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Crushing It!: How Great Entrepreneurs Build Their Business and Influence—and How You Can, Too · Get A Copy · Friend Reviews · Reader Q&A · Lists with This Book. Goodreadshelpsyoukeeptrackofbooksyouwanttoread. Startbymarking“CrushingIt!:HowGreatEntrepreneursBuildTheirBusinessandInfluence—andHowYouCan,Too”asWanttoRead: WanttoRead saving… WanttoRead CurrentlyReading Read Othereditions Enlargecover WanttoRead saving… Errorratingbook.Refreshandtryagain. Ratethisbook Clearrating 1of5stars2of5stars3of5stars4of5stars5of5stars OpenPreview SeeaProblem? We’dloveyourhelp. Letusknowwhat’swrongwiththispreviewof CrushingIt!byGaryVaynerchuk. Problem: It’sthewrongbook It’sthewrongedition Other Details(ifother):   Cancel Thanksfortellingusabouttheproblem. ReturntoBookPage Notthebookyou’relookingfor? Preview—CrushingIt! byGaryVaynerchuk CrushingIt!:HowGreatEntrepreneursBuildTheirBusinessandInfluence—andHowYouCan,Too by GaryVaynerchuk(GoodreadsAuthor) 3.99  ·  Ratingdetails ·  9,046 ratings  ·  847 reviews Four-timeNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorGaryVaynerchukoffersnewlessonsandinspirationdrawnfromtheexperiencesofdozensofinfluencersandentrepreneurswhorejectedthepredictablecorporatepathinfavorofpursuingtheirdreamsbybuildingthrivingbusinessesandextraordinarypersonalbrands.Inhis2009internationalbestsellerCrushIt,Garyinsistedthat Four-timeNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorGaryVaynerchukoffersnewlessonsandinspirationdrawnfromtheexperiencesofdozensofinfluencersandentrepreneurswhorejectedthepredictablecorporatepathinfavorofpursuingtheirdreamsbybuildingthrivingbusinessesandextraordinarypersonalbrands.Inhis2009internationalbestsellerCrushIt,Garyinsistedthatavibrantpersonalbrandwascrucialtoentrepreneurialsuccess,InCrushingIt!,Garyexplainswhythat’sevenmoretruetoday,offeringhisuniqueperspectiveonwhathaschangedandwhatprinciplesremaintimeless.Healsosharesstoriesfromotherentrepreneurswhohavegrownwealthier—andnotjustfinancially—thantheyeverimaginedpossiblebyfollowingCrushItprinciples.Thesecrettotheirsuccess(andGary’s)haseverythingtodowiththeirunderstandingofthesocialmediaplatforms,andtheirwillingnesstodowhateverittooktomakethesetoolsworktotheirutmostpotential.That’swhatCrushingIt!teachesreaderstodo.Inthislively,practical,andinspiringbook,Garydissectseverycurrentmajorsocialmediaplatformsothatanyone,fromaplumbertoaprofessionaliceskater,willknowexactlyhowtoamplifyhisorherpersonalbrandoneach.HeoffersboththeoreticalandtacticaladviceonhowtobecomethebiggestthingonoldstandbyslikeTwitter,Facebook,YouTube,Instagram,Pinterest,andSnapchat;podcastplatformslikeSpotify,Soundcloud,iHeartRadio,andiTunes;andotheremergingplatformssuchasMusical.ly.Forthosewithmoreexperience,CrushingIt!illuminatessomelittle-knownnuancesandprovidesinnovativetipsandclevertweaksproventoenhancemorecommontried-and-truestrategies.CrushingIt!isastate-of-the-artguidetobuildingyourownpathtoprofessionalandfinancialsuccess,butit’snotaboutgettingrich.It’sablueprinttolivinglifeonyourownterms. ...more GetACopy AmazonOnlineStores ▾AudibleBarnes&NobleWalmarteBooksGooglePlayAbebooksBookDepositoryAlibrisIndigoBetterWorldBooksIndieBoundThriftbooks KindleEdition,288pages Published January30th2018 byHarperBusiness MoreDetails... 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CommunityReviews Showing1-30 Averagerating 3.99  ·  Ratingdetails  ·  9,046 ratings  ·  847 reviews AllLanguagesBahasaIndonesia‎(2) Deutsch‎(2) Eesti‎(1) English‎(795) Español‎(21) Français‎(1) Polski‎(2) Português‎(2) Pусскийязык‎(2) Română‎(3) Slovenčina‎(2) српскијезик‎(1) українська‎(1) العربية‎(1) فارسی‎(1) Morefilters  |  Sortorder StartyourreviewofCrushingIt!:HowGreatEntrepreneursBuildTheirBusinessandInfluence—andHowYouCan,TooWriteareview Apr16,2021 Dr.AppuSasidharan ratedit reallylikedit  ·  reviewofanotheredition (RegularReview)GaryVaynerchuktellsushowtobuildapersonalbrandandbecomesuccessfulinsocialmediabasedonhisandadozenotherpeople’spersonalexperiences.Thewaytheauthorconstruesthereasonforsocialmediasuccessisuniqueandwillhelpanyonewhowantstobecomearealcoupinsocialmedia.Hedeciphersthecovertactionstakenbythesocialmediainfluencerstobecomesuccessfulinavividmanner,unlikesomeoftheotherbookswrittenbydilettante’s,whichareexc (RegularReview)GaryVaynerchuktellsushowtobuildapersonalbrandandbecomesuccessfulinsocialmediabasedonhisandadozenotherpeople’spersonalexperiences.Thewaytheauthorconstruesthereasonforsocialmediasuccessisuniqueandwillhelpanyonewhowantstobecomearealcoupinsocialmedia.Hedeciphersthecovertactionstakenbythesocialmediainfluencerstobecomesuccessfulinavividmanner,unlikesomeoftheotherbookswrittenbydilettante’s,whichareexcruciatinglydidacticandgivesusacursoryreadingexperiencebyobliquelydisparagingtheiropponents. WhatIlearnedfromthisbook 1)Whatisthebiggestmistakethatsocialmediainfluencersmake? Socialmediainfluencersarefacingalotofcompetitionnow.Somepeopleareeventakingittotoxiclevels.Theauthoristellingusaboutthemistakesthattheinfluencersarecontinuouslymakingeveryday.