rational vc #045 - Jack Raines (YoungMoney.co): The Fastest Growing Finance & Money Blogger On The Planet Right Now
Jack Raines is the fastest growing finance & money blogger on the planet right now. He created the Young Money blog (https://www.youngmoney.co/) just 15 months ago and has already amassed 30,000+ subscribers. He has already been offered book deals by world class publishers. Leverage ftw. We discussed numerous topics. Check the timestamps below for topics and enjoy the audio, or you can watch the video over on our YouTube channel where we recorded this in person with Jack: https://youtu.be/F56YIktbMHY
Jack's newsletter: https://youngmoney.co Jack's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jack_Raines Jack's travel blog: https://www.backpackin.blog/
00:00 Teaser 01:24 Jack intro 04:29 Jack's childhood 07:49 Deported from Norway 11:23 Vagabonding and European life 21:00 Trading at 21 years old 27:25 F U Money 35:40 Stick men drawings 36:58 6 types of wealth 43:49 Crypto and Balaji 58:00 Young Money monetisation 1:03:18 Writing a book 1:07:23 LinkedIn vs Twitter 1:11:13 Distribution 1:13:50 Pitching your work and meeting Morgan Housel 1:17:25 How Jack writes 1:22:20 Inspiring writers 1:26:27 Book shaming and meaningful insults 1:30:57 Opportunity cost of everything 1:35:32 Value in MBAs 1:40:35 Jack's favourite books 1:41:47 Dating in US vs UK - Get in touch with us: YouTube: https://youtube.com/rationalvc Our website (essays and podcasts): https://rationalvc.com Our investment fund: https://rational.fund Cyrus' Twitter: https://twitter.com/CyrusYari Iman's Twitter: https://twitter.com/iman_olya - Disclaimer: The materials provided are solely for informational or entertainment purposes and do not constitute investment or legal advice. All opinions expressed by hosts and guests are solely their own opinions and do not reflect the opinion of their employer(s). No copyright infringement intended. #finance #money #blogger