Jake Ducey

Everything Jake Ducey said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.

TOP FOUNDERS Opinion

Ducey: Vanity publishers like Balboa 'rip you off' with $3,900 packages

“A lot of, about Balboa and these companies, you know, for anyone listening, it, it's disheartening to see the self-publishing packages that are 39, 3900, and you get 10 books, they rip you off.”

Jake Ducey Jun 22, 2016 ▶ 6:43 EP 310: You Won't Believe How Many Books This 24 Year Old Has Sold

TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Contradicted

Ducey: 'Into the Wind' is required curriculum in some LA school districts

“Yeah, I make more money still off Into the Wind than the other one, because Into the Wind, that's the self-published, is now required curriculum in school districts in, in Los Angeles, not in all of them, but in some of them, so I make more off that.”

Jake Ducey Jun 22, 2016 ▶ 12:04 EP 310: You Won't Believe How Many Books This 24 Year Old Has Sold

TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated

Ducey sold 30,000 print copies of his self-published debut

“We sold about 30,000 in print.”

Jake Ducey Jun 22, 2016 ▶ 4:38 EP 310: You Won't Believe How Many Books This 24 Year Old Has Sold

TOP FOUNDERS Disclosure

Ducey earned $100,000 in income from his self-published debut

“Oh man, from that book alone, I probably, I printed them myself and still do. So I put it back in, but I probably done it probably about maybe like a hundred, a 100,000.”

Jake Ducey Jun 22, 2016 ▶ 5:02 EP 310: You Won't Believe How Many Books This 24 Year Old Has Sold

TOP FOUNDERS Disclosure

Ducey prints self-published books for 75 cents against $14.95 retail

“Listing price. I mean, it's, it says 1495, but I mean, if you self publish, I print them for 75 cents, 74 cents.”

Jake Ducey Jun 22, 2016 ▶ 5:18 EP 310: You Won't Believe How Many Books This 24 Year Old Has Sold

TOP FOUNDERS Disclosure

Penguin Random House paid Ducey a $30,000 advance for his second book

“No, it was 30,000.”

Jake Ducey Jun 22, 2016 ▶ 9:11 EP 310: You Won't Believe How Many Books This 24 Year Old Has Sold

TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated

Ducey sold 15,000 eBook copies of his self-published debut

“In online, we'd probably done like, it's probably done half of that in eBooks or so.”

Jake Ducey Jun 22, 2016 ▶ 4:46 EP 310: You Won't Believe How Many Books This 24 Year Old Has Sold

TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated

Ducey has sold around 20,000 copies of 'The Purpose Principles'

“It's about at that same, I'm about at 20 right now.”

Jake Ducey Jun 22, 2016 ▶ 11:52 EP 310: You Won't Believe How Many Books This 24 Year Old Has Sold

TOP FOUNDERS Disclosure

Speaking engagements accounted for 75% of Ducey's income in 2015

“It was probably it was probably 75% of my income.”

Jake Ducey Jun 22, 2016 ▶ 14:30 EP 310: You Won't Believe How Many Books This 24 Year Old Has Sold

TOP FOUNDERS Disclosure

Ducey charges corporate organizations a $7,500 speaking fee

“I mean, I do less for schools, but I've been doing 7500 for organizations.”

Jake Ducey Jun 22, 2016 ▶ 21:28 EP 310: You Won't Believe How Many Books This 24 Year Old Has Sold

The other half of the tape: Jake Ducey's own voice is left out of every number here. Other people bring the name up 11 times in 2 episodes across the shows. every mention, with the transcript →

Who brings them up most Nathan Latka 11

Every mention by year

One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Jake's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.

Show	Role there	Eps	Statements	Record
TOP FOUNDERSLEDGER	Founder, The 2nd Mind	1	10	0% 0/1	full record on Top Founders →