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Ben Wilson

Host of the podcast 'How to Take Over the World' which analyzes the lives and strategies of history's most successful people.

Thomas Edison's childhood business ventures The invention of the phonograph and light bulb The rivalry between Edison and Nikola Tesla Techniques for raising genius children via Laszlo Polgar Podcast growth and retention Production team costs and management Historical biographies of figures like Napoleon and Brigham Young Ad placement and monetization The Mormon Church's $100 billion hedge fund Ensign Peak Advisors and whistleblower reports Church tithing and the salaries of clergy members The LDS rainy day fund The early life and adoption of Steve Jobs The invention of the Blue Box and the founding of Apple Steve Jobs' management style and the 'Reality Distortion Field'The failures and lessons of Next and Pixar's early years The business turnaround of Pixar and its IPO Steve Jobs' return to Apple and the firing of Gil Amelio The development and marketing of the iMac, iPod, and iPhone Jobs' philosophy on focus, design, and leadership The life of Mayer Amschel Rothschild History of the Frankfurt Jewish ghetto Geopolitical financial strategies during the Napoleonic Wars Wealth generation and compounding human effort The history of the Rothschild family Arbitrage and the bond market Generational wealth management Family business dynamics Thomas Edison's early career The philosophy of brute force invention The development of the phonograph The invention and commercialization of the incandescent light bulb The competitive rivalry and similarities between Edison and Nikola Tesla Edison's 'insomnia squad' work ethic and his partnership with Henry Ford Thomas Edison's personal life and inventions Comparisons between Thomas Edison and Elon Musk The history of the word 'hello'Walt Disney's early life and business failures The evolution of cell animation technology Historical leadership strategies and personal magnetism The creation of Mickey Mouse

11

Episodes

9h 33m

Total Time

Episodes with Ben

#471Feb 28, 2023

Greatest Business Of All Time, Psy-Ops As A Service, Work Harder…

Episode 424: Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) talk about the greatest business of all time, what psy-ops can do, the work smarter not harder hack with Parallel Live Simulator, and much more. Want to see more MFM? Subscribe to the MFM YouTube channel here. ----- Links: * SEC Filing for LDS Church * Team Jorge Wiki * Parallel - Live Simulator * James Currier Twitter * NFX * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter. ------ Show Notes: (00:35) - The greatest business ever (17:40) - Psy-ops as a service (35:45) - The work smarter not harder hack (39:50) - Shaan meeting with James Currier (50:50) - The four things you need to know for a great business partnership ----- 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. ----- Additional 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

#414Sep 29, 2022

Behind The Scenes Of The Pod

Episode 368: Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Producer Ben (@BenWilsonTweets) go behind the scenes of My First Million talking about how the pod started, how it has grown, and what it takes to build a good podcast. ----- Links: * My First Million * How To Take Over The World * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter. ------ Show Notes: (01:35) - King Edward's story (04:05) - numbers of the podcast (07:10) - advertising on the pod (09:20) - cost of MFM (12:30) - how MFM came to be (16:00) - finding your niche in podcasting (18:50) - how to build a good podcast ----- 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. ----- Additional 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

#312Jan 31, 2022

SPECIAL: Walt Disney (Part 1)

Special cross-post from How to Take Over the World. Walt Disney's childhood, adolescence, how how he got his start in animation, and his first successes. To find more episodes like this go to httotw.com or search "How to Take Over the World" wherever you get your podcasts.

#293Dec 17, 2021

SPECIAL: Steve Jobs (Part 2)

This is a special release of the 2-part Steve Jobs series from the How to Take Over the World podcast with Ben Wilson. Description - Today we're talking about Steve Jobs, the innovator, businessman, and technologist who has arguably shaped our world in the 21st century more than any other person. This episode explores his life, strategies, tactics, work habits, leadership style, and more. _____ * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Would you like to participate in our clips contest? Earn up to $10k by remixing My First Million episodes. To learn more, go to mfmpod.com/clips. * Want to win an hour of time with Sam and Shaan? Tap here to enter the contest. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter. * Click here to find out if you won $1,000 from the review giveaway: https://youtu.be/xsaO0H-0wg0 * If you won, please contact bwilson@hubspot.com

#292Dec 17, 2021

SPECIAL: Steve Jobs (Part 1)

