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The Jason Levin Show episodes

  • #65: Oren John — The Internet's Creative Director

    Oren John is a brand marketing guru, an creator of consumer brand strategy newsletter HYPER

    (00:00) What makes a brand luxury?

    (08:04) "You can't just start a luxury brand"

    (13:21) Starting a "luxury newsletter"

    (22:10) Cracking the livestream code (should I start livestreaming?)

    (38:36) Is Burberry going down?

    (42:07) Should Burberry sponsors Lex Fridman?


    Jason Levin⁠⁠⁠ is a viral marketer and Head of Growth at Product Hunt. Read Jason's ⁠⁠weekly advice column on organic social media growth for startups⁠⁠.

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    Past guests of The Jason Levin Show include: Eric Jorgenson, Greg Isenberg, Jack Raines, Paul Millerd, Mike Solana, Danny Miranda, Billy Oppenheimer, Jack Rhysider, Ben Wilson, and more.

    49 min
  • #64: Nat Eliason — Viral Book Marketing and Crypto Confidential

    Nat Eliason is the author of Crypto Confidential, where he talks about the WILD inside story of the crypto heyday.


    (00:34) Why the creator economy is fragile AF
    (05:50) Beating the "algorithm gods"
    (06:47) How Nat went viral by hacking BookTok
    (17:30) Why you shouldn't focus on "building an audience"
    (28:57) Nat's genius book marketing tactics
    (37:30) Building Strava, but for writing
    (50:47) Why he's now diving into fiction writing

    Jason Levin⁠⁠⁠ is a viral marketer and Head of Growth at Product Hunt.

    Read Jason's ⁠weekly advice column on organic social media growth for startups⁠.

    Follow Jason on ⁠Twitter⁠.

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    Past guests of The Jason Levin Show include: Eric Jorgenson, Greg Isenberg, Jack Raines, Paul Millerd, Mike Solana, Danny Miranda, Billy Oppenheimer, Jack Rhysider, Ben Wilson, and more.

    59 min
  • #63: Amanda Nielsen — Silly Startup Ideas (RIP My Career)

    Amanda Nielsen is a tech meme queen and founder of Thot Leader Labs.

    We talked about stupid startup ideas that might get me canceled:
    (01:41) Buying equity on Mars
    (02:32) Cringe: the dating app for thought leaders
    (04:11) Duolingo for men to talk about their feelings
    (06:11) DoorDash, but for strippers
    (07:02) Joe Rogan-as-a-service
    (08:50) Airplane cafes
    (13:35) Social media posts translator for boomers
    (16:27) Task Daddy
    (19:04) Bumble BFF for small annoying dogs
    (20:23) “Meme Muter” Google Chrome Plugin
    (21:25) Daycare for pet rocks
    (25:46) Uber for parallel parking
    (26:23) Fart filtering underwear
    (30:51) Mood detecting furniture
    (33:50) Charity detector AR glasses
    (34:41) Personal subway cars
    (36:19) “The You Mad?” App

    Jason Levin⁠⁠⁠ is a viral marketer and Head of Growth at Product Hunt.

    Read Jason's ⁠weekly advice column on organic social media growth for startups⁠.

    Follow Jason on ⁠Twitter⁠.

    Follow Amanda on Twitter

    Subscribe to Jason on ⁠YouTube⁠.

    Past guests of The Jason Levin Show include: Eric Jorgenson, Greg Isenberg, Jack Raines, Paul Millerd, Mike Solana, Danny Miranda, Billy Oppenheimer, Jack Rhysider, Ben Wilson, and more.

    41 min
  • #62: Siqi Chen — Startup Storytelling Explained

    Siqi Chen is a Silicon Valley investor and the founder of Runway, the finance platform you won't hate.

    (04:30) Why a company should start with a story

    (10:45) Hiring the executive producer of House of Cards as an advisor

    (15:20) How to avoid telling the same story as other startups

    (21:09) VR: Bullish or bearish?

