Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Episode 799: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to the Starter Story founder Pat Walls ( https://x.com/thepatwalls ) about selling his company + business ideas he’s seen lately.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Being pre-close
(2:11) Starter Story
(5:49) Pushscroll
(10:12) Puffcount
(12:31) 5-0 Scanner
(14:23) Cal.ai
(16:10) B2B Video
(30:30) Busyness is for losers
(33:57) EOS
(39:56) I am my own biggest obstacle


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Links:
• Starter Story - youtube.com/@starterstory
• Starter Story database - starterstory.com/explore
• “I Am My Own Greatest Obstacle” - patwalls.com/2020-i-am-my-own-greatest-obstacle

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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: joinhampton.com/mfm


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• Shaan's weekly email - shaanpuri.com
• Visit 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 - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: mercury.com
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