The Jason Levin Show

00:41:27

#73: Kevin Xu — Making Zillions on Reddit

The Jason Levin Show ·

2024/10/22

Meet Kevin Xu, founder of the social stock trading app AfterHour. (00:29) Are we still sleeping on Reddit? (01:27) Growing a subreddit from scratch (06:12) Reddit promotion tactics (without getting downvoted) (10:15) How meme stocks is the name of the finance game (12:39) Learning stock trading with memes (17:14) Making $8 MILLION from YOLO trades (22:37) Is Reddit currently shooting themselves in the foot? (28:15) “Wall Street Bets is dead” (29:09) Should startups kick off their own

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01:27:21

#72: Paul Millerd — In Search of Good Work

The Jason Levin Show ·

2024/10/15

Paul Millerd is back on the pod. Paul is the author of Pathless Path and recently published his new book, Good Work: Reclaiming Your Inner Ambition (00:35) Confessions of a workaholic (03:34) Does work always have to suck a little? (06:00) What happens if you just don’t do stuff? (08:30) Paul’s pickup line - “I want to build a life not centered around work” (10:20) Why I fired my ghostwriting clients (13:40) How Paul convinced me to drop out of college (18:00) From “work day” to “work

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00:36:15

#72: Dani Grant — Developer Marketing Explained

The Jason Levin Show ·

2024/10/08

Meet Dani Grant, co-founder and CEO of Jam. For the past couple of years, Dani and I have been teaming up to grow Jam through some unhinged marketing campaigns. (01:08) Why is marketing a dirty word for developers (03:55) Is self-promotion bad? (07:34) Calibrating Jam’s brand voice (07:59) Is building in public even worth it? (12:31) “Thousands of people signed up, and no one used it” (14:54) Seth Godin’s “Rule of 10” test (17:45) Why Jam does weekly team podcast (20:16) The unhinged “Venus

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00:41:43

#71: Alex Lieberman — 20 Unhinged Startup Ideas

The Jason Levin Show ·

2024/10/03

Meet Alex Lieberman, co-founder of Morning Brew. Alex co-founded Morning Brew and sold it for $75M to Business Insider.(00:46) Dirty Jobs LARP-ing (06:07) Outfit Mix-n-Match platform (08:11) Does Zuck have a stylist? (10:32) Post-Covid Rebrand Power Rankings (12:25) Rent-a-Stripe Dashboard (14:40) Bullshit MRR Detector (15:21) Handkerchief…but for your ass (16:40) Hairspray for dudes (18:31) Dude Fridges and Dude Product Lines (19:43) “Dress to Guess” (20:59) “Picturesque Piss” (21:45) Uber

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00:05:05

#70: EQUITY BABY

The Jason Levin Show ·

2024/10/01

I did my first standup show, where I asked important questions like: "Why doesn't Subway have strippers?" and "How good was Jeffrey Epstein at business?"#standupcomedy #techbro

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00:40:12

#69: Jack Kuveke - Silly Startups Strike Back

The Jason Levin Show ·

2024/09/19

Jack Kuveke is a fundraising coach and founder of Jabroni Capital⁠⁠ (01:08) Awkward silence filler-as-a-service (03:46) Political trading card game (06:09) Agent Levin: CIA's next top asset? (07:59) Uber for bald eagle (10:34) Putting QR code on the moon (12:56) Rent-a-baby for Instagram clout (14:57) Launch House: Albanian edition (15:42) Mormon sales seminars (21:03) Body count detector AR glasses (22:31) Yacht Club, but for Tesla owners (27:27) Zillow plugin for haunted houses (34:07)

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00:52:09

#68: Ellen Fishbein — Selling Books About Memes

The Jason Levin Show ·

2024/09/17

Ellen Fishbein is the co-founder of Altamira Studio, a modern day book publisher specializing in short books.(00:40) Why people still buy books (03:40) How Amazon kept rejecting my book (07:51) Memes as a legit marketing strategy (09:11) "You're an investigative journalist on crack" (10:42) My book marketing strategy (18:52) Do you actually need a personal brand? (23:09) Trying to buy memes.com (26:40) Can AI make funny memes? (29:07) AI for writing: good or bad? (30:41) Using AI to

