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#AskGaryVee: One Entrepreneur's Take on Leadership, Social Media, and Self-Awareness
The New York Times bestselling author draws from his popular show #AskGaryVee to offer surprising, often outrageous, and imminently useful and honest answers to everything you’ve ever wanted to know—and more—about navigating the new world. Gary Vaynerchuk—the inspiring and unconventional entrepreneur who introduced us to the concept of crush it—knows how to get things done, have fun, and be massively successful. A marketing and business genius, Gary had the foresight to go beyond traditional methods and use social media tools such as Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube to reach an untapped audience that continues to grow. #AskGaryVee showcases the most useful and interesting questions Gary has addressed on his popular show. Distilling and expanding on the podcast’s most urgent and evergreen themes, Gary presents practical, timely, and timeless advice on marketing, social media, entrepreneurship, and everything else you’ve been afraid to ask but are dying to know. Gary gives you the insights and information you need on everything from effectively using Twitter to launching a small business, hiring superstars to creating a personal brand, launching products effectively to staying healthy—and even buying wine. Whether you’re planning to start your own company, working in digital media, or have landed your first job in a traditional company, #AskGaryVee is your essential guide to making things happen in a big way.
384 pages, Hardcover
First published March 8, 2016
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About the author
Gary Vaynerchuk
70 books2,857 followersGary Vaynerchuk is the ultimate businessman. Born with an entrepreneurial spirit, Gary is a proven investor and advisor in the world of startups, and now an expert on the Fortune 500 world, through is work as CEO of Vaynermedia, a social media marketing agency. Having two bestsellers under his belt doesn't hurt either.
Thirty-three years ago, Gary got his start in business by ripping flowers out of people's yards and selling them back. Years later, he would use that savvy to grow his family's wine store from $3 to $45 million in just a few short years by launching WineLibrary.com, one of America's first wine websites. Fast forward to now, and he's continued to use that same business savvy, along with his brother, to build VaynerMedia, a new breed of agency that helps Fortune 500 companies like GE, PepsiCo, Hasbro and the New York Jets find their social media voices and build their digital brands. Along the way Gary launched a stratospherically successful internet wine show, written two bestselling books, and beaten Dr. Oz in basketball.
Thirty-three years ago, Gary got his start in business by ripping flowers out of people's yards and selling them back. Years later, he would use that savvy to grow his family's wine store from $3 to $45 million in just a few short years by launching WineLibrary.com, one of America's first wine websites. Fast forward to now, and he's continued to use that same business savvy, along with his brother, to build VaynerMedia, a new breed of agency that helps Fortune 500 companies like GE, PepsiCo, Hasbro and the New York Jets find their social media voices and build their digital brands. Along the way Gary launched a stratospherically successful internet wine show, written two bestselling books, and beaten Dr. Oz in basketball.
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March 26, 2016
I've always enjoyed Gary Vaynerchuk's books, despite (or perhaps because of) taking them with a huge grain of salt. I'm not saying he's full of doggy doo, because I don't think he is. But I do have to wonder if hearing a successful business leader telling us why they think they became successful is as helpful to others as many readers might hope. This book is very entertaining, as this guy is definitely a character. But many people might be reading this so that they can 'super power their business and break through to the next level,' or whatever. And it might work for them. But I read it because I find Vaynerchuk to be an entertaining, intelligent, intense, and at times a bit strange person, and this is a recipe for a good read. He's so intense about his goals (buying the New York Jets, for example), that it can be almost spooky. But one piece of advice will definitely help people who are trying to run their own business: if you expect to somehow 'automate' your success, and think you don't have to put in hard work, every day, to reach any kind of meaningful goal, you are wrong.
A colorful read, covering a grab bag of topics. If you have read and enjoyed his previous books, you pretty much owe it to yourself to read this.
A colorful read, covering a grab bag of topics. If you have read and enjoyed his previous books, you pretty much owe it to yourself to read this.
April 20, 2017
4.5
Good short bits on Gary's take on business life and more. There is something for everyone in these pages. I admire his direct approach to life/business, his honesty and his drive, and enjoyed almost every part of the book. Yes, there were chapters that dealt with things in life I have zero interest in, so I shimmied through them. Even with dancing through, not paying much attention I think something stuck, I've been thinking about investing, weird.
I was not a GaryVee-fangirl before reading this I had only seen two of his videos, but his presence left a memory that had me picking this book up and paying for more. I did the right thing, I learned somethings about myself and how I do things from his stories. That is a win. Yeh, I may be a fangirl for him now. His take on complaining ! HIGH 5^ GV !!!! If you like him buy the book, if you don't like him buy the book, if you've never heard of him buy the book, if you don't I don't care. See it's easy, just don't complain about your choice.
Good short bits on Gary's take on business life and more. There is something for everyone in these pages. I admire his direct approach to life/business, his honesty and his drive, and enjoyed almost every part of the book. Yes, there were chapters that dealt with things in life I have zero interest in, so I shimmied through them. Even with dancing through, not paying much attention I think something stuck, I've been thinking about investing, weird.
I was not a GaryVee-fangirl before reading this I had only seen two of his videos, but his presence left a memory that had me picking this book up and paying for more. I did the right thing, I learned somethings about myself and how I do things from his stories. That is a win. Yeh, I may be a fangirl for him now. His take on complaining ! HIGH 5^ GV !!!! If you like him buy the book, if you don't like him buy the book, if you've never heard of him buy the book, if you don't I don't care. See it's easy, just don't complain about your choice.
April 5, 2016
This book turned out to be a lot better than I thought it would. Gary gave excellent straight-forward advice on many different subjects such as: leadership, company culture, building a business, the power of gratitude, legacy, providing value for your customers, Facebook ads, Instagram, the future of social media, self confidence, parenting and much more. I really enjoyed this book.
