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Michael Mignano is the creator of Anchor. He previously served as the Head of Talk for Spotify. Now, he serves as a partner at Lightspeed.
In this podcast, he talked about stories from his early days at Anchor, when you should sell, misconceptions about Spotify, and how he found Product Market Fit.
(0:00) Intro
(1:40) Getting Jumped
(3:45) Music & Technology
(7:31) Early Days of Internet
(15:38) Living Through The Audio/Video Revolution
(19:33) Starting Anchor
(23:21) When Anchor Wasn’t Working…
(31:29) Growth/Finding Product Market Fit
(40:08) Why Is Anchor Most Used?
(45:20) When To Sell?
(49:10) Misconceptions About Spotify
(51:44) Becoming A Venture Capitalist
(55:53) What Makes For A Good Investment?
(57:45) Quitting Job To Start Company
(1:05:33) Challenge
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Michael’s Links
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mignano
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Thomas Frank is a YouTuber. His main channel has 2.75 million subscribers. His second channel (about Notion) recently crossed 100,000 subscribers.
And in today’s episode, we dove deep into YouTube, how to have a better title and thumbnail, why he started a new channel, burnout, what most people get wrong about learning, and much more…
(0:00) Intro
(1:27) 2.75 Million Subscribers
(3:33) Design
(7:28) Title/Thumbnail Best Practices
(13:15) Early Days of Creating Online
(22:23) Why Videos Instead Of Writing?
(23:48) Working For His Favorite Creators
(26:42) Why Do Schools Block YouTube?
(27:33) Obsession
(32:00) New Channel / Burnout
(37:39) Changing Locations
(47:43) Tracking Exponential Numbers
(51:25) Issues With Getting Big On YouTube?
(55:50) Thomas’ Impossible List & Generalization
(1:00:20) Challenge (1 Percent Rule)
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Resources Mentioned:
Crash Course Study Skills – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7CwqNHn_Ns&list=PLx65qkgCWNJKHcoJzgJ8xd97JbS64e4xE
This Is Why You Aren’t Inspired – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAWe4Qq-Rp0
Survivorship bias – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias
Thomas Frank’s Impossible List – https://collegeinfogeek.com/about/meet-the-author/my-impossible-list/
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Thomas’ Links YouTube (Main Channel): @Thomasfrank
YouTube (Second Channel): @ThomasFrankExplains
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomFrankly
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomfrankly/
Website: https://thomasjfrank.com/
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Jack Settleman and Nick Ercolano are two creators. They separately have built two successful sports media companies (SnapBack Sports and BDGE). Now they've partnered up to start a new podcast called Big Content – to discuss the worlds of media, business, and marketing. In this conversation, we spoke about…
Timestamps:
(0:00) Intro
(2:50) Origin of Big Content
(7:33) Going Viral With Eich’s Lunch
(10:43) 100,000,000 Views
(13:02) Creator Advice
(15:43) Changing As A Person
(17:32) Burning Out
(21:57) Twitter
(26:43) Favorite Creators
(29:01) Success
(31:31) Social Media = Cigarettes?
(37:40) Getting Cancelled
(44:41) Audience Growth
(47:13) Legacy
(53:19) Challenge
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Resources Mentioned
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Jack’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacksettleman/
Jack's YouTube: @SnapBackSports
Nick’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickercolano/
Nick's YouTube: @BDGEMedia
Big Content: @bigcontent
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Ben Bergeron is a CrossFit coach and gym owner. In this episode, we spoke about mindset, the one difference between his coaching and Navy SEALs, how 9/11 impacted him, and why everything you experience is there for the evolution of your consciousness.
(0:00) Intro
(1:38) How 9/11 Impacted Ben
(13:16) Living A Well-Lived Life
(22:30) Defining Success
(29:59) Evolution of Consciousness
(41:55) Levels of Mindset
(51:47) Taking Ownership
(55:41) Coaching Practices
(1:02:13) Mental Chatter
(1:09:58) Lesson From Navy SEALs
(1:15:53) Challenge
Ben’s Links
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benbergeron/
CompTrain: https://comptrain.com/
Resources Mentioned:
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Bill Ottman is the creator of Minds, a social media platform with more than 6 million users. Bill has appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience. In this conversation, we spoke about the importance of free speech, Elon buying Twitter his thoughts on Lex Fridman and Kanye West, Elon buying Twitter, the importance of challenges/accountability, his time on JRE, and much more. (0:00) Intro (1:40) Lex/Kanye (4:50) Daryl Davis (7:01) Free Speech (12:33) Minds (Social Network) (16:40) The Biggest Problem With Social (22:15) The Power Is Shifting (25:29) TikTok (29:40) Why Can’t We Speak Our Mind? (39:12) Mental Health (46:25) Accountability (51:58) Changing Minds (53:29) Being On Joe Rogan (57:08) Challenge - Bill's Links Minds: https://www.minds.com/ Bill on Minds: https://www.minds.com/ottman/ - Resources Mentioned • Lex Fridman / Kanye West – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AWLcxTGZPA • The 4 Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz – https://www.amazon.com/Four-Agreements-Practical-Personal-Freedom/dp/1878424319/ • Breath by James Nestor – https://www.amazon.com/Breath-New-Science-Lost-Art/dp/B082FPZC4H • Bill on JRE #1248 – https://open.spotify.com/episode/06T2h6DzvdEKPubSvlDvaB?si=INtEbGN0TrGys4aGoXESTw • Bill & Daryl Davis on JRE #1792 – https://open.spotify.com/episode/2hM2E1WkW2QBJQV7T5ikwb?si=n-tH8ELKSkSfFYRL8PxiXQ - SPONSOR: This episode is brought to you by My First Million. This is the podcast that I listen to and recommend whenever I want to learn more about business, technology, or the future. Sam Parr and Shaan Puri are hilarious, informative, and interesting. Check it out! – My Links 🧠 Minds: https://minds.com/dannymiranda ✉️ Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.substack.com 🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda 🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/dannymiranda 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda 🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda
Mike Salguero is the creator of ButcherBox, a company that is aiming to transform the meat industry. It started out as a lifestyle company. It has since become a life mission.
