
Just Because You’re Building a Business Doesn’t Mean You Have to Chase the Clout
(0:00) Hitting almost 1M downloads — staying persistent when quitting felt easier
(0:40) The core topic: building a business vs. chasing clout
(1:00) Myth check — does virality equal money?
(1:20) The call-to-action problem: views with no conversion
(2:25) Personal example: 17M views, zero sales
(3:00) Why most “content creators” aren’t real business builders
(3:50) The trap of buying followers — fake numbers, real costs
(4:40) The treadmill effect: likes, comments, and endless spending
(5:15) Why 100K real followers beat 1M fake ones
(6:00) CEOs with social media syndrome
(7:00) How people now analyze pages and sniff out fraud
(8:00) The power of even 5K true supporters
(8:40) Budgeting: marketing vs. fake engagement
(9:45) Offline business vs. social media flexing
(10:30) Tactical takeaway: product before platform
(11:20) Spotting real wins vs. fake perception
(12:20) What investors and clients actually care about
(13:10) The race between organic builders vs. fake flexers
(13:50) Final punchline: build the business, skip the bullshit
(14:10) Gratitude for the listeners + million download milestone
(14:40) Sign-off: “If you dream, dream out loud.
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