Episode
Companies of One that Make Millions with Steph Smith
54:03
Published: Thu Dec 23 2021
Description
Sam Parr (@theSamParr) sits down with Steph Smith (@StephSmithio), indie creator and host of the "Sh*t You Didn't Learn in School" podcast, to talk about companies with only one employee that are making millions and what we can learn from them. _____ * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Would you like to participate in our clips contest? Earn up to $10k by remixing My First Million episodes. To learn more, go to mfmpod.com/clips. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter. _____ Show Notes: (00:50) - How Steph plans to become a billionaire (04:30) - BuiltWith.com, Levels.io, and Ugmonk. (08:00) - Carrd. About.me. Unfold. Media kits. (11:30) - NextEpisode.net (18:30) - The MotoMeter (22:15) - HeadLime (26:00) - Sites that have a surprising amount of traffic - GlitchnDealz.com, FoodTimeline.org (40:30) - "Your listicle is my opportunity" (45:15) - Magnus Carlsen and chess
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