The Simplest Way To Make $1M In 2026
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Episode 804: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) team up with the TBPN boys John Coogan ( https://x.com/johncoogan ) and Jordi Hays ( https://x.com/jordihays ) to break down the companies that could make you a millionaire as an employee.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) How to make $1,000,000
(5:05) Zuru
(12:47) Varda Space Industries
(19:33) Suno
(28:19) TrueMed
(37:32) HubSpot
(45:13) SemiAnalysis
(52:32) Harvey
(1:00:01) SendCutSent
(1:04:55) Column
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Links:
• ZURU - https://zurutoys.com/
• Varda - https://www.varda.com/
• Suno - https://suno.com/
• TrueMed - https://www.truemed.com/
• HubSpot - https://www.hubspot.com/
• SemiAnalysis - https://semianalysis.com/
• Harvey - https://www.harvey.ai/
• SendCutSend - https://sendcutsend.com/
• Column - https://column.com/
• TBPN - https://www.youtube.com/@TBPNLive
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When it comes to tech startups, you often hear about VCs making a ton of money, or founders experiencing life-changing exits. But something is changing in the world of AI. Now it's the engineers themselves getting pay packages that can be in the 9-figure range. Why is this? Why is it happening? How is it changing the culture of Silicon Valley and business more generally? On this episode, we speak with John Coogan and Jordi Hays, the co-hosts of TBPN, a daily show about technology, which covers the industry in a sports-like manner. We talk about the economics of these transactions, why they make sense, and who are the industry's top superstars.
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Zyns, Vapes and the Very Weird Market for New Nicotine Products
Vapes like Elf bars seem to be everywhere now. Meanwhile, Zyn nicotine pouches have become a huge seller for Philip Morris and are in such demand that it's sometimes hard to find them in stores. So where are all these new nicotine products coming from? What's the regulatory approval process for these? And what is it like to launch a new nicotine product right now? In this episode, we speak with John Coogan, the former co-founder of dietary supplement Soylent and most recently the co-founder of Lucy Goods, which makes nicotine gum. We talk about the booming market for Zyn and other nicotine products, plus the byzantine ways in which some of these companies are structured. We also talk about the death of Juul and how we seem to have ended up with a very strange gray market for vapes.
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3 Niche Business Ideas: AI Psychics, Creator-Owned VPNs & Guns with Soylent co-Founder John Coogan
Episode 496: Shaan Puri (https://twitter.com/ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (https://twitter.com/theSamParr) talk with John Coogan (https://twitter.com/johncoogan), co-Founder of Soylent & Lucy and EIR at Founders Fund. John shares the most underrated creator-business no ones talking about, what Peter Theil and Keith Rabois are like, why he thinks lifestyle businesses are worthless and much more.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(3:15) Soylent origin story
(14:50) Lucy background
(17:00) Business Idea 1: Creator-owned VPN
(23:20) Business Idea 2: Ammunition Rollup
(28:45) How often does Sam think of the Roman Empire?
(32:20) Thoughts on Keith Rabois
(34:40) Best Twitter follows
(36:15) Debate: Lifestyle businesses vs. VC-backed
(48:15) Who John’s voting for
(51:00) Why AI wrappers are great businesses
(53:30) Business Idea 3: Lensa for ChatGPT
(57:40) Scam artist telemarketing
(1:04:05) Closing thoughts
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Links:
• John Coogan Twitter - https://twitter.com/johncoogan
• John Coogan Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/johncooganplus
• Soylent - https://soylent.com/
• Lucy Gum - https://lucy.co/
• Sam's Soylent article - https://tinyurl.com/mu8yhbyv
• Linus Tech Tips - https://www.youtube.com/user/linustechtips
• Anduril - https://www.anduril.com/
• Founders Fund - https://foundersfund.com/
• Keith Rabois - https://twitter.com/rabois
• Sean Parker - https://twitter.com/sparker
• Ligma Johnson - https://tinyurl.com/yx598zcc
• Peter Thiel - https://twitter.com/peterthiel
• Will Hurd - https://twitter.com/WillHurd
• Lensa - https://prisma-ai.com/lensa
• Power Law with John Coogan - https://tinyurl.com/3fdz6axs
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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.
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