The great USA reset: why I'm getting out now

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

May 16, 2025

Duration

1h 4m

Channel

My First Million

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

*Want Scott Galloway's Business Playbook? Get it here: ⁠https://clickhubspot.com/scg* Episode 708: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Scott Galloway ( https://x.com/profgalloway ) about his wildest investments, plus advice for men in their 20s and 30s. — Show Notes: (0:00) FTX bankruptcy claims (Turning $2M into $15M with one trade) (6:56) NJOY (Turning $2.5M into $75M) (15:58) YellowPages (Turning $4M into $20M) (21:10) Prediction: The U.S market is about to have a 15-year downturn (27:55) The inverse galloway index (31:55) Who Scott admires (33:14) Advice for young men (37:19) Scott spots the next $1B trend: European markets (44:18) How does one ball? (46:00) Trump's meme coin and transnational oligarchs (53:25) More advice for young men — 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.

— 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

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Scott Galloway

  guest

  NYU Stern marketing professor, entrepreneur, and author/host known for business and macro commentary (including the “Office Hours” podcast).

• Sam Parr

  host

  Co-host of My First Million and entrepreneur (founder of The Hustle), serving as interviewer and ad-read voice.

• Shaan Puri

  host

  Co-host of My First Million and entrepreneur/investor who drives long-form interview questions and discussion.

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of My First Million, featuring Scott Galloway and Sam Parr, The great USA reset: why I'm getting out now explores Scott Galloway exits U.S. markets, bets on distressed and Europe Scott Galloway explains why he believes distressed investing produces the best returns, using his FTX bankruptcy-claims trade as a detailed example of how he found, diligenced, and purchased claims at a discount.

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