I made $250M in one year. Heres what it actually cost me @MyFirstMillionPod
I made $250M in one year. Heres what it actually cost me  @MyFirstMillionPod
Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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Episode 821: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Replit founder Amjad Masad ( https://x.com/amasad ) about growing 100x in one year.

Show Notes:
(0:00) 2.5M to 250M in 1 year
(10:28) the darkest hour
(17:00) pivot, pivot, pivot, until it hits
(28:19) companies exploding with Replit
(33:05) Amjad's business ideas
(38:44) "we are in the singularity"
(51:24) best business biography
(53:23) getting on Joe Rogan
(57:00) slowing down under pressure
(1:11:08) Vercel scandal
(1:13:35) lifestyle upgrades of being a billionaire


Links:
• Replit - replit.com


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