Appreciation and Growth in Podcasting

Episode 497: Shaan Puri (https://twitter.com/ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (https://twitter.com/theSamParr) share 4 businesses that are crushing it — from airport security to Etsy store-owner’s favorite machine to well-branded women’s products. Plus, Shaan shares a dating app idea that‘s thoroughly OP.

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3 Special Announcements:

1) MFM Merch - https://store.mfmpod.com/

2) MFM Clips Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@ClipMFM

3) MFM Poker Tournament - www.cloudpokernight.com/mfm

Check Out Shaan's Stuff:

• Try Shepherd Out - https://www.supportshepherd.com

• Shaan's Personal Assistant System - http://shaanpuri.com/remoteassistant

• Power Writing Course - https://maven.com/generalist/writing

• Small Boy Newsletter - https://smallboy.co

• Daily Newsletter - https://www.shaanpuri.com

Check Out Sam's Stuff:

• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com

• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co

• Copy That - https://copythat.com

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Show Notes:

(0:00) Intro

(0:30) Surprise 1: Merch!

(5:05) Surprise 2: New YouTube Clips Channel!

(8:15) Business breakdown 1: Clear ($3b)

(19:33) Business breakdown 2: Cricut

(25:20) The real story behind Native Deodorant

(29:20) Business breakdown 3: Aunt Flow

(32:52) iCracked

(38:00) Business breakdown 5: Cloud Poker Night

(45:30) Products that grow virally (not word-of-mouth)

(47:20) Gamer Dating App

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Links:

• MFM Merch - https://store.mfmpod.com/

• MFM Clips Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@ClipMFM

• Clear - https://www.clearme.com/

• Cricut - https://cricut.com/en-us/

• Etsy - https://www.etsy.com/

• Native Deodorant - https://www.nativecos.com/

• Aunt Flow - https://goauntflow.com/

• iCracked - https://www.youtube.com/c/icracked

• Cloud Poker Night - https://cloudpokernight.com/

• Dil Mill - https://dilmil.co/

• Evolv - https://www.evolvtechnology.com/

• Farmers Only - https://www.farmersonly.com/

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Past guests on My First Million include Rob Dyrdek, Hasan Minhaj, Balaji Srinivasan, Jake Paul, Dr. Andrew Huberman, Gary Vee, Lance Armstrong, Sophia Amoruso, Ariel Helwani, Ramit Sethi, Stanley Druckenmiller, Peter Diamandis, Dharmesh Shah, Brian Halligan, Marc Lore, Jason Calacanis, Andrew Wilkinson, Julian Shapiro, Kat Cole, Codie Sanchez, Nader Al-Naji, Steph Smith, Trung Phan, Nick Huber, Anthony Pompliano, Ben Askren, Ramon Van Meer, Brianne Kimmel, Andrew Gazdecki, Scott Belsky, Moiz Ali, Dan Held, Elaine Zelby, Michael Saylor, Ryan Begelman, Jack Butcher, Reed Duchscher, Tai Lopez, Harley Finkelstein, Alexa von Tobel, Noah Kagan, Nick Bare, Greg Isenberg, James Altucher, Randy Hetrick and more.

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