The Daniel DiPiazza Show

Rich20Something on YouTube

Daniel@rich20something.com

Rich20Something: Ditch Your Average Job, Start an Epic Business, and Score the Life You Want, by Daniel DiPiazza

Ladydork

@ladydork on Instagram

22 Immutable Laws of Marketing: Violate Them at Your Own Risk!, by Al Ries and Jack Trout

EP059: Blockchain and Crypto-Currency 101 with Ameer Rosic Aug 09, 2017

Show notes

Daniel welcomes Ameer Rosic an expert in blockchain technologies and crypto-currencies. Ameer believes blockchain will be the future of creating trust through decentralized transactions between individuals, eliminating the middlemen such as banks and intermediaries. This new technology will disrupt existing systems by providing complete transparency by way of transaction ledgers. This is a must listen to episode for entrepreneurs willing to be part of the future economy.

Key Takeaways:

[01:31] Amir has a background in marketing, e-commerce and blockchain currency.

[04:45] The value proposition of blockchain technology.

[11:28] When will decentralized e-commerce become part of our daily world?

[13:45] Why does crypto-currency have value?

[17:31] What is happening in the crypto-currency world after the fork?

[23:47] Blockchain enables people to recapture their privacy.

Mentioned in This Episode:

Daniel@rich20something.com

Rich20Something: Ditch Your Average Job, Start an Epic Business, and Score the Life You Want, by Daniel DiPiazza

Block Geeks

Block Geeks Lab

Ameer Rosic on Youtube

Open Bazaar

EP058: The Importance of Doing Your Own Thing with Matt Wilson Aug 07, 2017

Show notes

Daniel welcomes the Creator of Under30Experiences, Matt Wilson, back to the podcast to discuss the upside of being yourself and trying different things, the downside of competition and how to filter out the unnecessary things in life. Matt describes the brainwave assessment he will soon be going through, and how he expects it to lead him to higher levels of consciousness through deeper meditation. Will he be in an enlightened state when he arrives in Thailand? Probably.

Key Takeaways:

[2:14] L.A. has some amazing stuff to do, but it's an expensive place to live.

[6:45] Measure your brainwaves so you can train yourself to meditate more deeply.

[19:35] Even non-judgmental and compassionate people feed their egos.

[28:39] The downsides of competition

[31:52] It's better to do your own thing than to parody what other people are doing.

[38:33] Mercedes are really nice cars, but they are still just objects that control you.

[42:57] The bullshit in L.A. is waist high.

[49:00] Under30Experiences will be visiting Thailand next.

[59:08] Quality, consistent content drives community engagement.

[1:05:31] Rich20Something: Ditch Your Average Job, Start an Epic Business, and Score the Life You Want is continuing to sell like hot cakes.

Mentioned in This Episode:

Daniel@rich20something.com

Rich20Something: Ditch Your Average Job, Start an Epic Business, and Score the Life You Want, by Daniel DiPiazza

Peak Brain Institute

Under30Experiences

The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety, by Alan Watts

EP057: Invest More in the Right Relationships With Derek Coburn Aug 04, 2017

Show notes

Derek Coburn has built his network by making good connections. His organization, Cadre DC, connects top business professionals with other professionals who are in need of their services. During today's podcast, he shares his tips for making the most out of your networking efforts, how you should be asking the right requests from the right people, and tips for prioritizing your network so you know when to reach out to whom.

Key Takeaways:

[:57] Teaching networking to those with a digital brand and digital presence.

[5:42] Identifying the most important connections in your network.

[12:03] Strategically asking for the right thing from the right person.

[28:14] Don't go to every networking event under the sun.

[30:34] Make connecting part of your routine.

[41:00] A trigger phase is based on filling a need the client didn't know existed.

[46:27] Contacting your dormant ties to expose yourself to rejection.

