How a $5B founder is using AI (3 tutorials)
My First Million | 26 aug 2026 | 01:09:01
How Wade uses AI (steal his prompts): https://clickhubspot.com/efcd
Episode 856: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Wade Foster ( https://x.com/wadefoster ) about how he uses AI to save himself hours of work every day.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) intro
(2:27) The sales pitch
(7:04) My Robot Executive Staff, Waking Up Like The President
(14:13) Evening brief
(17:39) AI that argues with you
(19:32) War Council skill
(31:53) How to use AI to hire better
(48:15) being a billionaire before 40
(51:17) a case for not having a chip on your shoulder
(54:36) 1-dimensional winners
(1:00:55) recommended reading
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Links:
• Zapier - https://zapier.com/
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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
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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 Media Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /
Episode 856: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Wade Foster ( https://x.com/wadefoster ) about how he uses AI to save himself hours of work every day.
—
Show Notes:
(0:00) intro
(2:27) The sales pitch
(7:04) My Robot Executive Staff, Waking Up Like The President
(14:13) Evening brief
(17:39) AI that argues with you
(19:32) War Council skill
(31:53) How to use AI to hire better
(48:15) being a billionaire before 40
(51:17) a case for not having a chip on your shoulder
(54:36) 1-dimensional winners
(1:00:55) recommended reading
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Links:
• Zapier - https://zapier.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 Media Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /