Today's ep is possible because of Superside! Head to superside.com to hire a dedicated team of designers! Sam (@thesamparr) and Shaan (@shaanvp) are joined today by entrepreneur and owner of BPN Fitness Nick Bare (@nickbarefitness) who started a suppliment company in his dorm room and built it from $20k to over 8 figures in revenue, alongside building a big online presence with over 400K subscribers. Today they talk about what are his products (0:32), Growing a youtube channel (5:24), Content or business first? (7:34), Does he spend money on marketing? (13:19), Fitness apps crushing it (19:29), Products people in the military use (31:01), Fastest growing segments of the fitness industry (34:12), AI used in fitness apps (37:51), Monthly or annual subscription billing? (40:54), His new book "25 hours a day" (48:58), Book in a box service (52:27), Shaan's biz idea for Nick's huge office (58:39), Endurance athletes and Ironman being a huge business (1:02:43), Audio fitness apps (1:05:39) and Fitness in a post-covid world (1:07:46).  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sam (@thesamparr) and Shaan (@shaanvp) discuss today Kanye West's billion-dollar shoe empire (3:59), /r/FatFIRE: Retire living a lavish life (10:36), Ways to generate passive income in 48 hours (23:03), Best interview questions they've been asked (33:01), Stupid D2C gimmicks making millions a week (39:37), Engaging with haters/trolls - someone owes their friend $2m (47:17) and Xprize.org but for enterprise (57:58)  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today's ep is possible because of Superside! Head to superside.com to hire a dedicated team of designers! Sam (@thesamparr) and Shaan (@shaanvp) are back to talk about Burning money (0:36), Asia monetizing podcasts way better / paid news (3:23), Drudge report getting 1.1 billion visits a month?! (11:28), Neil Patel and where most enterprise revenue coming from maintenance (20:59), Book a YC team (29:17), Remote.com raising $11M seed (33:19), Attrition projection/modelling (37:52) and Yishan Wong solving climate change (41:08).  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sam (@thesamparr) and Shaan (@shaanvp) chilling on Zoom once again to talk about Marc Andreessen's new controverisal blog post titled "It's Time To Build" (3:54), On Deck - MBA As A Service (17:27), Founder Dating (27:35), Talking to Naval on ClubHouse (36:37), Oatley's Milk is bomb af (45:08), Fastgrants.org (51:31) and Shaan's Degenerate Crypto Trade (53:38)  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sam (@thesamparr) and Shaan (@shaanvp) are back to chat about Thrasio Amazon FBA Rollup (4:11), what they like and don't like about the podcasting life (10:04), Sam's obsession with Bees (22:18), Comedian streaming platform (27:17), Carta CEO sharing his laying off message to staff publicly (32:27), Why journalists write about people they may hate (44:40) and haircuts at home (1:00:46)  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sam (@thesamparr) and Shaan (@shaanvp) are back to talk wearing ivy league swag (3:24), Thrasio Amazon FBA rollup (6:20), Classpass for online courses (16:16), Real life bruce wayne Kinobody (19:45), What's a way the hosts have hacked a shortcut for themselves? (24:31), Looking at old newspapers to see what they got right/wrong (28:50), Personal ICOs (37:31), Billionaire of the week: Jim Patterson (44:44), Do you want to become a billionaire? (52:36) and Sexy notary business (57:05). The way you write has a huge effect on what you get — both in your business and personal life so why not learn how to write like you speak and sell like hell: search Kopywriting Kourse and improve you life 100x.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today we have Andrew Wilkinson (@awilkinson) of Tiny. Tiny is a holding company started by Andrew that buys “wonderful internet businesses” with the intention of holding them forever (akin to Berkshire Hathaway). Altogether, Tiny’s businesses do high 8-figures in revenue and employ close to 400 people across 20 companies. If you want to know more about his background, Andrew was interviewed on our podcast so give Episode #63 a listen. Today he answers: How do you find CEO's that you can trust, You've mentioned Warren Buffet a lot, any other leaders you look up to?, Is “company building” a repeatable process? What % of it can be automated?, Can you recommend your favorite business books?, What is your biggest failure and what did you learn from it?, What is a core attribute you look for when you hire somebody?, How do you make connections with other entrepreneurs while residing in a non-startup centric city?, How much of your investments are made up of personal capital vs. OPM (Other People’s Money)?, During your time at MetaLab, what was the best way to acquire clients?, Are you taking Buffett's advice and reading 500 pages a day?, As a person, how have you evolved over the years?, How do you start a fund with money made from an agency?, What's the required mindset shift from running one business to delegating a team to run multiple?, If you internalize one principal into your kids, what would it be?, When you built your house, what are some things that could have made the frustrations easier?, Can I skip building an agency and go straight into investing? and What's the worst & best advice you get from people who tell you how to become successful?.