“ThebiggestmistakeIseeinfluencersmakeis,they’llworkwitheverybrandontheplanet.It’sallabouthowmanybrandscantheyworkwith,notabouttheaudience,notaboutthereadership.Iseenolongevitythere.I’mmorefocusedonbuildingmyownbrandthanotherpeople’sbrands.” 2)Whyisitimportanttofollowyourpassion? Thisisasentencethatwewillhearalmosteveryday.Theauthoristellinguswhyweshouldfollowourpassion“You’regoingtogothroughatimewhereyou’renotgoingtomakeanymoney.It’snotgoingtobeaweek,it’snotgoingtobeamonth,it’snotgoingtobeoneyear.It’sgoingtobeyears.Andduringthattime,ifyoudon’tlovewhatyoudo,it’sgoingtobeveryhardtostickitout.Thatissomethingthatpeopledon’tunderstandwhentheyhear,“Followyourpassion.”Theyhearrainbows,unicorns,bulls***.Butthetruthofitisthatit’simportant,becauseifyoudon’tenjoywhatyou’redoing,you’regoingtobethatmuchmorelikelytoquitwhenitishard.” 3)Howshouldyourespondifsomeoneclosetoyoutriestobelittleyouortellsyouthatyouareuseless? Thisissomethingwhicheveryoneofusmighthavefacedinourlife.Therearemultiplewaystodealwiththissituation.Theauthoristryingtotellusoneofthebestmethodstodealwithit.“Committoignoringeverysinglevoicethatthreatenstoundermineyou.Ifit’syourmom,findarespectfulwaytotellheryouwantherlovebutnotheropinion.Ifit’syourfriends,tellthemyouaregratefulfortheirconcernbuttheyhavetochoosetosupportyouorf***off.” Myfavouritethreelinesfromthisbook “It’samatterofsurvivaltothinkbeyondyourcurrentsuccessesandconstantlylookforwaystocreatenewonessothatyou’reneverlimitedtoanyoneplatformorevenonetopic.Howdoyoudothat?Bycreatingapersonalbrandsopowerfulthatittranscendsplatforms,products,andevenyourpassion.”“Youarebetteroffbeingwrongtentimesandbeingrightthreethanyouareifyoutryonlythreetimesandalwaysgetitright.”“Whatworkedformewon’tworkforyou,however,andviceversa.That’swhyself-awarenessissovital—youhavetobetruetoyourselfatalltimes.” Whatcouldhavebeenbetter? Theauthorisrepeatingmanythingshetoldinhisfirstbook,CrushIt!:WhyNowIstheTimetoCashInonYourPassion.Readerswillfeelirritatedbyitunlessyouhaven’treadthefirstbook. Rating 4/5Ifyouareayoutuberoranysocialmediainfluencerorifyouwanttobecomeoneinthefuturethisisamust-readbook. ...more flag 68likes · Like  · seereview Viewall4comments Apr16,2018 LizaFireman ratedit reallylikedit Shelves: shelf-2018, ebook, read-from-shelf Well,thisbookisgreatatparts,andreallyannoyingatothers.StartwiththeannoyingpartssoIcanmovetothegreatones.GaryVaynerchukmentionshispreviousbooklikehalfamilliontimes,everybodyinthebookmentionthatbookaswell,andthankGary,andGodforwritingthissupersuperawesomebook.Itgoeslikethis:andthenreadhisbookCrushIt!andhislifechangedofcourse.BrianWamplerevensaid:“Iprobablyowemymarriagetothisidea."(fromthebook,yes?).Sonowaft Well,thisbookisgreatatparts,andreallyannoyingatothers.StartwiththeannoyingpartssoIcanmovetothegreatones.GaryVaynerchukmentionshispreviousbooklikehalfamilliontimes,everybodyinthebookmentionthatbookaswell,andthankGary,andGodforwritingthissupersuperawesomebook.Itgoeslikethis:andthenreadhisbookCrushIt!andhislifechangedofcourse.BrianWamplerevensaid:“Iprobablyowemymarriagetothisidea."(fromthebook,yes?).Sonowafterventing,thatbuildingapersonalbrandcanbebrainwashingexercise,andsometimetoomuch,Iwanttogettothegreatparts.First,Garydoesaverygoodjobinexplainingwhateachmediaisfor.IthinkthatsomeofthemIreallyunderstoodbetter(orforthefirsttime)thankstohim.Forexample,heexplainsFBhere:First,unlikeanyotherplatform,Facebookgivesyouthegiftofflexibility.Writtencontentandphotographsdon’tworkonYouTube.Instagramallowsforamaximumofone-minutevideosonauser’smainpageatthetimeofthiswriting.There’snowaylongwrittencontentisgettingtractiononSnapchat,butonFacebookathirteen-paragraphblogpostwillwork.Youcanpostpictures,andthey’llwork.YoucanembedaSoundCloudaudioplay,anditwillwork.Athirteen-secondvideowillwork.Sowillathirty-one-minutevideo.Facebookofferscompleteanduttercreativeflexibilityandhasthegreatestad-targetingproductevercreated.NooneistoocoolforFacebook.Ifyouhaven’talreadydoneso,gotoFacebookrightnowandregisteryourfanpage,becauseevenifit’snottheplacewhereyoucreatethepillarcontentforyourpersonalbrand,itiswhereeverythingyoudooneveryotherplatformwillcometolivefortheremainderofyourpersonalbrand’sexistence.Second,thisisinspirational!Peoplecandowhattheywantandsucceed.Theworldischanging,successcanbeachievable(eventhoughmostpeoplewillnotbecomeextremelyrich,buttheycantry).Ilovethatnewworld,andthefactthatpeoplelikeGary(oralsotheawesomeHannahHartorSophiaAmoruso).Hereiswhatwewereusedto:Andthenyouputinmyparents,whoareevenolder.FormetosayI’mleavingareallygoodjobthattookmealongtimetogettowhereIam,tostepawayfromthattomakeYouTubevideos,theyweredefinitelyscared,evenwhenItoldthemthenumbers.Thoseconversationswerehard,becauseyoudon’twanttofeelthatyou’relettingpeopledownorthatpeopleareworriedaboutyou.Andhereisanexampleofthenewworld:Somanypeopledon’tthinkofthemselvesascameraworthy,butvlogginganddocumentingdoesn’tdemandthatyoubeglamorousorbeautifulorreallysuperficiallyspecialatall.Haveyoulookedatwhat’soutthere?Asidefromthebeautybloggers,thebodybuilders,andtherisingpopidols—inotherwords,asidefromeveryoneinanindustrywhereyourlooksreallymatter—everyoneonYouTubelooksprettydamnedordinary.Therearevloggerswithdisfiguringtumors,vloggerswithdisabilities,vloggersofallagesandshapes.Vloggingisaterrificwaytodocumentinsteadofcreate,whichmeansthatliterallyanyonecandoit.Youdon’tneedtobeaccomplished(atleastnotintheway99percentofyoureadingthisdefineaccomplishment)tobreakoutonthisplatformbecause,remember,whenyou’redocumentingandnotcreating,you’reallowedtolearnasyougo.Youdon’thavetobeanexpert(yet).Youdon’thavetobesuccessful(yet).Theonlythingyoureallydohavetodoismaketheroadtogettingthereinteresting.Third,thereareawesomestoriesofsuccess,andtheiramazingstartingpoints.OneexamplethatIfoundfascinatingwasWhat'sInside:Lincolndecidedthatsincehelovedsports,he’dliketofindoutwhatwasinsideasportsball.Withhisfather’shelp,hestartedcuttingballsinhalfandputtingtogetherhisproject.Dandecidedtofilmtheprocess,postingtheresultsononeofhisYouTubechannelsAndthen:Peoplewereclickingonit,andsomewerecommenting,offeringsuggestionsforothertypesofballsLincolncouldcutopen.“Maybethisisit".Soyougetfunnyandfunstories,withtheirinteresting"howitallstarted",andreallyinspirationalideas,thatmostofusmightnotconsider,butarereallysuccessfultoday.Anyway,almost4stars.I'llforgivehimforthebrainwash,sincethereareenoughgoodpartstoit. ...more flag 51likes · Like  · seereview Viewall5comments Jun14,2018 ScienceOfSuccess ratedit itwasamazing ThisistheupdateofCrushIt-thebookthatchangedlivesofmanypeople.IfyouwanttobethenextInternetsuccess,thisreadmaybehelpful.Linktotheanimatedsummary:https://youtu.be/2BOG6MGBj8U ThisistheupdateofCrushIt-thebookthatchangedlivesofmanypeople.IfyouwanttobethenextInternetsuccess,thisreadmaybehelpful.Linktotheanimatedsummary:https://youtu.be/2BOG6MGBj8U ...more flag 34likes · Like  · seereview Viewall5comments Jan03,2018 ChristopherLawson ratedit reallylikedit  ·  reviewofanotheredition WhentheStandardisPrettymuchNothing,YouHavetobeJustAltruisticEnoughReadersofCRUSHIT!publishedin2009willwanttoknowwhatisdifferentaboutCRUSHINGIT!Inthisnewbook,authorGaryVaynerchukincludeslotsofstoriesoffolkssuccessfullyusingtheCrushIt!principles.Sothisbookislessofa“lecture,”andmoreofpracticalsuggestionsfromothers.Incontrasttohisearlierbook,Garyisn’ttheonlyonetalking:“Iwanttointroduceyoutootherentrepreneurswhohave WhentheStandardisPrettymuchNothing,YouHavetobeJustAltruisticEnoughReadersofCRUSHIT!publishedin2009willwanttoknowwhatisdifferentaboutCRUSHINGIT!Inthisnewbook,authorGaryVaynerchukincludeslotsofstoriesoffolkssuccessfullyusingtheCrushIt!principles.Sothisbookislessofa“lecture,”andmoreofpracticalsuggestionsfromothers.Incontrasttohisearlierbook,Garyisn’ttheonlyonetalking:“IwanttointroduceyoutootherentrepreneurswhohavemetwithunbelievablesuccessbyfollowingCrushIt!principles.”Inmostchapters,agreatdealofspaceisdevotedtothesestories.Theideais,seehowothersimplementedtheconcepts.Forreadersnotfamiliarwiththeearlierbook,CRUSHINGIT!includesasummaryoftheCrushItprinciples.Ifoundthisavaluablesection,especiallysinceIwasn’tfamiliarwiththefirstbook.Theauthorboilsitdowntoaprettyshortlist:“Whatreallymattersisaprettyshortlist:intent,authenticity,passion,patience,speed,work,andattention.”Theauthorthendiscussesindetaileachoftheseaspects.ItsoonbecamecleartomethatCRUSHINGIT!willrequireaTONofreallyhardworkandsacrifice,continuedforalongtime.Theauthorhasatremendousworkethic,andencouragesotherstofollowhisexampleoftirelessfocusondevelopinghisbrand.Thismeanslittletimeforvacationsandlongcoffeebreaks—andhardlyanythingelse,forthatmatter.Garymakesitclearthatthisbookisnotsomemagictemplateofsuccess,in3simplesteps:“Don’tlookforanine-stepprogramtosuccesshere,though.Ican’tgiveyouone.Theprinciplesareuniversal;thepathisallyours.”Thestoriesprovidedinthisbookallillustratethepassionandexertionofreallysuccessfulentrepreneurs.Oftheentirebook,ImostlikedGary’sdiscussionof“Authenticity.”Thischapterreallyrangtrue.WhenIthinkofpeoplewhohavedonewellindigitalmarketing,theyalwaysstandoutasgenuine.Theauthormakesafunny(buttrue)assertionaboutselfishnessandbusiness.Hedoesn’tsayyourentireoutlookshouldbefocusedonotherpeople—butjustenough,sinceeverybodyelseisENTIRELYself-centered:“Ifyournatureisatleast51percentaltruisticandonly49percentselfish,youhavearealshotatbreakingout,becausethevastmajorityofpeopleare70to99percentselfish.”Thereisalottoconsiderinthisnewbook,andlotsofinterestingstoriestoread.Icouldrelatedtosomeofthestoriesbetterthantheothers.Isuspectmanyreaderswillfocusonthestoriesmostrelevanttotheirpersonalsituation.Thisonestatementseemstometosumuptheessenceoftheauthor’sbusinessphilosophy:“Inaworldwherethestandardisprettymuchnothing,youhavetobejustaltruisticenough.