The Jay Kim Show : Entrepreneurship | Investing | Startups

Seth Godin is a bestselling author, distinguished teacher, prolific blogger, and eminent entrepreneur. He’s been described as the world’s foremost expert on marketing in the digital age and routinely writes about a wide range of topics, including education, leadership, the power of ideas, and personal development. After founding two hugely successful Internet companies in the first half of his career, Seth turned his focus to spreading ideas and helping others achieve greatness by pushing them to get outside of their comfort zones. As the author of over 18 books and the founder of the altMBA, an online leadership and management program, Seth describes himself as a teacher first and entrepreneur second. In this week’s episode, Seth and Jay dive deep into what it means to be creative and how marketing works to keep you complacent and unhappy. Tune-in to learn: Why competence is overrated and how it’s killing your creativity How to know if you’re ready for Seth’s altMBA program Why big companies work to keep you compliant by stifling your creativity How to use fear as a compass to unlock your creativity and get out of your comfort zone Don’t miss the chance to win your very own copy of Seth’s bestseller What To Do When It’s Your Turn. Enter the giveaway now. Listen to this episode on iTunes. What was your biggest insight from this week’s episode? Let Jay know in the comments or on Twitter: @jaykimmer. Links from Today’s Episode Read the full transcript from Seth’s interview Find Seth on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn Get to know the world’s foremost marketing expert at SethGodin.com Read the book that changed Jay’s course: What to Do When it’s Your Turn (or win a copy here) A must-read for any parent: Seth’s Stop Stealing Dreams Up your marketing game with Seth’s other bestselling books Step up t

Kent first encountered the idea of an exponential organization (ExO) at Singularity University (SU). It was there that Kent would embrace the world of ExOs and data activation, two disciplines that are currently helping organizations solve some of the world’s most complex problems more efficiently. From Autodesk to your local city government, Kent has since helped organizations of all shapes and sizes harness the full potential of technology for the greater good, all while achieving exceptional results at a fraction of the cost of a traditional organization. So if you want to learn how ExOs are set to change the face of the planet, listen in to Jay’s conversation with Kent and uncover: How exponential organizations get 10x the results at 1/10 the cost of a traditional organization What it takes to attend Singularity University Why data is your startup’s most powerful asset at any stage Listen to this episode on iTunes. What was your biggest insight from this week’s episode? Let Jay know in the comments or on Twitter: @jaykimmer. Links from Today’s Episode Read the full transcript from Kent’s interview Follow Kent on Twitter and LinkedIn Get direct access to Kent’s thoughts on innovation and technology See if you have what it takes to attend Singularity University Learn more about the Fastrack Institute and how Kent helps cities become exponential See how Kent’s company, ProductionScale, can help your organization unlock the power of data Detailed Show Notes (3:01) Kent’s entrepreneurial background (4:40) What is an exponential organization? (6:14) How failure and embarrassment led Kent to discover his massive transformative purpose (8:26) Kent’s current ExO projects (10:43) How any organization can implement the global ExO framework (15:30) What it means to be an ExO (16:15) On helping cities adapt to an increasingly technological world (18:18) The potential for Asia to become an ExO hub (19:08) What is data activation? (22:09) How does data activation tie in to the ExO movement? (23:14) On Singularity University and Kent’s role as a faculty member (25:43) Singularity University’s course offerings and what it takes to attend SU (28:53) Kent’s ambitious goals for 2017 (30:18) O

It was a failed business and a sobering conversation with his then 5-year-old son that ultimately led Kent Langley to discover his massive transformative purpose and realize that the best use of technology is that which links profit with social good. Since that pivotal moment, Kent has achieved widespread success as an entrepreneur, public speaker, teacher, mentor, and Chief Exponential Officer (yes, you read that correctly). Kent first encountered the idea of an exponential organization (ExO) at Singularity University (SU). It was there that Kent would embrace the world of ExOs and data activation, two disciplines that are currently helping organizations solve some of the world’s most complex problems more efficiently. From Autodesk to your local city government, Kent has since helped organizations of all shapes and sizes harness the full potential of technology for the greater good, all while achieving exceptional results at a fraction of the cost of a traditional organization. So if you want to learn how ExOs are set to change the face of the planet, listen in to Jay’s conversation with Kent and uncover: How exponential organizations get 10x the results at 1/10 the cost of a traditional organization What it takes to attend Singularity University Why data is your startup’s most powerful asset at any stage Listen to this episode on iTunes. What was your biggest insight from this week’s episode? Let Jay know in the comments or on Twitter: @jaykimmer. Links from Today’s Episode Read the full transcript from Kent’s interview Follow Kent on Twitter and LinkedIn Get direct access to Kent’s thoughts on innovation and technology See if you have what it takes to attend Singularity University Learn more about the Fastrack Institute and how Kent helps cities become exponential See how Kent’s company, ProductionScale, can help your organization unlock the power of data Detailed Show Notes (3:01) Kent’s entrepreneurial background (4:40) What is an exponential organization? (6:14) How failure and embarrassment led Kent to discover his massive transformative purpose (8:26) Kent’s current ExO projects (10:4

Despite having a law degree, James Giancotti hasn’t practiced law a day in his life. Instead of becoming a lawyer like most of his Melbourne law school classmates, James decided to follow the money to Hong Kong and began working as a consultant for the likes of JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs. After working for several years in the financial centre of Asia, James began investing in startups and discovered an opportunity to apply his knowledge of public equity research to the startup world. The result was Oddup, an unbiased research platform that analyses and ranks startups much like how equity research analysts rate and publish recommendations for publicly-listed companies. Oddup gives “buy, sell, or hold” recommendations for a growing number of startups across Asia and is set to disrupt the way that both investors and startups lend and acquire capital. But James’s path from law to entrepreneurship wasn’t an overnight success, and in this week’s episode, James talks to Jay about some of the lessons he’s learned along the way, including how he recently managed to secure $6-million in series A funding for Oddup. Tune in to this week’s episode to learn: How to increase the odds of finding your startup on Oddup Why you should be selective when accepting money from investors What it means to harness the power of criticism The importance of being healthy, both physically and mentally, for startup founders Listen to this episode on iTunes. What was your biggest insight from this week’s episode? Let Jay know on Twitter: @jaykimmer. Links from Today’s Episode Read the full transcript from James’s interview Connect with James on Twitter and LinkedIn Learn how James raised $6-million in series A funding for Oddup on Forbes Research the latest up-and-coming startups from across Asia with Oddup Detailed Show Notes (2:57) James’s long and winding journey from law to entrepreneurship eventually leads him to Hong Kong and Oddup (5:59) How James adapted publicly-listed equities research for the startup ecosystem (9:41) On how Oddup helps both investors and startups benefit from an unbiased, transparent approach to startup investing (11:21) Oddup’s global reach (13:16) How Oddup dec

After working for several years in the financial centre of Asia, James began investing in startups and discovered an opportunity to apply his knowledge of public equity research to the startup world. The result was Oddup, an unbiased research platform that analyses and ranks startups much like how equity research analysts rate and publish recommendations for publicly-listed companies. Oddup gives “buy, sell, or hold” recommendations for a growing number of startups across Asia and is set to disrupt the way that both investors and startups lend and acquire capital. But James’s path from law to entrepreneurship wasn’t an overnight success, and in this week’s episode, James talks to Jay about some of the lessons he’s learned along the way, including how he recently managed to secure $6-million in series A funding for Oddup. Tune in to this week’s episode to learn: How to increase the odds of finding your startup on Oddup Why you should be selective when accepting money from investors What it means to harness the power of criticism The importance of being healthy, both physically and mentally, for startup founders Listen to this episode on iTunes. What was your biggest insight from this week’s episode? Let Jay know on Twitter: @jaykimmer. Links from Today’s Episode Read the full transcript from James’s interview Connect with James on Twitter and LinkedIn Learn how James raised $6-million in series A funding for Oddup on Forbes Research the latest up-and-coming startups from across Asia with Oddup Detailed Show Notes (2:57) James’s long and winding journey from law to entrepreneurship eventually leads him to Hong Kong and Oddup (5:59) How James adapted publicly-listed equities research for the startup ecosystem (9:41) On how Oddup helps both investors and startups benefit from an unbiased, transparent approach to startup investing (11:21) Oddup’s global reach (13:16) How Oddup decides which startups to rate (15:34) An inside look at Oddup’s research process (20:59) On the ethics of rating startups and how Oddup tries to remain unbiased (24:06) How Oddup determines its “buy, hold, and sell” recommendations and what each one means for investors (28:19) Oddup doesn’t just rate startups, they rate investors too (30:00) On partnering with Thompson Reuters to get Oddup’s da

Like many young business school students, Siu Rui Quek had ambitious corporate aspirations, but when a scholarship gave Siu Rui a chance opportunity to live, work, and play in Silicon Valley for one year, everything changed. Finding himself at the epicentre of the tech startup world, there as no way Siu Rui was going to return to investment banking in Singapore. After learning as much as he could working first-hand with Stanford University startups, Siu Rui and his Silicon Valley housemates-turned-co-founders returned to Singapore and entered a local hackathon. Hungry to launch their own tech startup, they would eventually go on to win Startup Weekend Singapore in 2012 and their business idea would go on to become Carousell, Asia’s hottest mobile startup that’s now set to disrupt the way we buy and sell online. Today, Siu Rui is Carousell’s CEO, but his path to success wasn’t without its challenges. Siu Rui shares some of the ups and downs behind the building and eventual launch of Carousell, including the difficult conversation he had with his parents when he informed them that he wouldn’t be accepting a corporate position anytime soon. In this week’s episode, Jay gets deep into the success behind Siu Rui’s Carousell, so tune-in to learn: How to tell your parents that the corporate world isn’t for you The importance of surrounding yourself with people who share your dreams when starting out as an entrepreneur Why falling in love with your product is the surest way to success Listen to this episode on iTunes. Share your biggest insight from this week’s episode with Jay: @jaykimmer. Links from Today’s Episode Read the full transcript from Siu Rui’s interview Connect with Siu Rui on Twitter and LinkedIn Discover the future of buying and selling online with Carousell Detailed Show Notes (2:25) Who is Siu Rui Quek? (3:42) What is Carousell? (4:51) Siu Rui experiences entrepreneurship first-hand in Silicon Valley (7:42) Carousell’s hackathon origins (8:24) On choosing between a safe corporate career or an unproven startup (9:31) How Siu Rui found his co-founders and how each of them found their roles within Carousell (12:32) Siu Rui’s advice for startup founders who have yet to tell their parents about their entrepreneurial ambitions (16:05) How Carousell differs from eBay and why it’s set to change the way we buy and sell online (19:53) On making the Car

