The Obstacle Is the Way

3 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Feb 8, 2022 by Ryan Holiday · said 9 times in 3 episodes since 2021 · across every show →

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Feb 8, 2022 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Holiday: 'The Obstacle Is the Way' Advance Was Only $75,000
“I got 75,000 dollars for the obstacle is the way which is sold, you know, many, many times more copies than trust me, I'm lying.”
Ryan Holiday Feb 8, 2022 ▶ 33:46 Ryan Holiday On The Economics Of Book Publishing
Oct 4, 2022
Assertion Supported
Holiday: 'The Obstacle Is the Way' took 5 to 6 years to hit 1M copies
“I know it crossed the 100,000 copies mark within the first year, because there was a bonus attached to it. So it took, you know, 12 months to sell a 100,000 copies, but it probably took an additional four to five years before it crossed the one million copy ma…”
Ryan Holiday Oct 4, 2022 ▶ 20:56 Ryan Holiday Reveals How Much Best Selling Authors Make, Crazy Peter Thiel Stories & More (#370)
Oct 4, 2022
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Holiday: Advance for 'The Obstacle Is The Way' was $75,000
“My advance on The Obstacle Is The Way was 75,000 dollars.”
Ryan Holiday Oct 4, 2022 ▶ 11:39 Ryan Holiday Reveals How Much Best Selling Authors Make, Crazy Peter Thiel Stories & More (#370)
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