#220: Nick Ercolano – Making It On Social Media Without Going Viral
Description
Nick Ercolano is the creator of BDGE - a fantasy football lifestyle brand. Nick started BDGE from his mom's house seven years ago. This year, he moved his operation into NYC offices. In this conversation, we spoke about the journey. In this wide-ranging conversation, we spoke about the Kanye documentary, judging people who vlog in public, and what Nick is putting off.
(0:00 ) Success is happening for people at younger ages
(1:14 ) Flaws in Gary V’s patience argument
(2:50 ) Going on blind dates
(4:05 ) Nick’s story
(10:45 ) Why is Nick good on camera?
(13:05 ) How did Nick become more introspective?
(15:02 ) “I was okay with people judging me”
(17:30 ) Looking at childhood
(18:20 ) Documenting more
(19:10 ) Judging people who vlog in public
(20:30 ) Kanye doc
(22:48 Kanye:songs, Nick:??
(24:13 Nick’s second YouTube channel
(27:37 18 months before monetizing
(30:04 Making money from your content
(38:14 ) Regrets
(41:13 ) What is Nick putting off?
(44:19 ) People who have helped Nick
(49:24 ) What makes for good content?
(52:06 ) Where do I see myself in 5-10 years?
(54:47 ) Impactful quote
(56:33 ) 99% of the world has no idea who Nick is 58:05 Connecting with Nick
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