4 dumb ideas that made people rich
My First Million
•January 23rd, 2026
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Episode 788: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about simple $1M businesses that anyone could do.
Show Notes:
(0:00) Fun Party Hats
(7:58) Star Registry
(18:29) 10-hr fireplace
(26:39) Don't get bored of greatness
(36:23) Receiving feedback
(42:46) Billy of the Week: John Catsimatidis, Supermarket Baron
(55:14) the billionaire tax
(1:00:18) Shaan takes his son courtside
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Links:
• Foam Party Hats - https://foampartyhats.com/
• Star Naming - https://star-naming.com/
• Brain.fm - https://www.brain.fm/
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies!
Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC
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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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