***Get the audio book version. He went off script many times updating and sometimes completely changing answers he wrote in the hard copy version of the book. It's educational, inspiring and sometimes funny. Well worth the listening time. ***
***Get the audio book version. He went off script many times updating and sometimes completely changing answers he wrote in the hard copy version of the book. It's educational, inspiring and sometimes funny. Well worth the listening time. ***
May 29, 2016
No one is going to accuse Gary Vaynerchuk of being an intellectual. By his own admission, he has read fewer than 10 books himself in his entire life.
Nevertheless, as a source of advice and inspiration for entrepreneurs, his writing is far more valuable than most of what you’ll find in the Harvard Business Review.
If you can get past his bluster and the book’s rapid-fire question-and-answer format, you’ll find a fair amount of worthwhile material about marketing, business development, customer relations and even management.
I run a nonprofit organization, not a business, but I still gained a lot of actionable advice from the book – and I’ll be tuning into his Gary’s YouTube show and podcast for more inspiration and ideas.
Nevertheless, as a source of advice and inspiration for entrepreneurs, his writing is far more valuable than most of what you’ll find in the Harvard Business Review.
If you can get past his bluster and the book’s rapid-fire question-and-answer format, you’ll find a fair amount of worthwhile material about marketing, business development, customer relations and even management.
I run a nonprofit organization, not a business, but I still gained a lot of actionable advice from the book – and I’ll be tuning into his Gary’s YouTube show and podcast for more inspiration and ideas.
November 3, 2018
After one of the greatest show online #askgaryvee the book is mind blowing as I expected and the greatest thing about Gary's books are nothing but the Audiobooks , how he goes off script to go deep on something and also to show you on how things changed even after the book is written and that makes us understand how rapidly the world is changing every single day.
The most admired entrepreneur shares his view on almost everything in this book which is completely agreeable and the fact that if it brings any good is non debatable cause Gary is known to bring value through his content as long he is doing it, I have joined his mission of making positivity louder cause him and I are way similar in how much of a people's person we both are and how we want everyone to win at their own terms.
A book which can be considered as my favorites which brought pure actionable advice is something I recommend each and every one , so grab both the book and the audiobook and dive deep.
The most admired entrepreneur shares his view on almost everything in this book which is completely agreeable and the fact that if it brings any good is non debatable cause Gary is known to bring value through his content as long he is doing it, I have joined his mission of making positivity louder cause him and I are way similar in how much of a people's person we both are and how we want everyone to win at their own terms.
A book which can be considered as my favorites which brought pure actionable advice is something I recommend each and every one , so grab both the book and the audiobook and dive deep.
July 5, 2018
I stopped this book at 30% , reason? I dont like to hear the word fuck in a book. Maybe in a podcast but in an 11 hours book, fuck off mother is not what I want to hear. He is good, no doubt but the book is not up to my quality standards.
May 24, 2018
A collection of brief, superficial answers to a miscellaneous collection of questions. I found no insights or value here, other than it’s a clever (time-efficient) way to publish a book — that is, by having a subeditor compile your various social media posts into a book. If you have any experience in business or modern marketing you won’t find anything actionable here.
December 31, 2019
Gary Vee потянуло в индустрию self help. Ну и понятно почему. Там шире аудитория и много денег. Его советы нормальны, но больше подходят для тинейджеров и возраста 20+ Вот и там теперь его основная аудитория. Им я и рекомендую эту книгу.
May 3, 2016
Every entrepreneur should read this book. Easy to digest and covers a lot of topics. Awesome, honest mindset from the extremely passionate garyvee!
January 29, 2019
I really enjoyed this book and got a lot from it, in the quickest way possible. As you always get with Gary. I love Gary's content, and everything he practices & preaches. It's easy to underestimate the kind of integrity it requires to be the character he is and I believe the message he is sharing is one that needs to be heard by many. Above all that - no matter your circumstance, disadvantage, story, etc - there is one thing you can control & should master: your work ethic & mindset.
I'm really with him when he says "I hate complaining". It's just not very productive beyond the initial outlet. You have to do something at some point.
As someone who is a leader in a business, and doesn't have the luxury of infinite time, this book gave me a quick rundown of the fundamentals you need to follow in order to succeed in today's social media world.
Some people have criticised the book as being a collection of blog posts in organised form. Even if that were true, it plays down the value of everything he's sharing in the book. My experience has taught me so much of it is true & this gave me a good refresher, some better insights & the inspiration to chase my clouds and dirt too.
Just think about it. You're getting thousands of hours of video from 157 episodes condensed into conveniently organised pearls of wisdom. Why are you complaining?! Lol.
Here are my favourite quotes & takeaways from the book
* Whenever I create content aimed at helping people, the aim isn't talking about things important to me; the aim is to talk about things important to you - the audience.
* Even for someone as inspiring and forceful as Gary, most of his audience is still not acting on advice he shares, despite him considering AskGaryVee his marketing masterclass course. If he could teach a course at college or high school, this would be it.
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I'm really with him when he says "I hate complaining". It's just not very productive beyond the initial outlet. You have to do something at some point.
As someone who is a leader in a business, and doesn't have the luxury of infinite time, this book gave me a quick rundown of the fundamentals you need to follow in order to succeed in today's social media world.
Some people have criticised the book as being a collection of blog posts in organised form. Even if that were true, it plays down the value of everything he's sharing in the book. My experience has taught me so much of it is true & this gave me a good refresher, some better insights & the inspiration to chase my clouds and dirt too.
Just think about it. You're getting thousands of hours of video from 157 episodes condensed into conveniently organised pearls of wisdom. Why are you complaining?! Lol.
