Episode
From $0 to Billionaire By Starting A Toy Factory In China - Billy Of The Week
1:06:22
Published: Tue Oct 11 2022
Description
Episode 372: Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) talk about tips for success from the Billy of the Week, how to build an audience on YouTube and podcasts, and making millions on Gumroad. ----- Links: * Nick Mowbray Twitter * ZURU * Breaking Points * STRONGLAND publishing * Harsh Strongman * Dream Studio Course * Ghost Town Living * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter. ------ Show Notes: (01:30) - Billy of the Week: Nick Mowbray (14:40) - Breaking Points and Independent Media (21:05) - How to build an audience — do cool stuff & be ok at talking about it (31:20) - STRONGLAND Publishing and how to make millions on gumroad (44:25) - Dream Studio Course ----- Past guests on My First Million include Rob Dyrdek, Hasan Minhaj, Balaji Srinivasan, Jake Paul, Dr. Andrew Huberman, Gary Vee, Lance Armstrong, Sophia Amoruso, Ariel Helwani, Ramit Sethi, Stanley Druckenmiller, Peter Diamandis, Dharmesh Shah, Brian Halligan, Marc Lore, Jason Calacanis, Andrew Wilkinson, Julian Shapiro, Kat Cole, Codie Sanchez, Nader Al-Naji, Steph Smith, Trung Phan, Nick Huber, Anthony Pompliano, Ben Askren, Ramon Van Meer, Brianne Kimmel, Andrew Gazdecki, Scott Belsky, Moiz Ali, Dan Held, Elaine Zelby, Michael Saylor, Ryan Begelman, Jack Butcher, Reed Duchscher, Tai Lopez, Harley Finkelstein, Alexa von Tobel, Noah Kagan, Nick Bare, Greg Isenberg, James Altucher, Randy Hetrick and more. ----- Additional episodes you might enjoy: • #224 Rob Dyrdek - How Tracking Every Second of His Life Took Rob Drydek from 0 to $405M in Exits • #209 Gary Vaynerchuk - Why NFTS Are the Future • #178 Balaji Srinivasan - Balaji on How to Fix the Media, Cloud Cities & Crypto * #169 - How One Man Started 5, Billion Dollar Companies, Dan Gilbert's Empire, & Talking With Warren Buffett • #218 - Why You Should Take a Think Week Like Bill Gates • Dave Portnoy vs The World, Extreme Body Monitoring, The Future of Apparel Retail, "How Much is Anthony Pompliano Worth?", and More • How Mr Beast Got 100M Views in Less Than 4 Days, The $25M Chrome Extension, and More
Chapters
Nick Mowbray, a university dropout from New Zealand, built a billion-dollar empire without investing a single dollar.
00:00 - 00:28 (00:28)
Summary
Nick Mowbray, a university dropout from New Zealand, built a billion-dollar empire without investing a single dollar.
EpisodeFrom $0 to Billionaire By Starting A Toy Factory In China - Billy Of The Week
PodcastMy First Million
Two brothers turned their middle school science fair project into a hot air balloon modeling kit business that they started selling door-to-door, and later grew into a successful venture.
00:28 - 03:06 (02:37)
Summary
Two brothers turned their middle school science fair project into a hot air balloon modeling kit business that they started selling door-to-door, and later grew into a successful venture.
EpisodeFrom $0 to Billionaire By Starting A Toy Factory In China - Billy Of The Week
PodcastMy First Million
Australian entrepreneurs are often perceived as fun-loving and not good with money, but they have a knack for knocking off other successful toy brands and making them themselves with greater success.
03:06 - 09:42 (06:36)
Summary
Australian entrepreneurs are often perceived as fun-loving and not good with money, but they have a knack for knocking off other successful toy brands and making them themselves with greater success.
EpisodeFrom $0 to Billionaire By Starting A Toy Factory In China - Billy Of The Week
PodcastMy First Million
In this podcast, the speaker emphasizes the importance of firing bullets before cannonballs and debunking the idea of "one strategy fits all".
09:42 - 11:44 (02:01)
Summary
In this podcast, the speaker emphasizes the importance of firing bullets before cannonballs and debunking the idea of "one strategy fits all". Instead, he suggests testing out small strategies before fully committing to larger ones.
EpisodeFrom $0 to Billionaire By Starting A Toy Factory In China - Billy Of The Week
PodcastMy First Million
Breaking Points is a political talk show hosted by Sager and Crystal, where they cover topics that the mainstream media tends to ignore or not cover enough.
11:44 - 15:30 (03:45)
Summary
Breaking Points is a political talk show hosted by Sager and Crystal, where they cover topics that the mainstream media tends to ignore or not cover enough. They aim to provide an alternative perspective to their audience.
EpisodeFrom $0 to Billionaire By Starting A Toy Factory In China - Billy Of The Week
PodcastMy First Million
The founders of an independent media company have launched a paid subscription service to beat mainstream media and cover stories that they don't.
