Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@theSamParr) discuss how they were able to get more than 10M views on TikTok, why Solana billionaires are giving them FOMO, the right to be forgotten and companies that are helping people achieve it, and much more. _____ * 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: (00:30) - How MFM went viral on TikTok (07:55) - Right to be forgotten and Reputation.com (21:20) - Making billions from Solana (39:50) - Moving to Silicon Valley with nothing (45:50) - Reflections on eComm (01:00:00) - SOS and OpenSea ----- 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
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The hosts discuss the criticism they receive on social media and how it affects them mentally. They talk about the negative comments they receive regarding their financial decisions and personal information they share.
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The speaker briefly describes a hospital-like website before interrupting to announce that the episode is sponsored by the Side Hustle Pro Podcast, which features episodes on changing one's relationship with money, mastering self-talk, and setting goals for the year.
The speaker discusses the exponential growth of reputation management needs and the soul-sucking process of indexing every person on the web. They also mention a feature that allows them to sue cold callers on behalf of clients.
Solana, a blockchain technology company, has seen a significant increase in value over the past year, resulting in impressive returns for investors such as Benchmark employee Sam Bankman-Fried, who turned a $250,000 investment into a billion dollars.
A recent article highlights how some high-profile tech individuals are leaving their traditional tech jobs to invest in cryptocurrency, with some making life-changing amounts of money in the past year.
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The speaker explains how success stories of outliers, like a normal person turning into a millionaire, can be unpredictable and mind-blowing. Examples from personal experience are shared, including that of a high school acquaintance who became a famous Instagram influencer.
The speaker discusses the importance of observing one's own reactions to stories as well as the reactions of others to gain a deeper understanding of oneself and others.
The speaker describes feeling like an imposter in a small conference room during a presentation, and suggests that success in the workplace can sometimes feel like a matter of luck rather than hard work.
The speaker made the decision to move overnight without knowing much about the new location, feeling a sense of curiosity and urgency.
In this episode, the host shares his experience living in California and being surrounded by people who pitch their ideas and the impact it had on his way of thinking and approaching investments.
The speaker talks about a friend who gets extremely excited about candles and imitates their sound and mentions one that smells like Missouri.
This podcast episode discusses tips for selling products online including shipping with USPS and targeting the right demographic on Facebook for sales success.
The speaker discusses the challenges facing e-commerce and emphasizes the need for hard work. He also mentions consuming a box of chips.
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The podcast hosts discuss a crypto website, which may have proprietary features and reportedly did $8 billion in transaction volume. They also mention an air drop that occurred where people received tokens in their wallets.
In the crypto world where decentralization is embraced, a group of power users plan to build an open source competitor to OpenSea called Open C. This project provides an opportunity for power users to have a stake in the new platform, while also appealing to NFT collectors and flippers in the crypto space.
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The speaker reflects on the trend of displaying luxury items, such as expensive bags, in the workplace and how it has caught their attention.
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This podcast discusses tattoo designs for brands, stating that people get tattoos of brands and proposing a potential opportunity for brands to drop tattoo designs just like they drop bag and shoe designs. The podcast also touches on the trend of high glamour style and features a service that creates Hollywood-star style photos with hair, makeup and certain clothes.
A lucrative way of renting out unconventional but trendy Airbnb's for shoots exists as opposed to renting out at an expensive price tag.
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