This is a special release of the 2-part Steve Jobs series from the How to Take Over the World podcast with Ben Wilson. Description - Today we're talking about Steve Jobs, the innovator, businessman, and technologist who has arguably shaped our world in the 21st century more than any other person. This episode explores his life, strategies, tactics, work habits, leadership style, and more. _____ * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Would you like to participate in our clips contest? Earn up to $10k by remixing My First Million episodes. To learn more, go to mfmpod.com/clips. * Want to win an hour of time with Sam and Shaan? Tap here to enter the contest. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter. * Click here to find out if you won $1,000 from the review giveaway: https://youtu.be/xsaO0H-0wg0 * If you won, please contact bwilson@hubspot.com

#284Nov 30, 2021

SPECIAL: The Rothschilds (Part 2)

This is a special release of the 2-part Rothschild series from the How to Take Over the World podcast with Ben Wilson. Description - How did the Rothschilds go from a poor family inhabiting a part-share of a home in a Jewish ghetto to the richest family of all time in less than 50 years? Listen to how they reach their zenith, and what has happened to the family since then on How to Take Over the World. _____ * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter.

#283Nov 30, 2021

SPECIAL: The Rothschilds (Part 1)

This is a special release of the 2-part Rothschild series from the How to Take Over the World podcast with Ben Wilson. Description - How did the Rothschilds go from a poor family inhabiting a part-share of a home in a Jewish ghetto to the richest family of all time in less than 50 years? Listen to how their story begins on How to Take Over the World. _____ * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter.

#261Sep 18, 2021

SPECIAL: Thomas Edison (Part 3)

This a special release of the 3-part Thomas Edison series from the How to Take Over the World podcast with Ben Wilson. Description - All of my Edison notes that didn't make it into Part 1 & Part 2, including: Edison vs. Tesla Edison vs. Elon Musk Puritanism and Edison How Edison Went Deaf (Maybe) --------- * How to Take Over the World - https://www.httotw.com/ * Want to be featured in a future episode? Drop your question/comment/criticism/love here: https://www.mfmpod.com/p/hotline/ * Support the pod by spreading the word, become a referrer here: https://refer.fm/million * Have you joined our private Facebook group yet? Go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/ourfirstmillion and join thousands of other entrepreneurs and founders scheming up ideas.

#260Sep 18, 2021

SPECIAL: Thomas Edison (Part 2)

This is a special release of the 3-part Thomas Edison series from the How to Take Over the World podcast with Ben Wilson. Description - How did Thomas Edison rise from obscure origins in a frontier town in Michigan to become the most famous man of his age and one of the greatest inventors of all time? In part 2, we cover Edison's life from his invention of the light bulb to his death. --------- * How to Take Over the World - https://www.httotw.com/ * Want to be featured in a future episode? Drop your question/comment/criticism/love here: https://www.mfmpod.com/p/hotline/ * Support the pod by spreading the word, become a referrer here: https://refer.fm/million * Have you joined our private Facebook group yet? Go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/ourfirstmillion and join thousands of other entrepreneurs and founders scheming up ideas.

#259Sep 18, 2021

SPECIAL: Thomas Edison (Part 1)

This is a special release of the 3-part Thomas Edison series from the How to Take Over the World podcast with Ben Wilson. Description - How did Thomas Edison rise from obscure origins in a frontier town in Michigan to become the most famous man of his age and one of the greatest inventors of all time? In part 1, we cover Edison's life from his birth up through his invention of the phonograph. --------- * How to Take Over the World - https://www.httotw.com/ * Want to be featured in a future episode? Drop your question/comment/criticism/love here: https://www.mfmpod.com/p/hotline/ * Support the pod by spreading the word, become a referrer here: https://refer.fm/million * Have you joined our private Facebook group yet? Go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/ourfirstmillion and join thousands of other entrepreneurs and founders scheming up ideas.

#258Sep 17, 2021

ANNOUNCEMENT: A Special Series Drops Tomorrow

We're excited to announce that tomorrow we are releasing a 3-part series from one of Sam's favorite history podcasts, How to Take Over the World. In this episode Sam (@theSamParr) and Shaan (@ShaanVP) talk with Ben Wilson (@BenWilsonTweets), the creator of the How to Take Over the World Podcast (@HTTOTW), about his research process and they all share favorite moments from the series. --------- * How to Take Over the World - https://www.httotw.com/ * Want to be featured in a future episode? Drop your question/comment/criticism/love here: https://www.mfmpod.com/p/hotline/ * Support the pod by spreading the word, become a referrer here: https://refer.fm/million * Have you joined our private Facebook group yet? Go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/ourfirstmillion and join thousands of other entrepreneurs and founders scheming up ideas.