Best of This Week: Feb 4th
About This Episode
This compilation episode features Ryan Breslow's critique of Silicon Valley's competitive tactics, Nathan Barry's blueprint for the 'Billion Dollar Creator' model, and Ryan Holiday's insights on the business of publishing. The conversations explore how to build equity in your own brands rather than selling attention to others, and the importance of creating perennial products that sell for years.
Episode Description
Show Notes
- 00:50- Ryan Breslow, founder of Bolt, shares why he called out Stripe and YC
- 11:12- Nathan Barry says how to become a billion dollar creator
- 24:00- Ryan Holiday shares why he works with a traditional book publisher and how he stays a top-selling author
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- Past guests on My First Million include Rob Dyrdek, Hasan Minhaj, Balaji Srinivasan, Jake Paul, Dr. Andrew Huberman, Gary Vee, Lance Armstrong, Sophia Amoruso, Ariel Helwani, Ramit Sethi, Stanley Druckenmiller, Peter Diamandis, Dharmesh Shah, Brian Halligan, Marc Lore, Jason Calacanis, Andrew Wilkinson, Julian Shapiro, Kat Cole, Codie Sanchez, Nader Al-Naji, Steph Smith, Trung Phan, Nick Huber, Anthony Pompliano, Ben Askren, Ramon Van Meer, Brianne Kimmel, Andrew Gazdecki, Scott Belsky, Moiz Ali, Dan Held, Elaine Zelby, Michael Saylor, Ryan Begelman, Jack Butcher, Reed Duchscher, Tai Lopez, Harley Finkelstein, Alexa von Tobel, Noah Kagan, Nick Bare, Greg Isenberg, James Altucher, Randy Hetrick and more.
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- #209 Gary Vaynerchuk - Why NFTS Are the Future
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- #169 - How One Man Started 5, Billion Dollar Companies, Dan Gilbert's Empire, & Talking With Warren Buffett
- #218 - Why You Should Take a Think Week Like Bill Gates
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Key Takeaways
Creators should transition from selling sponsorships to building and owning equity in their own brands to maximize long-term wealth.
Focus on creating 'perennial' products—like books or software—that generate consistent revenue through a 'backlist' rather than relying on one-off launches.
Founders in competitive industries must recognize that incumbents may use their investor networks and platform influence to strategically block competitors.