Writing Your Way to Millions with Neville Medhora
About This Episode
Sam Parr and guest Neville Medhora discuss the foundational principles of copywriting and how it has fueled their careers from the early days of AppSumo and The Hustle. They also delve into Neville's unique life philosophy regarding aging and his plan to 'retire' at 85, as well as the immense happiness boost they've experienced from living as neighbors in Austin.
Episode Description
Show Notes
- 01:30- Introduction to Neville
- 05:00- When copywriting first started to click
- 09:45- Biggest mistakes in copywriting
- 19:00- Neville's decision to die at 85
- 28:30- Are people born creative?
- 50:45- Living next door to your best friend
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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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- Additional episodes you might enjoy:
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- #209 Gary Vaynerchuk - Why NFTS Are the Future
- #178 Balaji Srinivasan - Balaji on How to Fix the Media, Cloud Cities & Crypto
- #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
- Dave Portnoy vs The World, Extreme Body Monitoring, The Future of Apparel Retail, "How Much is Anthony Pompliano Worth?", and More
- How Mr Beast Got 100M Views in Less Than 4 Days, The $25M Chrome Extension, and More
Key Takeaways
Effective copywriting is about writing like you speak rather than following formal English class rules, as concise and conversational language builds more trust with modern audiences.
Long copy generally outperforms short copy if the information is valuable and specific to the product's features, but writers must avoid being long-winded or redundant.
Designing your physical community by living within walking distance of friends—but in separate houses rather than a compound—creates high levels of incidental happiness and social support.