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5 ruthless business lessons from one week in NYC

My First Million

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Sam's guide to run your life like a $100M business: https://clickhubspot.com/krhd [https://clickhubspot.com/krhd] Episode 839: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr [https://x.com/theSamParr] ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP [https://x.com/ShaanVP] ) talk about everything Shaan learned from his NYC trip.  — Show Notes: (0:00) Lesson: Proximity (9:11) Lesson: What does it really mean? (23:04) Lesson: Trust (18:53) Lesson: City Brands (33:39) Lesson: Marketing — Links: • Ben Wilson’s GoFundMe - https://t.co/kJN7pArRIO [https://t.co/kJN7pArRIO]  — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton (joinhampton.com [http://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 [http://joinhampton.com/mfm] — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com [https://www.shaanpuri.com]  • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm [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 - Shaan uses Mercury for banking across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/ [http://mercury.com/]  Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC • I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out: beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /

Highlights

In this episode, Sam Parr and Shaan Puri unpack the business and life lessons Shaan gathered during a trip to New York City. They explore how physical proximity, personal trust, and sharp marketing create real value in a world of distractions and AI-generated noise.
00:00
Fancy offices signal losing focus on creative work.
13:07
Enter with no agenda and be open to multiple outcomes.
19:34
A brand creates identity and attracts people.
26:06
Trust is a goldmine in the age of AI
37:10
Branding is a moat.

Chapters

Why a fancy office might be killing your creative edge
00:00
How to spot and pick up 'social slack' in any room
08:27
The power of a brand: from city culture to team identity
19:34
Why personal trust is your most valuable asset in a fake world
26:06
Marketing secrets from NYC: storytelling, positioning, and owning one word
34:57

Transcript

Shaan Puri: Okay, I just got back from New York. I was there for a week. It was probably the most fun business trip of my life. And I wrote down five bullet points I have here that I think we could dive into. And the first one I want to dive into is. Sam ...