▸▸ Get My New Book (Buy Back Your Time): https://bit.ly/3pCTG78 I went from barely finishing high school to now flying my private jet to speak at John Maxwell events. But none of that would have happened if I didn't read THESE 11 books. Seriously… When kids yell through the window of my yellow Ferrari Pista and ask me what I do… I tell them… I read books. Specifically biographies. That's where you learn from people who’ve built the most impressive companies in the world. And it took me 111 biogr...
Jun 07, 2024•21 min•Transcript available on Metacast ▸▸ Get My New Book (Buy Back Your Time): https://bit.ly/3pCTG78 Back in 2009, we had a major issue that we had to solve in the business. And when I asked my business partner, Ethan, to meet me in the office, he said he couldn't... Now, we’d just raised a million dollars from some of the top investors in San Francisco, we're building up the team, and we ran into an issue with our product. So I asked him "Why can't you meet?" And he was like, "Hey man, I've got to get some laundry done." I'm like ...
May 31, 2024•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast ▸▸ Get My New Book (Buy Back Your Time): https://bit.ly/3pCTG78 If you want to know how to create viral videos that generate 1 BILLION views a month… Today’s video is a MASTERCLASS from one of the best content creators in the game. Meet Adley Kinsman, founder of Viralish. I had an incredible opportunity to sit down with her and found myself reaching for my notebook every 30 seconds. We talked about everything from the unpredictability of viral hits… To the strategy behind creating content that m...
May 27, 2024•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast ▸▸ Get My New Book (Buy Back Your Time): https://bit.ly/3pCTG78 I was recently talking to John Maxwell, the most popular leadership expert in the world. He's written over 90 books… And is still writing. It turns out, he’s been doing leadership training for 52 years. That blew my mind. When I told him I couldn't wrap my mind around that, his reply was: “Dan, I've just been doing one thing for 52 years. I'm 73. It's not that impressive.” Then he asked me a question: “Can you wake up every day for ...
May 17, 2024•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast Get My New Book (Buy Back Your Time): https://bit.ly/3pCTG78 I’ve spent over $1.5 million on business gurus. Here’s how I chose to invest my money. With an avalanche of advice out there, it’s easy to drown in information. Should you buy a book… Take a course… Join a mastermind… Pay for private coaching? You have to ask yourself: How do I invest in something that sequences success and moves the needle forward TODAY? Because the last thing you want is all this fluff you can’t use. It’s your time a...
May 10, 2024•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast ▸▸ Get My New Book (Buy Back Your Time): https://bit.ly/3pCTG78 Have you ever felt like you were meant for something greater, but couldn't quite put your finger on it? I have. The version of Dan you see today isn’t the same person when I was starting out at 17 years old. I had to grow my beliefs to become the person that I was created to be. I grew up my whole life believing I was a failure. “You can’t build a business” “You can’t break free from addiction” “You can’t learn to program computers”...
May 06, 2024•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast ▸▸ Get My New Book (Buy Back Your Time): https://bit.ly/3pCTG78 How do you fast-track your way to riches? It's not working harder. Not even working longer. It's working smarter and improving your skill set. That's my biggest takeaway from sitting down with Andy Elliott. To create a life worth living, you have to first look in the mirror and ask yourself: "Is this the best it gets?" I'm serious. Look at all the areas of your life. Are you achieving your full potential? I call it being full-spectr...
Apr 26, 2024•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast ▸▸ Get My New Book (Buy Back Your Time): https://bit.ly/3pCTG78 Have you ever looked in the mirror and wondered… "Is this as good as it gets?” I was a broke 17-year-old with $15 in my pocket... People who meet me can’t believe that’s the same person as the Dan of today. And the truth is it’s not. There was something I did between then and now. To then make $1M cash by age 27. And that’s what I want to share with you today. Instagram: @danmartell Twitter: @danmartell...
Apr 24, 2024•16 min•Transcript available on Metacast ▸▸ Get My New Book (Buy Back Your Time): https://bit.ly/3pCTG78 Doesn’t investing often just feel like a gamble? You put your hard-earned money into something. Sometimes it goes up, sometimes it doesn’t. But the second your money leaves your account… You have NO control. You just receive what the market gives you. And the biggest mistake I see a lot of entrepreneurs fall into is they are always chasing after the next big thing. Fuelled by speculation and emotion. Only to end up with a portfolio ...
Apr 12, 2024•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Get My New Book (Buy Back Your Time): https://bit.ly/3pCTG78 I made my first million at 27 years old Was it luck? Hard work? Something else? Over the years, I've discovered it's a mix of unique laws and principles that I've lived by. These laws are what make the top 0.001% of people successful. Some of these laws are what I used to make my first million. And others are from what I’ve observed rubbing shoulders with some of the richest men in history. So I decided to dive deep and share these sec...
