The Hustle presents – My First Million. A podcast where we brainstorm new business ideas based on trends & opportunities we see in the market. Sometimes we have famous guests, and they do it with us.
Category: My First Million
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#140 – How Much Do VCs Make?, A Booming Startup Replacing Fridges, and A Board Game Making $5m A Month
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) discuss: 06:05 A booming grocery delivery startup, Fridge No More 12:00 The “Ukranian Tik-Tok”, Coub 13:01 The $4b startup you haven’t heard of: GoPuff 21:09 A board game doing $5m a month: Hunt A Killer 23:20 The booming audience for “true crime” content 25:48 Shaan went on...
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#139 – The Rise of “Clout” Kitchens, Why Martin Shkreli is a Rockstar, and a $100m Acquisition
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) discuss: 00:30 Is it better to rent and invest your money elsewhere? 05:32 Penny Hoarder acquired for over $100m 09:20 MrBeast Burger and clout kitchens 17:01 Guthy-Renker and the lucrative world of direct-mail 20:57 Will mom and pop restaurants become cloud kitchens? 25:25 The guys chat Martin Shkreli...
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#138 – How A Big Bitcoin Bet Paid Off, How To Best Learn From Billionaires, And Should Engineers Have Managers?
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) discuss: 5:53 Dan Gilbert owns the Cavs…and a lot more 11:48 How Dan Snyder made his billions 13:40 How to pounce on new opportunities 20:20 MicroStartegy’s big bet into bitcoin 29:00 The right way to learn from billionaires 34:24 The big business of lawn care and pest...
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#137 – The Aftermath of The Combine Idea, The Next Trillion Dollar Industry, Crypto Art Selling For Millions
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) discuss: (16:45-27:40) Shaan’s $10m/yr idea: combine for young athletes (27:40-33:10) What small markets today will be worth trillions in the future? (33:10-35:55) Shaan becomes a minor celebrity within the bitcoin community (35:56-46:00) More industries that may soon boom (46:00-47:35) Talking cool company names (47:35-52:45) The business of...
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#136 with Jack Smith – Trading Cards and Collectables: A Deep Dive Into The Opportunities In The Space
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) are joined by Jack Smith (@_jacksmith). They discuss: (0:59) Introduction to Jack Smith (7:04) Jack introduces the world of collectible card investing (14:40) What is Rally Rd (23:29) How to make money lending against trading cards (32:52) Collecting NBA moments? (37:00) The opportunities in trading cards (47:00) The...
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#135 with Rahul Vohra (Superhuman Founder) – Why He Started Superhuman and The Ideas He'd Like To See Built
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) are joined by Superhuman’s Rahul Vohra (@rahulvohra). They discuss: Rahul’s first startup, Rapportive Rahul explain what it’s like to work with Marc Andreesen Will Superhuman go public? Why doesn’t Google crush Superhuman? Rahul describes when the idea to create Superhuman struck him Shaan asks, what’re the best...