meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
The James Altucher Show

462 - Scot Cohen: Don't Stay Small. Build Real Businesses Using Just Your Network

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Education, Business

4.62.7K Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2019

⏱️ 84 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Scot Cohen has made millions from networking. But he used to have a hard time figuring out who was toxic and who was actually a good connection. So I asked him how what flipped the switch? He told me how he went from miserable job to millions off networking.    I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast.    Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts Stitcher iHeart Radio Spotify   Follow me on Social Media: YouTube Twitter Facebook Linkedin Instagram ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host.

0:06.6

This is the James Altiger Show on the Choose Yourself Network.

0:12.6

Today on the James Altiger Show.

0:15.4

See that's the thing.

0:16.9

I really don't like meeting new people.

0:19.6

I mean, I kind of want to meet new people, but I don't really, I'm not really willing

0:24.3

to go to some random conference and then just mill into the crowd.

0:28.5

You like love it.

0:29.9

You literally can do it.

0:31.0

I feel 20 hours a day.

0:32.8

So would you call that networking?

0:34.4

Yes, and I think that's the real networking.

0:36.6

I think the other thing where people say, oh, come to my networking event, that's not

0:41.7

networking, that's BS.

0:43.8

And I think all those people stay small.

0:46.4

They stay small with their small businesses that may or may not work.

0:49.7

Whereas you're building real businesses, particularly because you keep the quality very,

0:54.4

very high.

0:55.9

And you have to balance those relationships because you can't have those kind of relationships

1:00.3

on a wide scale.

1:01.3

It's not possible to keep that many people close, right?

1:05.0

So it becomes an allocation of time.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from James Altucher, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of James Altucher and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.