Apr 06, 2024•21 min•Transcript available on Metacast ▸▸ Get My New Book (Buy Back Your Time): https://bit.ly/3pCTG78 At 17, I found myself in a dark place. Angry, depressed, and convinced there was something fundamentally wrong with me. My life was a far cry from where I stand today. Fast forward through years of relentless effort, and I've had the honor of speaking alongside Tony Robbins, building a $100M company, authoring a best-selling book, and flying around on my jet. But this transformation didn't happen overnight. I realised early on that ...
Mar 29, 2024•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast ▸▸ Watch Codie's Latest Youtube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fF6RXrN4wP4 ▸▸ Get My New Book (Buy Back Your Time): https://bit.ly/3pCTG78 Just stepped off the stage with Codie Sanchez, a force to be reckoned with in the world of investing and entrepreneurship. Together, we dived deep into the lessons learned from our time in the trenches of building businesses. Codie, known for her unparalleled insights into growth and investment, shared wisdom that could only come from someone of her s...
Mar 22, 2024•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast ▸▸ Get My New Book (Buy Back Your Time): https://bit.ly/3pCTG78 Ever wondered why some people are so wealthy while others struggle from paycheck to paycheck? While writing my book, I dove deep into this question. I sought answers beyond the obvious. And I realised that what separates the wealthy from the poor isn't luck or talent… It's our habits. So if despite all your hard work, the needle on your financial success seems stuck… Chances are it's one or two of these 8 bad habits that are keeping...
Mar 15, 2024•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast ▸▸ Get My New Book (Buy Back Your Time): https://bit.ly/3pCTG78 Imagine getting to spend a whole week with a billionaire. What would you ask them? What secrets would you hope to learn? That's exactly what happened to me back in 2014 when I got invited to spend an entire week with Richard Branson at his Swiss Chalet. It opened the door to the life and lessons of a billionaire visionary. This was a masterclass in living, thinking, and executing at a level most can only dream of. It was truly trans...
Mar 08, 2024•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast ▸▸ Get My New Book (Buy Back Your Time): https://bit.ly/3pCTG78 Millionaires are CRAZY. Myself included. I should know because I’ve met over 1000+ millionaires. And if you want to be one, then here’s what you need to know about HOW they think. Millionaires look crazy to normal people because they do things normal people wouldn’t And they’re willing to go change it. Here’s why this matters: If you don’t see things differently… You’ll never see the opportunity to improve it. And if you act like ev...
Mar 01, 2024•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast ▸▸ Watch these 25 minutes if you want to scale a business you don’t grow to hate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PDn091o6_E&list=UULFA-mWX9CvCTVFWRMb9bKc9w&index=6 ▸▸ Get My New Book (Buy Back Your Time): https://bit.ly/3pCTG78 I was out for a run recently with my buddies, Dave and Coop and we were talking about the simplest business model. No complex funnels. No high-budget ads. Just good old social media and the art of conversation. I’ve personally sold over $3 million on Instagram DMs in un...
Feb 23, 2024•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast ▸▸ Join the Big Band Software Team or see if you qualify for an acquisition conversation: https://bigbandsoftware.com/ ▸▸ Get My New Book (Buy Back Your Time): https://bit.ly/3pCTG78 Back in 2008, I had the opportunity to buy 10 defunct homes in Detroit thinking it was my golden ticket. Only to wake up a year later to a nightmare of condemned properties. I was convinced by this charismatic person that it was a good idea. But I found out that I was liable and not only could lose my money, but als...
Feb 10, 2024•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast ▸▸ Get My New Book (Buy Back Your Time): https://bit.ly/3pCTG78 In the investing world, insider information is everything. It's the difference between making a smart decision or a costly mistake. Launching a new business is no different . I've seen too many bright-eyed entrepreneurs sit back and not take action because they can’t decide what business to start. Most waste 5 years of their life in the wrong business… Or they spend 5 years sitting on the sidelines. So to help you avoid these mistak...
Feb 04, 2024•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast ▸▸ Get My New Book (Buy Back Your Time): https://bit.ly/3pCTG78 When I was in my mid-20s, I would stay up till two or three in the morning writing code and then sleep until my first meeting. My whole day would just get ahead of me and I could never get caught up. I always felt behind on everything I did. Then I picked up some new habits and I realised as I read more books… Every book talked about the power of the morning routine . For the longest time, I wanted to ignore it because I was more of...
Jan 26, 2024•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast ▸▸ Attend Tony's Time to Rise Summit (Next Week): https://timetorisesummit.com/ ▸▸ Get Tony's New Book: https://www.amazon.com/Holy-Grail-Investing-Investors-Strategies/dp/1668052687 This week, I had the opportunity to interview THE Tony Robbins. And since a lot of entrepreneurs want to get better at investing what they make in business… I asked him how billionaires invest… This is what he said… Tony is on a mission to help millions of people access the same investment opportunities as he and hi...