After learning as much as he could working first-hand with Stanford University startups, Siu Rui and his Silicon Valley housemates-turned-co-founders returned to Singapore and entered a local hackathon. Hungry to launch their own tech startup, they would eventually go on to win Startup Weekend Singapore in 2012 and their business idea would go on to become Carousell, Asia’s hottest mobile startup that’s now set to disrupt the way we buy and sell online. Today, Siu Rui is Carousell’s CEO, but his path to success wasn’t without its challenges. Siu Rui shares some of the ups and downs behind the building and eventual launch of Carousell, including the difficult conversation he had with his parents when he informed them that he wouldn’t be accepting a corporate position anytime soon. In this week’s episode, Jay gets deep into the success behind Siu Rui’s Carousell, so tune-in to learn: How to tell your parents that the corporate world isn’t for you The importance of surrounding yourself with people who share your dreams when starting out as an entrepreneur Why falling in love with your product is the surest way to success Listen to this episode on iTunes. Share your biggest insight from this week’s episode with Jay: @jaykimmer. Links from Today’s Episode Read the full transcript from Siu Rui’s interview Connect with Siu Rui on Twitter and LinkedIn Discover the future of buying and selling online with Carousell Detailed Show Notes (2:25) Who is Siu Rui Quek? (3:42) What is Carousell? (4:51) Siu Rui experiences entrepreneurship first-hand in Silicon Valley (7:42) Carousell’s hackathon origins (8:24) On choosing between a safe corporate career or an unproven startup (9:31) How Siu Rui found his co-founders and how each of them found their roles within Carousell (12:32) Siu Rui’s advice for startup founders who have yet to tell their parents about their entrepreneurial ambitions (16:05) How Carousell differs from eBay and why it’s set to change the way we buy and sell online (19:53) On making the Carousell experience even easier (22:14) How Carousell got its name (23:58) What the future holds for Carousell (hint: think BIG) (29:01) “What does success mean to you?” (29:53) Siu Rui’s parting advice for aspiring entrepreneurs: “Find what you love”

It’s rare that you hear of someone retiring the same year they finish college, but that’s exactly what Sol Orwell did after founding his first company at the age of 15. After finding early success trading digital currencies and domain names, Sol pioneered local search marketing in the neighborhoods of Toronto where he spent his teenage years. Sol then spent five years travelling throughout the United States and South America as a retired digital nomad, but years on the road would take a toll on Sol’s health, especially his weight. As Sol began to research the best way to way to lose the extra pounds, he quickly discovered a lack of reliable, unbiased information in the dieting and health space online. Ever the opportunist, Sol jumped at the chance to come out of retirement and started his next company, Examine.com, a hugely successful independent online encyclopedia on all things supplementation and nutrition. Now 55-pounds lighter, Sol describes himself as semi-retired and has stepped away from running the day-to-day operations of his company. He still remains active in the fitness and health space and spends much of his time mentoring aspiring entrepreneurs and hosting “Chocolate Chip Cookie Offs” in a quest to find the best tasting chocolate chip cookie in the world. In this week’s episode Jay sits down with Sol to uncover: Why Sol decided to legally change his name Sol’s opportunistic approach to business development Why you should always separate your personal and business brands The importance of having fun while doing business  Listen to this episode on iTunes. Share your biggest insight from this week’s episode with Jay on Twitter: @jaykimmer. Links from Today’s Episode Read the full transcript from Sol’s interview Find Sol on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn See Sol’s “before” and “after” pictures at MensHealth.com Read Sol’s thoughts on business and entrepreneurship at SJO.com Check out Sol’s most recent company, Examine.com Devour the best chocolate chip cookie in Toronto (and possibly the world) Detailed Show Notes (2:16) Sol’s nomadic early life, his first taste of entrepreneurship, and his (very) early retirement (3:53) Sol returns to Canada and uncovers a winning opportunity (5:58) Why Sol legally changed his name and retired after graduating college

