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We found the weirdest ways to make $1M, $1B, and $5B

2025/6/13
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Sam Parr
以《My First Million》播客主持人和企业家身份而闻名，专注于发现和分享高利润商业模式。
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Shaan Puri
成功主持《My First Million》播客，分享创业策略和资源。
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Shaan Puri: 大约十年前，Twerk舞蹈开始流行。当时，一位名叫Lex Twerkout的女性通过在全国各地巡回演出，教授女性跳Twerk舞蹈，赚取了数百万美元。她的课程非常受欢迎，门票提前几个月就售罄。此外，还有一位幼儿园老师通过Twerk培训作为副业，也赚到了数百万美元。Lex Twerkout最初希望将Twerk舞蹈发展成下一个Zumba，但最终未能实现全国连锁。现在，她成为了一位有抱负的音乐家。我的妻子其实早就学会了Twerk舞蹈，她只是去上个进修课程。

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This chapter explores the surprising success stories of women who made millions teaching twerking classes, highlighting the unexpected business opportunities in trending fitness crazes. It also touches upon the evolution of twerking's popularity and its potential for future growth.
  • A twerking instructor, Lexi, toured the country making millions.
  • Other women, including a kindergarten teacher, also found success in the twerking trend.
  • The trend initially showed promise as the "next Zumba."
  • The business eventually fizzled out, with the instructor transitioning to a music career.

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Episode 716: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr) ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP) ) talk about the 6 weird ways to make millions. 

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Show Notes:

(0:00) $1M Twerking Class

(5:55) Fecal transplants

(12:00) A brief history of butts

(15:05) $1B BBLs

(20:26) $5B hookup app

(31:16) $200M bonus: DUDE Wipes

(37:19) How many millionaires from the pod?

(47:17) Having it all

(50:18) Shaan's reading list

(53:28) Wisdom extraction

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Links:

• Want Sam's Top 7 Books as a Founder (& his Reading Strategy)? Get the guide here: https://clickhubspot.com/apw)

• OpenBiome - https://openbiome.org/) 

• Grindr - https://www.grindr.com/) 

• DUDE Wipes - https://dudewipes.com/) 

• Tushy - https://hellotushy.com/) 

• Modern Wisdom - https://www.youtube.com/@ChrisWillx) 

• Save The Cat - https://tinyurl.com/4nwpec6z)

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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:

• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com) 

• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm) to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.

• Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com)). Shaan uses it for all of his companies!

Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC

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Check Out Sam's Stuff:

• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/)

• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/)

• Copy That - https://copythat.com)

• Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth)

• Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/)

My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano