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Author and Podcaster: Tim Ferriss

How I Built This · 21 Dec 2020 · 1h 24m

What this episode covers

Tim Ferriss, author of The Four-Hour Work Week and host of The Tim Ferriss Show, explains how he bootstrapped his first supplement company, Brain Quicken, by leveraging sales skills from a dot-com job and negotiating with contract manufacturers. He details the operational burnout that led him to systematize his business, travel the world to master skills like tango, and write his best-selling book through a targeted blogger launch strategy. Ferriss also discusses his transition from entrepreneur to investor and podcaster, his methodical approach to self-improvement, and his advocacy for psychedelic therapy to treat depression.

Most relevant to

founders before launch, early-stage companies and companies scaling up

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Mentioned

Companies
Trusan Networks, Trader Joe's, GNC, Crown Publishing
Products
Brain Quicken, The Four-Hour Work Week, The Tim Ferriss Show
Also
Black Belt magazine, Techmeme, Tech Crunch, Gizmodo, Jack Canfield, David Blaine

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