Vin Clancy just launched his book, Ace The Game: The 100 best growth hacks in the world right now” which he says is going to be the most important marketing and business book of 2018. Known for his cutting-edge growth hacks and genius business ideas he will provide actionable insight and honest feedback in honor of National Social Media Day. Vin was on social welfare in the U.K., living off less than $100 a week when he learned how to use the internet to make things go viral. His growth hacking book raised over $100,000 in pre-orders, which he supported with a 100-date speaking tour in ten countries around the world. Vin launched two websites that received over 20 million visitors, two rounds of funding, and got into the TechStars accelerator. He has spoken in over 40 different cities in ten different countries and has been featured in publications like Fortune, Buzzfeed, The Daily Telegraph, The New Statesman, Wired, Vice, Inc., and many more. Vin Clancy, internationally known Social Media Expert just launched a book called Ace The Game
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
When business started difficulties overcame:
“Overt Foolishness… a lot of foolishness. Not knowing anything. It’s really amazing I made it through in some respects, and in others I have that bloody mindedness… you don’t know what you don’t know and you have just got to keep going and really have a strong why, and mine was always to get off welfare and move to America and it worked.”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
- The 48 Laws of Power Book by Robert Greene
- How to Win Friends and Influence People Book by Dale Carnegie
Favourite Quote:
“never take advice from someone who has not done the exact thing you are trying to do”
Recommended Online Resources:
- Paul Graham Essays – is an English born computer scientist, entrepreneur, venture capitalist, author, and essayist. He is best known for his work on Lisp, his former startup Viaweb (later renamed “Yahoo! Store”), co-founding the influential startup accelerator and seed capital firm Y Combinator, his blog, and Hacker News.
- My Note Taking Nerd – Notes and Posts From The Most Respected Offline Online Marketing Seminars Spend More Time Making Money And Less Time Learning About Making Money
- Derek Sivers – Writer, entrepreneur, avid student of life I make useful things, and share what I learn
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Do look into Nootropics. I have tried and done many many things with personal improvement and self-development and Aniracetam has really been really good for me in terms of focus and concentration and lifting my mood”…[Listen for More]
More About Vin Clancy:
- World’s Best Agency LLC
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Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“Get big quietly, so you don’t tip off potential competitors.” Chris Dixon, an investor at Andreessen Horowitz
Other Quotes From the Chat with Vin Clancy:
- “the more time you spend inside your bedroom, where I used to work from, I still work from home… Or inside your office the better the world is going to be outside it. What that means is… ‘hey do you want to come out for a drink’ one of your friends say. ‘No.’ The answer is almost always ‘no.. The answer is ‘I am staying at home working so that I can build a much better outside life.’ ”
- “Do you need to act like a king to be treated like one? Do you need to play like a sucker to catch a sucker? Do you need to say less?”
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