3 businesses we think are about to blow up

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

October 5, 2026

Duration

47m

Channel

My First Million

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

*Database of 140+ business ideas:* https://clickhubspot.com/2blw Episode 868: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talk about 3 business ideas. — Show Notes: (3:08) Idea: Oxytocin dosing (20:17) Idea: Loneliness solutions (27:30) Idea: Faith-based businesses (27:33) Angel Studios (34:36) What’s the reaction to the action? (42:03) The brutal business of making hit movies — Links:

• Anduril - https://www.anduril.com/
• Oculus - https://www.meta.com/quest/
• BlueChew - https://bluechew.com/
• Hims - https://www.hims.com/
• Beckley Psytech - https://www.beckleypsytech.com/
• Knights of Columbus - https://www.kofc.org/
• Good Sam - https://www.goodsam.com/
• AARP - https://www.aarp.org/
• Angel Studios - https://www.angel.com/
• The Chosen - https://www.thechosen.tv/
• A24 - https://a24films.com/
• Brick - https://getbrick.app/
• Grindr - https://www.grindr.com/

— Check Out Sam's Stuff:

• 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 — 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 - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/

Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., 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 /

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Shaan Puri

  host

  Co-host of My First Million; entrepreneur and investor focused on startup ideas and trends.

• Sam Parr

  host

  Co-host of My First Million; entrepreneur and media founder focused on business breakdowns and interviews.

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of My First Million, featuring Shaan Puri and Sam Parr, 3 businesses we think are about to blow up explores three “about to blow up” plays: oxytocin, loneliness guilds, faith media The hosts explore a provocative biohacking-adjacent business idea: using oxytocin dosing (often via nasal spray) to improve pair bonding and potentially reduce divorce, while repeatedly noting uncertainty and limited data.

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