“Soallinall,IfoundCRUSHINGIT!tobeafun,inspiringread.Ifyouarealreadyfamiliarwiththefirstbook,youcanprobablyjustskimovertheearliersectionsofthebook,sincetheyarearecapoftheoriginalprinciples.Itwasinterestingtoseealltheexamplesofsuccessfulentrepreneurs.AdvanceReviewCopycourtesyofthepublisher. ...more flag 12likes · Like  · seereview Oct11,2018 WojtekErbetowski ratedit itwasok Mostofthebookisaboutwhythebookisgreat...:/ flag 11likes · Like  · seereview Aug07,2018 AmirTesla ratedit likedit Thisissupposedtobeanupdatedversionoftheamazingbook"Crushit"inwhichGarylaysoutstepbystepactiononmonetizingyourpassion. Thisissupposedtobeanupdatedversionoftheamazingbook"Crushit"inwhichGarylaysoutstepbystepactiononmonetizingyourpassion. ...more flag 9likes · Like  · seereview Mar17,2018 Sachi ratedit didnotlikeit I’mgladIborrowedthisanddidn’tbuyit.AskGaryVeefeltfarmoreinformativeandusefulthanCrushingIt.CrushingItwasrepetitiveandacompletebore.IknowGaryhasaghostwriterbuthisbooksfeellikehe’shadinvolvementinit,unlikethisonewhichdidn’tevenfeellikeithadany.Thetipsonhowtousesocialmediaplatformswellwereclosesttousefulbutnotdeepenough.‘Creategoodcontentandbepatient’isprettymuchallyou’llgetoutofit.Saveyourselfthetime,readAs I’mgladIborrowedthisanddidn’tbuyit.AskGaryVeefeltfarmoreinformativeandusefulthanCrushingIt.CrushingItwasrepetitiveandacompletebore.IknowGaryhasaghostwriterbuthisbooksfeellikehe’shadinvolvementinit,unlikethisonewhichdidn’tevenfeellikeithadany.Thetipsonhowtousesocialmediaplatformswellwereclosesttousefulbutnotdeepenough.‘Creategoodcontentandbepatient’isprettymuchallyou’llgetoutofit.Saveyourselfthetime,readAskGaryVee,listentoafewpodcastsandmoveontosomeonewhohassomethingnewtosay. ...more flag 7likes · Like  · seereview View1comment Feb28,2018 EvanClark ratedit likedit IloveGaryVee-howeverthisbookisfarfromhisbestwork.I’drecommendyoustartwithhisearlierbooks-andthenreadthisonlyifyou’redesperatelyseekingmoreofhissocialmediamarketinginspiration. flag 6likes · Like  · seereview View2comments Jun08,2018 WayneMarinovich ratedit itwasamazing Greatfollowupto“CrushIt”.YoucanalmosthearGary’sbreakneckspeednarrationinyourhead. flag 5likes · Like  · seereview View2comments May26,2018 LaurentMichiels ratedit itwasok Hmmm,althoughIdon'tthinkreadingthisbookwasacompletewasteoftime,itdidn'tcontainmuchnewinsights.Ithinkthebookiswaytoolongforthepointsbeingmadeandislargelystorytelling.Afterawhile,Iskimmedorevenskippedmuchofthestoriesofallthepeoplesuccessfully(surprisesurprise)applyingtheCrushIt!-principles,asoutlinedinGary'searlierbook.Ididn'treadGary'searlierbooks,butIheardthatthosewereatleastmuchbetterthanthisbook.Maintakeaways Hmmm,althoughIdon'tthinkreadingthisbookwasacompletewasteoftime,itdidn'tcontainmuchnewinsights.Ithinkthebookiswaytoolongforthepointsbeingmadeandislargelystorytelling.Afterawhile,Iskimmedorevenskippedmuchofthestoriesofallthepeoplesuccessfully(surprisesurprise)applyingtheCrushIt!-principles,asoutlinedinGary'searlierbook.Ididn'treadGary'searlierbooks,butIheardthatthosewereatleastmuchbetterthanthisbook.MaintakeawaysIgotfromthebook:1)Substance>form.Withoutgreatcontentyoucan'tbuildyouronlinepersonalbrandandgainasolidfollowerbase.(ThisonemightsoundabitironicnowsinceIfoundthisbookactuallyoftenlackingsufficientsubstance.)2)Beyourselfandalwaysspeakthetruth;withoutauthenticityyoucan'tbringconsistentcontent.Thisalsoappliestochoosingwhichbrandsyouworkwith,asyoushouldonlyworkwithbrandsthatarealignedwithyourpersonalbrand.3)Itisn'teasytoestablishyourownsuccessfulbrandandeventuallymonetizeit--itrequirescountlesshoursofstudyingtrends,producingcontent,andengagingwithothersonthevarioussocialmediachannels.Thereisnotimeforleisure.Thefirstmonthsorevenyearscanbehard,soyou'llprobablyonlymakeitthroughthetroughofdisillusionmentifyouaretrulypassionateaboutwhatyouaredoing.4)Studysocialmediatrendsandactonthembeforetheygetmainstream.Thesooneryoufallbehind,themoretimeyou'llneedtocatchup.Thisforinstanceappliestowhichsocialmediaplatformsyouuse.5)Finally,thebookhassomepracticaltipsonusingrelevanthashtags,directmessagingandformingpartnershipswithinfluencersinyourareaofinterest,engagingdirectlywithyouraudience,andspecificadviceregardingthevarioussocialmediachannels.“Thepathisallyoursaslongasyoucommitandarewillingtoexecute.” ...more flag 4likes · Like  · seereview Sep13,2018 NateRiggle ratedit reallylikedit GreatBook.Openedmyeyestostopseeingsocialmediaasatimewasterforshallowconnectionsandfalseviewsofpeople’slives.IrememberwhenTwitterfirstcameoutbeingsoexcitedaboutthepotentialfortheworld.ThenIlostinterestbecauseIstartedlettingsocialmediacontrolmylifewastingtimeandscrollingthroughfeedsisnotwheretherealvalueis.Gonnajumpbackonandstartexperimentingagain. flag 3likes · Like  · seereview Mar10,2018 Katie(katieladyreads) ratedit likedit Nothingnewhereotherthanifyouwanttobeanentrepreneuryouhavegottobe110%allin.Insightfulinformationforanyoneunawareofsocialmediaplatformsortheirinfluenceandlotsofstoriesofpeoplewhoare“crushingit.” flag 3likes · Like  · seereview Jan26,2019 MargaretLozano ratedit didnotlikeit Iliked“CrushIt”whenIreaditlastyear,butIhonestlyfoundthisfollowupincrediblyboring.Listentohispodcast,orreadthefirstbookinstead😉 flag 3likes · Like  · seereview Jun05,2020 StephySimon ratedit reallylikedit CrushingIt!.Wehaveseenatremendoussurgeinbusiness,beitofanykind,inthelasttwodecades.Withthisgrowthcomesthecompanion-competition.Whenthisisaboonfortheeconomy,it'snotthesameforanewentrepreneur.Thetimethatanewenterprisetakestoreachthebreak-evenpointhasincreasedtotwiceorthreetheearlierandmanyquitstryingbeforethat.Whenitcomestogrowingyourbusiness,nothingwouldbemorebeneficialthanone'scontacts\reach.Andthat'swherethisbo