In this episode we talk about:
- Why Taren left his original career as an investment advisor
- How trying to "beef up his resume" while applying for (and getting rejected from) MBA programs started Taren on the path to social media success
- Why Taren doesn't advise people to "follow their passion" and what he did (and recommends doing) instead
- Our shared belief that traditional resumes are obsolete, and how to promote your skills instead
- Fighting back against corporate office culture ("well, that's how we've always done it here")
- Sages, sign posts, and strugglers -- how to deal with "imposter syndrome" and give advice to others, even if you're not a credentialed expert (and why credentials might not matter)
- How long it took Taren from starting to post videos on YouTube until it became a business
- How to know whether you should "burn your boats" and go all-in or play it safe and "don't quit your day job"
- How Taren used Kickstarter to raise $45,000 and how he tests ideas before he starts projects
- The first time Taren got recognized by a fan in public
- How often you should post videos on YouTube for best results
- The difference between playing with your own money vs. someone else's money and the advantages of bootstrapping vs taking money from investors
- *** The exact step-by-step process that Taren uses to figure out what to talk about, how to get views on his video, and grow his audience on YouTube (and his website) ***
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