Sahil Bloom: Left Private Equity To Make Millions As A Content …
About This Episode
Shaan Puri and Sam Parr interview Sahil Bloom about his career transition from a high-earning private equity professional to a massive content creator and investor. They discuss the economics of private equity funds, the arbitrage opportunities in social media ghostwriting, and specific strategies for growing newsletters and LinkedIn presence.
Episode Description
Show Notes
- 03:45- private equity jobs
- 07:30- what is your current job?
- 10:25- why did you leave PE and jump into something else?
- 20:45- cool business ideas (Idea #1)
- 36:15- newsletter (Idea #2)
- 55:45- mobile podcast studios (Idea #3)
- 01:04:00- Sahil's grand plan
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Links
- * Sahil Bloom
- * TweetPik
- * Sahil Bloom Instagram
- * Dakota Robertson (@WrongsToWrite)
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Key Takeaways
Content creators can leverage the 'Prattfall Effect'—sharing personal failures and 'L's'—to become more endearing and relatable to their audience, which builds stronger trust than projecting a perfect image.
There is a massive arbitrage opportunity in LinkedIn growth by repurposing proven content from other platforms into carousels, as the platform is currently less saturated with high-quality business creators.
Highly successful creators and founders are willing to pay significant premiums (up to $10,000/month) for a 'Growth Ops' service that handles technical newsletter growth levers like landing page optimization and referral networks so they can focus solely on writing.
Business Ideas Mentioned
LinkedIn Audience Growth Agency for Founders
Agency
Full-Suite Newsletter Growth Ops Service
Agency
Mobile Podcast and Video Studio Vans
Boring Business