Episode
#270: Ankur Nagpal – Teachable Founder On 4 Keys To Happiness
1:17:29
Published: Wed Nov 02 2022
Description
Ankur Nagpal is the founder of Ocho, a company focused on helping you learn everything you need to build wealth as an entrepreneur, freelancer, consultant, or independent business owner. He is also the creator of Teachable, which has helped over 100,000 creators monetize through courses. Ankur sold Teachable in March 2020 for a "healthy 9-figure amount." In this conversation, we spoke about the early days of Teachable, how Ankur made money on personality quizzes on Facebook, what creators can do to differentiate themselves, the importance of writing, his four keys to happiness, and his goal for 2023. (0:00) Making Money Online (3:33) Childhood Signs (4:32) Moving To America (6:27) Young People Have Power (9:18) Early Days of Teachable (12:00) Growth Marketing (15:54) Parents (19:59) No “Making It” Moment (21:41 Culture (26:02) Big Ideas (27:41) Immigration (31:01) USA (33:04) 4 Keys For Happiness (35:41) Vagabond Era (39:43) Younger Politicians (42:45) Play Like A Child (47:05) India (49:03) Creators (51:21) Goal For 2023 (55:13) Building Next Company (56:58) Stress As CEO (58:45) Build In Public? (1:00:13) Retirement (1:03:02) Most Important Skills (1:04:30) Pet Peeves (1:06:18) Writing (1:10:13) How Will Ankur Be Different? (1:11:24) Imposter Syndrome (1:13:38) Legacy (1:16:41) Challenge Ankur's Links Twitter: https://twitter.com/ankurnagpal Ocho: https://www.ocho.com/ My Links ✉️ Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.substack.com 🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda 🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/dannymiranda 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda 🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda
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