"Nobody thinks it's cool that you bought 100 shares of Tesla, and that's Tesla. Everyone thinks it's cool if you bought a rare pair of Michael Jordans and that phenomenon is grossly underestimated by the world right now." - Gary Vaynerchuk
Takeaways
- Embracing calculated risks is a key to success.
- Understanding what you are good at and establishing domain expertise there is a very good investment strategy.
- Success comes from hard work, dedication, and finding your unique interests.
- NFTs could represent a paradigm shift in ownership, with potential applications beyond art.
- We are just beginning to understand the various applications and business models around web3.
Bio
Gary is currently the Chairman of VaynerX, the CEO of VaynerMedia and the Creator & CEO of the NFT collection VeeFriends. He has been wildly successful in large part due to his preternatural ability to recognize trends and patterns early and parlay that into successful investments.
He has more than 34 million followers on social media and is one of the leading influencers in the crypto space, and was recently named to Fortune's Top 50 Influential people in the NFT industry. In addition, Gary has been an early investor into companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Venmo, Snapchat, Coinbase and Uber. He's also the founder of Flyfish Club, the world's first NFT restaurant.
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