    (26:30) Why good design is still underrated in startups

    (35:47) Investing in companies, not niches

    (41:27) Tips for young product builders

    (42:56) Siqi's advice to me on managing engineers

    (46:40) The advice every first-time founder and manager should hear


    Jason Levin⁠⁠⁠ is a viral marketer and Head of Growth at Product Hunt.

    Read Jason's ⁠⁠weekly advice column on organic social media growth for startups⁠⁠.

    Follow Jason on ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠.

    Follow Siqi on ⁠Twitter⁠

    Subscribe to Jason on ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠.

    Past guests of The Jason Levin Show include: Eric Jorgenson, Greg Isenberg, Jack Raines, Paul Millerd, Mike Solana, Danny Miranda, Billy Oppenheimer, Jack Rhysider, Ben Wilson, and more.

    55 min
  • #61: Jeremy Stern — He Interviewed the American Anti-Hero: Palmer Luckey

    Jeremy Stern is the deputy editor of Tablet Magazine, who recently interviewed Palmer Luckey: American Anti-Hero and founder of the defense tech company Anduril Industries.

    (00:00) Palmer Luckey: Supervillain or Anti-Hero?
    (09:29) Why most tech journalism sucks so bad
    (19:37) The PR War against Israel and Zionism
    (26:14) Are we in the middle of an "algorithmic war"?
    (34:15) Why founders should do "vice signaling"

    Jason Levin⁠⁠⁠ is a viral marketer and Head of Growth at Product Hunt. Read Jason's ⁠weekly advice column on organic social media growth for startups⁠.

    Follow Jason on ⁠Twitter⁠.

    Follow Jeremy on Twitter

    Read Jeremy's piece on Palmer Luckey here.

    Subscribe to Jason on ⁠YouTube⁠.

    Past guests of The Jason Levin Show include: Eric Jorgenson, Greg Isenberg, Jack Raines, Paul Millerd, Mike Solana, Danny Miranda, Billy Oppenheimer, Jack Rhysider, Ben Wilson, and more.

    37 min
  • #60: Cody Schneider — 10 Dumbest Startup Ideas

    Cody Schneider is the co-founder of Swell AI and a silly startup idea generation machine.

    (00:00) Google Maps, but for crowds and crimes

    (02:28) Nature and Ayahuasca-as-a-service for tech bros

    (05:41) The "Nut Sack" prototype

    (07:28) Flights but with dogs

    (10:36) Joey Chestnut diet plan

    (12:07) Birdwatching social media app

    (14:27) For the degens: AI-powered horse betting coach

    (16:55) "AI Mommy" as a product

    (19:13) The most evil startup idea 😈

    (21:31) AI Type Beat generator

    (22:58) Did we just bumped into an actual GOOD idea??

    (26:39) Automated AI memes: future of social?

    (30:56) Awkward Situations-as-as-Service

    (34:47) Bathroom memberships: actually a legit idea?

    (35:31) LinkedIn Videos: bearish or bullish?

    (38:13) Product company is out. Media company is in.

    (42:14) Why building in public doesn't make sense


    Jason Levin⁠⁠⁠ is a viral marketer and Head of Growth at Product Hunt. 

    Read Jason's ⁠weekly advice column on organic social media growth for startups⁠.


    Follow Jason on ⁠Twitter⁠.

    Follow Cody on Twitter

    Subscribe to Jason on ⁠YouTube⁠.

    Past guests of The Jason Levin Show include: Eric Jorgenson, Greg Isenberg, Jack Raines, Paul Millerd, Mike Solana, Danny Miranda, Billy Oppenheimer, Jack Rhysider, Ben Wilson, and more.

    45 min
  • #59 Gabor Cselle — He Sold Two Startups. He's Launching Another Two.

    Gabor Cselle is a serial founder, product builder, and creator of Choosy Chat.


    (00:00) Startup journey and the path to acquisition

    (07:24) Should you be able to choose your LLMs?

