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Shaan Puri (born April 25, 1988 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American entrepreneur, investor, and podcaster in the tech industry.

He is the co-host of the My First Million Podcast and was the former CEO of Monkey Inferno, a startup incubator that produced companies such as Bebo and Blab.

Early Life and Education
Shaan was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma and spent parts of his childhood and adolescence between Colorado, Texas, North Carolina, California, China, Australia and Indonesia.

He graduated from Duke University in 2010, receiving a B.S in Biology and Chemistry.

Sabi Sushi
Shortly after graduating Duke, Puri launched Sabi Sushi alongside former Duke roommates Trevor Ragan and Dan Certner. Sabi Sushi was a product of the Duke Startup Challenge and ultimately won the competition as a whole. Sabi Sushi was launched in 2011 in Denver, Colorado, and operated as a ghost kitchen concept, before ceasing operations in 2012.

Monkey Inferno
In 2012, Shaan Puri was hired as a Product Manager at Monkey Inferno, a startup studio created by the Birch family, before eventually becoming the CEO by 2013. As the CEO, Shaan led a team of 20 designers and engineers to brainstorm and incubate new and existing business ideas, such as BirthdayAlarm.com.

Blab
While at Monkey Inferno, Shaan partnered with CTO Furqan Rydhan to head the launch of Blab, a live-streaming app competing with products such as Twitter Periscope and IBM UStream.tv. By 2016, Blab amassed 3.9 million users in its first year, hosting the likes of ESPN, UFC, Tony Robbins, and Martin Shkreli. Blab was eventually shuttered in 2016 due to challenges with user retention and churn.

Bebo
In 2013, Puri was appointed the CEO of Bebo, following the company's re-purchase from hedge fund Criterion Capital Partners, by the original founder Michael Birch. Puri was responsible for re-developing and relaunching the business, and ultimately oriented Bebo into a platform for organizing e-sports tournaments and leagues.

In 2019, Bebo was acquired by Twitch for $25 Million in an attempt to bolster its own esports business.

Twitch
Following Bebo's acquisition, Shaan was appointed the Senior Director of Product, Mobile Gaming & Emerging Markets at Twitch until resigning in 2021.

My First Million
In 2019, Shaan Puri founded business podcast My First Million alongside Sam Parr, founder of media company, The Hustle. The Hustle was acquired by Hubspot in 2021, effectively acquiring My First Million as a part of the deal.

In 2023, My First Million was awarded the People's Voice Winner by the Webby Awards.

Milk Road
In 2021, Shaan co-founded crypto newsletter, The Milk Road, with Ben Levy. The newsletter grew to 250,000 subscribers and was acquired by Michael Wittmeyer and Kendall Saville in 2022. Shaan currently serves as the chairman of The Milk Road.