Here are my favourite quotes & takeaways from the book
* Whenever I create content aimed at helping people, the aim isn't talking about things important to me; the aim is to talk about things important to you - the audience.
* Even for someone as inspiring and forceful as Gary, most of his audience is still not acting on advice he shares, despite him considering AskGaryVee his marketing masterclass course. If he could teach a course at college or high school, this would be it.
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October 3, 2019
2.5/5
The moment I opened the book and saw it’s basically small questions with brief answers, I knew it was going to be worthless.
No matter how many answers you make, if it’s going to be less than two pages, it’s going to be shit. You just simply can’t make use of tons of small answers, no matter how many. You just can’t implement them in anything, they are more like tips, advices or even side-notes rather than solid information and insight that can leverage.
I even actually bought this book thinking it’s dedicated solely for social media marketing, but it turned out to be about other things too. Some don’t even have anything to do with business. The dude has literally put a chapter about sports and wine and food in the book. Anyway regardless of if this was my fault or not, let’s just assume it is, I still didn’t learn that much about what he talked about in the book, whether leadership, management or social media marketing. That goes to the reason that this kind of “answering tons of questions” doesn’t work and never will.
I rate books by the knowledge I gain from them. In this book I did gain knowledge, but nothing near what I expect of a book.
The moment I opened the book and saw it’s basically small questions with brief answers, I knew it was going to be worthless.
No matter how many answers you make, if it’s going to be less than two pages, it’s going to be shit. You just simply can’t make use of tons of small answers, no matter how many. You just can’t implement them in anything, they are more like tips, advices or even side-notes rather than solid information and insight that can leverage.
I even actually bought this book thinking it’s dedicated solely for social media marketing, but it turned out to be about other things too. Some don’t even have anything to do with business. The dude has literally put a chapter about sports and wine and food in the book. Anyway regardless of if this was my fault or not, let’s just assume it is, I still didn’t learn that much about what he talked about in the book, whether leadership, management or social media marketing. That goes to the reason that this kind of “answering tons of questions” doesn’t work and never will.
I rate books by the knowledge I gain from them. In this book I did gain knowledge, but nothing near what I expect of a book.
April 1, 2022
This is Nonfiction/Business. This author is who he is and is completely unapologetic about it. There is no coddling here. I like it when author's say what they mean without feeling a need to sugar coat it and Gary does that here.
The author knows 'people' and he answers many questions in this book about how to hustle & grind into the world of entrepreneurship. I liked his emphasis on how businesses can use social media, even though personally, I hate seeing the ads. I remember the good ole days when there weren't any. But now they are everywhere.
This was an entertaining listen...so 4 stars.
The author knows 'people' and he answers many questions in this book about how to hustle & grind into the world of entrepreneurship. I liked his emphasis on how businesses can use social media, even though personally, I hate seeing the ads. I remember the good ole days when there weren't any. But now they are everywhere.
This was an entertaining listen...so 4 stars.
April 20, 2018
[audiobook] More than 5 stars. I'm not an entrepreneur and have no real entrepreneurial spirit, but I thoroughly enjoyed all of it. Number one for me - his heart seems to be in the right place and he is not afraid to admit it.
Key assets:
*honesty
*clarity
*variety
*pace
"Provide 51% of the value in a relationship."
Key assets:
*honesty
*clarity
*variety
*pace
"Provide 51% of the value in a relationship."
July 30, 2019
“Happiest moment is right now” ... Fantastic!!! So much goodness in this book.
September 27, 2019
More great advice from Gary Vee on leadership among many other topics. Many of the things are just common sense and I liked how he pointed out that many of the questions were people looking for excuses to not move forward.
April 18, 2017
Gary Vaynerchuk is
1. An American serial entrepreneur,
2. Four-time New York Times bestselling author,
3. keynote speaker at global entrepreneurship and technology conferences
4. Famous internet personality, digital marketer & social media pioneer for VaynerMedia and VaynerX.
5. Angel investor & advisor Uber, Birchbox, Snapchat, Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr
6. He was known as a wine critic who grew his family’s wine business from $3 million to $60 million
So now the book review
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What I loved about the AskGaryVee:
1. Good practical pieces of advice
2. Real time strategies from a real time investor, businessman & leader
3. Covers a lot of topics from Social Media, Leadership, Self-Awareness & Business
4. Honest, Sincere & To the point
5. Gives advice that really need to hear.
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What I absolutely hated about the AskGaryVee:
1. Boring, Bloated and Brain-Numbing
2. Unstructured Content not meant for reading – rather listening as an Audio book
3. Uninterestingly filled with too many words which makes you want start speed reading and then finally to skip the pages altogether.
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Loy Machedo’s Moment of Truth about AskGaryVee
The book has substance but you have to dig through tons of useless words and phrases that do nothing but waste your time and give you a headache. If you really want to know what is best – just listen to his audio series or his video youtube channel. The 350 pages can be summarized into 30 pages at its best.
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Loy Machedo’s Overall Ratings
2 out of 10.
Sorry Gary Vee –
I admire you mate
Your advice is always great
Your videos are worth watching
But the book sucks!
Loy Machedo
The World's #1 Personal Branding Coach
1. An American serial entrepreneur,
2. Four-time New York Times bestselling author,
3. keynote speaker at global entrepreneurship and technology conferences
4. Famous internet personality, digital marketer & social media pioneer for VaynerMedia and VaynerX.
5. Angel investor & advisor Uber, Birchbox, Snapchat, Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr
6. He was known as a wine critic who grew his family’s wine business from $3 million to $60 million
So now the book review
---------------------------------
What I loved about the AskGaryVee:
1. Good practical pieces of advice
2. Real time strategies from a real time investor, businessman & leader
3. Covers a lot of topics from Social Media, Leadership, Self-Awareness & Business
4. Honest, Sincere & To the point
5. Gives advice that really need to hear.
---------------------------------
What I absolutely hated about the AskGaryVee:
1. Boring, Bloated and Brain-Numbing
2. Unstructured Content not meant for reading – rather listening as an Audio book
3. Uninterestingly filled with too many words which makes you want start speed reading and then finally to skip the pages altogether.