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sam (@thesamparr) and Shaan (@shaanvp) are back on Zoom to talk Sam's new crush and honorary guest Andrew Wilkinson (6:00), $40M a year consulting king Sam Ovens (10:32), Shaan's experience being initiated into the Tony Robbins religion (15:27), Shaan's operating framework for life bible (21:52), Billionaire's of the week (yes, double): Michael Loeb & Richard Barton (26:45), Billion dollar idea playbook: What industries lack transparency? (40:41), Shaan missing out on making $5 million (45:24) and The Hustle making new podcasts - Go check out Moiz Ali's new podcast Exit Strategy! (54:51).  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sam (@thesamparr) and Shaan (@shaanvp) are joined today by Andrew Wilkinson (@awilkinson) who is the co-founder of Tiny (tinycapital.com) - the internet version of Berkshire Hathaway. Shaan also launched a newsletter version of the podcast, subscribe to it to receive startup ideas backed by data in your e-mail weekly: terriblehorriblenogoodverybadideas.com. Want to make your first million with your mobile app? You have to prioritize app performance first. Get your custom HeadSpin benchmark report at headspin.io/myfirstmillion free our listeners! Today's topics: What is Tiny? (4:05), Shaan tried to sell Andrew a business 5 years ago (8:35), Andrew being early on COVID-19 (15:26), Being a control freak & hiring managers (20:35), The perfect cash-flowing companies (31:30), SRED Credits Tax Incentive Program in Canada (36:40), Job board businesses (42:22), No code agencies (48:03), Businesses that didn't work out (56:56), Being broke (59:20), Subscription podcasting (1:02:27) and Modern day newspapers (1:11:18).  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sam (@thesamparr) and Shaan (@shaanvp) talk trends, startups and your next million dollar idea. Today's topics: Deepfakes, good or evil? (5:00), The credentials business (15:13), Are sam and shaan unethical? (29:41), Studying evil leaders (34:47), IDEA: Lambda school for EA's (38:27) and Shaan's Billionaire of the Week: Xavier Niel (44:11).  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sam (@thesamparr) and Shaan (@shaanvp) speak to Brent Beshore (@BrentBeshore) today about how he plans to invest $250M in cash-flow positive businesses, how much corona virus will impact the economy and explains why he'd only start non-tech businesses in today's climate. Brent is apart of Permanent Equity which has raised a total of $300M to deploy into businesses that actually make cold hard cash - their collection of companies made approx. $160M of it in the last year. Want to make your first million with your mobile app? You have to prioritize app performance first. And HeadSpin is here to help. With your custom HeadSpin benchmark report, get deep insights into app performance, from cold and warm starts, to errors, crashes, and response times, including audio and video quality and biometric responsiveness. Our state-of-the-art Global Device Cloud provides unique carrier network, device, OS, and app level insights, on real, SIM-enabled devices in hundreds of locations around the world. No SDK required. Get your custom HeadSpin benchmark report at headspin.io /myfirstmillion. Today's topics: Who is Brent Beshore? (4:04), What type of companies is he buying with quarter of a billion dollars stashed? (12:17), Military staffing lead gen is a defensible business (14:53), How to handle owners and managers post-acquisition (16:54), How much do owners of cashflowing businesses take home? (20:34), Why he won't touch debt with his businesses (24:10), How Brent grows the businesses they acquire (25:32), How do owners transition to the passenger seat? (30:36), Corona Virus predictions and impact on the economy (36:16) and what he'd do if he started his career again (51:03).  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sam (@thesamparr) and Shaan (@shaanvp) today go over more YC batch companies! Sign up to the new Trends report that Sam mentioned at https://trends.co. Today's topics: Sam might have corona virus (5:46), is YC better this year going digital? (10:15), Smile Direct Club for Latin America (14:56), Education in India (17:56), EzeWholesale - Marketplace for Used Phones (23:28), Offerup and LetGo Merger (28:13), Build a Plane - Project Management for Construction (30:03), Strippers leaving their jobs to become delivery drivers (34:24), Ditto - Collaborative copywriting tool (38:12), Shaan's marketing intern challenge (46:14), Ugly food delivery services (48:49), Automating collections using Upflow (52:52), Teiv - Adblock for in-store TV's (58:31)  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sam (@thesamparr) and Shaan (@shaanvp) today go over some of YC's best startups to come out of its recent demo day. Want to make your first million with your mobile app? You have to prioritize your user experience first. And HeadSpin is here to help. With HeadSpin’s mobile app benchmark reports, know where you stand against your peers and get deep insights into your mobile experience and app performance. Get your custom HeadSpin benchmark report at headspin.io/benchmark. Topics for today: Sam's good luck and bad luck (3:26), Teachable selling (7:30), Can Airbnb withstand a recession? (12:48), Cron - Superhuman for your calendar (21:40), Superhumans for x - Pitch and Casuel (29:51), Art in res - fine art installment plans (32:00), Line of credit to influencers (38:53), Freezing eggs (44:34), $100K and pick one to invest in (50:17), Campus delivery startups - Duffle and Puff (53:31) and Unsexy great new businesses like BuildPlane.com and Truenorth Fleet (55:19)  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Shaan (@shaanvp) is joined by producer Ishan (@ishanhaq) to talk Corona virus and where they think it's at, where it's headed and what you can do to prepare for the worst. We also announced we started a new podcast! 