Listen to our full conversation on Spotify or iTunes Meet my ex-CEO, Ayman Al-Abdullah. He joined AppSumo in 2016, and took the company from $5M to $70 million per year in revenue in only 6 years. Now, as a CEO coach, Ayman helps 7-figure CEOs get to 9-figure by working less. Here’s his story: Struggling entrepreneur Before joining AppSumo, Ayman...

Listen to this email instead – Spotify – iTunes When I walked into the first floor of the Facebook building on University Avenue, in Palo Alto, I wasn’t sure if I was in a frat house or a startup. There were cables falling from the ceilings, people running around and I was told to sit on a corner of someone else’s desk. My new boss walked by me...

Who’s Sam? He’s the founder of Hampton and co-host of My First Million podcast and his new show Moneywise. He was annoying when I first met him, well sometimes he can still be annoying today BUT he’s someone I’ve become close friends with and have been regularly admiring him. Why? Because his ‘annoying’ personality actually translates to being passionate...

Listen to our full conversation: Spotify – iTunes You’re crushing it as a commercial real estate broker. Your biggest deal was for $62M!! But then the housing market bottoms out and you’re forced to file for bankruptcy. What then? How do you respond? This was the dilemma Peter Maldonado (interestingly he has almost no social media) faced in March...

This week’s email is about Dr. Cal Newport: Full-time professor at Georgetown University Author of multiple best-selling books Has ZERO social media He also has a new book called ‘Slow Productivity’ about how to accomplish more (without burning out). It’s helping me think about sustainability and success. I’ve known Cal for several years...

Listen to my full conversation with Bill on YouTube Go to college, get good grades, find a ‘stable’ job, work 40 hours a week in a boring cubicle, work until you’re 65+, and save your best adventures until retirement. Who decided this was the norm? Recently, I spoke with Bill Perkins, hedge fund manager, Hollywood film producer, high-stakes poker...