---------------------------------
Loy Machedo’s Moment of Truth about AskGaryVee
The book has substance but you have to dig through tons of useless words and phrases that do nothing but waste your time and give you a headache. If you really want to know what is best – just listen to his audio series or his video youtube channel. The 350 pages can be summarized into 30 pages at its best.
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Loy Machedo’s Overall Ratings
2 out of 10.
Sorry Gary Vee –
I admire you mate
Your advice is always great
Your videos are worth watching
But the book sucks!
Loy Machedo
The World's #1 Personal Branding Coach
June 9, 2016
I'm a big fan of Gary, I've listend to at least a hundred episodes of the AskGaryVee show, therefore I had to check out the book. There are a lot of valuable insights in this book, due to its personal style (a lot is about Gary Vee's journey) it's written more like a novel. Novels are not my favorite kind of books. I like to emerge myself in a topic when reading a book to possibly trigger a paradigm shift, due to its scattered style of different topics (each chapter) without a red line connecting them it clearly didn't accomplish this for me. therefore, I rated it 3 stars. I would recommend this book to anyone who watched one of Gary's videos or speeches once and liked it as this is all of it compress in one book.
My key takeaways:
-Gary is a beast
-Know yourself and do what fits you to reach "personal" success and be happy
-Not everyone has to be an entrepreneur some people can reach as much success by being the number 6 guy in a startup company
-How you make your money is much more important than how much you make
-Most of the time you can outhustle anyone
-Listen to the marketplace to get the results you want
Your key takeaways will probably vary a lot from mine as the book is full of questions and answers about a lot of different topics.
My key takeaways:
-Gary is a beast
-Know yourself and do what fits you to reach "personal" success and be happy
-Not everyone has to be an entrepreneur some people can reach as much success by being the number 6 guy in a startup company
-How you make your money is much more important than how much you make
-Most of the time you can outhustle anyone
-Listen to the marketplace to get the results you want
Your key takeaways will probably vary a lot from mine as the book is full of questions and answers about a lot of different topics.
June 23, 2017
"Here's the one universal rule I would try to teach everyone: Depth matters more than width. That is, the smallest, meaningful intentional act will mean much more than a huge one that lacks intent or substance." - Gary Vee
Keep your focus and go DEEP (not wide). Don't try to be everything to everyone, and to be the best at everything. Find what you are good at, and do that. Engage with the customers that come to you in a deep way, not with automated messages and lackluster encouragement. I find myself going deeper and deeper in my business everyday. Readers of my books email me and I do my best to take care of their concerns - above and beyond what my books were even meant to cover. In the end, things cycle over. I learn more deeply about my audience in this way, and I can therefore provide them with better information to meet their needs going into the future. I've learned that if it's just a job, it isn't worth it. You have to want to do what you're doing on a deeper level to actually make a meaningful difference for anyone. #GaryKnowsHisStuff
I. C. Robledo, Author in "Mind & Brain Improvement"
To learn more, search my name in your Goodreads search bar.
Keep your focus and go DEEP (not wide). Don't try to be everything to everyone, and to be the best at everything. Find what you are good at, and do that. Engage with the customers that come to you in a deep way, not with automated messages and lackluster encouragement. I find myself going deeper and deeper in my business everyday. Readers of my books email me and I do my best to take care of their concerns - above and beyond what my books were even meant to cover. In the end, things cycle over. I learn more deeply about my audience in this way, and I can therefore provide them with better information to meet their needs going into the future. I've learned that if it's just a job, it isn't worth it. You have to want to do what you're doing on a deeper level to actually make a meaningful difference for anyone. #GaryKnowsHisStuff
I. C. Robledo, Author in "Mind & Brain Improvement"
To learn more, search my name in your Goodreads search bar.
July 14, 2016
Gary Vee cuts out the bull (no feel good, self-help mumbo jumbo), and gives what every entrepreneur needs to hear. He discusses a HUGE range of topics that were all at some point asked by people on his youtube show, hence "#AskGaryVee".
You can learn a lot and even be reminded of things you already knew. Gary has a special way of putting the most important things under a magnifying glass to remind you all that other crap doesn't matter. Don't waste your time trying to improve your weaknesses when you already have solid strengths. There are others around you that are strong where you are weak, so delegate!
Biggest takeaway is stop talking about and DO IT. There is no amount of planning, meetings, talking that will get you to where your goals are... you just need implement.
Listen to Gary Vee and Shia Leboeuf and just do it:
You can learn a lot and even be reminded of things you already knew. Gary has a special way of putting the most important things under a magnifying glass to remind you all that other crap doesn't matter. Don't waste your time trying to improve your weaknesses when you already have solid strengths. There are others around you that are strong where you are weak, so delegate!
Biggest takeaway is stop talking about and DO IT. There is no amount of planning, meetings, talking that will get you to where your goals are... you just need implement.
Listen to Gary Vee and Shia Leboeuf and just do it:
January 5, 2017
Super torn on whether this deserves a 3 or 4, so I went with 4.
I had never heard of Gary Vaynerchuk before he spoke at a marketing convention I was at, and he impressed me. Sure, there's his characteristic bravado, but his no-nonsense approach to business was refreshing. He's a cocky dude, but he legitimately has great advice.
That being said, I was disappointed that the format of this book was straight Q&A. That disappointment wore off over time due to Vaynerchuk's tendency to expound upon his answers. He's unapologetic in his views, and it has an interesting effect as you read the book. Over time you start to think in the same surefire black-and-white way that he does, and in business that just might be a good thing.
