My guests on the podcast this week are Alex Nerney and Noah Riggs. Both are inspiring Internet entrepreneurs I met at FinCon this past week.
There’ll always be a place on this podcast for sharp young guys full of energy & ambition. When I met these two men at the Hilton Washington DC, I knew they’d bring a lot of value to a short discussion.
We pack a lot into our half-hour chat, including:
- The best part of FinCon
- Alex & Noah’s working relationship
- Our nation buried in student-loan debt
- ROI of Internet courses
- Being featured in Forbes, Inc. Magazine & Entrepreneur
- Alex’s 6-figure blog
- ROI of college tuition
- Noah’s plans to finish school
- Work to learn, you will earn later
- Becoming an attractive person
- How to find good mentors
- Being the hardest worker in the room
- How to ask for referral
- How to view investment returns
- The decision to start a blog
- Noah took Alex’s Pro Blogger course
- Alex shares how he met his business partner (hint: Tinder)
- Their favorite personal development book
- Happiness in America vs. other places
- Measuring success in the East vs. West
- What they would do with a new $1,000,000
- How we got our investing start
- Investing in Pokemon & Basketball cards
- Holding stocks for the long-term
- Stocks that Noah & I own in common
- McDonald’s & Microsoft as long-term holds
- Investing in the S&P 500
- Traveling to Bali (Indonesia)
Listen Here:
“I like to see investments perform well because it’s like a return on my knowledge.” – Noah Riggs
Connect with Alex:
- On his blog: createandgo.com
- On Instagram: @alex_nerney
Connect with Noah:
- On his blog: busylivingbetter.com
- Also at: dollarsprout.com
- On Instagram: @noah_riggs
