How Scott Galloway Turned $8M into $120M Through Investing

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05/16/25 • 68 min

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My First Million

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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.

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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

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My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

Want Scott Galloway's Business Playbook? Get it here: https://clickhubspot.com/pfg

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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

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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:

• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com

• Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies!

Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC

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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

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• Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies!

Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC

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Check Out Sam's Stuff:

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Show Notes:

(0:00) Intro

(6:28) The secretary problem

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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:

• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com

• Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies!

Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC

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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