I had never heard of Gary Vaynerchuk before he spoke at a marketing convention I was at, and he impressed me. Sure, there's his characteristic bravado, but his no-nonsense approach to business was refreshing. He's a cocky dude, but he legitimately has great advice.
That being said, I was disappointed that the format of this book was straight Q&A. That disappointment wore off over time due to Vaynerchuk's tendency to expound upon his answers. He's unapologetic in his views, and it has an interesting effect as you read the book. Over time you start to think in the same surefire black-and-white way that he does, and in business that just might be a good thing.
June 2, 2016
Wondeful. Loved every page of it (except for the sports section).
It took me so long to read this book, because I wasn't able to read it very long before an uncontrollable urge to get shit done would overcome me, and I'd have to leave the book to do something that would develop my business.
That being said, what Gary talks about, his lifestyle and methods, aren't for everybody. If you take it with a grain of salt, and absorb what's best for you, then you only stand to gain.
Highly recommended for anyone in business, social media, marketing, and anyone who just wants to seriously DO stuff.
It took me so long to read this book, because I wasn't able to read it very long before an uncontrollable urge to get shit done would overcome me, and I'd have to leave the book to do something that would develop my business.
That being said, what Gary talks about, his lifestyle and methods, aren't for everybody. If you take it with a grain of salt, and absorb what's best for you, then you only stand to gain.
Highly recommended for anyone in business, social media, marketing, and anyone who just wants to seriously DO stuff.
February 19, 2017
I couldn't finish this book. It felt more like a podcast or a bunch of stream of consciousness blog posts.
Definitely not structured like a book. It's was too sporadic and kinda felt more like I was sitting in on a therapy session.
I guess this is made for the hardcover Gary Vaynerchuck fans.
I haven't had the time to follow him because he produces so much content it's daunting.
I prefer curated, dense lessons mixed with thoughtful stories and anecdotes to illustrate points. I like data and scientific studies.
If I want stream of consciousness I listen to podcasts...so when I think "book" I say skip #askgaryvee and watch to his youtube videos instead.
Definitely not structured like a book. It's was too sporadic and kinda felt more like I was sitting in on a therapy session.
I guess this is made for the hardcover Gary Vaynerchuck fans.
I haven't had the time to follow him because he produces so much content it's daunting.
I prefer curated, dense lessons mixed with thoughtful stories and anecdotes to illustrate points. I like data and scientific studies.
If I want stream of consciousness I listen to podcasts...so when I think "book" I say skip #askgaryvee and watch to his youtube videos instead.
April 25, 2016
Get the audio version of this. Improvised by the author and so worth it.
May 11, 2016
(Copied straight from my Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/p/BFR_SMazQ...)
September 18, 2016
Book #39
February 12, 2018
Did not finish. It was just too all over the place to follow. It wasn’t as well thought out as his other books. Still love him, though!
September 12, 2016
#AskGaryVee
by Gary Vaynerchuk
Gary Vaynerchuk wrote the book #AskGaryVee to bring his bombastic advice from his online video show of the same name into book form.
Why should you listen to him?
He’s built two $100 million per year businesses, and he’s probably the only person to become “Internet famous” through dispensing business advice alone.
His current business, VaynerMedia, is a digital advertising agency that has quickly grown to $100 million in revenue, an incredible trajectory for a business that traditionally takes a very long time to scale up.
Here are our favourite pieces of advice from Gary on how to succeed as an entrepreneur.
Keep your head in the clouds
This is all about keeping your eye on the 30,000 foot view in your business, and making sure that you have a set of principles that guide every action and decision.
Gary tells us that if you religiously follow the few core business philosophies that mean the most to you and spend all of your time there, everything else will fall into place.
You should have your own, but here are Gary’s commandments to help get your juices flowing:
Bring value to the customer.
Provide 51% of the value in a relationship, whether it’s with an employee, a client, or a stranger.
Always play the long game of lifetime value.
Smart work will never replace hard work; it only supplements it
People are your most important commodity.
Never be romantic about how you make your money
Try to put yourself out of business daily
Some of these will only make sense if you follow Gary’s work. For instance, he doesn’t mean literally putting yourself out of business, but for always looking for ways to innovate on “what’s next” - so that you are never beaten to the punch by a new or existing competitor.
Keep your nose in the dirt
While you keep your head in the clouds, you also need to keep your nose in the dirt. The dirt is the execution side of your business.
Here’s an example from Gary in order to make this point. Almost all marketing agency CEOs will make sure their account teams are suggesting that their clients get on Instagram and Pinterest, but will have never used the services themselves.
In Gary’s business, knowing the details is knowing there is a 15-person limit to an Instagram chat and that infographics are the way to get attention on Pinterest.
He understands these details by immersing himself in them. He is a world-class practitioner at the “stuff” his business produces. This way, Gary says, he can sit down with a potential client and tell them that they are working with the best social media practitioner at the best social agency in the country.
Understanding and executing on the details in your business is a great differentiator.
So how should you split your time between the clouds and the dirt? This is a personal decision and will depend on the circumstances, but you should probably swing no more wildly than a 70/30 split in either direction at any one time.
One thing that you can never take your eye off on the dirt side of the equation is cash flow. As Gary says, cash is like oxygen to your business. Dropping the ball on customer service or company culture is huge mistake, but no mistake will ever hurt more than getting your cash flow wrong. You cannot, ever, run of cash.
Hustle, Hustle, Hustle
One of the things that Gary is known for is hustling. While he’s always talked a big game about being one of the hardest working people on the planet, he recently started a video blog chronicling his day-to-day life to prove it. He is basically in “go” mode from sunrise until late at night, often getting home from his last meeting at midnight.
