I'm joined by investor and entrepreneur Anthony "Pomp" Pompliano. Pomp hosts The Pomp Podcast, with over 50 million downloads, and writes a daily letter read by 250,000+ investors.
We talk about Pomp's approach to building resilient media properties, thinking long-term, and his best book recommendations for internet business success.
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BOOKS POMP MENTIONED
Unreasonable hospitality by John O'Leary
The Successor by Lachlan Murdoch
The 50th Law by Robert Greene and 50 Cent
Zero to One by Peter Thiel
Suleiman Ollian by Anonymous
How to Get Rich by Felix Dennis
Losing My Virginity by Richard Branson
The Rise and Fall of American Growth by Robert J. Gordon
Hidden Genius by Polina Marinova
The Outsiders by Will Thorndike
Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson
Urgency by John P. Kotter
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
Good Profit by Charles Koch
LINKS FOR THIS EPISODE
Production Team: https://podflow.com
Pomp on Twitter: https://twitter.com/APompliano
Pomp on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/anthonypompliano
Pomp's newsletter: https://pomp.substack.com
SHOW NOTES
- 0:15 - Anthony's provocative dinners for hidden beliefs
- 01:45 - Climate change evidence not as compelling
- 02:30 - Scarcity of unique perspectives in newsletters
- 03:00 - Click rates over open rates for engagement
- 03:45 - Media as repetitive software
- 04:15 - Bay Area Times' visual newsletters
- 05:15 - Unique Bitcoin perspective in Truth for the Commoner
- 06:00 - Bay Area Times' rapid growth
- 07:00 - Open rates for brand awareness, click rates for direct response
- 08:15 - Agora's focus on ecommerce conversions
- 10:15 - Monetization through hedge funds
- 11:15 - Joe Rogan's podcast profitability
- 14:00 - Bay Area Times' positive industry news
- 15:00 - Profitability before monetization for Bay Area Times
- 18:15 - Small teams and revenue for entrepreneurs
- 20:15 - Small teams for greater profitability
- 21:15 - Studying media greats like Rupert Murdoch
- 26:15 - Podcasts for expertise sharing
- 29:00 - Economic freedom and financial security
- 32:00 - Impactful employment business
- 33:00 - Small acts making the world better
- 34:45 - Pomp's book recommendation