Mentioned in This Episode:

Rich 20 Something

Daniel@rich20something.com

Rich 20 Something on Youtube

Rich20 Something: Ditch Your Average Job, Start an Epic Business, and Score the Life You Want, by Daniel DiPiazza

Derek Coburn

CadreDC

Networking is Not Working, by Derek Coburn

Contactually

Powerhouse: The Untold Story of Hollywood's Creative Artists Agency, by James A . Miller

Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success, by Adam Grant

EP056: Would You Be Missed if You Were Gone? With Seth Godin Jul 26, 2017

Show notes

Thought leader Seth Godin joins Daniel for a conversation about human nature and how it relates to business marketing. Four years ago, Daniel sent Seth one of his popular articles, and asked him for advice on how to make his next piece go viral. Seth responded with "Don't worry about viral, write something more meaningful." Seth is the author of 18 best-selling books, and the creator of the altMBA program. Today's discussion addresses the lack of long-term thinking by young people, teaching patience and humility, and the best way to make money in marketing media.

Become part of the Freelance Domination Community on August 1st. Join your tribe for a 6-week online course on how to find your freedom through freelancing. Why make money for someone else when you learn to make it for yourself?

Key Takeaways:

[6:47] Getting past the dip is what creates scarcity and therefore the value.

[9:48] Does Seth Godin have a muse?

[11:39] Being clear about what failure means.

[16:51] Seth shares the easy way to make money in marketing media.

[23:20] Seth struggles with helping people get past their false fears.

[26:57] Check half as many times and do twice as much about it.

[36:15] Dumbing it down to reach more people is a useless endeavor.

[46:33] altMBA promotes getting out into the world and solving problems.

[50:30] Connections are now more important than stuff.

Mentioned in This Episode:

Daniel@rich20something.com

Rich20Something: Ditch Your Average Job, Start an Epic Business, and Score the Life You Want, by Daniel DiPiazza

The Marketing Seminar

altMBA

Civic Hall

EP055: It's Time to Shrink Your Idea of Growth Jul 24, 2017

Show notes

This episode is a recording of Daniel's live talk at General Assembly. He shares his vision of creating meaningful work over having a massive following of people who don't care about the message. He reinforces his belief that showing up every day and putting in the time is the key to real success, and building trust should be an entrepreneur's ultimate goal. He answers questions from the audience about being persistent in disseminating their remarkable ideas.

Become part of the Freelance Domination Community on August 1st. Join your tribe for a 6-week online course on how to find your freedom through freelancing. You don't have to make money for someone else when you learn to make it for yourself.

Key Takeaways:

[7:34] An honest conversation about what it takes to run a business in 2017, and why it matters.

[10:59] We are all on some kind of social media platform.

[20:23] Great work sells itself.

[25:30] Failing is inevitable and necessary.

[32:26] The real hack is consistency.

[41:04] My vision for the future is a person-to-person economy.

[45:13] Audience questions.

[54:04] You are going to get a lot of nos.

Mentioned in This Episode:

Daniel@rich20something.com

Rich20Something: Ditch Your Average Job, Start an Epic Business, and Score the Life You Want, by Daniel DiPiazza

General Assembly

Quora

Elite Daily

EP054: What's Next for Rich20Something? Jul 21, 2017

Show notes

In this solo episode, Daniel takes us to the future by describing what's in store for the rest of 2017 and beyond, and gives us a progress report on the launch of Rich20Something: Ditch Your Average Job, Start an Epic Business, and Score the Life You Want. With the email list cleaned and shaved, the new Rich20Something tribe will be more real, more focused and better aimed at making sure we are all successful in our endeavors.

Become part of the Freelance Domination Community on August 1st. Join your tribe for a six-week online course on how to find your freedom through freelancing. You don't have to make money for someone else when you learn to make it for yourself.

Key Takeaways:

[5:20] Rich20Something: Ditch Your Average Job, Start an Epic Business, and Score the Life You Want, has over 210 5-Star reviews.

[9:03] The Rich20Something brand lives on!

[12:32] Dealing with a personal struggle while running your business isn't easy but it makes you stronger.

[16:13] We cut our email list so we can be sure we're a dedicated group of people within our tribe.