    (17:32) Why generating images with AI feels like gambling

    (25:08) Are we ready to automate creative work with AI?

    (30:55) Can AI make funny memes now?! (35:58) Will AI-created content ever take off?

    (43:18) AI friends: yay or nay?


    Jason Levin⁠⁠⁠ is a viral marketer and Head of Growth at Product Hunt. Read Jason's ⁠weekly advice column on organic social media growth for startups⁠.

    Follow Jason on ⁠Twitter⁠.

    Follow Isaac on Twitter

    Subscribe to Jason on ⁠YouTube⁠.

    Past guests of The Jason Levin Show include: Eric Jorgenson, Greg Isenberg, Jack Raines, Paul Millerd, Mike Solana, Danny Miranda, Billy Oppenheimer, Jack Rhysider, Ben Wilson, and more.

    51 min
  • #58 Randy Ginsburg — He wants to stop tech addiction for good

    Randy Ginsburg is a founder with a mission to get you off your phones and live your life to the fullest.

    (01:53) "Bricking" your phone for digital wellness
    (09:48) The "Screen Time Conundrum"
    (17:51) Tools for managing your digital life
    (22:26) Can you actually make money as a digital minimalist?
    (34:17) How to use technology without getting addicted
    (42:36) The Rocks, Pebbles, Sand framework
    Jason Levin⁠⁠⁠ is a viral marketer and Head of Growth at Product Hunt.
    Read Jason's weekly advice column on organic social media growth for startups
    Follow Jason on Twitter
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    Past guests of The Jason Levin Show include: Eric Jorgenson, Greg Isenberg, Jack Raines, Paul Millerd, Mike Solana, Danny Miranda, Billy Oppenheimer, Jack Rhysider, Ben Wilson, and more.


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    50 min
  • #57: Emil Michael — He built Uber to $170B (Travis Kalanick's right-hand man)

    Emil Michael was the Chief Business Officer at Uber where he was Travis Kalanick's right-hand man. Michael raised over $15B to help Uber grow into the $170B company.

    (00:00) Dealing with the "Taxi Mafia" in Italy
    (04:03) How Uber builds local teams from the ground up
    (09:56) Why founders should "go direct"
    (15:31) AI and the future of search (Perplexity???)
    (19:21) How Emil angel invests and how to say no to friends!!!


    Jason Levin⁠⁠⁠ is a viral marketer and Head of Growth at Product Hunt. Read Jason's ⁠weekly advice column on organic social media growth for startups⁠.

    Follow Jason on ⁠Twitter⁠.

    Follow Emil on Twitter.

    Subscribe to Jason on ⁠YouTube⁠.

    Past guests of The Jason Levin Show include: Eric Jorgenson, Greg Isenberg, Jack Raines, Paul Millerd, Mike Solana, Danny Miranda, Billy Oppenheimer, Jack Rhysider, Ben Wilson, and more.

    26 min
  • #56 Nik Shevchenko — The Russian genius building AI necklaces for the masses (future $1B company)

    Nik Shevchenko is the founder of Based Hardware where he builds AI necklaces, glasses, and more.

    (00:00) Wtf is the AI Friend???

    (02:55) Why should AI be Open-Source?

    (08:56) What cool stuff can the AI Friend do?

    (11:54) Hardware development (Jason shows his nutsack)

    (18:58) Privacy implications (KGB or nah?)

    (25:04) Future plans: smart glasses and brain-computer interface


    Jason Levin⁠⁠⁠ is a viral marketer and Head of Growth at Product Hunt. Read Jason's ⁠weekly advice column on organic social media growth for startups⁠.

    Follow Jason on ⁠Twitter⁠.

    Subscribe to Jason on ⁠YouTube⁠.

    Past guests of The Jason Levin Show include: Eric Jorgenson, Greg Isenberg, Jack Raines, Paul Millerd, Mike Solana, Danny Miranda, Billy Oppenheimer, Jack Rhysider, Ben Wilson, and more

    34 min

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