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Pogrob predicts he will be the fastest 180-200 lb marathoner by 2026
“I genuinely think if I keep going in two years, I'm going to be the fastest marathoner probably in the world between like a 180 to 200 pounds.”
Pogrob: Short-form video success is 90% script writing
“The scripts on these videos are everything. I genuinely think it's like 90% script writing for short form and really for content in general.”
Pogrob: Creator agencies are overrated for creators but underrated for operators
“It's probably as a whole super overrated for creators, but I think it's okay. I think it's underrated for like operators. I think it's a cool opportunity for like the operator to like start something cool.”
Pogrob: Pure online writing is overrated and unviable for almost all creators
“I think the online writer staple, like that's like kind of a meme now, kind of like on Twitter, I think it's so overdone and overrated for almost everybody. And like, you can't make any money with it and you can't build a real brand and you can't build a real …”
Pogrob: Modern convenience drives demand for extreme physical discomfort
“I just think normal life has gotten so soft and easy, you know, Uber eats to your apartment, go puff for deliveries. And that's why you see all these people doing, you know, tough modders, Spartan races, ultra marathons. People are craving that type of discomf…”
Pogrob: The running market is massively wide open for new ventures
“I think the running space as a whole is massively wide open. And so that's where I think I'll make a lot of moves over the next year or two.”
Pogrob: Activities that demand lifelong dedication offer unlimited monetization opportunities
“I think if you could create something that people dedicate their life towards, that is unlimited monetization opportunities”
Pogrob: Removing Twitter handles from Instagram text posts dramatically boosts sharing
“I think removing your Twitter thing is so useful because Instagram posts, especially texts, they get shared. They grow from people sharing on their stories and most people don't want to share A quote with someone's little face and Twitter at they want to share…”
Pogrob: Audiences are exhausted by podcast clips in their short-form feeds
“Like you're going to post a hundred clips and maybe one goes viral and the others just get ignored because people are tired of seeing podcast clips in their feed.”
Pogrob: Short-form builds trust, but long-form content creates connection
“The way I've been explaining to people what I'm going through, and I think you understand this too, it's like your short form stuff builds trust, especially when you do it for years, right? You get a lot of trust by posting every day and showing up, but once y…”
Pogrob: Creators should stay strict on message but flexible across mediums
“I basically was like, all right, I'm going to commit to this one message, but I'm going to be super flexible with the medium that I use to get the message in front of more people. And that is like a thing that I don't think anyone does. And if you, most people…”
Pogrob: The best creators build brand leverage by owning a single word
“Well, usually the best creators own one word or one specific phrase, right? Like Ryan holiday owns stoicism. Jocko Willink I think owns discipline or maybe leadership also.”