[23:36] New content will be a more well-rounded discussion with an intimate group of people.

[26:49] Our new course format will ensure student success.

[29:19] Youtube has incredible studio facilities for content providers who have over 10K subscribers.

Mentioned in This Episode:

Daniel@rich20something.com

Rich20Something: Ditch Your Average Job, Start an Epic Business, and Score the Life You Want, by Daniel DiPiazza

The War of Art, by Steven Pressfield

EP053: Sales 101: It's Not About You with Max Altschuler Jul 19, 2017

Show notes

The amazing creator and CEO of SalesHacker.com shares his rules for being the best salesperson you can be, and which resources you need to get you educated and motivated. Everyone knows that the best business idea in the world goes nowhere without quality sales people. This podcast will help you get clear about the fundamental skills of selling, learn the importance of asking the right set of questions, and how you can gain the confidence you need to start earning.

Key Takeaways:

[7:52] Maxwell was the first sales guy at Udemy.

[11:17] How to sell additional products to your existing client base.

[14:45] Pre-sales help to validate your product.

[21:16] Key fundamentals of the sales process.

[30:44] Sales resources to get you motivated and educated.

Mentioned in This Episode:

Daniel@rich20something.com

Rich20Something: Ditch Your Average Job, Start an Epic Business, and Score the Life You Want, by Daniel DiPiazza

SalesHacker

Hacking Sales: The Playbook for Building a High Velocity Sales Machine, by Maxwell Altschuler

@SalesHackerMax on Instagram

Udemy

Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook: How to Tell Your Story in a Noisy Social World, by Gary Vaynerchuk

The Greatest Salesman in the World, by Og Mandino

The Ultimate Sales Machine, by Chet Holmes

Predictable Revenue, by Aaron Ross

Jill Konrath Books

Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It, by Chris Voss

EP052: Don't Build It If No One Wants It with Dan Martell Jul 17, 2017

Show notes

Dan Martell joins Daniel for an educational conversation about development, both tribe, and product, how to be smart when looking for mentors, and the value of subscription-based services. If you don't already know Dan, he is the Founder of Clarity.fm, a business coach, and a relationship builder, who appreciates proving his worth with every piece of content he puts out.

Key Takeaways:

[7:31] All entrepreneurs grow and evolve over time. [12:48] The question isn't can you build it but should you build it. [20:07] Why you should befriend someone on the board of a non-profit. [25:17] Dave McClure and Travis Kalanick gave Dan support in his early days of entrepreneurship. [34:38] Do not build your business on someone else's platform. [39:22] A subscription-based service is a long-term marketing tool that creates tribes.

Mentioned in This Episode: Rich20Something Daniel@rich20something.com Under 30 CEO Rich20Something: Ditch Your Average Job, Start an Epic Business, and Score the Life You Want, by Daniel DiPiazza Dan Martell Clarity.fm The Hard Things About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers, by Ben Horowitz

EP051: What's the Best Communication Tool for You? With Neville Medhora Jul 14, 2017

Show notes

Neville Medhora joins Daniel on the podcast to share his marketing and copywriting expertise. Neville confirms what Daniel always says — "Great content markets itself" — with the story of his 50-page book, This Book Will Teach You How to Write Better. He shares his insights about disseminating information into other people's brains in the fastest way possible, great ways to use Infusionsoft to boost your email open rates, why a title shouldn't take all day to write and the importance of using images in your copy.

Key Takeaways:

[:10] Become part of the Freelance Domination on August 1st!

[6:42] The beauty of doing random crap your whole life.

[15:08] Neville knows which "Kopy" keeps businesses connected with their clients.

[18:36] This Book Will Teach You How to Write Better markets itself.

[21:42] How to get started writing copy.

[27:17] Social media is a living, breathing entity, but a great email is still the preferred connection tool.

[37:07] Consistently good content builds interest and trust.

[39:24] Reinventing Rich20Something?

[51:51] What is the best way to get information into other people's brains?

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