My First Million
The creative genius behind Squatty Potty & Poo-Pourri reveals his marketing playbook
07 okt 2026 · 01:05:38
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Episode 869: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talks to Angel Studios founder Jeff Harmon ( https://x.com/JeffreyHarmon ) about finding and exploiting glitches.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) I helped a dentist create one of the greatest marketing campaigns
(8:35) How to find the glitch in the system
(11:10) Go for your own problems
(13:25) Where is the attention going?
(16:10) ANGEL
(19:15) 19-minute ad experiment
(25:30) The genius moment behind Squatty Potty, Poo-Pourri
(26:55) Poo-Pourri ad
(27:25) How to craft a $100M ad
(28:55) Use comedians
(35:55) Warm up the algorithm
(39:35) Super Bowl stunts
(41:10) PG-13 content for the masses
(44:45) Base hits vs. home runs
(45:10) The economics of the movie business
(47:05) “I’ve never met a billionaire who doesn’t want to make movies”
(49:55) The brutality of Hollywood
(54:10) Having a personal vibe coder
(1:00:05) Advice to my younger self
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Links:
• Angel Studios — angel.com
• Poo-Pourri — poopourri.com
• Squatty Potty — squattypotty.com
• Purple — purple.com
• A24 — a24films.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 Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /
Episode 869: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talks to Angel Studios founder Jeff Harmon ( https://x.com/JeffreyHarmon ) about finding and exploiting glitches.
—
Show Notes:
(0:00) I helped a dentist create one of the greatest marketing campaigns
(8:35) How to find the glitch in the system
(11:10) Go for your own problems
(13:25) Where is the attention going?
(16:10) ANGEL
(19:15) 19-minute ad experiment
(25:30) The genius moment behind Squatty Potty, Poo-Pourri
(26:55) Poo-Pourri ad
(27:25) How to craft a $100M ad
(28:55) Use comedians
(35:55) Warm up the algorithm
(39:35) Super Bowl stunts
(41:10) PG-13 content for the masses
(44:45) Base hits vs. home runs
(45:10) The economics of the movie business
(47:05) “I’ve never met a billionaire who doesn’t want to make movies”
(49:55) The brutality of Hollywood
(54:10) Having a personal vibe coder
(1:00:05) Advice to my younger self
—
Links:
• Angel Studios — angel.com
• Poo-Pourri — poopourri.com
• Squatty Potty — squattypotty.com
• Purple — purple.com
• A24 — a24films.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 /