Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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Episode 822: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about how your genes could determine how much money you make and the startup ideas YC is betting on.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) money genes
(5:07) your personality is your business
(23:46) productive placebos
(33:39) YC Request for Startups
(34:57) IDEA: aesthetic data centers
(42:15) IDEA: The company brain
(51:10) IDEA: drone swarm defense
(57:33) IDEA: personalized medicine
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Links:
• YC RFS - ycombinator.com/rfs
• Deep Personality - https://deeppersonality.app/
• Viktor - getviktor.com
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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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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• 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
Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., Members FDIC
• I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out:
beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge
My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /
*Get our Wealth Guide (35+ insights from top investors):* clickhubspot.com/xucw
Episode 822: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about how your genes could determine how much money you make and the startup ideas YC is betting on.
—
Show Notes:
(0:00) money genes
(5:07) your personality is your business
(23:46) productive placebos
(33:39) YC Request for Startups
(34:57) IDEA: aesthetic data centers
(42:15) IDEA: The company brain
(51:10) IDEA: drone swarm defense
(57:33) IDEA: personalized medicine
—
Links:
• YC RFS - ycombinator.com/rfs
• Deep Personality - https://deeppersonality.app/
• Viktor - getviktor.com
—
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
—
Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• 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
Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., Members FDIC
• I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out:
beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge
My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /
