POWERS #294 - Sahil Bloom - The Business of Building a Content Empire That Inspires Millions
Decide Fast, Trust Your Gut
- Big decisions are often best made quickly by trusting your gut.
- Overanalyzing usually paralyzes you and slows progress.
45-Day Life Overhaul
- Sahil moved from California to New York within 45 days after a wake-up conversation about family time.
- He quit his job and sold a recently built house to be near his parents.
Parents Shaped Aiming High
- A childhood of parental belief combined with high standards shaped Sahil's confidence and work ethic.
- His father's supportive presence became the model for the father he wants to be.
Sahil Bloom is an inspirational writer and content creator, captivating millions of people every week through his social insights and bi-weekly newsletter, The Curiosity Chronicle.
Sahil is also a successful entrepreneur and owner of SRB Holdings, a personal holding company currently comprised of seven cash-flowing businesses, and the Managing Partner of SRB Ventures, a $10 million venture investment firm committed to investing in and accelerating the most compelling startups in the world. Prior to launching SRB Ventures in January 2022, Sahil was an early-stage investor in 40+ startups across the technology landscape, including multiple unicorns.
On this episode, Chris & Sahil discuss:
➡️ Sahil’s upbringing and core influences
➡️ building an audience & spinning up online businesses
➡️ where he’s reinvesting money
➡️ His forthcoming book
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👉 Sahil on Twitter, Instagram & LinkedIn
👉 The Curiosity Chronicle - Sahil's Newsletter
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Timestamps
(00:05:12) Sahil’s life in New York
(00:07:45) Sahil’s upbringing and core influences
(00:20:19) The day Sahil decided to start writing online
(00:25:10) How do you explain what you do?
(00:28:09) Finding a network on Twitter
(00:30:53) Making the decision to not engage in Twitter BS
(00:35:17) Realizing this could become a business
(00:41:37) Making big decisions requires speed
(00:43:50) Spending time simply to think
(00:47:13) Sahil’s vision for a future ecosystem
(00:54:50) How Sahil spins up new businesses
(00:56:33) How would you describe your flywheel?
(01:01:53) Writing a book
(01:08:12) The power of LinkedIn
(01:10:35) How are you reinvesting the money you’re making?
(01:17:01) Plans for the future
(01:21:06) Is there an infinite amount of things to talk about in your brand?
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