My First Million
My First Million
Hubspot Media
the 6 traits of people who can’t stop making money
39 minutes Posted Oct 16, 2026 at 11:00 am.
) Natural Money-Makers
) Attributes of Natural Money-Makers
) The Story of Nick Kokonas
) The Story of Jay Gould
) Can It Be Learned?
) The Story of Syed Balkhi
) Only Spend the Second Derivative
) Trading Valuable Hours for Useless Dollars
) Other Play Styles That Win
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Episode 872: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talk about the different types of founders. 
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• Syed Balkhi episode - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzHdrQ5pDFo 
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• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm
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• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com 
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My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /