14) What does the most ambition of yourself look like?
(55:51) Progressively overturning of the skeptics
(1:01:06) Working with Jeff Bezos at Amazon
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Links:
• Steal Shaan's $20M Pitch Deck: https://clickhubspot.com/wem
• Boom - https://boomsupersonic.com/Â
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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 HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano
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1:12:23
The Most Valuable Skill For Any Founder
Episode 703: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to George Mack ( https://x.com/george__mack ) about high agency.Â
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Links:
• Steal Sam's guide to turn ChatGPT into your Executive Coach: https://clickhubspot.com/wec
• High Agency - https://www.highagency.com/Â
• Nick Mowbray episode - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pHcxoZ0j9AÂ
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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 HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano
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59:43
Brainstorming $10M+ business ideas with Jess Mah
Steal Jess' Billion-Dollar Startup Playbook [for free]: https://clickhubspot.com/jhm
Episode 702: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) boards the private jet of Jess Mah ( https://x.com/jessicamah ) to brainstorm business ideas and talk about her process for vetting which ideas to jump on.Â
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Show Notes:Â
(0:00) Buying a jet
(5:37) Barn full of horses
(8:44) Business ideas matrix
(11:06) Idea: DOGE as a service
(13:30) Idea: Vertical agents
(16:52) Idea: Cargo ship coating
(21:26) Idea: Holy Health
(25:07) Building a team with digital twins
(28:46) Jess’s 0 - 1 framework
(31:09) Worst advice from Silicon Valley
(35:44) Find a starving crowd
(37:55) Idea: Divorce.fund
(38:36) Failures: Credboost
(46:08) Ignorant of past, realistic of present, delulu of the future
(49:58) Engineering serendipity
(56:12) AI for medicine
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Links:
• Mahway - https://mahway.com/Â
• YC’s Request for Startups - https://www.ycombinator.com/rfsÂ
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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 HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano
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1:04:41
How Nick Saban’s Side Hustle Might Make Him a Billionaire
Episode 701: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about Nick Saban’s car dealership play, plus the most defensible ideas for AI startups.Â
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Show Notes:Â
(0:00) Car dealership billionaires
(13:35) Local Maxima
(17:07) Most defensible AI ideas right now
34:40) AI workflows for profitable newsletters
(43:10) SpermracingÂ
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Links:
• Want to make $ with AI? Get the database here: https://clickhubspot.com/bfu
• John Elway - https://www.elwaydealers.com/Â
• Lovable - https://lovable.dev/Â
• Replit - https://replit.com/
• Bolt - https://bolt.new/
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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 HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano
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55:27
5 under-the-radar trends (+ our business ideas)
Want to spot trends before they explode? Get the guide here: https://clickhubspot.com/wdv
Episode 700: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talks to Steph Smith ( https://x.com/stephsmithio ) about business trends that are currently untapped and ripe for opportunity to build businesses around.Â
Use code "MFM" to get access to Steph's Internet Pipes - http://internetpipes.com/
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Show Notes:Â
(0:00) Trend 1: Hearing Loss
(11:33) Trend 2: eVTOL
(17:42) Trend 3: Psychedelics
(24:26) Trend 4: New Job Skills
(42:50) Trend5: Nature technology
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Links:
https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/new-rule-faa-ready-air-travel-future
https://psychedelicalpha.com/data/psychedelic-laws
https://x.com/stephsmithio/status/1877418726485799283
https://www.amazon.com/Immense-World-Animal-Senses-Reveal/dp/0593133234
https://asknature.org/
https://internetpipes.com/
https://mischiefusa.com/
https://clickhubspot.com/wdv
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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 HubSpot Media // 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.