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Mar 2022
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Finding Profitable Business Ideas By Stu...

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About this episode

Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) talk about how to identify trends, whether it's possible to get ultra-wealthy from cash flow businesses, why they enjoy doing hood rat stuff, and more.

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Links:

* https://worldview.space/

* https://www.reddit.com/r/antiwork/

* https://www.reddit.com/r/overemployed/

* Bullshit Jobs: https://www.amazon.com/Bullshit-Jobs-Theory-David-Graeber/dp/150114331X

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Show Notes:

(03:45) - Shaan's trip to Mexico

(07:35) - Worldview

(15:05) - Sam's goals for MFM

(20:50) - The secret world of how things come to be

(29:30) - Identifying trends

(42:00) - How many employees does a company needs

(49:10) - Why Sam and Shaan love doing hood rat stuff

(53:30) - Can you make 9 figures from cash flow businesses?

(55:45) - Sam's advice for Warren Buffet

(01:03:00) - Being honest about why you start a company

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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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• #209 Gary Vaynerchuk - Why NFTS Are the Future

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