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01:00:22

#67: Derek Sivers — Useful Not True

The Jason Levin Show ·

2024/09/12

Derek Sivers is the author of 5 books and founder of CD Baby, a company he sold for $22M in 2008. (01:42) Change your framing = change your life (07:50) Picking “useful beliefs” (and what they are) (16:16) Why “America is getting anti-capitalism” might not be true (19:11) Death as the ultimate motivator (21:38) How Derek’s life changed after selling CD Baby (23:46) Why you should do things that are NOT useful (34:58) Being selective about what you care about (36:54) “Kissing the algorithm’s

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00:34:04

#66: Sasha Kaletsky — Investing in beehiiv

The Jason Levin Show ·

2024/09/10

Sasha Kaletsky is the co-founder of Creator Ventures and early investor at email platform beehiiv (00:34) Why Sasha invested in beehiiv (03:58) beehiiv vs Substack: which one's better? (07:11) Investing in “TikTok but for dating” (12:08) AGI: real or just hype? (14:43) “AI will actually make us busier!” (17:44) Universal Basic Income: brilliant or busted? (22:25) Is it getting harder for VCs to invest in startups? (23:45) Distribution is everything (29:52) Why Americans shouldn’t hate

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00:48:26

#65: Oren John — The Internet's Creative Director

The Jason Levin Show ·

2024/09/05

Oren John is a brand marketing guru, an creator of consumer brand strategy newsletter HYPER(00:00) What makes a brand luxury? (08:04) "You can't just start a luxury brand" (13:21) Starting a "luxury newsletter" (22:10) Cracking the livestream code (should I start livestreaming?) (38:36) Is Burberry going down? (42:07) Should Burberry sponsors Lex Fridman? Jason Levin⁠⁠⁠ is a viral marketer and Head of Growth at Product Hunt. Read Jason's ⁠⁠weekly advice column on

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00:58:01

#64: Nat Eliason — Viral Book Marketing and Crypto...

The Jason Levin Show ·

2024/09/04

Nat Eliason is the author of Crypto Confidential, where he talks about the WILD inside story of the crypto heyday. (00:34) Why the creator economy is fragile AF (05:50) Beating the "algorithm gods" (06:47) How Nat went viral by hacking BookTok (17:30) Why you shouldn't focus on "building an audience" (28:57) Nat's genius book marketing tactics (37:30) Building Strava, but for writing (50:47) Why he's now diving into fiction writing Jason Levin⁠⁠⁠ is a viral marketer

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00:40:59

#63: Amanda Nielsen — Silly Startup Ideas (RIP My...

The Jason Levin Show ·

2024/08/29

Amanda Nielsen is a tech meme queen and founder of Thot Leader Labs.We talked about stupid startup ideas that might get me canceled: (01:41) Buying equity on Mars (02:32) Cringe: the dating app for thought leaders (04:11) Duolingo for men to talk about their feelings (06:11) DoorDash, but for strippers (07:02) Joe Rogan-as-a-service (08:50) Airplane cafes (13:35) Social media posts translator for boomers (16:27) Task Daddy (19:04) Bumble BFF for small annoying dogs (20:23) “Meme Muter” Google

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00:54:13

#62: Siqi Chen — Startup Storytelling Explained

The Jason Levin Show ·

2024/08/27

Siqi Chen is a Silicon Valley investor and the founder of Runway, the finance platform you won't hate. (04:30) Why a company should start with a story (10:45) Hiring the executive producer of House of Cards as an advisor (15:20) How to avoid telling the same story as other startups (21:09) VR: Bullish or bearish? (26:30) Why good design is still underrated in startups (35:47) Investing in companies, not niches (41:27) Tips for young product builders (42:56) Siqi's advice to me on

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00:36:57

#61: Jeremy Stern — He Interviewed the American...

