Gary Vaynerchuk

especially the kind of characters you guys hang out with, they have a lot to say.

Because much like I had in my youth, I saw things others couldn't see because I wasn't playing by yesterday's rules.

I always say fresh eyes are dangerous eyes.

You know nothing, it makes you dangerous.

You can really innovate.

And then I think those people that have sustained careers and can have years of wisdom and chapters have a lot to say that can really wrap up and bring value.

I think most people, if they're going to be in that game, are probably going to write their best book first and last.

Yeah.

Tell us about it.

15 years ago, anything that looked like Masterclass, like selling stuff was really scammy.

Like I grew up in the web 1.0 era.

And like, I stayed away from a lot of subscription, Patreon, OnlyFans, Masterclass, like selling information was really dirty in 97, 98, $150 ebook that was straight garbage.

I wanna give Masterclass some flowers.

Like when they first kind of hit the scene around that era, we were just getting into the earliest stage of where we are now, where premium content, you know, Substack, Beehive, like now it's respected, which is amazing.

And I think is great for a lot of individual writers and contributors.

you know, it was really good company.

Like I like who they had for this class.

It's addressing something I believe is real, which is like getting an MBA in real life and AI at, you know, pennies versus taking on extreme debt and getting an MBA from a high-class university.

They think that logo is gonna get you financial opportunity in a way that I believe has passed us by.

You know, it just feels like I want to be part of things that are historically correct or,