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Today Greg is joined by Antonio Neves, the creator of the Man Morning Newsletter and community. In this episode, you'll hear how to build an IRL mastermind from nothing and the grittiness it takes to get into the most selective tribes in startupland.
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Production Team:
https://www.bigoceanpodcasting.com
Antonio Neves:
https://theantonioneves.com/
https://twitter.com/TheAntonioNeves
https://www.manmorning.com/
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 - Intro
13:22 - Why proximity is a tool
25:54 - The good, the bad, and the ugly of Man Morning
35:50 - Greg answers community questions
Today Greg is joined by Harry Campbell, the founder of The Rideshare Guy. In this episode, Greg finds out how Harry turned a blog into a media company that was built to sell.
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https://www.bigoceanpodcasting.com
Harry Campbell:
https://twitter.com/TheRideshareGuy
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCwyU2RqlalzpKIrUhYWHfw
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 - Intro
2:55 - Branding and The Guy Mafia
9:52 - The Rideshare Guy business model
13:30 - Media businesses built to sell
27:06 - Harry's wisest words
Today Greg is joined by Roberto Nickson, the entrepreneur and designer building Eluna AI, Metav3rse & MV3. In this episode, Greg and Roberto talk about how to win the game of social media using AI.
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Roberto Nickson:
https://www.youtube.com/@RobertoNickson
https://twitter.com/rpnickson
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 - Intro
2:42 - Why you probably need an alt account
10:27 - Roberto's advice for new creators
19:26 - Go slow to go fast
30:33 - Roberto gazes into the AI crystal ball
Today Greg is joined by Austin Lieberman, an investor and content creator. In this episode, Greg and Austin talk about how to optimize YouTube content for creators at every level and why you don't need a massive audience to get the most upside.
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Austin Lieberman:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLIFOsNlHA7ZjTrJDb2WQcw
https://twitter.com/LiebermanAustin
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 - Intro
3:48 - Why you should care about YouTube growth
15:42 - Figure out what works (and double-down)
25:04 - Subscribers: Ask who not how many
32:35 - Your videos are your product
Today Greg is joined by Late Checkout COO Theo Tabah. In this episode, Greg and Theo talk about the inner workings of Late Checkout.
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Theo Tabah:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/theotabah
https://twitter.com/theotabah
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 - Intro
3:21 - When to say no to projects
10:05 - Letting your team fail
15:43 - Building culture in a remote team
33:28 - Other companies as role models
37:50 - Theoisms to live by
Today Greg is answering burning questions from the audience.
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Today Greg is joined by DTC marketing legend Nik Sharma. In this episode, Nik and I look at the best and worst DTC brands on the internet.
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Nik Sharma:
https://www.nik.co/
https://twitter.com/mrsharma
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 - Intro
6:17 - What The Honest Company is getting wrong
10:25 - A DTC brand that is getting it right (Cadence)
29:37 - Nik's favorite creator-led DTC brand (Rare Beauty)
Today Greg is joined by Harley Finkelstein, the President of Shopify. In this episode, Greg and Harley talk about growing up in a predominantly immigrant neighborhood in Canada, getting mentors and finding joie de vivre.
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Harley Finkelstein:
https://www.shopify.com/
https://twitter.com/harleyf
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 - Intro
5:49 - Growing up in Montreal as a Jewish Canadian
10:56 - Finding peers that inspire you
18:29 - The benefits of non-obvious mentors
26:06 - How to DM your heroes
Today Greg is joined by JT Barnett, a digital creator and founder of BarnettX and CreatorX, where he helps SMBs and Fortune 500 companies create content. In this episode, Greg and JT talk about viral growth versus slow growth, tools and workflows, and creators you should be following.
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JT Barnett:
https://barnettx.com/jt
https://www.tiktok.com/@jtbarnett
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 - Intro
0:47 - TikTok trends vs TikTok storytelling
5:26 - How to think about branding
19:23 - Creators to watch
28:04 - Tools and workflows for short-form content
35:11 - JT's favorite creators and why
Today Greg is joined by Dave Rogenmoser. Dave is the co-founder of Jasper, a Y Combinator-backed, generative AI platform for business that helps teams create content 10X faster. In this episode, Greg and Dave talk about why AI isn't enough to be a business on its own. You still have to talk to customers, find a niche, and solve a problem. Find out how in this episode.
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Dave Rogenmoser:
https://twitter.com/daverogenmoser
https://www.jasper.ai
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 - Intro
2:34 - Should founders be paying attention to noise on Product Hunt, Twitter, etc?
15:26 - How to get started using AI tools
25:49 - Non-obvious niches to apply AI-first products
32:55 - Dave takes questions from the community
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