9 Minute Morning Routine should be your daily listen on the way to work in the morning. Feel relaxed, calm and focused on how you're going to kick ass today. Subscribe here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/9-minute-morning-routine/id1504340799  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sam (@thesamparr) and Shaan (@shaanvp) are chatting over the internet about Corona virus and all things business, markets and life impact it's having. Come hang: www.facebook.com/groups/ourfirstmillion. Want to make your first million with your mobile app? You have to prioritize your user experience first.HeadSpin is here to help. With HeadSpin’s new all-in-one platform, you can now test, monitor, and analyze mobile applications across devices, locations and networks. With state-of-the-art Global Device Cloud can help you obtain unique carrier network, device, and OS level insights for your app in more than 150 locations around the world. No SDK required. Learn more at headspin.io.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sam (@thesamparr) is by himself today without Shaan (@shaanvp) to tell you about what he thinks are 4 essential skill sets that will withstand a recession. Questions about any of these? Ask the hosts directly on www.facebook.com/groups/ourfirstmillion.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sam (@thesamparr) and Shaan (@shaanvp) talk ideas, news, trends and businesses. Why aren't you in our Facebook group yet? www.facebook.com/groups/ourfirstmillion. For detailed show notes: https://bit.ly/3aOxEBz. Topics for today: Sequoia Memo (5:00), Virality in startups and viruses (8:51), Lead Gen Businesses (14:39), Islamic Finance (30:06) & Rebranding actions & lifestyles (42:18).  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sam (@thesamparr) and Shaan (@shaanvp) talk ideas, news, trends and businesses. We've partnered with Rippling! The startup that gives you back your time from payroll to employee compliance, making it unbelievably easy to manage your company’s HR and IT – in one system. If you want to try it out, visit www.rippling.com. Also, we had a listener actually start building an idea mentioned in our last podcast with turning tithing digital. He's documenting his journey and uploaded a video to share with you all in our private FB group -- which you are free to join: www.facebook.com/groups/ourfirstmillion. Here's Paul Graham's awesome essay on Do Things That Don't Scale: http://paulgraham.com/ds.html For detailed show-notes Topics for today: Greetings in the corona world & viral trigger content (0:14), Our run the world event is canceled (1:09), Henry has a mic now... but he's leaving the pod (1:49), A listener is building the tithing app (3:47), Cursing in meetings (5:55), Curly girl hair (8:27), Workout app making $100m/year (12:45), Mixed race shampoo (14:13), Atrium closing down and what Justin said to Sam at Hustlecon (16:24), Paul Graham's Do Things That Don't Scale (22:45), Trader Joe's founder passing away and it's fantastic business (29:25), Hotel franchising (33:49), B2B Gifting (36:14), CEO's discussed actually listen to the pod (42:30), Q&A: What's your best SEO hack for a new website? (43:53), Q&A: How to make your podcast profitable? (46:47) and Best interview questions featuring Henry (49:02).  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sam (@thesamparr) and Shaan (@shaanvp) talk ideas, news, trends and businesses. Sign up for our Run The World conference: https://organizer.runtheworld.today/invitation/313. We've partnered once again with the online business broker Quiet Light Brokerage, they want to give you guys a FREE 25-point checklist to see how sellable your online business is. To receive this free guide, visit quietlightbrokerage.com/myfirstmillion. oin our private FB group if you haven't already: www.facebook.com/groups/ourfirstmillion. It's free to join yet provides so much value through meeting other hyperactive business people and having discussions around the type of stuff discussed in the podcast. Topics for today: Bernie Sanders proposed tax on vested shares (2:17), Biggest regrets in structuring companies (9:08), Internet conferences like Run The World (14:25), Book clubs (19:12), Copy masters and publishing giants like Agora (26:34), Online services for older people (32:13), Which single digit unicorn will become the next $100B behemoth? (37:53), Turnkey bathroom renovations (47:38) and Sam's angel investment in Nicotine Gum is working (49:10)  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sam (@thesamparr) and Shaan (@shaanvp) talk ideas, trends and businesses. We're joined by Zak Kukoff (@ZCK), a 25 year old VC of $500M Emergence Capital (emcap.com) who's home runs have been Zoom, Salesforce, Veeva, Yammer and more. Topics for today: Introducing our guest Zak Kukoff (1:22), Equity vs Cash comp debate (3:40), Zak leaving school at 16 to raise money (6:49), Does investing in young people work? Should they be building businesses or partying? (11:12), Deskless workforce (17:49), The passion economy (23:43), How and when to build a sales team to accelerate growth (33:07), Buying engineering-led businesses and raising the prices (36:22), AI teachers in sales & language (38:35) & Optimizng your copy (46:39).  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.