Gary Vaynerchuk
Businessman, family man, and CEO of VaynerMedia
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Gary Vaynerchuk
@garyvee · CEO
Hi I'm Gary - I've been building business all my life. Starting in my 20's I grew the family business, a liquor store, from $3million to $45 million in 5 years by launching WineLibrary.com, one of America's first wine e-commerce businesses. Then in 2009 I co-founded VaynerMedia, a social first digital library helping brands market in the year we live in. Currently I'm an Angel investor and Advisor to some of the most successful tech startups and have invested in more than 50 including Twitter, Tumblr, Medium and Uber. Last year I decided to launch a $25 million seed fund, VaynerRSE, to continue investing. Ask me anything!
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Justin Kwong
@justinckwong · Increase Engagement Time = wiya.io
What is your take on the next generation of social media?
Brendan Hufford
@brendanhufford · HustleHeart.Co
What is your FAVORITE section of the #AskGaryVee book? It's, hands down, the best content you've ever made. THANK YOU for making it and shutting up the haters (including me!). ^_^
@garyvee hey Gary! In the #AskGaryVee audiobook you mention a few times how much you value the teen mindshare, and one of the apps teens have formed quite a movement around is @Shots. What do you think of it and why aren't more people in tech talking about it?
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For context: Shots launched an update a few weeks ago positioned around fun content from the web, the "Shots Comedy App" -- and you can share links now (which is really well done).
I've been using on the Product Hunt account and we're seeing hundreds of likes per post on average, with more than a handful reaching 3,000 to 4,000 likes. It's also super fun to use.
And the Shots community recently broke our Product Hunt LIVE record for number of comments in a LIVE Chat in John's AMA (and Rudy's wasn't far behind...). Very strong community, all framed around positivity.
Tom Frink
@tfcuse
What is the most effective social media platform for B2B businesses that are NOT in the tech sector?
Jack Dweck
@jackdweck · Product Manager at Unroll.Me
Hey Gary! You have a history of jumping on social platforms well before they become mainstream. What's the best indicator that a platform is going to blow up?
Suzie Godwin Kane
@suziekane · Owner, Marketing Slices
My client is in the wedding industry, and SnapChat stories from clients would be a great addition to their marketing strategy. When you have a physical product, how do you protect a brand's image on SnapChat when the video controls are in the user's hands?
Ash Rajput
@ar_trex · BI Consultant ( A Gym Rat)
Why Social Media? You probably could've gone some where else. What is the story behind you starting your career as Social Media expert. Btw Finished your Audio Book. Was a bomb. Spoiler Alert !!!Thanks for adding some humor with Tennis and Wines and Self Awareness.
Brendan Hufford
@brendanhufford · HustleHeart.Co
Looking back, VM started as social community management and added creative later on. In retrospect, would you still have done the same thing?
Will Chou
@willc · Personal Development: willyoulaugh.com
If I want to be one of the best skilled with social media 5 years from now (I don't care about if other people think I'm the best or not or fame.. I just actually want to be the best).. how would I go about doing that starting with basic/intermediate knowledge?