The Startup Ideas Pod

Yung Pueblo’s Self-Love Empire

10.05.2023 - By Greg IsenbergPlay

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Today Greg is joined by New York Times Best-Selling Author, and Instagram Celebrity Yung Pueblo, whose real name is Diego Perez. In this episode, Greg and Diego talk about building an audience through meaningful writing, turning it into books, and using that influence to build companies that expand the vision expressed in writing that got it all started.  ►►Subscribe to Greg's weekly newsletter for insights on community,

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SHOW NOTES

02:45 - What compassionate venture means.

06:01 - How he thinks of each of his businesses - books, social media and venture capital

09:19 - How he thinks about building on other social platforms versus email?

12:45 - Comparing his business's structure to other writers' structures.

16:00 - Social media entrepreneurs he looks up to.

18:47 - Should I write a book?

21:54 - A comparison of getting published and self-publishing.

25:04 - The importance of the pen name Young Pueblo.

40:00 - How to learn meditation.

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