The guy who gets paid $80K/yr to do nothing

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

October 2, 2024

Duration

42m

Channel

My First Million

Watch on YouTube

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Get the Side Hustle Ideas Database ➡️ https://clickhubspot.com/rbc Episode 634: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about Shoji Morimoto, the Japanese guy who’s making $80k/yr renting himself out to friendless people, Autopilot’s viral marketing stunt, PLUS how to make $1M in 8 weeks. — Show Notes: (0:00) The Do Nothing Man: $80K/yr for doing nothing (4:23) The new male situationship (11:24) Setting long term intentions (14:06) Non-sexual companionship-as-a-service (21:52) Professional grievers (24:18) Autopilot’s badass marketing stunt (32:37) Blue Collar Side Hustle: Porch Pumpkins ($1M in 8 weeks) — Links:

• Rent a Friend - https://rentafriend.com/
• Papa - https://www.papa.com/
• Sugar Daddy - https://www.sugardaddy.com/
• Autopilot - https://www.joinautopilot.com/
• Porch Pumpkins - https://porchpumpkins.com/

— Check Out Shaan's Stuff:

• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire global talent (like Shaan does) and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than their 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Shaan Puri

  host

  Co-host of the My First Million podcast and entrepreneur/investor.

• Sam Parr

  host

  Co-host of the My First Million podcast and entrepreneur.

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of My First Million, featuring Shaan Puri and Sam Parr, The guy who gets paid $80K/yr to do nothing explores From “do nothing” companionship to stunts and seasonal side hustles Shaan described Shoji Morimoto’s “Rental People Who Do Nothing” service, where clients pay for a silent, non-sexual companion, and said it reportedly generated significant income and attention.

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