Aaron Will went from blowing through £9,000 in his first two months of university, racking up debt, and hating a retail job... to building multiple six-figure income streams online through web design, ghostwriting, funnel design, and now AI systems.In this episode, we get into the real, unfiltered story behind what it actually takes to build something from scratch on the internet. no hype, no shortcuts.We cover:

• Why nobody's first client ever came from inbound and what to do instead
• The mindset shift that separates people who make it online from those who don't
• How Aaron closed a $12K ghostwriting client on a Sunday while eating dinner with his family
• Why chasing likes and impressions is a trap... and what metrics actually matter
• The truth about cold outreach in 2026 and why it still works
• How AI is changing ghostwriting, web design, and agency work forever
• The one tweet that summarizes his entire business philosophy

If you've ever felt like nobody's coming to save you in business this episode is for you.Connect:X: IamAaronWillLike and subscribe for more interviews with CEOs, founders, and entrepreneurs!

Man this one of my favorite podcast episodes I have ever recorded... Tyler Todt went from depositing $60 on pokerstars to making $1.5 million playing online poker by the time he was 28then he lost 95% of itmercedes. watches. nightlife. zero assetshe had to start over so he took a W-2 at chase bank, ran a branch of 14 people, and started building something different on the side then one morning his two year old daughter grabbed his leg and asked "daddy how long will you be gone"...that was the last day he accepted normal in this episode Tyler breaks down:

• exactly how he and his wife audited their life, gamified financial freedom
• built passive income that now covers every single expense they have
• how he grew to 255k followers on X without a VA, without a team, and without missing a single day of posting in 7 years
• we talk about faith, fatherhood, mentors
• why giving 20 times before you ask once is the ultimate cheat code in business and in life

if you are sitting in a W-2 right now wondering if there is another way, this episode is for you!like and subscribe to the channel on youtube ‪@wallstreetpapi‬ to learn more from the founders, entrepreneurs, and CEOs I interview each week!!!connect with TylerX: @tyromperyoutube: ‪@tylertodt‬ connect with meX: @wallstreetpapiiemail letter: wallstreetpapi.substack.com

If you think this episode is about creatine, you're wrong.Alexander Cortes known as AJAC spent his entire adult life in the fitness industry. Ballet dancer turned personal trainer turned one of the most followed fitness writers on the internet. 250K followers on X. 41K Substack subscribers. A decade of building an audience from zero with no backing, no connections, and no plan.Then one day he looked at a tub of creatine and asked a simple question: why don't we make this in America?What he found changed everything.Creatine is only manufactured in two places on earth... China and Germany. China controls 90% of global supply. The United States has been 100% import dependent since the 1990s when American producers were wiped out by Chinese dumping at 120-150% below fair value. And the supply chain behind creatine a molecule called cyanamide feeds fertilizers, pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, airbags, flame retardants, and military explosives.This isn't a supplement story. It's a civilization story.In December 2025, AJAC posted a call to action on X. 40 people showed up in Austin. A company was formed Athanor Inc. He recruited some of the top nitrogen chemists in the world, all on sweat equity. They synthesized American Creatine Batch #1 themselves. What we cover:

• How China took over the global creatine market in under 2 years and why America never came back
• What cyanamide actually is and why it sits underneath food, medicine, defense, and electronics
• How AJAC recruited world-class scientists with zero capital and a tweet
• Going from ballet dancer to personal trainer to hard tech founder at 37
• The Five Focuses of Life framework and why you can't be elite at everything
• Why X is the highest talent concentration platform on earth
• The difference between chasing fame and building an honest audience
• How fitness and company building map to the same mental frameworks
• Why knowledge is the foundation of money and why America is still the greatest engine for human creation

Connect with AJAC:X: https://x.com/AJA_CortesSubstack: broscienceclub.comAthanor Inc: athanor.incLIKE & SUBSCRIBE!

