Joe Rogan talks about his admiration for Kirk Kerkorian, the longtime owner of MGM, and his incredible story of taking big gambles to build an empire. He also highlights the importance of email newsletters for successful businesses, using the example of a successful web news site that lacks an email newsletter.
CB Insights is known for their newsletter and CEO who writes it, but the company's true value lies in providing due diligence for smaller vendors in order to make informed decisions.
The speaker discusses how building a successful email list can lead to the success of a business or venture, using examples of billion-dollar companies that began with an email list.
The speaker discusses the advantages and disadvantages of building an audience through social media platforms like Facebook, pointing out that all of these big companies began with an email list. He likens building an audience on social media to renting an apartment, where the landlord can raise the price at any time, and argues that email is a more stable platform for audience building.
Having supportive people around you who won't belittle your ambitions is crucial. It's essential to stay away from individuals who have been beaten down by the world and are not willing to hear bad or new ideas.
The founder of Superhuman, Rahul Vohra, discusses his decision to pivot from building a sleep app to creating a better email experience. Vohra believes current email options are inadequate and wants to create a service that is faster, slicker, and better designed.