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[Aditya Gunjal]

Creative Content Creator Jake Tran Emerges as a Powerhouse with Business Video Essays

Social media opens doors of stardom for unexplored talent. Among the plethora of content creators and social media stars, Youtuber Jake Tran has slowly yet surely carved a niche for himself in the content creation business with business video essays

theinscribermag.com

Thought this was cool, his entrepreneurial inspiration came from my book.



Interesting too that he had multiple failures, even his first crack at YouTube.



Sounds like a dystopian movie. Nope, perfectly real. I've faced the fact that I may never travel ever again if this is the BS I will be facing. "Vax Papers" -- no thanks, I'll stay home.

Sir in a video named "no youtubers will tell you this" . He also mentioned another book named
"The blue ocean strategy". But i think your book changed the mindset and this book gave him the path he wanted. Have you read this book?

 

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[Mathuin]

Sir in a video named "no youtubers will tell you this" . He also mentioned another book named
"The blue ocean strategy". But i think your book changed the mindset and this book gave him the path he wanted. Have you read this book?

Yes, MJ has read the book. Post linked below.

Book: Blue Ocean Strategy

I'm currently at Chapter 2, and the takeaway is that the strategy is about taking an existing type of product from an established / saturated industry, then marketing it to a different audience, and modifying the product to cater to that new audience to achieve market/product fit. Basically...

www.thefastlaneforum.com

 

[Antifragile]

From FS, and excellent post -

Tiny Thought
In every area of life, there is a hidden asymmetry. If you apply your focus like everyone else, you will get the same results as everyone else. Understanding where to apply your focus makes a massive difference in results.

Everyone knows that focus matters. Most people don’t know where to focus. Telling people “to focus more” is about as helpful as telling them to “make better decisions.” Common advice but useless in practice.

Not all focus is equal. Some focus is asymmetric. Knowing where to focus makes a difference.

How do you know where to focus? The answer is a deep fluency in the problem. You need to embed yourself in the problem and the details. You need to try things, reflect, and learn. Sooner or later, you start to understand the hidden asymmetry.

A lot of business people treat all decisions the same, no matter the implications. They’ll spend as much time trying to decide a trivial decision as a major one. A lot of authors focus on the work and miss that how it’s positioned for the audience matters more. A lot of people go to the gym 4 days a week only to miss that what goes into their body and the amount of sleep matter more.

The visible problem might appear to be a lack of focus, but the invisible problem is often not knowing where to focus to get the best results.

In any field, a few areas of focus make an asymmetric difference. Often they’re hiding in plain sight and ignored by most.

One place to find asymmetry is to listen to people talk about others’ success … “that book sold a lot, but did you read it, it’s not well written.” That’s an indication that the quality of writing matters less than you think and something else matters more. Or consider the person that explains another person’s success away with “luck.” There might be an element of luck to it, sure, but when you pull back the curtain, I bet you discover they’re focusing a little bit more on something different. Success leaves clues.

What looks like a lack of focus is often a lack of understanding.

The Asymmetry of Focus

What looks like a lack of focus is often a lack of understanding. Not all focus is equal. Some focus is asymmetric. Knowing where to focus makes a difference.

fs.blog

 

[StrikingViper69]

I found out a couple of days ago I've been accepted onto a two week residential course for opera composition, which is awesome.

On the other side both things, I'm having awful trouble getting my teaching website to make any money. It's weird that people will happily pay me to learn from me in person, but seem stingy as hell when it comes to paying me for something pre-recorded.

Feeling a bit ying and yang today.

 

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[Andy Black]

It's weird that people will happily pay me to learn from me in person, but seem stingy as hell when it comes to paying me for something pre-recorded.

The same people? I suspect they’re different audiences/markets.

 

[StrikingViper69]

The same people? I suspect they’re different audiences/markets.

Different people. I agree that they are definitely different markets, but the total disparity I've experience between the two is boggling. Getting local students is not very difficult with a bit of cash and effort, finding online students seems to be almost impossible.

 

[doster.zach]

Different people. I agree that they are definitely different markets, but the total disparity I've experience between the two is boggling. Getting local students is not very difficult with a bit of cash and effort, finding online students seems to be almost impossible.

You could try deploying intro level classes for free and then level 2 and 3 classes behind the paywall, and incentives to complete all the beginning ones for a discount(even a small one like 10%).

Online courses are hard to build trust with so starting out you might need to give people a risk free way to start.

But I feel your pain, most people value $10 more than 2 hours of their life, but you can use that in reverse to get people in the door.

 

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[StrikingViper69]

You could try deploying intro level classes for free and then level 2 and 3 classes behind the paywall, and incentives to complete all the beginning ones for a discount(even a small one like 10%).

Online courses are hard to build trust with so starting out you might need to give people a risk free way to start.