n this episode I sit down with Ben Cera, the solo founder behind Polsia... an agentic AI company that hit $8M ARR in just 6 months with zero employees.We go deep on Rick Rubin's spiritual philosophy and how his book The Creative Act changed Ben's entire approach to building. Ben opens up about his solo journey to Japan, hiking Mount Fuji alone, and how that trip sparked the idea for Polsia. Then we get into all the ins and outs of how Polsia actually works.How people are literally swimming in the pool while the AI sends emails, runs ads, builds websites, and creates Stripe accounts on their behalf.I genuinely believe this is the most revolutionary thing since ChatGPT. This is one of them ones.what we cover

• rick rubin, the creative act, and why taste can't be automated
• ben's story from travis kalanick and cloudkitchens to building alone
• the mount fuji moment that gave birth to polsia
• what agentic AI actually means and why it's different from chatgpt
• how polsia makes money and the business model behind it
• the alignment problem, the paperclip scenario, and how polsia stays safe
• god mode and what 24/7 autonomous AI looks like in practice
• why distribution is still the one thing AI can't solve

if you want more lessons from founders, entrepreneurs, and CEOs like this delivered straight to your email subscribe below.wallstreetpapi.substack.comX @BenCerapolsia.com

imagine being 18 years old, laying on your bed in your parents house, staring at the ceiling knowing you're about to sign a $7M contract.that's exactly where Jacob Turner was.in this episode, Jacob pulls back the curtain on the real financial journey of being a top 10 MLB prospect turned pro. this isn't about the highlight reel. this is the stuff nobody talks about. the minor league bunkers, the locker room pressure, the shiny objects, and what actually happens to your money when the cameras aren't on.if you think making the bigs means you're set for life, this episode will change how you think about that.follow Jacob Turner on X → @TheJacobTurnerif you got value from this episode like and subscribe it helps more than you know!

If you're reading this, I just dropped a NEW podcast episode with Moses Kagan.Moses Kagan is a real estate operator with over $200M in assets under management, 100+ buildings renovated, and 1,000+ units managed. He is also the co-founder of Reconvene, the annual real estate unconference, and Reseed, an emerging operator platform.In this episode Moses breaks down the exact playbook on how he went from his first apartment building filled with pimps and squatters eating canned food on the roof to building one of the most respected real estate portfolios in Los Angeles.We get into:How he bought his first 16 unit building in Silver Lake with zero experienceThe nightmare tenant stories nobody talks about in real estateHow he scaled using other people's equity with zero debtThe blog and permission marketing strategy that unlocked his network and deal flowWhy he thinks building an audience is the single best move for anyone starting with no capital and no connectionsWhat he says is a guaranteed way to grow your distribution to a whole other levelWatch until the end because that last piece of advice alone is worth the entire episode.Moses, thank you for your time. You're an absolute legend.If you want to get direct insight to the founders, CEOs, and investors I interview make sure to subscribe to my email letter below:wallstreetpapi.substack.com

What does it look like to build a $450M VC fund from scratch?Sheel Mohnot of Better Tomorrow Ventures joins me to talk about how he went from making software at Cerner to deploying hundreds of millions into FinTech's best founders. NUTS!We get into how he built Thistle to $100M in revenue, what he actually looks for before writing a pre-seed check, why most founders fail, and how serendipity helped him find a co-founder found on a train in India.If you're building something or thinking about it, this one is for you.What we cover:

• How Sheel evaluates founders at the pre-seed stage
• The three things every founder must have to get backed
• Why the VC market is more competitive than ever
• How to find product-market fit and market to the right customer
• Why the podcast is a road into something bigger, not the destination🔔 If you got value from this episode, LIKE & SUBSCRIBE!Follow Sheel on X: @pitdesi

Eric Pacifici has done $1.6 billion in lower middle market M&A deals since 2022, making SMB Law Group one of the top deal firms in the country by volume.

