WAKE UP CALL #3 w/Alex Elkin

The Wake Up Call with Josh Denny

The Wake Up Call with Josh Denny

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Despite having a strong product idea, Reid Hoffman’s first startup collapsed, forcing him to return investors’ capital. This tough experience reshaped his approach to entrepreneurship. By embracing failure, iterating quickly, and adapting relentlessly, he went on to become a leader at PayPal and later, the co-founder of LinkedIn. In this episode, Reid shares the concept of blitzscaling, which prioritizes speed over perfection, smart strategies for taking risks, and insights on achieving rapid market dominance. In this episode, Hala and Reid will discuss: (00:00) Introduction (01:32) Building Impact-Driven Businesses (02:56) Why We Need More Entrepreneurs (04:31) The Vision Behind LinkedIn’s Success (06:43) Lessons from a Failed Startup (09:26) Making Quick, Intense Decisions at PayPal (12:39) Blitzscaling: Prioritizing Speed Over Efficiency (18:10) Maintaining Company Culture While Scaling (21:20) The Power of Early Market Dominance (25:01) The Five Stages of Company Growth (28:54) Strategies for Taking Intelligent Risks (31:44) Why Product Perfection Delays Success (33:25) Pivoting Early to Seize New Opportunities (36:18) Entrepreneurship as a Team Sport Reid Hoffman is an entrepreneur, investor, partner at Greylock, and co-founder of LinkedIn and Inflection AI. He was an executive at PayPal and a founding investor in several companies, including OpenAI. Reid actively supports various non-profits and has received numerous accolades, including an honorary CBE from the Queen of England and the Salute to Greatness Award from the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for his philanthropic efforts. Resources Mentioned: Reid’s Book, Blitzscaling: The Lightning-Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies : amzn.to/4jnQkfQ Sponsored By: OpenPhone - Get 20% off 6 months at openphone.com/PROFITING Shopify - Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at youngandprofiting.co/shopify Airbnb - Your home might be worth more than you think. Find out how much at airbnb.com/host Rocket Money - Cancel your unwanted subscriptions and reach your financial goals faster with Rocket Money. Go to rocketmoney.com/profiting Indeed - Get a $75 job credit at indeed.com/profiting RobinHood - Receive your 3% boost on annual IRA contributions, sign up at robinhood.com/gold Active Deals - youngandprofiting.com/deals Key YAP Links Reviews - ratethispodcast.com/yap Youtube - youtube.com/c/YoungandProfiting LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/htaha/ Instagram - instagram.com/yapwithhala/ Social + Podcast Services: yapmedia.com Transcripts - youngandprofiting.com/episodes-new All Show Keywords: Entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship podcast, Business, Business podcast, Self Improvement, Self-Improvement, Personal development, Starting a business, Strategy, Investing, Sales, Selling, Psychology, Productivity, Entrepreneurs, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Marketing, Negotiation, Money, Finance, Side hustle, Startup, mental health, Career, Leadership, Mindset, Health, Growth mindset. Career, Success, Entrepreneurship, Productivity, Careers, Startup, Entrepreneurs, Business Ideas, Growth Hacks, Career Development, Money Management, Opportunities, Professionals, Workplace, Career podcast, Entrepreneurship podcast…

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Comedian and winner of the prestigious 41st San Francisco Comedy Competition Alex Elkin is here! Alex brushes us up on a little comedy history, and we talk about making the leap to being a full time comic. Brie Larson thought about being gay one time, so obviously it’s stunning and brave. We talk about the gays and whose business it is and isn’t, and we also save every small business in America.

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WAKE UP CALL #3 w/Alex Elkin

The Wake Up Call with Josh Denny

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31 episoder

#Comedy #Food #Funny #Humor #Josh Denny #Society #Politics #News #Stand #Interviews

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Censored.TV founder Gavin McInnes joins us to talk about Josh’s new show “Next Week Tonight” on Censored.TV - Josh talks about his recent homosexual diagnosis of a brain tumor and how gay doctors require a 2nd opinion. We talk about the trans trend in schools and politics, and dive into the surgical biology of transgender confirmation surgery AKA “zombie pussies."…

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WAKE UP CALL #10 w/Doni Anthony 1:21:47

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Arlington Texas DISRUPTIVE Mayoral race candidate Doni Anthony is here to talk about the current state of politics and race in America, and the American she’s campaigning to help create.

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WAKE UP CALL #9 w/AlisonWonderlandReturns 59:58

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We’re joined by viral Starbucks Anti-Mask sensation AlisonWonderlandReturns. You may have seen her viral video mocking Starbucks’ ridiculous drive-thru mask policies. We talk about the anti-mask movement, and what it’s like being conservative and working in Hollywood.

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WAKE UP CALL #8 w/Tim Young 1:21:08

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We’re joined by political comedian and commentator Tim Young! We talk about clawing out of the pandemic to start doing comedy this year, and what that looks like. We talk about the problems with the logic line of “private companies can do whatever they want.” We talk about Gina Carano, and how Tim loves bad bitches.…

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WAKE UP CALL #7 w/Ron Coleman 1:24:50

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We’re joined for this episode by attorney and tremendous free speech advocate Ron Coleman. We kick off this episode with Ron talking about his landmark Supreme Court case Matal v.Tam which set a precedent for re-appropriation of ethnic slurs in trademark & copyright law. We also talk about how society is moving speech in the wrong direction, and how we can legally fight back - and whether or not that’s even important.…

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WAKE UP CALL #6 w/Thai Rivera 1:51:05

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We’re joined for this episode by the absolute greatest LGBT comedian IN THE WORLD…the one and only THAI RIVERA! We start out recapping how Josh’s Food Network show was just cancelled again. As woke as the Super Bowl was, we had a hard time not falling asleep. Josh is cancelled for being fat and making fun of other fats. We review how Thai is Savage AF, if you’re in the know.There’s a lot of comedy and working in video store talk in this one, so enjoy!…

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WAKE UP CALL #5 w/Karlyn Borysenko 1:45:05

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We’re joined for this episode by Dr. Karlyn Borysenko, and we she introduces to cancel culture in the fabulous world of knitting! Is there any place it WON’T go? Karlyn walks us through her walk from the left to the right and her support for Donald Trump. Karlyn walks us through the dangers of teaching critical race theory in the workplace. We also share our predictions on where we think conservatism is going, and whether or not that’s good.…

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WAKE UP CALL #4 w/Adam Yenser 1:50:20

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Conservative Comedian, staff writer and sketch performer for the Ellen Show, and host of the new “Cancelled News” Adam Yenser is here, and we have so much great stuff to cover. We talk about our start in comedy, and how Josh got his start with male strippers. Adam shares with us what it’s like to be a working conservative in Hollywood. We share our bouts with having COVID, as well as the insane logic around lockdowns. Do they work? We talk about comedians that have recently been taken down & #MeToo’d during the pandemic. We review Adam’s new show, and talk about how difficult it is to self-motivate in our business.…

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