Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
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Episode 800: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the backstory of Think and Grow Rich, lessons from prolific indie hackers, plus Sam’s new career to becoming a dating expert.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Think and Grow Rich
(12:57) The fraud of Jay Shetty
(15:29) What makes a guru legit?
(22:38) Peter Steinberger
(25:24) Pieter Levels
(34:34) Christina Cacioppo
(40:21) Sam, a dating expert
(43:40) 5-second rule
(45:01) Shaan the matchmaker
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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.
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*Get Sam's top 7 books for entrepreneurs (+ his reading strategy):* clickhubspot.com/ksb
Episode 800: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the backstory of Think and Grow Rich, lessons from prolific indie hackers, plus Sam’s new career to becoming a dating expert.
—
Show Notes:
(0:00) Think and Grow Rich
(12:57) The fraud of Jay Shetty
(15:29) What makes a guru legit?
(22:38) Peter Steinberger
(25:24) Pieter Levels
(34:34) Christina Cacioppo
(40:21) Sam, a dating expert
(43:40) 5-second rule
(45:01) Shaan the matchmaker
—
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 /










