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   30 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 15 min

   We tested Instinct, MUSE and Grokbot. They’re ridiculous.

   Get Sam's guide to turn AI into your executive coach: https://clickhubspot.com/vbrp Episode 867: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) test out the new ai personal assistants. — Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (2:42) AI is the highest ELO game in the world (5:18) Instinct (9:31) Grokbot (20:24) It’s not all about intelligence (38:35) Micro1 (44:08) Exploiting vulnerabilities (58:48) $100 billion companies everywhere — Links: • Instinct - https://instinct.com/ • Grokbot - https://x.ai/news/introducing-grok-bot • micro1 - https://www.micro1.ai/ • OpenRouter -…

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   28 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

   MIT scientist: Elon Musk was right, we are almost certainly in a simulation

   (Free) MFM's pro-level business resources shared by the best in the biz: https://clickhubspot.com/pvks Episode 866: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talks to MIT Scientist about whether or not we’re living in a simulation. — Show Notes: (0:00) Are We Living in a Simulation? (8:30) Ancient Religions Already Believed This (14:40) AI Agents Are Getting Weird (28:40) Quantum Physics & the Simulation Theory (40:50) Aliens, UFOs & Glitches in the Matrix (51:30) Dreams, Past Lives & DMT (55:00) How Simulation Theory Changes How You Live — Links: • The Simulation Hypothesis by Rizwan Virk -…

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   25 Sep 2026 · 56 min

   There’s 98 days until 2027...Do this and you’ll thank yourself on Jan 1st

   Sam's database on how long it takes to become a millionaire: https://clickhubspot.com/brgh Episode 865: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talk to about how to win 2027. — Show Notes: (0:00) There are 99 days left in the year (1:40) Parkinson’s Law (3:35) The toxic love of events (9:25) Joel Greenblatt’s Jelly Bean experiment (12:25) The aftershocks of Joe Hudson (15:30) Shaan’s “5 voices in the head” theory (18:05) Six Thinking Hats (20:00) The two minds of a creator (22:45) Blue notebook vs. red notebook (23:50) Sam’s three notebooks (27:00)…

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   21 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

   Whatnot founder: This is the future of e-commerce

   $1M Attention Guide: 15+ ways to get eyeballs on what you're building https://clickhubspot.com/brcv Episode 863: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talk to Grant Lafontaine ( https://x.com/GrantLaFontaine ) the founder of Whatnot. — Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (1:00) Grant turned down Shaan’s investment (2:12) Shaan buys a crab on Whatnot (3:58) First 1,000 users (19:07) Black hat growth tactics (28:52) 30 sales to $2.3M in year 1 (34:03) $2.3M to $163M in year 2 (34:56) $163M to $1B in year 3 (37:02) How to be a billion-dollar founder (42:04) Going…

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   18 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 28 min

   Coach for SpaceX & OpenAI destroys your limiting beliefs for 88 minutes straight

   Get Sam's guide to turn ChatGPT into your life coach: https://clickhubspot.com/edlv Episode 863: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) get coached by Joe Hudson ( https://x.com/FU_joehudson ) on the mental game of being a founder. — Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (2:35) Limiting beliefs (6:48) Mind, heart, gut (8:20) The self-reliance pattern (14:45) Unkink your hose (16:35) Phrases that change your thinking (18:20) Visualize the negative outcomes (21:35) Most common fear of founders: homelessness (23:45) Tricking your nervous system with repetition (27:35)…

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   14 Sep 2026 · 47 min

   David Rubenstein: We took $5M and turned it into $500B

   Sam's database on how long it takes to become a millionaire: https://clickhubspot.com/pnlv Episode 861: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) sits down with David Rubenstein ( https://x.com/DM_Rubenstein ) to talk about turning Carlyle into $500B, his $14B miss, and the greatest business lessons in history. — Show Notes: (0:00) Turning $5M into $500B (5:13) Scrappy private equity (11:58) Don’t fool yourself (14:14) Turning down 20% of Amazon (16:23) Recruiting big shots (20:40) Finding the right partner (22:02) Trade-offs (27:39) Witnessing ascents to power (31:40) The Greatest Sentence Ever…

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   9 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 13 min

   Decoding Tony Hawk’s mindset in 72 minutes

   30+ unsexy business ideas: https://clickhubspot.com/pdnb Episode 860: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) chop it up with skateboarding legend Tony Hawk. — Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (1:20) Meeting Tony in Ethiopia (3:42) Economics of skate parks (12:38) The price of greatness (17:54) Scraping by (26:33) The 900 (35:16) Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater (52:20) Investing (58:53) Influencing on internet culture (1:03:47) Aging skaters (1:08:07) Tickets — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year.…

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   7 Sep 2026 · 54 min

   How we scaled to $100M in under a year (ft. IM8 co-founder Danny Yeung)

   $1M+ problems worth solving (90+ business ideas): https://clickhubspot.com/phfl Episode 859: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talks to Danny Yeung ( https://x.com/DannyYeung_ ) about how he built a $200M business in 18 months. — Links: • IM8 - https://im8health.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: http://joinhampton.com/mfm — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide…

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   4 Sep 2026 · 59 min

   How to naturally monetize what you love

   140+ real business ideas database: https://clickhubspot.com/lrgo Episode 858: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the weird ways people go all in on strange hobbies and make millions doing it. — Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (0:24) scent social club (1:54) Museum hacks (16:34) Mafia tours (21:39) Dolly Parton--Honorary Billy of The Week (45:04) LeBron James's brilliant business move — Links: • Scent Social Club - https://www.scentsocialclub.com/ • We Don’t Sell Saddles Here - https://medium.com/@stewart/we-dont-sell-saddles-here-4c59524d650d •…

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    2 Sep 2026 · 44 min

    7 things MrBeast, Bezos & Thiel do that you don’t

    Get Sam and Shaan's CEO lessons in one guide: https://clickhubspot.com/epmw Episode 857: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the extreme behaviors of the most legendary CEOs. — Show Notes: (0:00) CEO Moves (2:49) Move 1: Option Drop (10:39) Move 2: Friction Removal Service (12:55) Move 3: 1-bit communication (19:35) Move 4: Single-tasking (23:18) Move 5: Continuous culling (26:05) Move 6: Reward failure (27:06) Move 7: Clone yourself (30:18) Alternative: Give up on greatness (also fine) (35:59) Just be great — Check Out Sam's Stuff: •…