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Gary Vaynerchuk

21 statements across 3 episodes · 6 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Aug 2, 2021 by Gary Vaynerchuk · said 26 times in 9 episodes since 2021 · across every show →

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brought up most by Guy Raz (18), Ben Leventhal (6), Jim Stengel (1), Darren Alpert (1)

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Everything said about Gary Vaynerchuk, oldest first

Aug 2, 2021 bullish
Prediction Open · timeframe Aug 2048
Vaynerchuk expects to buy the New York Jets in 25 years
“I know how I'm going about doing it, which makes me feel that I'm gonna get it done in 25 to 27 years.”
Gary Vaynerchuk Aug 2, 2021 ▶ 58:05 Serial Entrepreneur: Gary Vaynerchuk
Aug 2, 2021
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Vaynerchuk: Father invested $15,000 to launch WineLibrary.com
“The greatest thing that was ever done for me in my life professionally was my father making an enormous bet on spending the 15,000 dollars to build winelibrary.com”
Gary Vaynerchuk Aug 2, 2021 ▶ 17:27 Serial Entrepreneur: Gary Vaynerchuk
Aug 2, 2021
Disclosure
Vaynerchuk never sets specific numerical business goals or targets
“I, to this day, I've never had a goal of like, we're gonna do this. I don't even think that way.”
Gary Vaynerchuk Aug 2, 2021 ▶ 28:38 Serial Entrepreneur: Gary Vaynerchuk
Aug 2, 2021 negative
Disclosure
Vaynerchuk has stopped using the word 'hustle' entirely
“I don't even use the word hustle anymore. A word that I loved my whole life.”
Gary Vaynerchuk Aug 2, 2021 ▶ 1:06:06 Serial Entrepreneur: Gary Vaynerchuk
Aug 2, 2021
Assertion Supported
Vaynerchuk: Wine Library never raised outside capital or cash infusions
“We didn't get cash infusion. We didn't raise capital for Wine Library.”
Gary Vaynerchuk Aug 2, 2021 ▶ 35:23 Serial Entrepreneur: Gary Vaynerchuk
Aug 2, 2021 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Vaynerchuk: Wine Library grew from $4M to $65M in revenue
“We went to we went to ten million in 99, and 17.5 in 2028.3, you know. I mean, it was, we went from four to 65, and 60 to 65 in a blink, you know.”
Gary Vaynerchuk Aug 2, 2021 ▶ 26:54 Serial Entrepreneur: Gary Vaynerchuk
Aug 2, 2021
Disclosure
Vaynerchuk: Resy Was Incubated and Funded Through Vayner/RSE
“We did through the fund that I started, VaynerRSC, and so we incubated Resi in that fund at some level.”
Gary Vaynerchuk Aug 2, 2021 ▶ 51:03 Serial Entrepreneur: Gary Vaynerchuk
Aug 2, 2021
Insight
Vaynerchuk: Reviewers who shill or compromise honesty are one moment from ruin
“If I'm shilling up here, or not telling my truth, I'm one moment away from being finished.”
Gary Vaynerchuk Aug 2, 2021 ▶ 32:57 Serial Entrepreneur: Gary Vaynerchuk
Aug 2, 2021
Disclosure
Vaynerchuk's books were his most lucrative income stream from 2009 to 2012
“Book writing was my most, Lucrative part of my life. In 2000, nine, 10, 11, 12. That's where I made most of my money. Because I was making nothing at VaynerMedia.”
Gary Vaynerchuk Aug 2, 2021 ▶ 50:26 Serial Entrepreneur: Gary Vaynerchuk
Aug 2, 2021
Disclosure
Vaynerchuk capped his salary at $80,000 while building Wine Library
“I never made more than 80,000 dollars a year, even though I built this huge business cause it's a family business and we don't take salaries and I don't own the business”
Gary Vaynerchuk Aug 2, 2021 ▶ 41:58 Serial Entrepreneur: Gary Vaynerchuk
Aug 2, 2021
Assertion Supported
Vaynerchuk: WineLibrary.com was one of the first wine e-commerce businesses
“In Mount Ida College, first semester, I hear the internet for the first time, and I decide, oh my god, I'm not gonna launch 800 Toys R Us of wines, which is what my plan was at that time. I'm gonna launch a website, even though I did not own a computer, even t…”