15:30 - 18:35 (03:05)
Summary
The founders of an independent media company have launched a paid subscription service to beat mainstream media and cover stories that they don't. Early on, they had doubts about whether they were doing the right thing, but are now excited to have found a way to kick off their service.
EpisodeFrom $0 to Billionaire By Starting A Toy Factory In China - Billy Of The Week
PodcastMy First Million
The speaker discusses how starting a podcast is not about over-optimizing for keywords, but an opportunity to connect with people and explore topics of personal interest.
18:35 - 23:42 (05:06)
Summary
The speaker discusses how starting a podcast is not about over-optimizing for keywords, but an opportunity to connect with people and explore topics of personal interest.
EpisodeFrom $0 to Billionaire By Starting A Toy Factory In China - Billy Of The Week
PodcastMy First Million
The speaker shares the importance of a unique play style in business, citing previous experiences trying to help someone with their approach to business.
23:42 - 27:01 (03:19)
Summary
The speaker shares the importance of a unique play style in business, citing previous experiences trying to help someone with their approach to business.
EpisodeFrom $0 to Billionaire By Starting A Toy Factory In China - Billy Of The Week
PodcastMy First Million
The transcript discusses how some individuals own multiple Twitter handles relating to taboo topics and how it is relatively easy to grow these handles.
27:01 - 33:29 (06:28)
Summary
The transcript discusses how some individuals own multiple Twitter handles relating to taboo topics and how it is relatively easy to grow these handles. The individual mentioned owns up to six to twelve of these handles and retweets each one in a circular pattern.
EpisodeFrom $0 to Billionaire By Starting A Toy Factory In China - Billy Of The Week
PodcastMy First Million
The cost of living in New York City is significantly higher than other cities due to the high income and rent taxes.
33:29 - 37:56 (04:27)
Summary
The cost of living in New York City is significantly higher than other cities due to the high income and rent taxes. The additional costs can amount to four to five hundred thousand dollars a year, not including other expenses.
EpisodeFrom $0 to Billionaire By Starting A Toy Factory In China - Billy Of The Week
PodcastMy First Million
The speaker shares their thoughts on various topics such as feeling the urge to kill when in a crowded place, witnessing fights at the grocery store, preferring to work harder instead of compromising their lifestyle to save money, and enjoying the weather in different parts of the world.
37:56 - 42:34 (04:37)
Summary
The speaker shares their thoughts on various topics such as feeling the urge to kill when in a crowded place, witnessing fights at the grocery store, preferring to work harder instead of compromising their lifestyle to save money, and enjoying the weather in different parts of the world.
EpisodeFrom $0 to Billionaire By Starting A Toy Factory In China - Billy Of The Week
PodcastMy First Million
The podcast discusses the importance of using landing pages as a sales tool that can deliver a pitch 24/7 and anywhere in the world.
42:34 - 46:54 (04:19)
Summary
The podcast discusses the importance of using landing pages as a sales tool that can deliver a pitch 24/7 and anywhere in the world. The experts also emphasize the effectiveness of before-and-after pictures in sales pitches.
EpisodeFrom $0 to Billionaire By Starting A Toy Factory In China - Billy Of The Week
PodcastMy First Million
The speaker reflects on how a random cold email diverted him and his marketing team's focus for 48 hours and emphasizes the importance of finding the right inspiration to avoid wasting time.
46:54 - 50:48 (03:54)
Summary
The speaker reflects on how a random cold email diverted him and his marketing team's focus for 48 hours and emphasizes the importance of finding the right inspiration to avoid wasting time.
EpisodeFrom $0 to Billionaire By Starting A Toy Factory In China - Billy Of The Week
PodcastMy First Million
The guest speaker talks about the importance of storytelling and long-form writing in product development.
50:48 - 56:35 (05:46)
Summary
The guest speaker talks about the importance of storytelling and long-form writing in product development. He emphasizes that it's not just about describing the features of the product, but also the way it can change people's lives and evoke emotions.
EpisodeFrom $0 to Billionaire By Starting A Toy Factory In China - Billy Of The Week
PodcastMy First Million
The podcast discusses the controversial topic of learning business lessons from a historical figure like Hitler.
56:35 - 1:00:50 (04:14)
Summary
The podcast discusses the controversial topic of learning business lessons from a historical figure like Hitler. The speaker argues that while Hitler was undoubtedly a bad person, there are still important lessons that can be learned from his life experiences.
EpisodeFrom $0 to Billionaire By Starting A Toy Factory In China - Billy Of The Week
PodcastMy First Million
The speaker justifies investing $25K in a mastermind group, hoping for potential relationships or a cool story, to talk with others on various topics, including the future of VR.
1:00:50 - 1:03:13 (02:23)
Summary
The speaker justifies investing $25K in a mastermind group, hoping for potential relationships or a cool story, to talk with others on various topics, including the future of VR.