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Ryan Holiday Reveals How Much Best Selling Authors Make, Crazy Peter Thiel Stories & More (#370)

Episode 370: Sam Parr talks to best-selling author, podcaster, bookstore owner, and former marketing director for American Apparel, Ryan Holiday about how to make money in publishing, creating a masterpiece, and investing in a ghost town.

Sam ParrhostRyan Holidayguest

Oct 4, 20221h 13mWatch on YouTube

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EPISODE INFO

Released: October 4, 2022
Duration: 1h 13m
Channel: My First Million
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

No more small boy spreadsheets, build your business on the free HubSpot CRM: https://mfmpod.link/hrd - Episode 370: Sam Parr (https://twitter.com/theSamParr) talks to best-selling author, podcaster, bookstore owner, and former marketing director for American Apparel, Ryan Holiday (https://twitter.com/RyanHoliday) about how to make money in publishing, creating a masterpiece, and investing in a ghost town. — Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
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SPEAKERS

Sam Parr
host
Entrepreneur and co-host of My First Million; founder of The Hustle.
Ryan Holiday
guest
Best-selling author and media strategist behind Daily Stoic; author of Discipline Is Destiny.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of My First Million, featuring Sam Parr and Ryan Holiday, Ryan Holiday Reveals How Much Best Selling Authors Make, Crazy Peter Thiel Stories & More (#370) explores Ryan Holiday on publishing money, output systems, and reality distortion risks Ryan Holiday explains how bestseller lists work (and sometimes don’t), arguing they’re less meaningful than simply maximizing real readership and sales.

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