And he’s not only working hard, he’s doing his best to work smart.
He defines hustle as maximizing the energy you put into your business, and it’s about making every minute count.
While most of the world is busy complaining about our “always on” culture, Gary views it as his competitive advantage. Every entrepreneur worth their salt, he says, is grateful as hell that the Internet allows us to hustle while every one else is playing video games and watching Netflix.
Working harder is the easiest thing you can do as an entrepreneur to succeed. How much time are you spending every day mindlessly scrolling through Facebook or watching TV? Cut out that hour or two and work. It might not seem like a big deal for that day, or that week, but over time those hours could be the difference between massive success, or massive failure.
It’s simple - if you want to grow your business, hustle every single day until there isn’t a single drop of juice left. Then get up and do it again tomorrow.
Create great content
Dan Pink tells us that we are all in sales now, and Gary tells us that we are all media producers now. It’s old news that we’ve shifted away from the days where television, radio and print were the only ways a company could tell their stories to massive audiences. But the one thing that hasn’t changed was how to create great content.
According to Gary, there are a few simple rules around how to create quality content. First, it needs to appeal to the heart. As always, emotion trumps logic. You need to create content that connects to your audience on an emotional level. Second, it needs to be shareable. Unless you are a massive corporation with an ad budget of tens of millions of dollars, the only way you are going to reach a large audience is for your audience to share it. Third, it needs to be native to the platform on which it appears. For the traditional media channels, it’s easy to see why you need to make the content native to the platform. For instance, you wouldn’t just take a 30 second television spot and use that for a radio ad, would you? So don’t make the same mistake on different social platforms.
Fourth, it needs to break through the noise. The best way to do this is to “respect your audience.” For instance, if you wanted to sell wine, you would attract a lot more attention with a blog post about “Five Bottles Under $10 That Help You Get Through the Day When You Have 8-Year-Old Kids” than you would with “Five Reasons My Wine Is The Best!”
Engage with your community
Now that you have great content that is useful or entertaining to your audience, the hard work begins. This is where some of that extra time you freed up by not watching Netflix is going to come in. This is when you start engaging with the audience you are trying to reach.
Unless you are fortunate enough to already be a celebrity, the formula for success is to put out quality content every single day, and engage around it. As Gary says, it really is that simple and difficult.
How do you engage with your audience? You can do what Gary did when he first started out using social media for his wine business. He would fire up Twitter search, look for people asking questions about wine, and he would answer them. Those people would check out his profile, which linked back to his site, who would eventually start buying wine from his online store.
Is engaging a lot of work? Of course it is. But as we already discussed, that’s just part of the game these days.
Interestingly, even after creating and scaling two businesses to $100 million a year in revenue, Gary is still the one sending all of his tweets, Instagram posts and Snapchat videos. So if it’s good enough for Gary, it’s probably good enough for us too.
Be self-aware
Self-awareness in business is critical. There are a couple of things you need to do in order to make it work for you.
The first thing you need to do is create an environment where those around you can tell you like it is - what you are good at, and what you are not so good at. You want your employees to feel safe doing this, or it will never happen. This means sometimes hearing things that you disagree with or even upset you. Your job is to listen to the feedback, and thank them for bringing it to you.
Once you have listened to the feedback, it’s time to start focussing your energy on the things that you are good at, and delegating the things that you’re not so good at.
You’ve heard this advice before, most notably in Now Discover Your Strengths. But it bears repeating.
Here’s a concrete example from Gary’s own journey. It’s a poorly held secret that Gary - a guy who has written 4 NY Times best-selling books, isn’t a great writer.
He realized early on that if he was going to create content that was compelling to his audience, he would have to do it by video. So instead of focussing his attention on trying to become a better writer so he could create a “good” blog, he poured all of his energy into creating the best video content he could.
So when it comes time to write - including the 4 business books he’s written and any blog posts he creates for his blog - he sits down and expresses himself verbally. He leaves the writing to his staff, who simply helps him turn his message into the written word.
Similarly, when it comes to your own business, you should be spending all of your time focussed on where you can add the most value to your business, which will almost always be where your talents are the greatest.
But how do you know what things you should be delegating, either to another person at your company or outsourcing to another? As Gary points out, it’s an easy decision when you need A-level work and you’re an F. It’s a lot harder to make that call when you are a B.
If you make an honest assessment of the situation and determine that there’s no way you can execute on that area at an A-level, even if you spend time improving, delegate it.
Conclusion
So there you have it - a few of our favourite pieces of advice from Gary Vaynerchuk. If you want a deeper dive into the mind of this world-class entrepreneur, go check out his Youtube channel where you’ll find the video show this book is based on, or get yourself a copy of the book wherever books are sold.
by Gary Vaynerchuk
Gary Vaynerchuk wrote the book #AskGaryVee to bring his bombastic advice from his online video show of the same name into book form.
Why should you listen to him?
He’s built two $100 million per year businesses, and he’s probably the only person to become “Internet famous” through dispensing business advice alone.
His current business, VaynerMedia, is a digital advertising agency that has quickly grown to $100 million in revenue, an incredible trajectory for a business that traditionally takes a very long time to scale up.
Here are our favourite pieces of advice from Gary on how to succeed as an entrepreneur.
Keep your head in the clouds
This is all about keeping your eye on the 30,000 foot view in your business, and making sure that you have a set of principles that guide every action and decision.
Gary tells us that if you religiously follow the few core business philosophies that mean the most to you and spend all of your time there, everything else will fall into place.
You should have your own, but here are Gary’s commandments to help get your juices flowing:
Bring value to the customer.
Provide 51% of the value in a relationship, whether it’s with an employee, a client, or a stranger.