Sol then spent five years travelling throughout the United States and South America as a retired digital nomad, but years on the road would take a toll on Sol’s health, especially his weight. As Sol began to research the best way to way to lose the extra pounds, he quickly discovered a lack of reliable, unbiased information in the dieting and health space online. Ever the opportunist, Sol jumped at the chance to come out of retirement and started his next company, Examine.com, a hugely successful independent online encyclopedia on all things supplementation and nutrition. Now 55-pounds lighter, Sol describes himself as semi-retired and has stepped away from running the day-to-day operations of his company. He still remains active in the fitness and health space and spends much of his time mentoring aspiring entrepreneurs and hosting “Chocolate Chip Cookie Offs” in a quest to find the best tasting chocolate chip cookie in the world. In this week’s episode Jay sits down with Sol to uncover: Why Sol decided to legally change his name Sol’s opportunistic approach to business development Why you should always separate your personal and business brands The importance of having fun while doing business  Listen to this episode on iTunes. Share your biggest insight from this week’s episode with Jay on Twitter: @jaykimmer. Links from Today’s Episode Read the full transcript from Sol’s interview Find Sol on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn See Sol’s “before” and “after” pictures at MensHealth.com Read Sol’s thoughts on business and entrepreneurship at SJO.com Check out Sol’s most recent company, Examine.com Devour the best chocolate chip cookie in Toronto (and possibly the world) Detailed Show Notes (2:16) Sol’s nomadic early life, his first taste of entrepreneurship, and his (very) early retirement (3:53) Sol returns to Canada and uncovers a winning opportunity (5:58) Why Sol legally changed his name and retired after graduating college (8:18) How Sol’s parents reacted to his name change (10:58) Sol’s battle with weight gain and how that led him to the health and nutrition space (12:48) On spending serious cash to obtain the domains Examine.com and SJO.com (15:29) The advantage of building a business brand that’s separate from your own per

When Edith Yeung left the security of her enterprise software development job to launch her own conference business, she no idea whether she had what it takes to succeed as an entrepreneur. It wasn’t even until two years had passed successfully organizing business and technology conferences in the San Francisco Bay area that she finally felt ready to tell her parents she had quit her job at Autodesk. But that’s just where Edith’s entrepreneurial journey begins. After a chance encounter with the CEO of Dolphin Browser, Edith joined the company as the Vice President of International Business Development, a role she excelled at despite having no previous business development experience. Today, Edith is Partner at the 500 Startups Mobile Collective where she oversees investment in early stage startups with a strong focus on mobile technology. Join Jay for this week’s episode to hear how Edith accidently fell into her first business and successfully navigated multiple career changes. Listen in to learn: Why you should never stop learning How to scale your software business from nothing to top of the app store Why your positioning is more important than your product when vying for the attention of VCs  Listen to this episode on iTunes. Share your biggest insight from this week’s episode with Jay: @jaykimmer. Links from Today’s Episode Read the full transcript from Edith’s interview Follow Edith on Twitter and LinkedIn Check out Edith’s profile at 500.co or pitch Edith directly Sign up for Edith’s weekly newsletter Detailed Show Notes (2:00) Edith’s Hong Kong origins and her early career as an enterprise software developer (3:15) Edith accidently starts her first company, a business and technology conference company (5:00) On landing a business development role at Dolphin Browser with no previous experience (7:34) How Edith’s past technical and business development experience helped her become a better angel investor (9:35) The challenge of early stage investing in Silicon Valley and the technologies that are getting the most attention from VCs (12:07) On dealing with parents that weren’t supportive of Edith’s entrepreneurial ambitions (15:14) How Edith helped scale Dolphin Browser from a total unknown to over 150 million active users (19:33) How Edith sees the Apple IOS vs. Android development wars playing out over the next 5 years (23:51) Overseeing the 500 Startups portfolio in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan and bri

