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I am a fan of Tim's, but must say that I am a little bemused when he (along with people like Guy Kawasaki and Noah Kagan etc.) who made their fame by hustling a

I am a fan of Tim's, but must say that I am a little bemused when he (along with people like Guy Kawasaki and Noah Kagan etc.) who made their fame by hustling and cold calling people when they were still unknown, now say that they hate and avoid unknown people cold calling and hustling them! A refreshing change from this sort of "Well, I've made it now by using other people so I can make even more money by talking about how I made it using other people and ignore others who are trying to make it" attitude is Derek Sivers - at least Derek still takes time to respond in a meaningful way to every email sent to him. I had a couple of good interactions with him, which is more than I can say for the others I have mentioned on here. EDIT: In an ironic twist, the 2 part podcast where Tim Ferriss interviews Derek Sivers is one of my all time favourites.

sputknick 10y ago
I'm not Tim, but my counter argument to that is that in both cases Tim took advantage of inefficiencies in the concept of "cold calling". First it was to cold call when secretaries weren't around, now it's to avoid them altogether, because they have such a low success rate.
- Taylor_OD 10y ago
  That's the most basic tacit of any successful sales person. Anyone who works in sales knows if you call before 8am, during lunch, or after 5:30PM you are more likely to get directly to the person you are looking for. I'm a big fan of Tim's but his innovation certainly hasn't been in cold calling.