Syed Balkhi: How He Went From $0 To +$100M Before Age 30

2023-08-17 · 79 min · episode 479 · 32 entities

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→ references joinhampton.com website

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Link in episode "Syed Balkhi: How He Went From $0 To +$100M Before Age 30": https://joinhampton.com/
→ references ideationbootcamp.co website

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Link in episode "Syed Balkhi: How He Went From $0 To +$100M Before Age 30": https://ideationbootcamp.co/
→ references copythat.com website

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Link in episode "Syed Balkhi: How He Went From $0 To +$100M Before Age 30": https://copythat.com/
→ references shaanpuri.com website

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Link in episode "Syed Balkhi: How He Went From $0 To +$100M Before Age 30": https://shaanpuri.com/
→ references supportshepherd.com website

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Link in episode "Syed Balkhi: How He Went From $0 To +$100M Before Age 30": https://supportshepherd.com/
→ references The Generalist podcast

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Link in episode "Syed Balkhi: How He Went From $0 To +$100M Before Age 30": https://maven.com/generalist/writing
→ references Remoteassistant website

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Link in episode "Syed Balkhi: How He Went From $0 To +$100M Before Age 30": http://shaanpuri.com/remoteassistant
→ references smallboy.co website

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Link in episode "Syed Balkhi: How He Went From $0 To +$100M Before Age 30": https://smallboy.co/
→ references clay.com website

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Link in episode "Syed Balkhi: How He Went From $0 To +$100M Before Age 30": https://clay.com/
→ references awesomemotive.com website

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Link in episode "Syed Balkhi: How He Went From $0 To +$100M Before Age 30": https://awesomemotive.com/
→ references What Is Syed Balkhi Net Worth website

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Link in episode "Syed Balkhi: How He Went From $0 To +$100M Before Age 30": https://syedbalkhi.com/what-is-syed-balkhi-net-worth

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mentioned joinhampton.com website

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Link in episode "Syed Balkhi: How He Went From $0 To +$100M Before Age 30": https://joinhampton.com/
mentioned ideationbootcamp.co website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Syed Balkhi: How He Went From $0 To +$100M Before Age 30": https://ideationbootcamp.co/
mentioned copythat.com website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Syed Balkhi: How He Went From $0 To +$100M Before Age 30": https://copythat.com/
mentioned shaanpuri.com website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Syed Balkhi: How He Went From $0 To +$100M Before Age 30": https://shaanpuri.com/
mentioned supportshepherd.com website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Syed Balkhi: How He Went From $0 To +$100M Before Age 30": https://supportshepherd.com/
mentioned Remoteassistant website

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Link in episode "Syed Balkhi: How He Went From $0 To +$100M Before Age 30": http://shaanpuri.com/remoteassistant
mentioned smallboy.co website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Syed Balkhi: How He Went From $0 To +$100M Before Age 30": https://smallboy.co/
mentioned clay.com website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Syed Balkhi: How He Went From $0 To +$100M Before Age 30": https://clay.com/
mentioned awesomemotive.com website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Syed Balkhi: How He Went From $0 To +$100M Before Age 30": https://awesomemotive.com/
mentioned What Is Syed Balkhi Net Worth website

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Link in episode "Syed Balkhi: How He Went From $0 To +$100M Before Age 30": https://syedbalkhi.com/what-is-syed-balkhi-net-worth
references joinhampton.com website

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Link in episode "Syed Balkhi: How He Went From $0 To +$100M Before Age 30": https://joinhampton.com/
references ideationbootcamp.co website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Syed Balkhi: How He Went From $0 To +$100M Before Age 30": https://ideationbootcamp.co/
references copythat.com website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Syed Balkhi: How He Went From $0 To +$100M Before Age 30": https://copythat.com/
references shaanpuri.com website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Syed Balkhi: How He Went From $0 To +$100M Before Age 30": https://shaanpuri.com/
references supportshepherd.com website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Syed Balkhi: How He Went From $0 To +$100M Before Age 30": https://supportshepherd.com/
references Remoteassistant website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Syed Balkhi: How He Went From $0 To +$100M Before Age 30": http://shaanpuri.com/remoteassistant
references smallboy.co website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Syed Balkhi: How He Went From $0 To +$100M Before Age 30": https://smallboy.co/
references clay.com website

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Link in episode "Syed Balkhi: How He Went From $0 To +$100M Before Age 30": https://clay.com/
references awesomemotive.com website

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Link in episode "Syed Balkhi: How He Went From $0 To +$100M Before Age 30": https://awesomemotive.com/
references What Is Syed Balkhi Net Worth website

