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Hiring Funny Content Creators
11:16 - 17:01 (05:44)
The good qualities that make a person a funny content creator could also make them difficult to work with. It may be more effective to be a VC fund first and then hire content creators for their humor with an added upside.
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A sports journalist who is also funny faces a different career trajectory than those who analyze companies and give opinions, with the end goal being to become a journalist in sports, rather than selling a company for millions of dollars.
11:16 - 13:18 (02:01)
Summary
A sports journalist who is also funny faces a different career trajectory than those who analyze companies and give opinions, with the end goal being to become a journalist in sports, rather than selling a company for millions of dollars.
ChapterHiring Funny Content Creators
Episode#177 - How a City Tour is Making Millions, Selling Manhood & the Barstool for Tech
PodcastMy First Million
The speaker shares a pitch to leave the hustle that involves having above-average IQ, internet funniness, and focusing on one thing at a time.
13:18 - 13:48 (00:29)
Summary
The speaker shares a pitch to leave the hustle that involves having above-average IQ, internet funniness, and focusing on one thing at a time.
ChapterHiring Funny Content Creators
Episode#177 - How a City Tour is Making Millions, Selling Manhood & the Barstool for Tech
PodcastMy First Million
A proposed idea is to create a tech media company that doubles as a venture capital fund.
13:48 - 14:37 (00:49)
Summary
A proposed idea is to create a tech media company that doubles as a venture capital fund. This model offers investment opportunities with an added media arm to aid portfolio companies' distribution and growth.
ChapterHiring Funny Content Creators
Episode#177 - How a City Tour is Making Millions, Selling Manhood & the Barstool for Tech
PodcastMy First Million
In a world where tech can be dry, injecting humor can make a message more relatable, and increase engagement.
14:37 - 15:30 (00:53)
Summary
In a world where tech can be dry, injecting humor can make a message more relatable, and increase engagement. Taking a page from Deadspin and Barstool, companies like Tesla and individuals like Steve Ballmer and even Donald Trump have been finding ways to integrate humor into their tech messaging, attracting more attention and finding success.
ChapterHiring Funny Content Creators
Episode#177 - How a City Tour is Making Millions, Selling Manhood & the Barstool for Tech
PodcastMy First Million
It can be difficult to find someone who consistently produces great content, especially when looking for people with traits like humor that also make them harder to work with.
15:30 - 17:01 (01:31)
Summary
It can be difficult to find someone who consistently produces great content, especially when looking for people with traits like humor that also make them harder to work with.