Jan 19, 2024•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast In 2008, I moved to San Francisco for one reason: Learn how these 20-year-olds were building $1B companies Little did I know, they looked at business in a completely different way. I learned a TON. Fast forward to today, and I'm 44 years old, living a life I could've only dreamed about. I’ve invested in over 125 tech startups, bought 3 software companies, built and exited 3 companies, and I own one of the largest coaching organizations for software CEOs. But this wouldn't have happened if I hadn...
Jan 12, 2024•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast After spending 100 hours with these 4 billionaires… I discovered what REALLY sets billionaires apart from the average entrepreneur. Each encounter was a unique lesson in business and life. And while it’s easy to see their success… You don't always see the struggles and strategies behind it. But the biggest lesson I learned is that while their paths are diverse… Their mindsets share striking similarities. So how do you tap into the billionaire mindset so that more wealth and success flow your way...
Jan 05, 2024•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast ▸▸ Get My New Book (Buy Back Your Time): https://bit.ly/3pCTG78 Over the last 20 years, I’ve been on a reading marathon, devouring over 1800 books. Each one unlocked a different aspect of success and wealth-building for me. From mastering mindset to harnessing the power of effective habits. So in today’s episode, I've done the heavy lifting for you and distilled them into the top 10 books that will make you rich – not just in wealth but in wisdom. Instagram: @danmartell Twitter: @danmartell...
Dec 30, 2023•17 min•Transcript available on Metacast ▸▸ Get My New Book (Buy Back Your Time): https://bit.ly/3pCTG78 When it comes to scaling a business, most entrepreneurs are playing checkers, expecting to win at chess. The strategy that propels you from zero to $300K? Child's play for hitting $3M. And if you're eyeing beyond that, it's a whole new game . Here’s why: Each stage of growth has its unique challenges and requires specific skills to conquer. I've seen talented CEOs struggle to transition from hands-on problem solvers to strategic lea...
Dec 21, 2023•21 min•Transcript available on Metacast ▸▸ Get My New Book (Buy Back Your Time): https://bit.ly/3pCTG78 If you’re looking for ways to use AI to make millions, listen up… 2023 was the year when AI exploded. And it’s created a massive wave in the ocean of business. Some industries and jobs have been left for dust. But it’s also created MASSIVE opportunities to make more money faster than ever before. And the good news is… We’re only at the beginning of what is possible. After investing in a dozen AI companies… And coaching around 50-plu...
Dec 08, 2023•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast The top 1% of high achievers make millions a year without ever stressing about their email inboxes. Sound like a dream? Well, it's not, and I'm about to reveal how you can achieve the same level of productivity and success. Here’s the deal: If you have hundreds of unread emails in your inbox right now… There’s NO WAY you’re going to become a top 1% performer in your industry. When I had the chance to visit Richard Branson in Verbier, Switzerland, I wanted to uncover the secrets of his daily rout...
Dec 02, 2023•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast If you're an entrepreneur, you know that the holiday season can be both a blessing and a curse. You want to spend time with family and loved ones… But in the back of your mind, you can't help but wonder about your business. What if sales stagnate? What if customer churn creeps in? What if competitors gain an edge? Well, here’s some good news. In my experience, November and December can be your BEST months. As long as you know what to do. In today’s episode, I’m sharing my how to get 10 clients b...
Nov 24, 2023•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast When my wife and I decided to start our family, our lives went from being carefree cuddle bugs… To starting two new companies… Moving house twice in a two-year period… And getting pregnant with our first child… Only to find three months after giving birth, we were pregnant with the second one. So to say that our life was hectic, would be an understatement. It was a whirlwind. But here’s the one thing we realized during this chaotic time: The need for synchronization and communication within our ...
Nov 21, 2023•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast If you feel like you're constantly running but not moving forward… Here’s why: The problem isn't lack of time… It's direction and energy. When I first got started trying to build a business I wasn't disciplined like I am today. I used to be the guy who would work a little bit, feel really good about myself, and then take a couple of hours off. If I worked really well in the morning, I would take the rest of the day off. I didn't have a strategy. So after I started my company Spheric at age 24, I...
Nov 10, 2023•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast "How do you build a $100 million company in three years?" This was the challenging question from one of my coaching members, who recently sold his company. Sound audacious right? Depends on who you ask. I’ve had dozens of friends do it. Some of them BILLION dollar companies. And when I think of the conversations I've had with each of them… What was it like when they were first getting started? What challenges did they overcome? What was the process they went through to become attractive enough f...
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