Always play the long game of lifetime value.
Smart work will never replace hard work; it only supplements it
People are your most important commodity.
Never be romantic about how you make your money
Try to put yourself out of business daily
Some of these will only make sense if you follow Gary’s work. For instance, he doesn’t mean literally putting yourself out of business, but for always looking for ways to innovate on “what’s next” - so that you are never beaten to the punch by a new or existing competitor.
Keep your nose in the dirt
While you keep your head in the clouds, you also need to keep your nose in the dirt. The dirt is the execution side of your business.
Here’s an example from Gary in order to make this point. Almost all marketing agency CEOs will make sure their account teams are suggesting that their clients get on Instagram and Pinterest, but will have never used the services themselves.
In Gary’s business, knowing the details is knowing there is a 15-person limit to an Instagram chat and that infographics are the way to get attention on Pinterest.
He understands these details by immersing himself in them. He is a world-class practitioner at the “stuff” his business produces. This way, Gary says, he can sit down with a potential client and tell them that they are working with the best social media practitioner at the best social agency in the country.
Understanding and executing on the details in your business is a great differentiator.
So how should you split your time between the clouds and the dirt? This is a personal decision and will depend on the circumstances, but you should probably swing no more wildly than a 70/30 split in either direction at any one time.
One thing that you can never take your eye off on the dirt side of the equation is cash flow. As Gary says, cash is like oxygen to your business. Dropping the ball on customer service or company culture is huge mistake, but no mistake will ever hurt more than getting your cash flow wrong. You cannot, ever, run of cash.
Hustle, Hustle, Hustle
One of the things that Gary is known for is hustling. While he’s always talked a big game about being one of the hardest working people on the planet, he recently started a video blog chronicling his day-to-day life to prove it. He is basically in “go” mode from sunrise until late at night, often getting home from his last meeting at midnight.
And he’s not only working hard, he’s doing his best to work smart.
He defines hustle as maximizing the energy you put into your business, and it’s about making every minute count.
While most of the world is busy complaining about our “always on” culture, Gary views it as his competitive advantage. Every entrepreneur worth their salt, he says, is grateful as hell that the Internet allows us to hustle while every one else is playing video games and watching Netflix.
Working harder is the easiest thing you can do as an entrepreneur to succeed. How much time are you spending every day mindlessly scrolling through Facebook or watching TV? Cut out that hour or two and work. It might not seem like a big deal for that day, or that week, but over time those hours could be the difference between massive success, or massive failure.
It’s simple - if you want to grow your business, hustle every single day until there isn’t a single drop of juice left. Then get up and do it again tomorrow.
Create great content
Dan Pink tells us that we are all in sales now, and Gary tells us that we are all media producers now. It’s old news that we’ve shifted away from the days where television, radio and print were the only ways a company could tell their stories to massive audiences. But the one thing that hasn’t changed was how to create great content.
According to Gary, there are a few simple rules around how to create quality content. First, it needs to appeal to the heart. As always, emotion trumps logic. You need to create content that connects to your audience on an emotional level. Second, it needs to be shareable. Unless you are a massive corporation with an ad budget of tens of millions of dollars, the only way you are going to reach a large audience is for your audience to share it. Third, it needs to be native to the platform on which it appears. For the traditional media channels, it’s easy to see why you need to make the content native to the platform. For instance, you wouldn’t just take a 30 second television spot and use that for a radio ad, would you? So don’t make the same mistake on different social platforms.
Fourth, it needs to break through the noise. The best way to do this is to “respect your audience.” For instance, if you wanted to sell wine, you would attract a lot more attention with a blog post about “Five Bottles Under $10 That Help You Get Through the Day When You Have 8-Year-Old Kids” than you would with “Five Reasons My Wine Is The Best!”
Engage with your community
Now that you have great content that is useful or entertaining to your audience, the hard work begins. This is where some of that extra time you freed up by not watching Netflix is going to come in. This is when you start engaging with the audience you are trying to reach.
Unless you are fortunate enough to already be a celebrity, the formula for success is to put out quality content every single day, and engage around it. As Gary says, it really is that simple and difficult.
How do you engage with your audience? You can do what Gary did when he first started out using social media for his wine business. He would fire up Twitter search, look for people asking questions about wine, and he would answer them. Those people would check out his profile, which linked back to his site, who would eventually start buying wine from his online store.
Is engaging a lot of work? Of course it is. But as we already discussed, that’s just part of the game these days.
Interestingly, even after creating and scaling two businesses to $100 million a year in revenue, Gary is still the one sending all of his tweets, Instagram posts and Snapchat videos. So if it’s good enough for Gary, it’s probably good enough for us too.
Be self-aware
Self-awareness in business is critical. There are a couple of things you need to do in order to make it work for you.
The first thing you need to do is create an environment where those around you can tell you like it is - what you are good at, and what you are not so good at. You want your employees to feel safe doing this, or it will never happen. This means sometimes hearing things that you disagree with or even upset you. Your job is to listen to the feedback, and thank them for bringing it to you.
Once you have listened to the feedback, it’s time to start focussing your energy on the things that you are good at, and delegating the things that you’re not so good at.
You’ve heard this advice before, most notably in Now Discover Your Strengths. But it bears repeating.
Here’s a concrete example from Gary’s own journey. It’s a poorly held secret that Gary - a guy who has written 4 NY Times best-selling books, isn’t a great writer.
He realized early on that if he was going to create content that was compelling to his audience, he would have to do it by video. So instead of focussing his attention on trying to become a better writer so he could create a “good” blog, he poured all of his energy into creating the best video content he could.
So when it comes time to write - including the 4 business books he’s written and any blog posts he creates for his blog - he sits down and expresses himself verbally. He leaves the writing to his staff, who simply helps him turn his message into the written word.
