Today I want to share an interview with my buddy Charlie Houpert, founder of KickAss Academy, a business that focuses on self improvement for men by helping them get better with women.
In high school Charlie was a shy guy, so much so that he was designated “Most Likely to Break Out of His Shell in College.” Dare I say back-handed compliment?
Since then he’s dedicated his life to “breaking out of his shell” and overcoming fear. He’s achieved such mastery that he’s been able to leave his consulting career to create a business out of empowering men to overcome fear and meet women.
Scott, I thought this was a business development blog?
Sorry folks, I’m looking to keep it way more …
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Today I bring you an interview with my buddy Alex Banayan, a 20-year old VC and author for Crown Publishing (Random House).
In this interview Alex reveals:
How we landed a VC job at 19 with Alsop Louie Partners and leveraged the power of authenticity to do it.
The advice that the President of Microsoft gave him
Details on his new book that he hopes will shape the minds of the next generation
How he funded the initial book writing process and travel (hint: involves sail boats and Drew Carey)
An awesome story on how he hustled his way to get a meeting with the CEO of Toms Shoes (and a personal story from yours truly on the “creating serendipity technique”)
The lesson that his greatest mentor …
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In the second edition of my new interview series, I have a chat with Dan Shipper. Dan is a co-founder of Firefly and has made a few waves in the tech scene.
In this conversation Dan reveals:
The details of his new startup Firefly and where he got the idea
Why he decided to shelve his last startup and the biggest lesson he learned
A recap on the most valuable lesson he learned from Jason Fried, founder of 37 Signals
How he’s started relationships with guys like Gary Vaynerchuk and Jason Freedman
Insight into what I call the “horizontal relationship building technique”
How he manages his time amidst running a startup and being a philosophy major at Penn
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Show notes:
Clay Christiansen video here
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I’m pumped to announce I’m starting a new interview show. I’m aiming to interview people who’ve done really cool things in order to expose their knowledge to others.
My first interview is with Biz Dev pro Alex Taub. In our interview he reveals:
How he “broke into tech”
The most important thing he’s done for building his person brand
One major reason he left to join Dwolla
What BD means at Dwolla (for him)
The one thing he wish he knew when he started out in the tech space
This interview also reveals how excessively I move my eyebrows when I talk. Geez. Going to work on that for next time.
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My next interview will be with “America’s Youngest VC” Alex Banayan. Subscribe here or follow me on …
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