My First Million

Ariel Helwani Is Building His Own ESPN. He Already Has 1m+ Followers. He Tells Us How.

Oct 28, 2021

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Therapy Is Like Exercise, Even if You Look Skinny, You Should Exrcise

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How Much Value Do You Think You Got Out of This Course?

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Was the Dream Really Not a Dream?

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Introduction

2min

Oncpinters Bint Set Right, to Bet on Yourself

2min

The Gold Digger Podcast

2min

The Real Prows Go Alive Abruptly in Mid Sentence

3min

Ariel Ie Told for the People Who Aren't Listening, Don't Tell Dana That

5min

Was the Dream Really Not a Dream?

5min

Therapy Is Like Exercise, Even if You Look Skinny, You Should Exrcise

6min

Are You Thinking Too Much About Business?

5min

Bet on Yourself

3min

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I Want to Be the New York Nix Podcast

6min

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How Do You Build Your Brand?

3min

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The Substack Pro Model

4min

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How to Make a Lot of Money - A Free Idea for You

2min

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Helani Branded Packaging

2min

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How Much Value Do You Think You Got Out of This Course?

4min

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How Many People Are You Working?

5min

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Ariel Choosesis Socker Game Ver.

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You're the Number One M Magi and Your Band for Life

6min

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Let Me Let Go - I Hold on to Things Forever

2min

Ariel Helwani (@ArielHelwani) joins Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@theSamParr) to discuss why he decided to leave ESPN to go independent, how he structures his business, how he decided to do MMA, why niches get riches, the power of leaning into controversy, and much more.

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Show Notes:

(05:30) - Ariel's background

(13:05) - Leaving ESPN

(20:24) - How Ariel drives revenue at his new operation

(28:50) - How Ariel originally decided to do MMA

(40:00) - Why Ariel gives away his Substack revenue

(48:05) - Audience building techniques

(58:50) - Leaning into controversy