The Jason Levin Show ·

2024/08/25

Jeremy Stern is the deputy editor of Tablet Magazine, who recently interviewed Palmer Luckey: American Anti-Hero and founder of the defense tech company Anduril Industries. (00:00) Palmer Luckey: Supervillain or Anti-Hero? (09:29) Why most tech journalism sucks so bad (19:37) The PR War against Israel and Zionism (26:14) Are we in the middle of an "algorithmic war"? (34:15) Why founders should do "vice signaling" Jason Levin⁠⁠⁠ is a viral marketer and Head of Growth at Product

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00:44:57

#60: Cody Schneider — 10 Dumbest Startup Ideas

The Jason Levin Show ·

2024/08/09

Cody Schneider is the co-founder of Swell AI and a silly startup idea generation machine.(00:00) Google Maps, but for crowds and crimes (02:28) Nature and Ayahuasca-as-a-service for tech bros (05:41) The "Nut Sack" prototype (07:28) Flights but with dogs (10:36) Joey Chestnut diet plan (12:07) Birdwatching social media app (14:27) For the degens: AI-powered horse betting coach (16:55) "AI Mommy" as a product (19:13) The most evil startup idea 😈 (21:31) AI Type Beat

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00:50:03

#59 Gabor Cselle — He Sold Two Startups. He's...

The Jason Levin Show ·

2024/08/06

Gabor Cselle is a serial founder, product builder, and creator of Choosy Chat. (00:00) Startup journey and the path to acquisition (07:24) Should you be able to choose your LLMs? (17:32) Why generating images with AI feels like gambling (25:08) Are we ready to automate creative work with AI? (30:55) Can AI make funny memes now?! (35:58) Will AI-created content ever take off? (43:18) AI friends: yay or nay? Jason Levin⁠⁠⁠ is a viral marketer and Head of Growth at Product Hunt. Read Jason's

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00:49:07

#58 Randy Ginsburg — He wants to stop tech addiction...

The Jason Levin Show ·

2024/08/01

Randy Ginsburg is a founder with a mission to get you off your phones and live your life to the fullest.(01:53) "Bricking" your phone for digital wellness (09:48) The "Screen Time Conundrum" (17:51) Tools for managing your digital life (22:26) Can you actually make money as a digital minimalist? (34:17) How to use technology without getting addicted (42:36) The Rocks, Pebbles, Sand framework Jason Levin⁠⁠⁠ is a viral marketer and Head of Growth at Product Hunt. Read

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00:25:53

#57: Emil Michael — He built Uber to $170B (Travis...

The Jason Levin Show ·

2024/07/30

Emil Michael was the Chief Business Officer at Uber where he was Travis Kalanick's right-hand man. Michael raised over $15B to help Uber grow into the $170B company. (00:00) Dealing with the "Taxi Mafia" in Italy (04:03) How Uber builds local teams from the ground up (09:56) Why founders should "go direct" (15:31) AI and the future of search (Perplexity???) (19:21) How Emil angel invests and how to say no to friends!!! Jason Levin⁠⁠⁠ is a viral marketer and Head of Growth

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00:33:17

#56 Nik Shevchenko — The Russian genius building AI...

The Jason Levin Show ·

2024/07/25

Nik Shevchenko is the founder of Based Hardware where he builds AI necklaces, glasses, and more.(00:00) Wtf is the AI Friend??? (02:55) Why should AI be Open-Source? (08:56) What cool stuff can the AI Friend do? (11:54) Hardware development (Jason shows his nutsack) (18:58) Privacy implications (KGB or nah?) (25:04) Future plans: smart glasses and brain-computer interface Jason Levin⁠⁠⁠ is a viral marketer and Head of Growth at Product Hunt. Read Jason's ⁠weekly advice column on organic social

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00:53:43

#55 Bobby Ghoshal — 100M+ TikTok views with sticky...

The Jason Levin Show ·

2024/07/17

Bobby Ghoshal is the founder of Dupe.com, a viral app with 2m+ customers to help you find duplicates of furniture or clothes.(00:01) Wtf is Dupe?? (4:00) Bobby's genius $20 viral marketing on TikTok (8:01) "Accidentally" is the best hook ever (11:01) Owning words, slogans, and phrases (13:50) Viral metrics on Instagram + TikTok (16:45) Creator marketing with 15 separate accounts (25:02) Nikita Bier's growth advice to Dupe (32:32) Information Asymmetries = $$$ (37:29) DO NOT DIE

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