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I understand you're probably like most people on hacker news and don't care for people on the "sales end" of the spectrum, but he definitely didn't get rich sel
by hello_newman 8y ago
I understand you're probably like most people on hacker news and don't care for people on the "sales end" of the spectrum, but he definitely didn't get rich selling advice.
He runs a really successful marketing company (https://vaynermedia.com/ https://vaynermedia.com/) a sports agency (http://vaynersports.com/ http://vaynersports.com/), gives most of his content away for free on YouTube, wrote 4 books and is a NYT + Wall Street Journal Bestseller, and is pretty respected in the early stage Silicon Valley investment community (https://www.crunchbase.com/person/gary-vaynerchuk/investments/investments_list#section-personal-investments https://www.crunchbase.com/person/gary-vaynerchuk/investment...).
Like most things on hacker news, don't speak on something unless you know what you're talking about.
- SpecialistEMT 8y agoHes totally fueling his company by being famous. Wouldnt exist otherwise. Elon Musk of digital advertising
- hello_newman 8y agoconsidering how his company came before he was really famous, I highly doubt that. It's ok if you don't care for Gary V, he's not for everyone, but saying his success is contingent on the fact the he's "famous" is simply not true. Again, if you don't know what you're talking about, you probably shouldn't be speaking on it.
- SpecialistEMT 8y agoI know exactly what I'm talking about. I'm working in the same field, own a digital agency. He's a snake-oil salesman.