Episode · My First Million · 2026-04-24
Books mentioned on I Went From Broke To $1B+ In just 3 years
Shaan Puri discussed How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie and Profit First by Mike Michalowicz.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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How to Win Friends and Influence People
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie is a classic self-help guide focused on interpersonal communication, empathy, and building lasting relationships.
Discussed“Most everything you're saying, um, it's sort of like when I win read the book How to Win Friends and Influence People, I'm like, "Oh yeah, this is obvious. Makes sense. Makes sense." But the hard part is execution.”
Where to get it
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Profit First
Profit First by Mike Michalowicz is a business finance book that advocates for an alternative accounting method where business owners take their profit percentage first rather than treating profit as what is left over after expenses.
Discussed“Have you ever read the book Profit First? No. Somebody recommended on the podcast and they go it was like the time when my girlfriend bought me the book The Game before I went to college”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The Game
“Somebody recommended on the podcast and they go it was like the time when my girlfriend bought me the book The Game before I went to college and we were going to break up and I was like, you need to learn how to talk to girls.”