My First Million

#10 - Using $1k to Build $100M Deodorant Business

In this episode of the podcast "My First Million," Sean interviews Moiz Ali, the founder of Native Deodorant, about his journey building the company from scratch and eventually selling it to Proctor & Gamble for $100 million. Moiz shares the initial inspiration behind Native, his early struggles with manufacturing and ...

#9 - Bonus episode! Answering listener questions

In this bonus episode, Shaan Puri and Ishan Haque answer questions submitted by listeners via Twitter and LinkedIn. They discuss topics such as creating a tech conference in the Midwest, equity splits for co-founders, favorite podcast guests, deciding when to leave a stable job for a "hustle", biggest time-wasters when...

#8 - Real Estate: How The Wassermans Do What They Do

In this real estate-focused podcast episode, Keith and Gelena Wasserman share their journey into the real estate world, starting with small multi-unit purchases and growing into larger syndication projects. They discuss the importance of "making money on the buy" by finding undervalued properties, and share anecdotes f...

#7 - The Hippie With A Billion Dollars

This podcast features an interview with Michael Birch, an internet entrepreneur known for creating and selling the social network Bebo. The discussion covers Birch's early career as a programmer, his transition into entrepreneurship, and the various web projects he launched before his success with Birthday Alarm and Be...

#6 - How This Silicon Valley Outsider Hustled His Way to $750M Exit - Meet Vungle's Jack Smith

In this episode of the podcast, the host interviews Jack Smith, an entrepreneur and the co-founder of Vungle, about his journey to success and his approach to identifying and exploiting new opportunities. Jack recounts early entrepreneurial ventures, including selling "itchy bombs" as a child and freelancing online as ...

#5 - The First Viral Website: "Hot or Not"

In this episode of "My First Million," the host interviews James Hong, the co-founder of Hot or Not, to discuss his journey to making his first million. James shares the story of creating Hot or Not, from its initial inspiration from the "Turkish stud" internet phenomenon to its unexpected viral success and the challen...

#4 - How Product Hunt's Ryan Hoover Built A $20M Community From Scratch

This podcast features an interview with Ryan Hoover, the founder of Product Hunt, by a host who is also a friend. The conversation begins with a discussion of Product Hunt's origins as an experiment and its growth into a global platform. Ryan shares insights into the early strategies used to attract users, including pe...

#3 - Making Millions off an Email Newsletter?! Sam Parr from The Hustle Tells All

Sam Parr, founder of The Hustle, discusses his journey to making his first million and building a successful media company. He recounts early entrepreneurial ventures like selling items on eBay and creating clickbait YouTube channels, as well as more traditional businesses like a hot dog stand. Parr emphasizes the impo...

#2 with Ramon Van Meer - Blogging His Way To $9M in Cash

#1 - From making $76k at Microsoft to selling TinyCo for $100M+

In this episode of the "My First Million" podcast, host interviews Suleman Ali, an entrepreneur and investor, about his journey to success. Suleman shares his experiences, starting from his first job at Microsoft to founding and selling multiple companies, including TinyCo (known for mobile games like Family Guy and Ha...