Timestamps:
(0:00) Intro
(1:13) The Importance of Sales
(4:11) Entrepreneurship
(5:30) Growing Up Without A Dad
(15:45) Journey To Consciousness
(23:30) $300k to $600,000,000 In Revenue
(25:45) Changing Meat Industry
(29:31) Lifestyle Design
(34:48) Fridays Off
(37:19) Hiring Practices
(42:31) Values For ButcherBox
(44:10) Moving Into Retail
(48:20) Relentless Improvement
(49:55) Parenting
(53:59) Personal Brand
(59:57) 7 Day Water Fast
(1:07:21) Challenge
Mike’s Links
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikesalguero
ButcherBox: https://www.butcherbox.com/
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This episode is brought to you by My First Million. This is the podcast that I listen to and recommend whenever I want to learn more about business, technology, or the future. Sam Parr and Shaan Puri are hilarious, informative, and interesting. Check it out!
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Dylan Jardon and Henry Belcaster are two of the smartest young entrepreneurs in the world. Over the past two years, they’ve worked with people like Naval Ravikant, Will Smith, Dharmesh Shah, David Sacks, and Hasan Minhaj.
Timestamps:
(0:00) Intro
(1:28) Naval Ravikant
(6:51) 0 To 300k In 2 Months
(13:17) Viral Formula
(15:54) Will Smith (Why Hollywood Sucks)
(19:58) Dharmesh Shah
(22:31) Getting First Client
(26:45) Partying With Billionaires
(39:25) Chasing Girls
(42:11) Content vs. Real Life
(45:48) Podcast Tips
(49:29) Next MrBeasts?
(53:03) Advice
(54:49) Challenge
Henry’s YouTube: @HenryBelcaster
Dylan’s YouTube: @DylanJardon
First episode with Dylan & Henry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGIE-g_WMak
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AlexxMedia is one of the cohosts of FLAGRANT with Andrew Schulz. He was also the director and producer for Andrew Schulz's Netflix documentary. In this interview, we talked about how he got started, his perspectives on Israel Adesanya, MrBeast, Joe Rogan, and Mark Gagnon, and how he's improved his energy over the years. (0:00) Intro (1:42) Starting As An Editor (2:54) First Opportunity (4:56) Reflecting On The Journey (5:58) Leaving 9-5 (7:21) Imposter Syndrome (8:42) Social Anxiety (14:01) Preparing For FLAGRANT Interviews (15:45) Admiration for Israel Adesanya (18:33) Working With Favorite Creator (23:10) Why Andrew Schulz (26:01) How Fame/Notoriety Changed Schulz (27:54) Building WTFMedia Studios (32:48) Unusual Hiring Process (35:54) Improving Energy (39:04) Charlamagne Tha God (40:08) Joe Rogan (41:10) Mark Gagnon (42:04) MrBeast (42:45) Most Underrated Guests (45:01) Challenge (46:33) Balance of Work/Personal – This podcast is brought you to by My First Million. This is the podcast I go to learn more about business, technology, and where the future is going. Check it out here. – Alex's Links Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexxmedia My Links ✉️ Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.substack.com 🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda 🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/dannymiranda 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda 🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda
Val Katayev is a tech and finance entrepreneur. In his high school yearbook, he decided he wanted to make $1,000,000 by the age of 30. He hit it by 19. In this interview, we spoke about some of his businesses, crypto, the looming recession, the power of a personal brand, and much more.
(0:00) Intro
(0:45) Wealth At A Young Age
(2:48) Resourcefulness
(4:44) PlayStation Website
(11:34) Val’s Secret Weapon
(17:55) Google’s 2nd Biggest Advertiser
(24:41) Ringtones
(39:11) People Don’t Know
(41:00) Val’s Current Business
(44:55) Mobile
(46:58) Going With The Future
(48:50) Retirement
(52:20) Peer To Peer Lending
(59:35) Thoughts on FTX Meltdown
(1:05:20) Crypto
(1:08:21) Figuring Out Next Business
(1:15:45) Arbitrage Opportunity
(1:17:39) Young People Having Power/Money
(1:23:25) Personal Brand
(1:30:21) Losing It All
(1:35:24) Recession
(1:39:40) Challenge
Val Twitter: https://twitter.com/ValKatayev
Val’s Lyrics Ad: https://twitter.com/ValKatayev/status/1499053850333904902
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Sean Millea is a comedian, filmmaker, and creator.
In this conversation, we spoke about becoming friends with Mark Normand, working for Gary Vaynerchuk, how he's consistently viral, the future of video, his fake interviews with Ariana Grande and Tom Holland, and his existential crisis as a creator.
(0:00) Intro
(1:03) Boxing & Comedy
(2:11) Fears Creatively
(3:13) Large Following
(6:25) Class Clown Energy
(10:48) Anxiety
(15:30) Mark Normand
(17:20) Gary Vaynerchuk
(19:58) Viral Beeple Video
(20:48) Viral Rap Video
(22:24) Exploiting The Formula
(25:10) Sacrificing For Retention
(26:54) The Future of Media/Video
(29:53) Core TikTok Rules
(30:15) Why Story?
(31:21) 100,000 Subscribers
(38:20) Shia LaBeouf Story
(50:28) Fake Interviews
(53:10) Existential Crisis
(56:35) Challenge
Sean's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanmillea (purple plant)
Sean's YouTube: @Sean Millea
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