CrushingIt!.Wehaveseenatremendoussurgeinbusiness,beitofanykind,inthelasttwodecades.Withthisgrowthcomesthecompanion-competition.Whenthisisaboonfortheeconomy,it'snotthesameforanewentrepreneur.Thetimethatanewenterprisetakestoreachthebreak-evenpointhasincreasedtotwiceorthreetheearlierandmanyquitstryingbeforethat.Whenitcomestogrowingyourbusiness,nothingwouldbemorebeneficialthanone'scontacts\reach.Andthat'swherethisbookbecomesusefulCrushingIt!:HowGreatEntrepreneursBuildTheirBusinessandInfluence-andHowYouCan,Too 🔖IfIhavetoreviewitinasingleline,Iwouldsayit'sacompleteguideforbuildingapersonalbrandonSocialMedia,alongwithstoriesandlessonsfromsuccessfulpeople.ThisbookbyGaryVaynerchuk@garyvee,anextremelyaccomplishedmarketerandbusinessman,dealswithhisviewonsocialmediaasamarketingtool.Healsodiscussesaboutdifferentplatforms,howtoreachyourpotentialcustomersusingit,possiblemistakesonecouldmake,etc.Theinternetissuper-packedwithinformationongrowingbusinessusingsocialmedia;well,thisbooksavesyouthetimeforresearchingoneachplatformseparately. Theplatformsdiscussedinthebookare musical.ly,Snapchat,Twitter,Facebook,Instagram,YouTube,andPodcast.Alongwiththediscussionondifferentplatforms,hegivesexamplesofcontenttypesthathewouldpostineachplatform.Onecanalsolearnsignificantstrategiesthatwouldbeusefulingrowinghisbusinessfromthestoriesofthesuccessfulmarketersgiveninthebook.Imptakeaway1)Thereisalwaysacustomerforwhatyouintendtosell.2)createapersonalbrandtoreachyourpotentialcustomers3)Don'tdependonaparticularplatform4)Neverquitexperimenting.5)Avoidbeingperfectionist,bereal.6)Stopchasingnumbers.Talent+patience+persistence=successIrecommendthisbooktoanyonewhohasamarketabletalentnwanttocreateamarketforitoverthesocialmedia... ...more flag 3likes · Like  · seereview Aug05,2020 AustinOkolo ratedit reallylikedit Shelves: business Thisbookisuptherewithoneofmyfavourites.GaryVaynerchukisaheroofmine.Heisanexceptionalentrepreneurandanevenbetterperson.Garyisaspeaker,aNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorandbusinessownerhelpinghimtoamassahugenetworthof150milliondollars.In2018hewroteoneofthemostempowering,lifechangingandimpactfulbookscalled‘crushingit’Inthisbookhebreaksdownhowpeoplecancreatethelifetheywantthroughbuildingtheirpersonalbrand,Byusingthat Thisbookisuptherewithoneofmyfavourites.GaryVaynerchukisaheroofmine.Heisanexceptionalentrepreneurandanevenbetterperson.Garyisaspeaker,aNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorandbusinessownerhelpinghimtoamassahugenetworthof150milliondollars.In2018hewroteoneofthemostempowering,lifechangingandimpactfulbookscalled‘crushingit’Inthisbookhebreaksdownhowpeoplecancreatethelifetheywantthroughbuildingtheirpersonalbrand,Byusingthatpersonalbrandtotalkabout/dowhattheyarepassionateabout.AccordingtoGaryandmanyotherpeoplewhowrotetheirtestimoniesinthisbookItreallyisthatsimple.AslongasyouhaveIntent,authenticity,passion,patience,speed,workandattention.Iwouldrecommendtoanyonewhowantstocreatethelifeoftheirdreamsthroughdoingwhattheyarepassionateabout.Whetheryouare16or60itreallydoesn’tmatterItisnevertoolateortooearlyandtheexamplesinthisbookisevidenceofthat.FollowmeonLinkedInforbookrecommendationseveryMonday. ...more flag 2likes · Like  · seereview Apr23,2021 RadidoO. ratedit likedit Goodread. flag 2likes · Like  · seereview Jan15,2019 IlieDobrin ratedit likedit  ·  reviewofanotheredition ForwhoisfamiliarwithGaryVeeit'sobviousfromthebeginningthathedidn'tpersonallywritethisbook.:)BecauseGaryVeedoesnothavetime.Heisalwaysinthemidstofpeoplewhoseekhimforhelp.TheGhostwriterhasdone,however,agreatjob.ConsideringGaryVee'slevelofaudience,wecanimaginethatthemarketingofthissuccessfulbookwashuge.But,essentially,isjustacollectionofshortstoriescollectedfromentrepreneurswhowereluckyenoughtofind,readandrespecta ForwhoisfamiliarwithGaryVeeit'sobviousfromthebeginningthathedidn'tpersonallywritethisbook.:)BecauseGaryVeedoesnothavetime.Heisalwaysinthemidstofpeoplewhoseekhimforhelp.TheGhostwriterhasdone,however,agreatjob.ConsideringGaryVee'slevelofaudience,wecanimaginethatthemarketingofthissuccessfulbookwashuge.But,essentially,isjustacollectionofshortstoriescollectedfromentrepreneurswhowereluckyenoughtofind,readandrespectattherightmomenttheprinciplesoutlinedinthebook"Crushit".Ofcourse,it'sannoyingthatheputshisfanstomentionhisfirstbookineachparagraph;theirstoriesareveryboringhereandthere."Gary"explainshowyoucanmakethemostonthebiggestsocialmediaplatforms,butdon'tofferstoomuchdetailsorprofoundideasofhowyoucanusethemstrategicallyinyourinterest.IwishIcouldfindsomeinsightfulideasrelatedtoLinkedIn,PinterestorMediumalso.Work!Createcontent!Bepatient!ThesearethethreeguidingtipsrespectedbythosewhohavesucceededinfollowingGary'sadvice.Butthebestadviceofthenewbookisthis:startsomewhere,juststarttobuildyourpersonalbrand.ThebestpageinthebookistheonewrittenbyGaryhimself,Ithink.It'sthestoryofhisdebutonYouTube,thatbroughthimfameandalotofmoney.Thewayhejumpedfromtheprofessorialattitude,dictatedbyhisfears,tothenonchalantattitudeofgenuineenthusiasm,ismemorable.Gary'saudienceismadeupofyoungpeopleinsearchformentorsandinspiration.HisenergycanchanneltheirmindstoworkharderinordertoachievetheSUCCESSinbusiness.Butperhapsmorethroughconferencesandspeechesthanthroughbooks... ...more