But I feel your pain, most people value $10 more than 2 hours of their life, but you can use that in reverse to get people in the door.

That's a good point and a pretty good idea.

Thanks!

 

[Andy Black]

That's a good point and a pretty good idea.

Thanks!

Do you have a progress thread?

 

[StrikingViper69]

Do you have a progress thread?

Not yet... I'll get one started.

Update: https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/co...uitar-tuition-courses-products-online.104276/

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

From FS, and excellent post -

Tiny Thought
In every area of life, there is a hidden asymmetry. If you apply your focus like everyone else, you will get the same results as everyone else. Understanding where to apply your focus makes a massive difference in results.

Everyone knows that focus matters. Most people don’t know where to focus. Telling people “to focus more” is about as helpful as telling them to “make better decisions.” Common advice but useless in practice.

Not all focus is equal. Some focus is asymmetric. Knowing where to focus makes a difference.

How do you know where to focus? The answer is a deep fluency in the problem. You need to embed yourself in the problem and the details. You need to try things, reflect, and learn. Sooner or later, you start to understand the hidden asymmetry.

A lot of business people treat all decisions the same, no matter the implications. They’ll spend as much time trying to decide a trivial decision as a major one. A lot of authors focus on the work and miss that how it’s positioned for the audience matters more. A lot of people go to the gym 4 days a week only to miss that what goes into their body and the amount of sleep matter more.

The visible problem might appear to be a lack of focus, but the invisible problem is often not knowing where to focus to get the best results.

In any field, a few areas of focus make an asymmetric difference. Often they’re hiding in plain sight and ignored by most.

One place to find asymmetry is to listen to people talk about others’ success … “that book sold a lot, but did you read it, it’s not well written.” That’s an indication that the quality of writing matters less than you think and something else matters more. Or consider the person that explains another person’s success away with “luck.” There might be an element of luck to it, sure, but when you pull back the curtain, I bet you discover they’re focusing a little bit more on something different. Success leaves clues.

What looks like a lack of focus is often a lack of understanding.

The Asymmetry of Focus

What looks like a lack of focus is often a lack of understanding. Not all focus is equal. Some focus is asymmetric. Knowing where to focus makes a difference.

fs.blog

Well said and a must read, and a must implement.

Asymmetry is a big topic in my work. This probably needs it's own thread.

 

[GPM]

Talk about a culture shock. I am talking about my home city, after being away for a mere 6 months time.

The wife and kids and I headed out for the "lilac festival" in the city today. It is more just a bunch of over priced vendors charged overpriced rates in order to set up a small tent on the side of the road, and they line about a 2km walk that covers 14 or so city blocks down 4th street. It was a chance to get out and spend all day with the family outside though.

The culture shock? Just blue haired commie types and like outrageous trans people all over the place. There was two young females walking behind us at one point talking about how one works in retail and they dress the opposite gender of clothes on the mannequins. They thought it was "powerful and brave". I can't take it. In Mexico there were lots of same sex couples walking and holding hands, but they looked like normal members of society.

Here in Calgary they all had to be dressed up as outrageously and clearly in the opposite direction so that people would see and know. Lots of dudes with boobs and clearly on hormones of some type to get that way, with sun dresses waving in the wind. No shortage of what I assumed to be ladies with legs hairier than mine. Powerful and brave? I'll pass. I just want to stay in my house or a forest. Or some country that is not this one.

 

[Antifragile]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1533586233875636224

View: https://twitter.com/mattxiv/status/1533586233875636224?s=21&t=V1llBuKiAXLoDrWThQjQ9Q

 

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[MattR82]

Talk about a culture shock. I am talking about my home city, after being away for a mere 6 months time.

The wife and kids and I headed out for the "lilac festival" in the city today. It is more just a bunch of over priced vendors charged overpriced rates in order to set up a small tent on the side of the road, and they line about a 2km walk that covers 14 or so city blocks down 4th street. It was a chance to get out and spend all day with the family outside though.

The culture shock? Just blue haired commie types and like outrageous trans people all over the place. There was two young females walking behind us at one point talking about how one works in retail and they dress the opposite gender of clothes on the mannequins. They thought it was "powerful and brave". I can't take it. In Mexico there were lots of same sex couples walking and holding hands, but they looked like normal members of society.

Here in Calgary they all had to be dressed up as outrageously and clearly in the opposite direction so that people would see and know. Lots of dudes with boobs and clearly on hormones of some type to get that way, with sun dresses waving in the wind. No shortage of what I assumed to be ladies with legs hairier than mine. Powerful and brave? I'll pass. I just want to stay in my house or a forest. Or some country that is not this one.

As long as they're not hurting you or forcing you to do anything you should probably just... jog on.

It's not my cup of tea either but who cares.

I'm surprised to read something like this here on this forum actually.

