Writing for Leverage, Teenage Billionaires, The Problem with Mainstream Media, and More - David Perell on Off the Chain, Hosted By Anthony Pompliano • Podcast Notes

- Digital note-taking allows you to save all your ideas for the rest of your life

Through his writing, David has been able to meet some remarkable people, including Patrick Collison of Stripe

But now: Tech, phones, and social media create what David calls an “ever-ending now” (99%+ of what people consume is stuff produced in the last 24 hours)

Now: Build the distribution, then build the product

“What I tell them, time and again, is that it’s arrogant for you to do the hard work of learning things and not share it with the world. This world progresses when people share ideas. Look around you. Everything was built by people who came before you, and every single thing was somebody’s obsession… It’s arrogant to have ideas in your brain that c... See more

In 1820, if you wanted to discover a new idea, you’d probably sail to a new continent

An interesting theory: We’re entering an age where top-tier journalists are finally going to get paid what they’re worth by branching off and doing their own thing (like Bill Bishop)

3) Finally, share as much as you can by writing online

In today’s world, writing is one of the highest leverage things a human can do