flag 2likes · Like  · seereview May01,2018 AndrejHribernik ratedit itwasamazing Letmegiveyoumytakeonthebookwithashortsummaryandaquickreview.Eventhoughthisisoneofhismoretime-consumingreading/audiomaterials,theexperienceisgreat,goodstructure,insightful,withreal-lifeexperiences.Eachchapterintroducesaquickintro,astepbystepsystem,atestimonialfromhisbook“crushit”-reallifeexperience,andfinalthoughts.Hischaptersandsuccessstoriesfeaturetheseplatforms:Musical.ly,Snapchat,Twitter,YouTube,Facebook,Instagram,Podca Letmegiveyoumytakeonthebookwithashortsummaryandaquickreview.Eventhoughthisisoneofhismoretime-consumingreading/audiomaterials,theexperienceisgreat,goodstructure,insightful,withreal-lifeexperiences.Eachchapterintroducesaquickintro,astepbystepsystem,atestimonialfromhisbook“crushit”-reallifeexperience,andfinalthoughts.Hischaptersandsuccessstoriesfeaturetheseplatforms:Musical.ly,Snapchat,Twitter,YouTube,Facebook,Instagram,Podcasts,Voice-FirstHisadviceistouseamixofthis7stepprocesswhenbuildingyourpersonalbrandonsocialmedia:Intent,Authenticity,Passion,Patience,Speed,Work,AttentionHopethishelps,andletmeknowifImissedanythinginthecommentsection ...more flag 2likes · Like  · seereview Sep21,2018 CassandraKaySilva ratedit itwasok Shelves: business, self-help Thisfeltveryselfglorifyingwhichwasoffputtingtosaytheleast.Idon'tliketheovercongratulatorytonetotheauthorandhisoriginalbookreferencedinthisone.PartsofitwereprettymotivatingfromaSocialmediaperspectiveandhowyoucanmakethemostoutofthat.SoIthinksomeofhispointswerereallygoodbutthedeliverywasnotpalatableinmyopinion. Thisfeltveryselfglorifyingwhichwasoffputtingtosaytheleast.Idon'tliketheovercongratulatorytonetotheauthorandhisoriginalbookreferencedinthisone.PartsofitwereprettymotivatingfromaSocialmediaperspectiveandhowyoucanmakethemostoutofthat.SoIthinksomeofhispointswerereallygoodbutthedeliverywasnotpalatableinmyopinion. ...more flag 2likes · Like  · seereview Dec31,2020 AmanUpadhyay ratedit likedit Shelves: breeze_through IfyoualreadyfollowGarytoomuchforyourownliking,there'snothingnewinthebookaftertheinitial25%.Still,Ilikedlisteningtotheaudiobooksimplybecausehe'sagreatspeaker. IfyoualreadyfollowGarytoomuchforyourownliking,there'snothingnewinthebookaftertheinitial25%.Still,Ilikedlisteningtotheaudiobooksimplybecausehe'sagreatspeaker. ...more flag 2likes · Like  · seereview Apr09,2019 Jasmine addedit thisisthefirstmarketing/personalbrandingbookI'veread.itwaseasytoreadandIfoundmyselfreachingforitovermycurrentromancenovelwheneverIhadsparetimetoread.Idon'tcompletelyseehowIcanapplyalloftheseinsightstowhereIamnow,butit'sgivenmethemotivationtositdownandfigureouthowmysocialmediareflectswhoIwanttobeprofessionally.IappreciatedGary'sfocusonbeingauthenticandshowingyourpersonality.thatfeltvalidating;justbecauseIu thisisthefirstmarketing/personalbrandingbookI'veread.itwaseasytoreadandIfoundmyselfreachingforitovermycurrentromancenovelwheneverIhadsparetimetoread.Idon'tcompletelyseehowIcanapplyalloftheseinsightstowhereIamnow,butit'sgivenmethemotivationtositdownandfigureouthowmysocialmediareflectswhoIwanttobeprofessionally.IappreciatedGary'sfocusonbeingauthenticandshowingyourpersonality.thatfeltvalidating;justbecauseIusesomethingforprofessionalnetworkingdoesn'tmeanitcan'tbecandid.onethingthatdidfrustratemeisthemainadviceabouthowmuchtimeandenergyneedstobeputintobeinganentrepreneur.Idon'tmindtheideaofhardworkforalongtime—Ihaveadisabilitythatstrictlydictatesmysleepschedule,myenergyforagivenday,etc.Icanwearmyselfoutbydoingsomethingsillylikewalkingtoomuchoneday,andthenI'llbeinbedunabletodoanythingforthenextday.IfirmlybelievethatIwillnotbeafailurebecauseofmytimelimits,butacceptthattheyaffectmypace.thataside,I'drecommendthisbookforanyoneinterestedinpersonalbrandingorwhohasabusinessideatheywanttogetofftheground.it'sagoodoverviewofdifferentplatforms,andIwasabletofindwhatinterestedmesonowIcanreadmorespecializedbooks. ...more flag 1like · Like  · seereview Jul03,2021 Logan ratedit reallylikedit IfyouhavereadGary’sotherbooks,orpaidattentiontoanyofhiscontent,therewon’tbeawholelotofnewinformationhere.Which,isgoodbecausethatmeanshismessageisconsistent.However,whatyouwillfindisnewinformationthat’smorecurrentthanhis2009book,CrushIt.Ifyou’relookingtostartanewbusinessventure,whereverpointofthatyoumayfindyourselfin,Garyofferspracticaltipsonhowtogetstartedandbeeffectiveonanysocialmediaplatform.Sure,somemayr