*Get 200 business ideas here:* https://clickhubspot.com/cvf Episode 779: Sam Parr ( ⁠https://x.com/theSamParr⁠ ) and Shaan Puri ( ⁠https://x.com/ShaanVP⁠ ) talk to Alex Smereczniak( https://x.com/AlexfromFranzy ) about one of the most overlooked paths to wealth creation. Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (2:21) Turning $2K into $400K revenue (8:48) A case for franchising (10:56) The blueprint (16:02) How one operator opened 100 franchises (23:43) Another Nine (30:19) Waterloo Turf (33:47) PopUp Bagels (36:36) Red Flags (41:10) Nothing Bundt Cakes, Crumbl Cookie, home services (46:06) Garage Kings (50:15) Senior care (51:52) Funeral homes, crime scene clean up, pet cremation (55:24) Red flags (1:02:21) The Flynn Group — Links: • Franzy - https://franzy.com/ • List of Top Franchise Brands - https://go.franzy.com/download-franzys-top-ten-franchises-of-2026 • WakeWash - https://wakewashwfu.com/ • Dave’s Hot Chicken - https://daveshotchicken.com/ • Another Nine - https://anothernine.com/ • Waterloo Turf - https://waterlooturf.com/ • PopUp Bagels - https://www.popupbagels.com/ • Roark Capital - https://www.roarkcapital.com/ • Nothing Bundt Cakes - https://www.nothingbundtcakes.com/ • Benjamin Franklin Plumbing - https://www.benjaminfranklinplumbing.com/ • Garage Kings - https://garagekings.com/ • Bio 1 - https://bio1sd.com/ • Aftermath - https://aftermath.com/ • Flynn Group - https://flynn.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 - 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 • 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 //