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Link in episode "Syed Balkhi: How He Went From $0 To +$100M Before Age 30": https://syedbalkhi.com/what-is-syed-balkhi-net-worth

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mentioned Business concept

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mentioned Investing concept

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mentioned Entrepreneurship concept

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discusses Business concept

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Feed category: Business
discusses Investing concept

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Feed category: Investing
discusses Entrepreneurship concept

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Feed category: Entrepreneurship

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mentioned HubSpot company

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mentioned Hubspot Media company

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hosted by HubSpot company

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Feed author/publisher: Hubspot
hosted by Hubspot Media company

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Feed author/publisher: Hubspot Media

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mentioned The Generalist podcast

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Link in episode "Syed Balkhi: How He Went From $0 To +$100M Before Age 30": https://maven.com/generalist/writing
references The Generalist podcast

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Link in episode "Syed Balkhi: How He Went From $0 To +$100M Before Age 30": https://maven.com/generalist/writing

Episode description as stored

Episode 486: Shaan Puri (https://twitter.com/ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (https://twitter.com/theSamParr) talk with Syed Balkhi (https://twitter.com/syedbalkhi) about moving from Pakistan with no money to building a 9-figure WordPress empire before he turned 30. Learn why he turned down a $70M offer, why he bought a gas station as a baby shower gift, the difference between recurring revenue vs. re-occurring revenue, and much more. Want to see more MFM? Subscribe to the MFM YouTube channel here. — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Try Shepherd Out - https://www.supportshepherd.com/ • Shaan's Personal Assistant System - http://shaanpuri.com/remoteassistant • Power Writing Course - https://maven.com/generalist/writing • Small Boy Newsletter - https://smallboy.co/ • Daily Newsletter - https://www.shaanpuri.com/ Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com/ — Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (7:00) Starts first business at 13 (12:00) Starts WPBeginner at 16 (17:00) Syed’s 1st million at 21 (22:05) Buying gas stations (28:20) Recurring revenue vs. Re-occurring revenue (31:00) Heads I win, tails I don't lose (much) (34:20) Mismanaged gems (44:00) Business Idea #1: Content Agency (46:00) Going from creator/operator to capital allocator (51:30) Straight cash, homie (55:30) Idea #2: AI Wrappers (57:00) Idea #3: Freedom of Information Act Arbitrage (1:00:50) Net worth breakdown (1:03:15) Learning how to spend money (1:06:40) Thoughts on buy vs. build (1:09:00) Closing thoughts — Links: • Syed’s Company Site - https://awesomemotive.com/ • Syed’s Net Worth Article - https://syedbalkhi.com/what-is-syed-balkhi-net-worth/ • Clay - https://clay.com • Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. — Past guests on My First Million include Rob Dyrdek, Hasan Minhaj, Balaji Srinivasan, Jake Paul, Dr. Andrew Huberman, Gary Vee, Lance Armstrong, Sophia Amoruso, Ariel Helwani, Ramit Sethi, Stanley Druckenmiller, Peter Diamandis, Dharmesh Shah, Brian Halligan, Marc Lore, Jason Calacanis, Andrew Wilkinson, Julian Shapiro, Kat Cole, Codie Sanchez, Nader Al-Naji, Steph Smith, Trung Phan, Nick Huber, Anthony Pompliano, Ben Askren, Ramon Van Meer, Brianne Kimmel, Andrew Gazdecki, Scott Belsky, Moiz Ali, Dan Held, Elaine Zelby, Michael Saylor, Ryan Begelman, Jack Butcher, Reed Duchscher, Tai Lopez, Harley Finkelstein, Alexa von Tobel, Noah Kagan, Nick Bare, Greg Isenberg, James Altucher, Randy Hetrick and more. — Other episodes you might enjoy: • #224 Rob Dyrdek - How Tracking Every Second of His Life Took Rob Drydek from 0 to $405M in Exits • #209 Gary Vaynerchuk - Why NFTS Are the Future • #178 Balaji Srinivasan - Balaji on How to Fix the Media, Cloud Cities & Crypto • #169 - How One Man Started 5, Billion Dollar Companies, Dan Gilbert's Empire, & Talking With Warren Buffett • #218 - Why You Should Take a Think Week Like Bill Gates • Dave Portnoy vs The World, Extreme Body Monitoring, The Future of Apparel Retail, "How Much is Anthony Pompliano Worth?", and More • How Mr Beast Got 100M Views in Less Than 4 Days, The $25M Chrome Extension, and More