IfyouhavereadGary’sotherbooks,orpaidattentiontoanyofhiscontent,therewon’tbeawholelotofnewinformationhere.Which,isgoodbecausethatmeanshismessageisconsistent.However,whatyouwillfindisnewinformationthat’smorecurrentthanhis2009book,CrushIt.Ifyou’relookingtostartanewbusinessventure,whereverpointofthatyoumayfindyourselfin,Garyofferspracticaltipsonhowtogetstartedandbeeffectiveonanysocialmediaplatform.Sure,somemayreadthisandthinkit’saloadofbull.ButI’veimplementedsomeofthethingshehasmentionedinthisbook,andothers,andit’sbenefittedmypodcast.So,takemyopinionforwhatyouwill.WhileIappreciatedthebrevityofthebook,itdidcomeoffasthoughhewastryingtogetyoutoreadhis2009book,CrushIt.Which,isabitweird.Someoftheinformationinthebookisoutofdatenow,specificallythechapterfocusedonMusicalyandthechapteronVoiceFirstseemedoutofplace.ButIwillhandittoGary,heisnotafraidofnewtechnologyandhasawayofgettingpeopletotryoutthoseplatformsbecauseyoureallyneverknowwhatcouldcomeofit.Allinall,agoodreadthatwillgiveyouideasonhowtomanagesocialmediaforyourbusinessandhowtohandleinteractionswithcustomersandcommunity. ...more flag 1like · Like  · seereview Jul09,2020 SachinPrabhakar addedit Garyisamagician!Thepreviousbookintheserieswastheopeningactandthisbookisthemainact(fornow).Thebookisanextensionoftheconceptsdealtwithinthepreviousbookwiththeadditionaldescriptionofnewplatforms,InstagramandSnapchatandnewdigitalservices,PodcastsandVoice-first.Thecherryonthetopbeingthefirst-handexperienceofthesuccessfulpeopleintheirrespectivespaces.Entrepreneurshiprequiresworkandhustle,andthisiswhatGarypreachesandpreac Garyisamagician!Thepreviousbookintheserieswastheopeningactandthisbookisthemainact(fornow).Thebookisanextensionoftheconceptsdealtwithinthepreviousbookwiththeadditionaldescriptionofnewplatforms,InstagramandSnapchatandnewdigitalservices,PodcastsandVoice-first.Thecherryonthetopbeingthefirst-handexperienceofthesuccessfulpeopleintheirrespectivespaces.Entrepreneurshiprequiresworkandhustle,andthisiswhatGarypreachesandpreachesincessantly.Thehustledonetowardsone’spassiontrumpshustledonejustforthesakeofgettinginafewdollars.Thebookasksallofustobeasensibleandempatheticindividualsbeforebeingahungryshark.Optimism,patience,anddownrighthardworkmakegoodideasgreatbusinesses.Garyasksustobeopen-mindedandnottorefuseanyplatformbeforeeventryingitaswherethecrowdgoes,thebusinessgoes.HeisabigsupporterofZuckerbergandhisFacebookandsuggestseverybodytohaveaFacebookaccountforbusinessnomatterwhat.Hesharesanecdotesrevealingpersonalexperienceswitheachofthein-rageplatformsandalsodetailstheworkingsofthesame,includingMusical.ly,Snapchat,Facebook,YouTube,Instagramandalsopodcastsandvoiceassistants.Thebookservesasahugewake-upcallforanyonewithahobbyorpassion,whichisbasicallyallofus.Theonlypersonstoppingyoufromachievingyourdreamsisyou.Getupandgetworking! ...more flag 1like · Like  · seereview Aug08,2020 BrynMarie ratedit reallylikedit "Iworkedobsessively.Istudied,studied,studied,studiedtryingtounderstandhowtodothisright&howtobuildthis,becauseIwassoobsessedwithdoingsomethingspecial."-SeanO'Shea(excerptfromanexcerptinthebook)Ididn'trealizethatthiswasafollow-upbook,&amverymuchlookingforwardtogettingmyhandsonthefirstone.ThisisthefirstbusinessbookI'vereadthat"getsit",atleastinrelationtoexactlywhatIspecificallywanttodo,whatIwanttocreate&where "Iworkedobsessively.Istudied,studied,studied,studiedtryingtounderstandhowtodothisright&howtobuildthis,becauseIwassoobsessedwithdoingsomethingspecial."-SeanO'Shea(excerptfromanexcerptinthebook)Ididn'trealizethatthiswasafollow-upbook,&amverymuchlookingforwardtogettingmyhandsonthefirstone.ThisisthefirstbusinessbookI'vereadthat"getsit",atleastinrelationtoexactlywhatIspecificallywanttodo,whatIwanttocreate&wherethatfoundationwillhopefullyleadme.Itexcelledmythought-processofthematter&litadifferentkindoffireundermyass,sotosay.Like,IamsogladIcameacrossthisbook.Idon'treallytalkaboutwhatIwanttodo,atleastnottooin-depth,becauseI'msomewhatembarrassedaboutit;Idon'tknowhowtoexplainit,becauseIknowpeoplearen'tgoingtogetit.Andthisbookvalidatesmyvision&whatI'vebeenworkingon,&Ihavearenewedsenseofinspirationbecauseofthat.ToputwhatIalwaysbelieved,especiallyinabusinessstandpoint,&theverygeneralmessageofthisbookinonesentence:Therelationshipsyoucultivatewillalwaysbeyourgreatestasset. ...more flag 1like · Like  · seereview Aug27,2021 DeborahKucera ratedit reallylikedit GaryVaynerchuckisnotforeveryone,hehasaprettyinyourfacepersonality,but,youcantellthathereallycaresandhasapassionforhelpingothers.Beinganentrepreneurisalsonotforeveryone,soifyoulikeworkinga9to5andhavingtherestofyourtimetochilloutandrelax,stickingwiththestatusquo,that’sgreat!But,thisbookisprobablynotforyou.Listeningtosomeofthesuccessstoriesthatheincludesinthebookisinspiringanditwasprettycooltorecognizewho GaryVaynerchuckisnotforeveryone,hehasaprettyinyourfacepersonality,but,youcantellthathereallycaresandhasapassionforhelpingothers.Beinganentrepreneurisalsonotforeveryone,soifyoulikeworkinga9to5andhavingtherestofyourtimetochilloutandrelax,stickingwiththestatusquo,that’sgreat!But,thisbookisprobablynotforyou.Listeningtosomeofthesuccessstoriesthatheincludesinthebookisinspiringanditwasprettycooltorecognizewhosomeofthemare!Youcanpickandchoosewhichtipsyouwanttolistentoandimplement,butIamsurethereisatleastonethatwillresonatewithyouandinspireyoutomoveforward.Quote,thatstuckwithme-“Thisisyourlifeandyourchanceoftrulyruiningitareslim,shortofself-destructivebehaviororcompletelackofself-awareness,thereisvery,verylittleyoucandothatyoucan’trecoverfrom.”