I've known Dave for a few months now and It was good to finally have him on the show. We talked about a bunch of stuff ( mentioned in the show notes ) from media in the past to where it's going and everything in between. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
SHOW NOTES
03:19 - Bleacher report became my lifeline when I was stuck in the drudgery of a full-time job
09:14 - Lessons from my failure at Inverse and building Audience Builders from first principles
12:40 - Building distribution networks in legacy media brands
17:47 - Deep work and blocking your calendar like Jerry Seinfeld
23:21 - People who shaped my worldview - Kubrick, Scorsese, Lucas, Jake Lodwick, Kevin Rose
29:00 - Taking advantage of platform growth mechanics while building an original voice
30:55 - Sam Parr is successful because he is a student of history
34:18 - Building a media empire like Pomp
37:31 - Self-censorship
41:02 - Great brands create an entire world to build deeper fan experiences
45:12 - The promise of the creator economy
49:30 - Creators will start to look more like media companies and media companies will become more like record labels
52:00 - Bringing novelty into interview podcasts
You can connect with Dave here (https://twitter.com/davenemetz)
My DMs are open for conversations (https://twitter.com/AbhishekLpd)