But that’s just where Edith’s entrepreneurial journey begins. After a chance encounter with the CEO of Dolphin Browser, Edith joined the company as the Vice President of International Business Development, a role she excelled at despite having no previous business development experience. Today, Edith is Partner at the 500 Startups Mobile Collective where she oversees investment in early stage startups with a strong focus on mobile technology. Join Jay for this week’s episode to hear how Edith accidently fell into her first business and successfully navigated multiple career changes. Listen in to learn: Why you should never stop learning How to scale your software business from nothing to top of the app store Why your positioning is more important than your product when vying for the attention of VCs  Listen to this episode on iTunes. Share your biggest insight from this week’s episode with Jay: @jaykimmer. Links from Today’s Episode Read the full transcript from Edith’s interview Follow Edith on Twitter and LinkedIn Check out Edith’s profile at 500.co or pitch Edith directly Sign up for Edith’s weekly newsletter Detailed Show Notes (2:00) Edith’s Hong Kong origins and her early career as an enterprise software developer (3:15) Edith accidently starts her first company, a business and technology conference company (5:00) On landing a business development role at Dolphin Browser with no previous experience (7:34) How Edith’s past technical and business development experience helped her become a better angel investor (9:35) The challenge of early stage investing in Silicon Valley and the technologies that are getting the most attention from VCs (12:07) On dealing with parents that weren’t supportive of Edith’s entrepreneurial ambitions (15:14) How Edith helped scale Dolphin Browser from a total unknown to over 150 million active users (19:33) How Edith sees the Apple IOS vs. Android development wars playing out over the next 5 years (23:51) Overseeing the 500 Startups portfolio in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan and bringing US-based startups to Asia (28:23) How to position your startup to grab Edith’s attention (30:36) Why it doesn’t pay to be shy when asking for money

Josh Steimle is a social media influencer, expert content marketer, profuse freelance writer, and the founder and CEO of MWI, a full-service digital marketing agency with offices in the USA, Hong Kong, and China. Josh’s entrepreneurial journey started early when, as a teenager, he started selling skateboarding gear out of the trunk of his car. Through his early business experience, Josh learned the ins and outs of sales, marketing, and providing value to others. After university Josh found himself working for a dot com company in a role that was far removed from where he wanted to be: running a business of his own. He wound up quitting his job as a web designer and in the process turned down hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of stock after the business was sold to Adobe. Not one to dwell on what could have been, Josh forged ahead with his dream and founded MWI, a digital marketing agency that has since grown to three offices across two continents. He attributes much of MWI’s growth to his accidental success as an influencer who now writes for big-name publications such as Forbes, Time magazine, Mashable, TechCrunch, and Entrepreneur magazine among others. Don’t risk missing this week’s episode or you won’t learn: What makes digital marketing so different from traditional marketing How to become an influencer in a world of infinite noise Why there are no shortcuts to getting noticed online  Listen to this episode on iTunes. Want to continue the conversation? Tweet Jay at @jaykimmer. Links from Today’s Episode Read the full transcript from Josh’s interview Find Josh on Twitter and LinkedIn Read Josh’s latest blog posts at JoshSteimle.com Check out Josh’s successful digital marketing agency, MWI Learn marketing strategies straight from the pros in Josh’s new book, Chief Marketing Officers at Work Detailed Show Notes (4:11) Josh’s early and accidental introduction to entrepreneurship (10:24) On dealing with the decision to turn down a significant windfall to start his own company (13:25) How adopting a child led Josh to Hong Kong (17:16) On MWI, Josh’s full-service digital marketing agency, and how it serves its clients (19:11) A sampling of the clients MWI works with (23:23) The challenge of digital marketing for large corporations accustomed to traditional marketing (29:20) How Josh used his blog to become an influencer and grow MWI (34:27) Why there are no short cuts to becoming a trusted influencer (37:38) Jo

  After university Josh found himself working for a dot com company in a role that was far removed from where he wanted to be: running a business of his own. He wound up quitting his job as a web designer and in the process turned down hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of stock after the business was sold to Adobe. Not one to dwell on what could have been, Josh forged ahead with his dream and founded MWI, a digital marketing agency that has since grown to three offices across two continents. He attributes much of MWI’s growth to his accidental success as an influencer who now writes for big-name publications such as Forbes, Time magazine, Mashable, TechCrunch, and Entrepreneur magazine among others. Don’t risk missing this week’s episode or you won’t learn: What makes digital marketing so different from traditional marketing How to become an influencer in a world of infinite noise Why there are no shortcuts to getting noticed online  Listen to this episode on iTunes. Want to continue the conversation? Tweet Jay at @jaykimmer. Links from Today’s Episode Read the full transcript from Josh’s interview Find Josh on Twitter and LinkedIn Read Josh’s latest blog posts at JoshSteimle.com Check out Josh’s successful digital marketing agency, MWI Learn marketing strategies straight from the pros in Josh’s new book, Chief Marketing Officers at Work Detailed Show Notes (4:11) Josh’s early and accidental introduction to entrepreneurship (10:24) On dealing with the decision to turn down a significant windfall to start his own company (13:25) How adopting a child led Josh to Hong Kong (17:16) On MWI, Josh’s full-service digital marketing agency, and how it serves its clients (19:11) A sampling of the clients MWI works with (23:23) The challenge of digital marketing for large corporations accustomed to traditional marketing (29:20) How Josh used his blog to become an influencer and grow MWI (34:27) Why there are no short cuts to becoming a trusted influencer (37:38) Josh’s parting advice for aspiring entrepreneurs: “don’t get lazy”