He's worked at elite law firms like Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, handling high-stakes transactions for clients such as Amazon. He's been selected five times as a "Rising Star" (2020, 2022–2025) by Super Lawyers for M&A, named "Ones to Watch" (2023-2025) by The Best Lawyers in America, and recognized in the 40 Under 40 by The Orlando Business Journal in 2024. He graduated from Duke University School of Law in 2015 and has over 150k followers on X.In this conversation, Eric broke down the $70 trillion wealth transfer happening from baby boomers to millennials and why it's not as easy as the internet makes it seem. We pulled back the curtain on what actually happens when you buy a small business: the J-curve, managing skeptical employees, navigating stakeholder politics, and why AI can't replace the human element of running a business.We talked about how he built SMB Law Group by actually listening to what clients wanted instead of pushing a product nobody needs, the realities of entrepreneurship through acquisition that nobody talks about, why certain niches will absolutely cook you if you're not the right fit, and some wild stories from the field (including one about a crew member that you won't believe).Eric also got real about his journey from a 2.5 high school GPA to Duke Law to Kirkland & Ellis and the life philosophy that's carried him through it all: "You have to wake up every day with unshakable confidence that everything's going to work out, but you have to get the f*ck after it."This is a masterclass on M&A, small business acquisition, and life.Find Eric: X @SMB_Attorney

Look, I'm going to be real with you.If you're still keeping all your money in a savings account or thinking the S&P 500 is going to get you to retirement on time, you need to hear this conversation.I sat down with Rajat Soni, a CFA (135,000 followers on X) who keeps having John Wick sent after him by the CFA Institute for saying Bitcoin is going to $1M, $10M, and eventually $100M. And honestly? After this conversation, I get why he's so convicted.We broke down the math on how $500/month into Bitcoin for 30 years could get you to $8.5M. We talked about why you don't actually have to wait 30 years to recognize that wealth. And we went deep on the strategy wealthy people have been using forever: buy assets, borrow against them, never sell.This isn't about getting rich quick! This is about understanding how the game actually works and why Bitcoin might be an asset that can't be debased, inflated, or confiscated.If you're someone trying to figure out how to hit $3-5M for retirement without working until you're 70, this is for you.No fluff. No guru BS. Just the real conversation about building generational wealth.Drop a comment and let me know what you think. Are you stacking Bitcoin or am I cooked for even considering this?Connect with Rajat Soni, CFA:X/Twitter: RajatSoniSubscribe to my weekly letter:https://www.wallstreetpapi.substack.comMake sure to LIKE the video and SUBSCRIBE here on Youtube.Disclaimer:This podcast is for educational and informational purposes only. It is not financial advice. I'm not a financial advisor, and nothing shared here should be considered a recommendation specific to your situation. Always do your own research or consult with a licensed financial professional before making any investment decisions.

From $250k triplex to $60M AUM. NUTS!I just spoke to the legendary Real Estate God and the conversation is now live. With 140k followers on X (@TheRealEstateG6), followed by Jason Calacanis, Pomp, and the entire finance and startup world, he broke down how he went from a $2,500 first deal to a $60M portfolio and why everything you think you know about real estate is wrong.We covered why W-2 jobs are "cooked", the "create your own yacht" framework for networking that'll change how you think about relationships, his exact first deal structure with only $2,500 out of pocket, the buy vs rent math that'll completely shift your perspective, and how to actually get investors with zero track record.No BS. No get-rich-quick. Just 30 minutes of real, practical insight from someone who's actually done it. If you're ready to build wealth the hard way, lock the f*ck in.Connect with Real Estate God:X/Twitter: @TheRealEstateG6Subscribe to my weekly letter:https://www.wallstreetpapi.substack.comDisclaimer:This video is for educational and informational purposes only. It is not financial advice. I'm not a financial advisor, and nothing shared here should be considered a recommendation specific to your situation. Always do your own research or consult with a licensed financial professional before making any investment decisions.