James Altucher

10 statements across 2 episodes · 3 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jun 4, 2015 by James Altucher · said 3 times in 2 episodes since 2015 · across every show →

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Jun 4, 2015 negative
Opinion
Altucher advises 18-year-old Harry Stebbings to skip college for real-world experience
“And I hope you don't go to college and instead do things that are really exciting and adventurous with your life.”
James Altucher Jun 4, 2015 ▶ 27:04 James Altucher: Ideas, Investing and Entrepreneurs
Jun 4, 2015 positive
Insight
Altucher: Avoiding self-promotion and showing vulnerability led to greater business success
“I've had more opportunities in business than ever. Like, I've, like, I've done better in business than I ever have before by specifically avoiding business in, in a weird way.”
James Altucher Jun 4, 2015 ▶ 3:52 James Altucher: Ideas, Investing and Entrepreneurs
Jun 4, 2015
Insight
Altucher: Reading and writing in massive volume are the only requirements
“You know, in order to be a good writer, you have to do two things only. And by good writer, I don't necessarily mean like poetic or, you know, best selling or whatever. I just mean someone who can communicate a message and do it in a way that people notice. Yo…”
James Altucher Jun 4, 2015 ▶ 4:56 James Altucher: Ideas, Investing and Entrepreneurs
Jun 4, 2015 neutral
Disclosure
Altucher invested in Shyp's seed round without knowing what they built
“Honestly, when I put my money in there, I had no idea what they did.”
James Altucher Jun 4, 2015 ▶ 25:12 James Altucher: Ideas, Investing and Entrepreneurs
Jun 4, 2015
Insight
Altucher: Co-investing with top VCs outsources due diligence and follow-on funding
“So, so I always find venture capitalists Who are smarter than me, who have more successful track records than me, and if they're going into a deal where I know also they're gonna be in the next round, and the next round, I'm happy to invest alongside of them. …”
James Altucher Jun 4, 2015 ▶ 10:23 James Altucher: Ideas, Investing and Entrepreneurs
Jun 4, 2015 bullish
Disclosure
Altucher invested in Shyp at a $6 million seed valuation
“I put money in a six million dollar valuation. That was their seed round. They just raised money at a two hundred fifty million dollar valuation.”
James Altucher Jun 4, 2015 ▶ 25:36 James Altucher: Ideas, Investing and Entrepreneurs
Jun 4, 2015
Disclosure
Altucher never surfs the web or reads online sites, only books
“I don't read any online sites. I never surf the web or anything. And so I only read books.”
James Altucher Jun 4, 2015 ▶ 5:40 James Altucher: Ideas, Investing and Entrepreneurs
Jun 4, 2015
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Altucher secured meetings at Google, Facebook, and LinkedIn through personal writing
“I visited Google, Facebook, and LinkedIn, you know, with high up people at each company just because of my people knew me for my writing.”
James Altucher Jun 4, 2015 ▶ 4:06 James Altucher: Ideas, Investing and Entrepreneurs
Jun 4, 2015
Insight
Altucher: Health, relationships, ideas, and gratitude predict future success
“So these are the, these, if I can do these four things today, that's the best predictor of a successful tomorrow.”
James Altucher Jun 4, 2015 ▶ 15:04 James Altucher: Ideas, Investing and Entrepreneurs
Oct 7, 2015 positive
Opinion
Kamal Ravikant calls James Altucher the Oprah of the web
“Yeah, it does, James is, I call him the Oprah of the web.”
Kamal Ravikant Oct 7, 2015 ▶ 12:35 20 VC 077: Part 2: Kamal Ravikant: The Future Of Venture Capital
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