 

[MitchC]

$374K ARR

It's been 4 months since I wrote a blog post [https://blog.chartmogul.com/firing-customers/]. I've been keeping busy. Today I just feel like I have a lot to say so here's an update about what's on my mind and the challenges I'm working through at this stage in my

blog.rchase.com

Has this been posted here? Does the author post here?

Really cool business story and big shoutout to millionaire fastlane in the first couple of paragraphs

 

[Mathuin]

$374K ARR

It's been 4 months since I wrote a blog post [https://blog.chartmogul.com/firing-customers/]. I've been keeping busy. Today I just feel like I have a lot to say so here's an update about what's on my mind and the challenges I'm working through at this stage in my

blog.rchase.com

Has this been posted here? Does the author post here?

Really cool business story and big shoutout to millionaire fastlane in the first couple of paragraphs

He has shouted MJ out a couple of times on Twitter and MJ has posted his tweets on his Instagram

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1499465728130437130

View: https://twitter.com/_rchase_/status/1499465728130437130?s=20&t=sWUtbZEE3bCTdAqb0HO4dg

 

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[Primeperiwinkle]

Alexander Solzhenitsyn survived the worst prison system in the world and his advice? Live not by lies.

Matt Walsh agrees.

BitChute is a peer-to-peer social video platform.

BitChute puts creators first and provides them with a service that they can use to flourish and express their ideas freely.

www.bitchute.com

 

[Kak]

Alexander Solzhenitsyn survived the worst prison system in the world and his advice? Live not by lies.

Matt Walsh agrees.

BitChute is a peer-to-peer social video platform.

BitChute puts creators first and provides them with a service that they can use to flourish and express their ideas freely.

www.bitchute.com

OMG

25 minutes in...

Matt: "So, you are a women's studies professor, what is a woman?"

Prof: Dodges

Matt: "You are literally a women's studies professor, I think it's a pretty simple question."

Prof: "It is simple to me, it is someone who identifies as a woman."

Matt: "Which is what? What are they identifying as?"

Prof: "Someone who identifies as a woman."

Matt: "Well now I can say I have been to college. Glad I didn't pay for it."

Gender F*ckery is not really the subject matter that I give a damn about. Do whatever you want... Subjective reality is my concern. To these people, there is no such thing as truth and I find that to be a terminal intellectual cancer. I refuse to be considered a bigot for believing objective truth exists.

Another question needs to be asked... Why are these subjective reality people almost universally economic communists? Why the nearly 1:1 correlation between two totally unrelated things? I will leave that up for you to decide.

I feel bad for people, if they choose to identify as people, in the dating world right now.

 

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[Mathuin]

 

[GPM]

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Robbing people is a crime, assault is a crime, murder is a crime. So why all these added laws on top of already existent laws? As a sport shooting enthusiast I am so angry and Canada and their retarded gun grabs going on right now.

That's a great idea! Take all the guns from those who don't commit the crimes! Canada does not have a gun problem, stop going after our legal guns. Or if you want them, I say take them all away from the police, security, and military who have them. No guns on Canadian soil!

 

[Mathuin]

 

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[Chapas]

They are slowly preparing for a new Covid wave and vaccination round in Denmark. Apparently these F*ckers purchased 23 million vaccines for the year of 2022! (for 6 million people). Only 1 million have been used so far. What the F*ck were they thinking. I get so angry.

 

[Guest-5ty5s4]

What the F*ck were they thinking. I get so angry.

They were thinking: “we control the money, and you control the vax. Let’s make a deal!”

 

[Antifragile]

"One leading negotiator explains, “We like deadlines. The shorter, the better. Because once you’ve broken the deadline, you’ve knocked them off their game plan.”" (William Ury, Getting Past No)

 

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[Xeon]

Yep!

Ahrefs invests $60M in building creator-friendly search engine

Ahrefs has been crawling and storing data about the web for 12 years to provide its customers with its core product: an SEO toolset.

techcrunch.com

 

[Andy Black]

Thought this was funny (no pun intended).

White Label Comedy - Creative, Social Media and Marketing Agency

White Label Comedy - Creative, Social Media and Marketing Agency, London. 5,755 likes · 4,626 talking about this. TV's best comedy writers crafting content for YOUR brand

www.facebook.com

 

[Lex DeVille]

This is the most disturbing/fascinating thing I've ever seen...

These videos are literally the whole channel, and it has almost 200k subscribers.

 

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[StrikingViper69]

This is the most disturbing/fascinating thing I've ever seen...

These videos are literally the whole channel, and it has almost 200k subscribers.

I need a vomit reaction

 

[Andy Black]

This is the most disturbing/fascinating thing I've ever seen...

These videos are literally the whole channel, and it has almost 200k subscribers.

Glad we have happy music instead of the sound effects.

Amazing that channels can get so many subscribers and views for so little "work".