From prolific blogger to three-time New York Times bestseller and now disrupter of the publishing industry, Tucker Max has had a long and storied path to entrepreneurship. Tucker first gained notoriety by inventing an entirely new literary genre: fratire. Since starting his fratire blog in the early 2000s, Tucker has written over six books and is only one of three authors to have three books on the New York Times bestseller list at the same time. After establishing himself as a successful author, Tucker accidently stumbled upon a winning business idea: Book In A Box, a book-writing and publishing service that’s on track to disrupt the publishing industry as we know it. In today’s episode Jay talks about his experience using Book In A Box to write his own book, Hack Your Fitness, so tune in to learn: How to turn an idea into a book in less than a year Why being an author today is not about how many books you sell How authoring a book can open up a world of opportunities for entrepreneurs Listen to this episode on iTunes. Continue the conversation with Jay on Twitter: @jaykimmer. Links from Today’s Episode Read the full transcript from Tucker’s interview Follow Tucker on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook Discover the Book In A Book method and get started on your book today Learn more about Tucker’s past at TuckerMax.com Detailed Show Notes (3:25) Who is Tucker Max? (4:18) The birth of Book In A Box, Tucker’s most recent company (9:34) Tucker almost misses the winning business opportunity right under his nose (12:04) How Book In A Box differs from the traditional and self-publishing process (16:20) The creative benefits of the Book In The Box method (17:33) On the power of ideas and the arrogance of the traditional publishing world (21:38) How to make money as an entrepreneurial author (hint: it’s not from selling books) (23:41) On the benefits of writing for a very specific niche when starting to build your credibility (25:58) The Book In A Book method, step-by-step (32:53) How Tucker plans to grow Book In A Book in 2017

  After establishing himself as a successful author, Tucker accidently stumbled upon a winning business idea: Book In A Box, a book-writing and publishing service that’s on track to disrupt the publishing industry as we know it. In today’s episode Jay talks about his experience using Book In A Box to write his own book, Hack Your Fitness, so tune in to learn: How to turn an idea into a book in less than a year Why being an author today is not about how many books you sell How authoring a book can open up a world of opportunities for entrepreneurs Listen to this episode on iTunes. Continue the conversation with Jay on Twitter: @jaykimmer. Links from Today’s Episode Read the full transcript from Tucker’s interview Follow Tucker on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook Discover the Book In A Book method and get started on your book today Learn more about Tucker’s past at TuckerMax.com Detailed Show Notes (3:25) Who is Tucker Max? (4:18) The birth of Book In A Box, Tucker’s most recent company (9:34) Tucker almost misses the winning business opportunity right under his nose (12:04) How Book In A Box differs from the traditional and self-publishing process (16:20) The creative benefits of the Book In The Box method (17:33) On the power of ideas and the arrogance of the traditional publishing world (21:38) How to make money as an entrepreneurial author (hint: it’s not from selling books) (23:41) On the benefits of writing for a very specific niche when starting to build your credibility (25:58) The Book In A Book method, step-by-step (32:53) How Tucker plans to grow Book In A Book in 2017