Why Attention is the #1 Asset in Business
The GaryVee Audio Experience
Gary Vaynerchuk
4.8 • 18.3K Ratings
🗓️ 23 May 2026
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, I sit down to discuss the most important shift happening in culture and business today. I emphasize why attention remains the world's number one asset and why you cannot afford to be romantic about the platforms of yesterday. I also dive into my philosophy on entrepreneurship: why I view myself as a firefighter and how I detach my self-worth from followers and accolades to focus on the purity of the game.
You’ll learn about:
- The Power of Consumer Attention
- Why Technology is Undefeated
- How to Balance Conviction with True Humility
- The Difference Between Micro Adversity and Macro Success
- Why You Need to Start Embracing the AI Movement
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | So many people that have become wildly successful |
| 0:01.7 | and that have sustained even their careers, it's because they have been nimble and they have ebb and flowed through anything that's new and fresh. They didn't turn against it. It is the story as old as time. The biggest rock bands in the world, when MTV came out, refused to give their music videos to MTV because they thought it was giving away music for free. But Madonna and Prince and Michael Jackson |
| 0:22.6 | and Twisted Sister and Duran Duran knew the opposite. |
| 0:25.6 | Within three years they were the most famous artist in the world. |
| 0:28.6 | And so, yeah, I think again, when you dig in to uphold |
| 0:32.6 | yesterday, you always lose. |
| 0:34.6 | It doesn't mean there aren't great things about yesterday. |
| 0:37.8 | There's romantic things. |
| 0:38.8 | We see all the content. |
| 0:39.8 | Why the 80s were great and not. |
| 0:41.4 | Sure. |
| 0:42.2 | And when you think back to your childhood, |
| 0:43.6 | it's always simpler and all that. |
| 0:45.8 | But in business, |
| 0:47.9 | if you are fighting the truth |
| 0:49.8 | of where reality is, |
| 0:52.2 | that is a losing formula. |
| 0:54.0 | This is the Gary Vee audio experience. |
| 0:58.4 | You say good morning to Gary Vaynerchuk. |
| 1:01.0 | It's good to see you. |
| 1:01.8 | Thank you for being with us. |
| 1:03.2 | Good morning, everyone. |
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