Be honest with yourself – why do you want to make a lot of money? Is it because you want to: gain acceptance from peers? have total autonomy over your time? be more attractive to the opposite sex so you can find your ideal mate? have really nice things? to travel to really epic places? [...]
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Startup BD and Channel Partnerships with Andrew Dumont, Director of BD at SEOmoz
I recently had the chance to chat with Andrew Dumont, director of BD at SEOmoz. I’ve been following him from a distance after discovering his blog so it was awesome to get some facetime to rap BD, life, and other coolness. In this interview we talk about: His introduction to working in tech at the [...]

Why To Avoid LinkedIn Messages
A lot of people in my Skillshare classes ask me whether you should send LinkedIn messages when reaching out to prospects? Short answer: avoid this at all costs. In this video below I discuss WHY reaching out someone on LinkedIn hurts your chances of getting a response and the framework I use to determine which [...]

Lifehack Video Fun: 80/20 Approach to Networking, Creating Serendipity, And MAS
I recently talked lifehacks, BD, WHY YOU SHOULD NEVER LINKEDIN MESSAGE SOMEONE etc at the New York Lifehack Meetup. Thanks for having me Sam Hysell! Below you’ll find some video fun where we talk about: How I got involved with SP How to take the 80/20 approach to hack networking (shhhh…don’t tell anyone) Ways to “create [...]

Your Most Important Muscle and 10 Ways to Overcome Fear
Read this quote and tell me you’re not compelled to evaluate your life… “Your willingness to look foolish is a small price to pay to get everything you ever wanted” WHOWZERS…..The crazy thing is it’s true. In this post, I’m going to tell you how to overcome fear so you can get the things you [...]

How To Get A Free Dedicated Virtual Assistant For 6 Months
I have a dedicated virtual assistant who helps me out for 10 hours a month through an awesome company called Zirtual. For the next 6 months I’m getting this service for free… My virtual assistant’s name is Josiah and he’s an absolute stud. Today I want to tell you how I’ve leveraged existing assets to [...]

Marketplaces, Managing A Pipeline and Biz Dev with Max Altschuler
Recently I had the pleasure of interviewing my buddy Max Altschuler, VP of business development at AttorneyFee and previously BD at Udemy. Max is a GTD type of dude. In this interview we talk about: How he started a business making American $money$ abroad right out of school before joining education marketplace Udemy Insight into [...]

My System for Remembering to Write FollowUp Emails
A prominent nemisis of opportunity and value creation is being incompetent at following up with people. I want to share my system for remember to write followup emails. But first… I want to deflate the hesitancy around following up with people if they haven’t responded to you. I don’t care whether we’re talking about doing [...]

The Fallacy of Trying to Cold Email Multiple People
There’s a right and a wrong way to cold email a company when you’re unsure who the decision maker is. How you approach this can literally be the difference between getting a deal vs. an onry reply to refrain from contacting the company again… People ask me this question all the time: If I don’t [...]

OMG Virtual Assistant Tasks
A month ago, I wrote a Zirtual review outlining everything my virtual assistant Josiah helped me out with. I wanted to do it again so the outsourcing curious can see the type of tasks a Zirtual assistant can do for you: Coordinate a call (2) Download all files from a membership site I belong to and put [...]

My Playbook for Marketing A Udemy Course
I wanted to talk about my playbook for marketing a Udemy course by sharing the exact steps I took to market my Sleep Hacking course. But first the results I released it just under three weeks ago: 182 Students Total sales – $1,118.00 My share - $763.10 10 reviews – All 5 Stars Pretty meh for 15 hours of [...]

Gumroad, Business Development, and Hustle with Ryan Delk
Recently I had the pleasure of interviewing Ryan Delk, head of Growth/Business Development at GumRoad. Ryan is a stud. I met him 6 weeks ago and could tell immediately that a) he gets it and b) he’s a doer. He was an early employee at GumRoad and dropped out of college to join the team. [...]
I currently do Business Development for SinglePlatform amongst other things. I write about Business Development, Personal Development, and Productivity.
The Internet’s Most Wanted
How to Ask For An Email Introduction
Storytelling in Sales and How to Do It
My 2013 Goals
Talking to the Homeless and The Theater of Everyday Life
The Art of Asking Someone to Meet For Coffee
Subscription Commerce is Not Plug and Play
How to Cold Email Prospects
How to be A More Thoughtful Person in Less Than 10 Minutes A Day
Why I Stopped Learning to Code


