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The Truth About Gary Vaynerchuk Told by a Former Employee of VaynerMedia | My First Million Podcast

From My First Million · Published Jul 5, 2020 · Watch on YouTube

TL;DR

A former VaynerMedia employee describes Gary Vaynerchuk as a genuinely caring boss who built his company on compassion, not ego. The key marketing lesson from Gary is that marketing is "day trading attention" — always seek the most cost-efficient way to capture eyeballs, like creating a yoga studio in LA instead of buying a billboard.

Key insights

  • Marketing is fundamentally about day trading attention: you pay for eyeballs, and the goal is to find the lowest cost per eyeball.
  • A traditional billboard may be effective but often overpays per eyeball compared to creative, lower-cost attention-getting methods (e.g., launching a yoga studio in LA).
  • Gary’s management style is compassionate and supportive; he genuinely cares about employees, even offering help after they quit.

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