Gary Vaynerchuk Aug 2, 2021 ▶ 16:48 Serial Entrepreneur: Gary Vaynerchuk
Aug 2, 2021
Disclosure
Vaynerchuk's first three investments were Twitter, Facebook, and Tumblr
“I put 34,000 dollars into Twitter. Okay. Okay. The reason I had that, and then I also put money into Facebook, and then put money into Tumblr. Those were my first three investments.”
Gary Vaynerchuk Aug 2, 2021 ▶ 42:35 Serial Entrepreneur: Gary Vaynerchuk
Aug 2, 2021
Disclosure
Vaynerchuk bought Twitter founder shares from original CTO Blaine Cook
“The next thing I know, I am negotiating to buy a portion of Blaine Cook, the original CTO's founder shares of Twitter, and now I'm in the game.”
Gary Vaynerchuk Aug 2, 2021 ▶ 41:39 Serial Entrepreneur: Gary Vaynerchuk
Aug 2, 2021
Insight
Vaynerchuk: Ignoring praise is essential to withstanding online criticism
“I believe that a lot of my friends who aren't able to handle it, which is many, enjoy the accolades too much. I believe one of the reasons I can deal with this is I can't hear them cheering for me, which allows me to deal with the booing.”
Gary Vaynerchuk Aug 2, 2021 ▶ 1:00:05 Serial Entrepreneur: Gary Vaynerchuk
Aug 5, 2021 positive
Opinion
Vaynerchuk compares his childhood business talent to young LeBron and Beyoncé
“You see those videos of Beyonce or LeBron, and you're just like, right, of course. That's me in business.”
Gary Vaynerchuk Aug 5, 2021 ▶ 3:15 Live From The HIBT Summit: Gary Vaynerchuk
Aug 5, 2021
Disclosure
Vaynerchuk: I made all my own content for seven years before hiring
“Everything I just said, I did for seven years. For seven years before I hired anyone. Seven years I did my own content. All of it.”
Gary Vaynerchuk Aug 5, 2021 ▶ 19:27 Live From The HIBT Summit: Gary Vaynerchuk
Aug 5, 2021 neutral
Insight
Vaynerchuk: Broad niche content supports millions while hyper-niches cap at five figures
“Because if it's wine, you could build a multi-million dollar company because there's enough interest in wine, even as a niche. If it's professional basketball, you could go on to create a seven figure business easily for yourself. If it's the Red Power Ranger,…”
Gary Vaynerchuk Aug 5, 2021 ▶ 9:55 Live From The HIBT Summit: Gary Vaynerchuk
Aug 5, 2021
Insight
Vaynerchuk: Valuable content relies on either expertise or escapism
“I think about two E's a lot, Guy. Expertise or escapism. So if somebody's listening right now, two things that have always worked to Guy's question is, do you have expertise in what you're talking about? And you have to have humility here and self-awareness. L…”
Gary Vaynerchuk Aug 5, 2021 ▶ 20:59 Live From The HIBT Summit: Gary Vaynerchuk
Aug 5, 2021 positive
Insight
Vaynerchuk: Non-charismatic creators should focus on writing rather than video
“Find your medium. If you're not incredibly charismatic, you might have the luxury of being a compelling writer. And that's okay. You don't have to be on video and audio. Writing is still crushing on the internet.”
Gary Vaynerchuk Aug 5, 2021 ▶ 24:54 Live From The HIBT Summit: Gary Vaynerchuk
Aug 5, 2021 positive
Insight
Vaynerchuk: Monetizing content requires audience-first value to generate long-term returns
“If you're not deeply interested in the community around those interests, you're not going to be able to cultivate lifetime value. It's very hard to put in that community time and that, and have content that hits unless that layer of making content money comes …”
Gary Vaynerchuk Aug 5, 2021 ▶ 7:16 Live From The HIBT Summit: Gary Vaynerchuk
Sep 3, 2026 positive
Assertion Partly supported
Alpert: Cold Email Led to Gary Vaynerchuk Investing in Gielish
“So I cold emailed Gary Vaynerchuk, he's one of our lead investors.”
Darren Alpert Sep 3, 2026 ▶ 9:21 Advice Line with Ben Goodwin of Olipop
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