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This guy named BlackBerry, Febreze and Swiffer, here’s his exact 3-step naming formula

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*Get Sam & Shaan's pro-level biz resource vault (free):* https://clickhubspot.com/gcv Episode 805: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to the branding genius behind BlackBerry, Sonos, Vercel and Swiffer about how to create a billion-dollar brand name. — Show Notes: (0:00) Nothing will be used more than your name (2:01) Windsurf (3:50) Swiffer (10:06) Naming game: Fiber startup (17:14) quantity leads to quality (29:46) Problem solving propositions (32:40) Power letters (35:04) How Sam names a company (40:48) Rate this brand (1-10) (47:50) Blackberry (48:24) When to change a name (50:47) Presidential slogans (51:43) Recommended reading (53:39) How David thinks about AI — 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 — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /

Top Comments (10)

@Restorer-uk 2026-03-13

David Placek is his name if anyone’s wondering

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@mattalma 2026-03-13

One of those episodes where you click casually and end up learning way more than expected. Great discussion on how much psychology and strategy goes into naming and branding. Nice work Gents! Thank you.

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@MrSillyFun 2026-03-13

One of the best MFM videos ever... great information and not one mention of Basketball, Mr. Beast, or Sam's mom!

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@DJjussi1 2026-03-14

Shaan is totally going to launch a new metamucil, and I'm here for it

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@gottashoot657 2026-03-15

Don't hate on the MFM name! I don't know if you think it's low brow or what, but it really makes the show feel accessible and success attainable for the average Joe. It's almost like you've given the audience a mantra right in the name.

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@ryanbadke 2026-03-14

Wow this guy is the real deal - what a phenomenal episode, pure insight

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@moviefan1year 2026-03-20

A lot of quotables in this one, speaks from a lot of experience & wisdom

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@pizi9615 2026-03-13

Great questions guys I think you really expanded or dived into some fantastic points that you could've gotten out of a conversation like this. I think it was really well done. Another slammer episode!!

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@DJjussi1 2026-03-13

Surprised no one pushed back on blackberry because the biggest competitor was Apple, which is also a fruit

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@MyFirstMillionPod 2026-03-13

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