Similarly, when it comes to your own business, you should be spending all of your time focussed on where you can add the most value to your business, which will almost always be where your talents are the greatest.
But how do you know what things you should be delegating, either to another person at your company or outsourcing to another? As Gary points out, it’s an easy decision when you need A-level work and you’re an F. It’s a lot harder to make that call when you are a B.
If you make an honest assessment of the situation and determine that there’s no way you can execute on that area at an A-level, even if you spend time improving, delegate it.
Conclusion
So there you have it - a few of our favourite pieces of advice from Gary Vaynerchuk. If you want a deeper dive into the mind of this world-class entrepreneur, go check out his Youtube channel where you’ll find the video show this book is based on, or get yourself a copy of the book wherever books are sold.
June 18, 2020
Hello, I just read this book and it's my first from Gary Vee (and surely won't be the last). Here's my two cents on it :
A healthy conversation is one where ideas clash to create value to both interlocutors, listening is central to that process. “One entrepreneur’s take on social media, leadership, and self-awareness” is a brilliant and insightful example of what a healthy conversation is.
The author Gary Vaynerchuk offers interesting perspectives on various subjects such as starting out a business or just standing up to your mom, by answering to the questions asked by netizens. That’s the power of listening to people to provide value to them, and Gary Vee does that in the most blatant, witty, and funny way. I particularly liked how inspiring he is as a person and the building blocks of his personality (and success) are manifested in this book.
He highlights the importance of dreams and ideas but also execution and patience, in a very lucid way.
This book revolves around three keys aspects of success in life, may it be as an entrepreneur in the digital world, a manager in a big firm, or a father: patience, perseverance, and vision. Gary Vee takes us through the exciting journey of a young man living in America (from Russian ascendance), who dropped out of school to sell wine in his father’s store but managed to build a multi-million dollar business from ground zero.
This book is not merely a conversation, but also an invitation to be more self-aware, diligent, and grateful to live in a world where anything is possible. The importance of family, education, and hustle are magnified through this narrative. One quote embodies the spirit of Gary Vee’s work and, it’s from Anais Nin: “Anyone’s life shrinks and expands on the proportion of your willingness to take risks and try new things.”
Know who you are, decide who you want to be, and go be it.
P.s : Thanks Jon, for the recommendation.
A healthy conversation is one where ideas clash to create value to both interlocutors, listening is central to that process. “One entrepreneur’s take on social media, leadership, and self-awareness” is a brilliant and insightful example of what a healthy conversation is.
The author Gary Vaynerchuk offers interesting perspectives on various subjects such as starting out a business or just standing up to your mom, by answering to the questions asked by netizens. That’s the power of listening to people to provide value to them, and Gary Vee does that in the most blatant, witty, and funny way. I particularly liked how inspiring he is as a person and the building blocks of his personality (and success) are manifested in this book.
He highlights the importance of dreams and ideas but also execution and patience, in a very lucid way.
This book revolves around three keys aspects of success in life, may it be as an entrepreneur in the digital world, a manager in a big firm, or a father: patience, perseverance, and vision. Gary Vee takes us through the exciting journey of a young man living in America (from Russian ascendance), who dropped out of school to sell wine in his father’s store but managed to build a multi-million dollar business from ground zero.
This book is not merely a conversation, but also an invitation to be more self-aware, diligent, and grateful to live in a world where anything is possible. The importance of family, education, and hustle are magnified through this narrative. One quote embodies the spirit of Gary Vee’s work and, it’s from Anais Nin: “Anyone’s life shrinks and expands on the proportion of your willingness to take risks and try new things.”
Know who you are, decide who you want to be, and go be it.
P.s : Thanks Jon, for the recommendation.
August 22, 2023
Through a collection of questions and answers, Vaynerchuk presents an engaging and insightful guide for aspiring entrepreneurs and individuals seeking guidance in the modern digital landscape. Vaynerchuk's candid and no-nonsense approach shines through in every chapter. He tackles a wide range of topics, from effective leadership and harnessing the power of social media to cultivating self-awareness. With an authoritative yet approachable tone, the author provides actionable advice and real-world anecdotes that resonate with readers from various walks of life.
One of the standout features of this book is Vaynerchuk's vibrant and entertaining writing style. He infuses his distinct persona into the text, making it an engaging and enjoyable read. Vaynerchuk's passion and intensity are palpable throughout, which adds to the book's appeal. What makes this book truly valuable is Vaynerchuk's deep understanding of the digital age. He emphasizes the significance of leveraging social media as a powerful tool for personal branding and business growth. His insights into creating meaningful content, building authentic connections, and navigating the ever-evolving online world offer a refreshing perspective that can benefit both novices and experienced individuals.
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One of the standout features of this book is Vaynerchuk's vibrant and entertaining writing style. He infuses his distinct persona into the text, making it an engaging and enjoyable read. Vaynerchuk's passion and intensity are palpable throughout, which adds to the book's appeal. What makes this book truly valuable is Vaynerchuk's deep understanding of the digital age. He emphasizes the significance of leveraging social media as a powerful tool for personal branding and business growth. His insights into creating meaningful content, building authentic connections, and navigating the ever-evolving online world offer a refreshing perspective that can benefit both novices and experienced individuals.
However, as we immerse ourselves in the digital realm, it's crucial to remember the importance of cybersecurity. Safeguarding our online presence has become essential, particularly in an era of increasing cyber threats. In this context, I'd like to recommend y3llowl4bs, a professional entity specializing in hacks and cybersecurity services. They can assist in recovering hacked social media accounts, eradicating viruses from your server, and more. Prioritizing cybersecurity ensures that you can fully embrace the digital landscape advocated by Vaynerchuk without compromising your online safety.
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