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Today Greg is joined by Jackson Greathouse Fall, a designer and the creator of HustleGPT, an entrepreneurial AI. In this episode, Greg and Jackson talk about the tweet that changed Jackson's life overnight. And how to turn a 24-hour viral moment into a lifelong mission.
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https://www.bigoceanpodcasting.com
Jackson Greathouse Fall:
https://twitter.com/jacksonfall
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 - Intro
6:37 - Why this experiment went viral
12:06 - Current limitations to ChatGPT
22:17 - Making the most of a viral moment
Today Greg is joined by David Spinks, the founder of CMX and author of The Business of Belonging: How to Make Community Your Competitive Advantage. In this episode, Greg and David talk about sabbaticals, bots as community managers, and having a personal board of advisors.
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David Spinks:
https://davidspinks.com
https://twitter.com/DavidSpinks
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 - Intro
0:50 - Sabbaticals: Why you should take one
7:55 - AI community managers
23:55 - Ethics around bots in communities
31:30 - What's next for David Spinks
34:50 - Advice from Seth Godin, Ryan Hoover, Scott Heiferman and others (sort of)
Today Greg is joined by Trung Phan. Trung is the co-host of the Not Investment Advice podcast and writes the SatPost newsletter. He was formerly the lead writer for the Hustle. In this episode, Greg and Trung talk about working at The Hustle, owning your distribution, and how to get the most out of ChatGPT.
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https://www.bigoceanpodcasting.com
Trung Phan:
https://bearly.ai/
https://twitter.com/TrungTPhan
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 - Intro
7:45 - Meet Trung Phan
14:50 - How Greg sold 5by to StumbleUpon
24:17 - Why you need a through line in your work/life
28:15 - The story behind Bearly.ai
35:30 - Competition vs. opportunity in AI
41:58 - How Greg used ChatGPT to get paid $109K
49:30 - Should TikTok be banned?
Today Greg is joined by Josh Dorkin, the founder of Bigger Pockets, a community helping millions of members learn how to invest in real estate. In this episode, Greg and Josh talk about Josh's (sometimes) cautionary tale about the grind of building a community out of nothing.
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Josh Dorkin:
https://www.biggerpockets.com/
https://twitter.com/jrdorkin
SHOW NOTES
0:00 - Intro
1:00 - The story behind Bigger Pockets
12:40 - Building an audience vs. Building a community
15:45 - Biggest challenges of running a community
18:18 - Protecting your brand
23:00 - Responsible monetization
28:44 - Creating products
32:57 - You don't need to be an expert
41:32 - Stop comparing
47:47 - Josh's cautionary tale
Today Greg is joined by April MacLean, Late Checkout's community designer and fountain of wisdom on all things community. In this episode, Greg and April talk about 3 community-based products that have it figured out.
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April MacLean:
https://www.aprilmaclean.com/
https://twitter.com/mizmaclean
SHOW NOTES
0:00 - Intro
2:00 - Building a product community for nerds: Lomography
10:33 - Building a community-first product: View from My Window
13:14 - Facebook Groups. Yes or No?
31:10 - Community as the product: Common House
42:42 - Communities of practice
Today Greg is joined by Emerson Spartz, the founder of the viral media company Dose and the founder of MuggleNet, a Harry Potter fansite. In this episode, Greg and Emerson talk about how to become a super-learner and a high-impact billionaire.
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Emerson Spartz:
https://twitter.com/EmersonSpartz
SHOW NOTES
0:00 - Intro
0:56 - Become a Super-learner
12:53 - Finding leverage points for new businesses
16:57 - How Emerson sees AI
29:19 - The AI effect on individual identity and culture
39:24 - How to make money with AI
Today Greg is joined by Danny Postma, a full-stack developer whose build AI apps like This Model Does Not Exist, Profile Picture AI and Headlime which was acquired by Conversion.ai in 2020. In this episode, Greg and Danny talk about app ideas powered by AI that could make millions in the next five years.
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Danny Postma:
https://www.postcrafts.com/
https://twitter.com/dannypostmaa
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 - Intro
0:11 - AI Generated Influencers
8:53 - Building AI tools as an indie hacker
16:30 - Case Study: Profilepicture.ai
18:46 - How to think about competition
27:00 - More AI app ideas
Today Greg is joined by Chris Josephs of Autopilot, an app that lets you automate your investment portfolio by copying top-notch traders like Nancy Pelosi and Warren Buffett. In this episode, Greg and Chris break down how Autopilot got to the top of the charts in the App Store by using memes to grow and audience.
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Chris Josephs:
https://joinautopilot.com/
https://twitter.com/Chrisjjosephs
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 - Intro
6:53 - How memes made Autopilot a top ranked finance app
12:14 - A guide to using memes and pseudo-memes
28:00 - How to cross-channel your short form content
34:57 - Building a competition-proof product
42:00 - Chris's advice for building an audience from scratch
Today Greg is joined by Brent Beshore of Permanent Equity. In this episode, you'll learn why you don't need a Finance degree to generate wealth as an investor.
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Brent Beshore:
https://www.permanentequity.com
https://twitter.com/BrentBeshore
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 - Intro
1:07 - An argument for Annual Letters
4:10 - Permanent Equity 101
12:22 - Applying the Kaizen Approach
18:25 - How Brent values a business
25:58 - When should a founder sell?
29:06 - Advice for first-time investors
34:23 - How to be a better capital allocator
Today Greg is joined by the founders of Ship 30 for 30. In this episode, you'll hear how to stop worrying about being 'cringe' on Twitter and start developing a writing habit that pays off in your business and in your life.
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https://startwritingonline.com/
https://www.ship30for30.com/
Dickie Bush: https://twitter.com/dickiebush
Nicolas Cole: https://twitter.com/Nicolascole77
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 - Intro
0:55 - How esports (and obsessive attention) helps in business
11:30 - Playing the Twitter game right
25:00 - How to start writing
27:00 - Pseudonymity
34:50 - Case Study: Ryan Holiday
41:45 - You're not special. The niche is special
45:48 - How to avoid doing too much
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