-GaryVaynerchuck ...more flag 1like · Like  · seereview Sep18,2020 Donna ratedit likedit Shelves: non-fiction IadmitthatI'veraidedmyson'slibrary,henceallofthese"taketheworldbystorm"bookslately.IamNOTthetargetaudienceforthisone.Icouldn'tstandthisoneatfirst...itwascringeworthy.Theauthorwastoomuchegoformyliking.Butoncehegotpasttheself-congratulationandpattinghimselfontheback,Icouldseetheusefulnessofsomehisbusinessbuildingadvice.Whathecouldn'tstressenoughwasforeveryonetojumponmoderntechnologyanduseallofthesocialmedia IadmitthatI'veraidedmyson'slibrary,henceallofthese"taketheworldbystorm"bookslately.IamNOTthetargetaudienceforthisone.Icouldn'tstandthisoneatfirst...itwascringeworthy.Theauthorwastoomuchegoformyliking.Butoncehegotpasttheself-congratulationandpattinghimselfontheback,Icouldseetheusefulnessofsomehisbusinessbuildingadvice.Whathecouldn'tstressenoughwasforeveryonetojumponmoderntechnologyanduseallofthesocialmediaapps.Hismessageisuseful,butIhadaproblemwithdelivery.So2.5stars. ...more flag 1like · Like  · seereview Feb04,2018 Naomi ratedit likedit  ·  reviewofanotheredition Ididnotreadtheauthor'sfirstbook,butIfoundCrushingittobeprettycommonbusinessadvicefoundinNUMEROUSotherbusinessbooksthattheauthorispackagingashisown.Itwasn'tahorriblebook.Itengagedmeprettyquickly.JustIhavereadthesameadviceoverandoveragain. Ididnotreadtheauthor'sfirstbook,butIfoundCrushingittobeprettycommonbusinessadvicefoundinNUMEROUSotherbusinessbooksthattheauthorispackagingashisown.Itwasn'tahorriblebook.Itengagedmeprettyquickly.JustIhavereadthesameadviceoverandoveragain. ...more flag 1like · Like  · seereview Aug21,2019 JessicaTindall ratedit likedit Itwasgoodformotivationalandinspirationalsupporttogetmybusinesshaton.Itdidn'thavealotofpracticaltoolsIcouldimplementstraightaway.IlikedthelittlebitsofrealstoriesfromGaryandhisguests. Itwasgoodformotivationalandinspirationalsupporttogetmybusinesshaton.Itdidn'thavealotofpracticaltoolsIcouldimplementstraightaway.IlikedthelittlebitsofrealstoriesfromGaryandhisguests. ...more flag 1like · Like  · seereview Jan19,2021 RachelleLeerling ratedit reallylikedit Garyknowsbest.Summarizing,it'sallaboutactingandexperimenting.Gobeyondwhatothersdoandtry.Postmore,it'snevertoomuch.Understandthenativecontentofplatforms,andtheiralgorithms.Dothetediouswork,asthat'swhereothersstop.Andofcourse,putintheworkasGarydoes!!! Garyknowsbest.Summarizing,it'sallaboutactingandexperimenting.Gobeyondwhatothersdoandtry.Postmore,it'snevertoomuch.Understandthenativecontentofplatforms,andtheiralgorithms.Dothetediouswork,asthat'swhereothersstop.Andofcourse,putintheworkasGarydoes!!! ...more flag 1like · Like  · seereview Jul13,2020 ArunavRajkhowa ratedit reallylikedit Itgavemeanewperspectiveaboutthepowerofsocialmediaandhowtousetheplatformstocreateapersonalbrand.Itmademerealizethattimeonesocialmediacanbeusedsomuchefficientlythanmindlessscrolling. flag 1like · Like  · seereview «previous123456789…next» newtopicDiscussThisBook topics  posts  views  lastactivity    #debtfreecommunity: July:CrushingIt! 1 8 Jan04,202001:41AM   Moretopics... Share RecommendIt  |  Stats  |  RecentStatusUpdates Readersalsoenjoyed Seesimilarbooks… Genres Business 445users Nonfiction 105users SelfHelp 78users Business> Entrepreneurship 72users Audiobook 33users SelfHelp> PersonalDevelopment 25users SocialScience> SocialMedia 22users Buisness 17users Leadership 13users Economics> Finance 9users Seetopshelves… AboutGaryVaynerchuk GaryVaynerchuk 2,480 followers GaryVaynerchukistheultimatebusinessman.Bornwithanentrepreneurialspirit,Garyisaproveninvestorandadvisorintheworldofstartups,andnowanexpertontheFortune500world,throughisworkasCEOofVaynermedia,asocialmediamarketingagency.Havingtwobestsellersunderhisbeltdoesn'thurteither.Thirty-threeyearsago,Garygothisstartinbusinessbyrippingflowersoutof GaryVaynerchukistheultimatebusinessman.Bornwithanentrepreneurialspirit,Garyisaproveninvestorandadvisorintheworldofstartups,andnowanexpertontheFortune500world,throughisworkasCEOofVaynermedia,asocialmediamarketingagency.Havingtwobestsellersunderhisbeltdoesn'thurteither.Thirty-threeyearsago,Garygothisstartinbusinessbyrippingflowersoutofpeople'syardsandsellingthemback.Yearslater,hewouldusethatsavvytogrowhisfamily'swinestorefrom$3to$45millioninjustafewshortyearsbylaunchingWineLibrary.com,oneofAmerica'sfirstwinewebsites.Fastforwardtonow,andhe'scontinuedtousethatsamebusinesssavvy,alongwithhisbrother,tobuildVaynerMedia,anewbreedofagencythathelpsFortune500companieslikeGE,PepsiCo,HasbroandtheNewYorkJetsfindtheirsocialmediavoicesandbuildtheirdigitalbrands.AlongthewayGarylaunchedastratosphericallysuccessfulinternetwineshow,writtentwobestsellingbooks,andbeatenDr.Ozinbasketball. ...more BooksbyGaryVaynerchuk More… News&InterviewsADebutNovelist's2021ReadinginReview   MateoAskaripour isaBrooklyn-basedwriterwhosefirstnovel, BlackBuck—which ColsonWhitehead callsa“mesmerizingnovel,executingahigh...Readmore...18likes·1comments TriviaAboutCrushingIt!:How... 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