The Danny Miranda Podcast

Sriram Krishnan and Aarthi Ramamurthy trace their path from pandemic-era Clubhouse conversations to interviewing tech icons, including Elon Musk. They talk about what makes an interview click, the quirks of live online conversations, and how Sriram’s lifelong WWE fandom shapes his view of entertainment and storytelling.

Visakan Veerasamy is a writer. He describes himself as a “friendly, ambitious nerd.” In this wide-ranging conversation, you’ll find out why. We discussed lessons from tweeting 212,000 times, how to make the world a more loving place, why you should consult your inner newsfeed, and how writing a book helped him evolve. (0:00) Lesson From COVID (5:43) Thoughts On Work (15:19) Coaching (20:03) Tweeting (26:37) Greatness (29:38) Online Fame (38:12) What Bothers Visa? (46:03) Consult Inner Newsfeed (49:00) Creativity (53:03) Ruts (58:31) Similarities of Humans (1:07:39) Loving World (1:19:27) Nuance (1:30:20) Trauma (1:47:18) Parenting (1:49:39) Challenge Visa’s Links Website: https://visakanv.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/visakanv My Links ✉️ Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.substack.com 🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda 🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/dannymiranda 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda 🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda

Adam Gilbert traces his leap from corporate accounting to building a fitness coaching business centered on daily accountability. He discusses self-sabotage, the challenges of coaching thousands of people, common missteps in your 20s, therapy, finding purpose, and why discomfort can point toward what to do next.

Sid Yadav is the creator of Circle, the all-in-one community platform for creators & brands. In this conversation, Sid talks about his early days as a creator himself, working at Teachable, the importance of sending cold emails, how he raised money, how he found product-market-fit, and his challenge to people listening: (0:00) Early Blogging Days (7:13) Creating (10:18) United States (18:08) Cold Emails (23:01) Teachable (29:10) Employee vs. Entrepreneur (31:10) Multiple Skillsets (33:42) Building Circle.so (43:21) Raising Money (52:44) $10k ARR to $1M ARR (59:55) Challenge Links Twitter: https://twitter.com/sidyadav Website: https://circle.so/ My Links ✉️ Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.substack.com 🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda 🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/dannymiranda 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda 🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda

Kyle Offutt is a creator. He is attempting to eat a meal with someone in every state (currently halfway through his journey). In this conversation, we spoke about Kyle not feeling understood in his hometown, his transition from planner/engineer to letting go, his perfect day, why taking little steps is important, life as music, and his experience at Creator Camp. (0:00) 50 Meals, 50+ Strangers (9:47) Present Moment (12:10) Changes From Traveling (15:10) It All Works Out (18:55) Two Kyles (20:03) Shark Tank (22:44) Quality Vs. Quantity (26:48) Shortform Content (29:03) Not Feeling Understood (32:40) Original Thinker (35:09) Traveling (38:00) Creator Camp (45:38) Life As Music (47:08) Perfect Day (51:21) Little Steps (53:55) Challenge (56:23) Inward Journey Kyle’s Links TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kylegoesoff YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/KyleGoesOff Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kylegoesoff My Links ✉️ Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.substack.com 🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda 🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/dannymiranda 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda 🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda

Ankur Nagpal is the founder of Ocho, a company focused on helping you learn everything you need to build wealth as an entrepreneur, freelancer, consultant, or independent business owner. He is also the creator of Teachable, which has helped over 100,000 creators monetize through courses. Ankur sold Teachable in March 2020 for a "healthy 9-figure amount." In this conversation, we spoke about the early days of Teachable, how Ankur made money on personality quizzes on Facebook, what creators can do to differentiate themselves, the importance of writing, his four keys to happiness, and his goal for 2023.  (0:00) Making Money Online (3:33) Childhood Signs (4:32) Moving To America (6:27) Young People Have Power (9:18) Early Days of Teachable (12:00) Growth Marketing (15:54) Parents (19:59) No “Making It” Moment (21:41 Culture (26:02) Big Ideas (27:41) Immigration (31:01) USA (33:04) 4 Keys For Happiness (35:41) Vagabond Era (39:43) Younger Politicians (42:45) Play Like A Child (47:05) India (49:03) Creators (51:21) Goal For 2023 (55:13) Building Next Company (56:58) Stress As CEO (58:45) Build In Public? (1:00:13) Retirement (1:03:02) Most Important Skills (1:04:30) Pet Peeves (1:06:18) Writing (1:10:13) How Will Ankur Be Different? (1:11:24) Imposter Syndrome (1:13:38) Legacy (1:16:41) Challenge Ankur's Links Twitter: https://twitter.com/ankurnagpal Ocho: https://www.ocho.com/ My Links ✉️ Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.substack.com 🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda 🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/dannymiranda 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda 🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda

Nik Sharma traces his brand-building instinct from childhood Legos to work with MrBeast and Emma Chamberlain. He talks about cold-emailing Mark Cuban, choosing a path outside college, building Sharma Brands, and using Twitter to make connections and grow ideas. There are also stories of friendship, a life-saving moment, and the small decisions that changed his career.

Writer Jack Raines recounts meeting his heroes, building a newsletter from scratch, and the dizzying highs and lows of speculative trading, including losing $150,000 in a day. He also talks viral writing, social media’s dopamine pull, Tim Ferriss noticing his work, and why travel and new experiences keep ideas flowing.

A near-fatal crash and a chaotic night in jail set the stage for a wide-ranging conversation about philosophy, faith, beauty, and the stories that shape us. Noah explores the heroes and ideals that can guide a life, the tension between belief and action, and his ambition to write a book every year.

Joe Foster is the founder of Reebok. In this conversation, he discussed the early days (his first 21 years in business), why he never got a job, his most important lesson, the importance of a name, what rapid growth feels like, and what he thinks of his American counterpart, Phil Knight. (0:00) Welcome Joe (1:15) World War II (6:10 Father’s Failing Company (9:11) Badminton (11:14) Early Days of Reebok (21:14) Importance of Name (25:01) Why Joe Never Got A Job (33:24) Going To America (50:57) Angel Martinez (55:05) $9 Million To $1 Billion In 5 Years (1:00:51) Giving Up Company (1:05:11) Phil Knight (1:09:34) Question From George Heaton (1:11:10) Curiosity About Technology Joe's Links New Book (Shoemaker): https://www.amazon.com/Shoemaker/dp/1471194043 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reebokthefounder/ My Links ✉️ Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.substack.com 🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda 🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda