Most People Are Just Not Asking | Tea with GaryVee

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Podcast Summary: The GaryVee Audio Experience

Episode: “Most People Are Just Not Asking | Tea with GaryVee”

Host: Gary Vaynerchuk
Date: August 10, 2026

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Episode Overview

This episode features Gary Vaynerchuk in conversation with a Brazilian host during his first visit to Brazil. The discussion centers on the evolution of content creation, the state of digital markets worldwide, practical advice for ambitious entrepreneurs, and the often-misunderstood value of self-awareness, patience, and intention in both business and content. Gary shares candid stories from his journey, insight into where he spots global opportunities, and refreshing honesty about what it really takes to succeed.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

Gary’s Origin Story and Content Journey (00:10–03:17)

• Gary shares that his creative and entrepreneurial spirit was evident from a young age, initially expressed through making signs for lemonade stands and his father's liquor store—though he didn't recognize it as "creativity" at the time.
• The leap into content started with Wine Library TV at age 30, recognizing the power of YouTube early (00:48).
  • Quote: “And then YouTube came along, and I saw it very early on.” (01:23)
• Initially, the strategy was to use YouTube for embedding in emails and on websites, not chasing native YouTube views.
• Became aggressive on Twitter as platforms evolved, maintaining consistent content output except during the VaynerMedia build (03:17).

The Challenge—and Opportunity—of Building an Audience Today (03:17–05:44)

• It’s much harder to break through on mature platforms now; early adopters had an advantage, but today, "you have to be the best, not the first." (03:31)
  • “Today, somebody in, you know, in southern Brazil can start an Instagram account and in a year be number one—but she or he has to be tremendous.” (04:10)
• Emphasizes no sympathy for those complaining about how difficult it is: “What you’re really saying is that you want to live a 1% life...that’s extremely hard.” (04:35)
  • Notable moment: Refers to the inevitable decline of popular platforms and those who fail to diversify (05:45).

Global Market Opportunities: Where Attention is Undervalued (06:00–07:33)

• South America and Asia are “the most interesting markets" due to underpriced ads and large populations.
  • “Ads in Brazil on Facebook and Instagram are a better deal than they are in America.” (06:26)
• Highlights Middle East, Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore) as areas with rapid brand-building potential due to low advertising costs (07:12 & 07:27).
• Plans to expand VaynerMedia globally and specifically considering Brazil, despite unique regulatory challenges in the local market (09:02).

The Three Essential Tips for Brazilian Entrepreneurs (09:49–13:56)

1. Self-awareness: The root of unhappiness is delusion; know yourself and don’t just chase followers or money (10:00).
   • Recalls criticism for leaving his "lane" as the "wine guy," empathizes with those afraid to change topics—even attractive people tied to their image (11:48–12:01).
   • “Liking what you do always makes people happy.” (10:04)
2. Make: Most people stall with excuses, when action is the only remedy (13:16).
   • “All these bullshit excuses to not make. People come up with a hundred excuses.” (13:16)
3. Patience: Success takes far longer than many think; impatience is self-defeating (13:16–13:56).

The Value of Asking, Answering, and Intentional Content (13:56–16:09)

• Gary flips an interviewer’s question about unasked questions, saying he always drives the narrative himself when needed.
• “When I answer questions, I’m there to answer somebody’s question...I’m there for them, not for me.” (14:10)
• Critiques creators who value self-promotion over audience value (15:00).
  • “Most people...are actually pr'ing themselves.” (15:44)
• Focus is always on giving maximum value in the moment, regardless of repetition (15:45).

Connections: The Double-Edged Sword (16:10–18:15)

• “It’s one of the biggest variables” for success. (16:36)
• The sticking point: Most people don’t balance giving and taking properly.
  • “95 to 98% of the interactions I have in the world...is somebody asking for something.” (17:15)
  • “Any relationship that starts with you taking means you do not have the leverage.” (18:15)

On Mentors, Learning, and the Best Education (18:31–20:47)

• Gary admits he rarely reads books or relies on traditional mentors—has read only seven books, two on business.
  • “Most people learn through books and mentors. And I don’t.” (18:44)
• Admires his father for teaching honesty, claims his “mentor” is audience feedback received via comments, DMs, and engagement.
  • “My mentor actually is all of you. I spend all my time...reading your comments.” (20:47)

Gary’s Investing Philosophy (21:28–23:43)

• Invests cautiously; currently less active due to founder oversupply.
• Framework: The 51/49 Rule—First, judge the founder’s capability and resilience, then the idea’s viability for the market now/soon.
  • “Do I think she can do it?...And number two, do I like the idea?” (21:52–22:30)
• Acknowledges losses often came from overvaluing ideas and undervaluing execution.

Final Thoughts for Brazilian Listeners (23:52–24:45)

• Brazil is at its historical best for entrepreneurs: “There has never been a better time to build something for yourself if you live in Brazil. The end.” (23:52)
  • The combination of technology, consumer base, and opportunity is unmatched (24:30).
• Parting advice: Internalize this unique moment and take action.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• "If you’re the first, and you're right, you make the most." (03:31) — Gary Vaynerchuk
• "I think people need to be reminded—it’s not so easy. It’s not supposed to be easy." (04:35) — Gary Vaynerchuk
• “When Instagram starts declining...a lot of people are going to be in trouble for not diversifying.” (05:45) — Gary Vaynerchuk
• “Because I want to win. You know, I want to build the biggest business I can build.” (07:48) — Gary Vaynerchuk
• "Liking what you do always makes people happy...Not being embarrassed of your insecurities is what makes people happy." (10:04)
• “More than half the people that commented on my content in 2009 made snarky comments that I should stay in my lane, that I’m just the wine guy." (12:01)
• “All these bullshit excuses to not make...They’re insecure, they’re scared." (13:16)
• “Most people, when they produce content, actually are not bringing value to the audience...they are actually pr'ing themselves." (15:44)
• “95 to 98% of the interactions I have in the world...someone’s asking for something.” (17:15)
• “My mentor actually is all of you. I spend all my time...reading your comments.” (20:47)
• “There has never been a better time to build something for yourself if you live in Brazil. The end.” (23:52)

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Key Timestamps for Major Segments

• 00:10 – Gary’s entrepreneurial roots and early content experiments
• 03:31 – Audience building: then vs. now
• 05:45 – The danger of relying solely on one platform
• 06:26 – Underpriced attention in global markets
• 09:59 – Three essential tips for Brazilian entrepreneurs
• 13:56 – Intent in content and the value of giving value
• 16:36 – The importance and pitfalls of business connections
• 18:44 – Gary’s learning style: little reading, heavy audience feedback
• 21:52 – Startup investing: founder first, idea second
• 23:52 – The best time in history for Brazilian entrepreneurship

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Conclusion

In this candid and densely-packed conversation, Gary Vee draws a direct line between relentless action, true self-awareness, and success in business and content. He offers hard truths: that wanting an extraordinary outcome means embracing extraordinary effort, patience, and humility, and that most aspiring creators and entrepreneurs overlook the brilliant opportunity right in front of them—especially in fast-growing, underpriced markets like Brazil.

Final advice: Recognize the unique advantages of the modern era, know yourself, take action, and remember: “Most people are just not asking.”

Transcript

[Gary Vaynerchuk]

This is the GaryVee audio experience.

[Brazilian Host/Interviewer]

Gary, it's been a huge pleasure to have you the first time here in Brazil.

[Gary Vaynerchuk]

Thank you very much.

[Brazilian Host/Interviewer]

Yes. We have a huge audience here with businessmen, people from marketing, people from self development. Yes. And for us to start, one thing I think is very important is most of the guys also know your story. Yes. But tell me a little more for when. What was the exact moment you start creating this huge content? Yes. On the Internet. I know you start on YouTube. You were one of the first guys to monetize to make money through YouTube. Yes. But tell a little about your story.

[Gary Vaynerchuk]

I was a very entrepreneurial kid, Always creative, always focused on signs. When I was selling lemonade, when I was selling baseball cards, when I was helping my dad's liquor store, I didn't, you know, only recently did I realize I was creative. But in hindsight, I was always making signs. I always thought that was being a salesman. But in reality, I was doing marketing and I was doing creativity. And then it was a website, and I spent a lot of time being creative with the website. And then it was advertising on Google AdWords and email, and I was doing copy.

[Brazilian Host/Interviewer]

Okay.

[Gary Vaynerchuk]

And I didn't realize all these things. They just thought like the thing you would do to sell. I didn't think of it as a profession or as a concept. For me, it was sales and businessman, not creative, not content. And then YouTube came along, and I saw it very early on. Eric Kastner, how old were you at that moment? At that moment, I was 29. 29 and then just turned 30. And my first video was when Wine Library TV was three months after I turned 30. And in front of a camera just like this, with three bottles of wine, I did a video. It was the first time I ever done a video in any shape or form. And it felt right. I remember as soon as it was over, you know, a couple hours later, it was on YouTube. YouTube was very small back then. Not a lot of views.

[Brazilian Host/Interviewer]

It was like the beginning of YouTube.

[Gary Vaynerchuk]

But we had a big email service. And, you know, it's funny, back then when you made videos on YouTube, you didn't think about them being watched on YouTube. They gave you an embed code, and you would take the code and you would put it on your site. So I sent an email to the people that buy wine to Wine Library. We hosted it for a little while. Then eventually I made a Wine Library TV site. But we would spend real money building sites to embed YouTube videos back then. And that became the process several Months later to about a year later, Twitter started getting very hot. I became very aggressive on Twitter and that was it. Then the cat was out of the bag. That was the beginning of what has me sitting here from that moment on, except for a very small period between 2011 and 2013 where I did very limited content because I was so head down on building VaynerMedia. Basically, over the last 13 years, except for maybe a two year soft period, I've been producing content very aggressively on the Internet.

[Brazilian Host/Interviewer]

Nice. And imagine nowadays a lot of people are producing content on the Internet. Here in Brazil is the same. What tips could you give to these people? Because market now is very aggressive. It's hard for you, for example, to

[Gary Vaynerchuk]

get audience as we as it should be like anything. If you're the first, you're going to and you're right. It's like real estate. If you're first and you're right, you make the most. And so audience development is hard now. On platforms that are mature, it's hard to develop audience because now when it's mature, you have to be the best, not the first. And most people aren't the best or in the top 5%. Today, somebody in, you know, in southern Brazil can start an Instagram account and in a year be number one.

[Brazilian Host/Interviewer]

Oh, yeah, sure.

[Gary Vaynerchuk]

But she or he has to be tremendous. The prettiest, the smartest, the funniest, the most strategic, or the biggest expert in sparkling wine from Brazil, the biggest expert on new fashion trends. Or she or he can take a different strategy and decide to become the leader of the first people on TikTok or the first people on a new medium. So you're either first or you're best. And I don't feel any sympathy or sadness for anybody who cries about it's hard to build an audience because I want to remind everybody who's watching, when you say that you want to build a big audience, what you're really saying is that you want to live a 1% life. I want to live a life where I get to do whatever I want and make enough money to be happy. That's extremely hard. Very few people achieve that in their lives. So I think the audacity to want to be an influencer or a content producer who makes a living off of that, I think people need to be reminded. It's not so easy. It's not supposed to be easy. Wait, wait till Instagram starts to decline. You know, how many, you know, maybe four or five years ago, a lot of the marketers will remember Facebook Pages stopped getting as many people seeing it organically, and everybody cried. But that was a lot of business people. Instagram is almost everybody.

[Brazilian Host/Interviewer]

Oh, yeah, sure.

[Gary Vaynerchuk]

And when Instagram starts declining in a year or two or six months or three years, a lot of people are going to be in trouble for not diversifying into podcasting, into LinkedIn, into YouTube, into TikTok, into Twitter, or into anything that's emerging.

[Brazilian Host/Interviewer]

Nice. And talking about markets. Imagine a lot of people are creating this content, and I understand that it's very important. You have kind of a pool of different sources of sending information to people in your concern. Comparing, for example, US with Latin America, which are the main markets, which are the markets that you feel is very warm and people should invest in from

[Gary Vaynerchuk]

a macro global perspective versus platform. Well, I think South America and Asia are actually the most interesting markets because the majority of the big companies spending money in the platforms is lower. Ads in Brazil on Facebook and Instagram are a better deal than they are in America.

[Brazilian Host/Interviewer]

Oh, yeah, sure. Yeah. I can see that. Because I buy media here is cheaper than when I buy, for example, some advertisement in U.S. perfect. Perfect. Yeah.

[Gary Vaynerchuk]

That is the answer.

[Brazilian Host/Interviewer]

No. No.

[Gary Vaynerchuk]

So cool. South America and Asia have scale. There's a lot of people. It's not Greenland, it's not Iceland. You know, there's people and the price is underpriced.

[Brazilian Host/Interviewer]

You know, business perspective.

[Gary Vaynerchuk]

I apologize. Where I'm actually, actually I want to bring value. The place I'm seeing my best results right now is the Middle East.

[Brazilian Host/Interviewer]

Middle East.

[Gary Vaynerchuk]

Middle east is very inexpensive on Instagram. And I'm building very quick awareness for me or any business I'm involved in.

[Brazilian Host/Interviewer]

What about Far east, for example, Vietnam.

[Gary Vaynerchuk]

Yes. These countries also Southeast Asia.

[Brazilian Host/Interviewer]

Yes, yes. Perfect.

[Gary Vaynerchuk]

As a whole, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia. Very, very good.

[Brazilian Host/Interviewer]

And for example, that's the first time you're coming to Brazil.

[Gary Vaynerchuk]

Yes.

[Brazilian Host/Interviewer]

Do you have, for example, some intent to invest in Brazil? Bring your agency, for example.

[Gary Vaynerchuk]

Yes.

[Brazilian Host/Interviewer]

And why?

[Gary Vaynerchuk]

Because I want to be everywhere.

[Brazilian Host/Interviewer]

Okay. And why you want to be everywhere?

[Gary Vaynerchuk]

Because I want to win. You know, I want to build the biggest business I can build.

[Brazilian Host/Interviewer]

Okay.

[Gary Vaynerchuk]

And the biggest business I can build includes when you need to build up

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[Gary Vaynerchuk]

Every place in the world, from Africa to Southeast Asia to now. Where exactly? So, for example, in the media business that I run, Brazil has unique laws where media and creative have to be together. So I have to decide, is it Brazil, is it Argentina, is it Colombia? Where a lot of culture and music is coming from that I'm interested in? So I haven't decided where VaynerMedia's office is gonna be. The biggest businesses are here, yes, but the restrictions on media and creative having to be together, which is unlike any other part of the world, is something that I have to be thoughtful about. Hey everybody. Hope you're enjoying the podcast right now. Make sure you follow the podcast. That's why I'm interrupting. Let's keep going on this show, but follow the podcast. It'll make my mom super happy.

[Brazilian Host/Interviewer]

Nice, nice, nice. So cool. And imagine you have some. You have free chips for Brazil to succeed in their business, which are these

[Gary Vaynerchuk]

three tips, I think. Self awareness.

[Brazilian Host/Interviewer]

Self awareness.

[Gary Vaynerchuk]

I think the biggest issue right now is that people are delusional or not self aware. They think they're just. I mean, the amount of kids that come up to me in the street and say they're gonna build a billion dollar company, I mean, it's just talk, you know, Self awareness. What makes you happy? Just having more followers or more money does not make people happy. Liking what you do always makes people happy. You know, not being embarrassed of your insecurities is what makes people happy. So, you know, are you a creator? Are you an actor? Are you a winemaker? You know, who are you? And I always fear, as my popularity grows, that a lot of the kids that watch me, or not even the kids, everyone starts to try to be like me and that the only thing that anybody should be like me in is that I was confident enough and patient enough to actually be myself. Which at the time in 2006, when I hit the scene in 2009, when I really hit the scene. Cursing was very frowned upon. Dressing casual was very frowned upon. I didn't look the amount of people that would say, you look like a. You look like you look great. But in reverse, in 2009, I would get hundreds of emails, you look like a bum. Nobody's gonna take you seriously if you don't wear a suit. Things that make people laugh right now. But that was my life. Don't talk about football. American football. I know where I am. You know, don't talk about, don't talk about, you know, don't talk about this. You want the best one?

[Brazilian Host/Interviewer]

Which one?

[Gary Vaynerchuk]

In 2009, when I started making business content, more than half of the comments that I got were for me not to talk about business because I should. Because I should only stick to wine, because that's what I know.

[Brazilian Host/Interviewer]

Whoa.

[Gary Vaynerchuk]

You know, that is probably. You know, I just said it for the first time this clear. I see Drock in the background making notes. I might not have something better to say right now than that. That more than half the people that commented on my content in 2009 made snarky comments that I should stay in my lane, that I'm just the wine guy. And I think that would be very good advice for a lot of people because I know for a fact, because I get so many DMs, the amount of people who no longer want to be posting what they're posting on Instagram, but because they were funny and a comedian, but now they're a serious business person. They used to be a model, but now they want to talk about their vegan food business. They used to be a business, serious businessman, but now they want to be a comedian. There's a lot of people, but they're scared because the first time they post something else, especially people that are attractive. I feel a lot of empathy towards people who are attractive. Their self worth and their likes come from being attractive. Then they try to make one post about something else and it doesn't get as many likes and they feel insecure and they'd rather get likes than be happy, which is crazy. So my biggest advice, number one is self awareness. Number two, make.

[Brazilian Host/Interviewer]

Make it.

[Gary Vaynerchuk]

Make everyone's thinking they're working towards it, they're looking for their videographer. All these bullshit excuses to not make people come up with a hundred excuses. They're insecure, they're scared. They deep down don't think they can achieve what they're saying they're going to achieve. And so they're not making. Number three is patience. I cannot understand how people think that in a week or in a month or even in a year, they're going to be so famous and so rich and it's delusional and so patience.

[Brazilian Host/Interviewer]

A difficult question now, please. Yes. Imagine there is a question you'd love somebody to ask you, but nobody ever has asked you this question, which is this question, and please answer that.

[Gary Vaynerchuk]

I'm happy to answer it, but I want to do what I do in every interview, which is give you the truth, which is the following. Any question I wanted to be asked of me, I would give that story and take control of the narrative. If there was something I wanted to talk about, I would make videos talking about it. When I answer questions, I'm there to answer somebody's question. Let me give you the reverse. The amount of people that come up to me that are my friends or around me, that say, gary, you know, I'll do a keynote, like today, 30 questions, and you'll come to me and you'll say, gary, aren't you tired? You know, because you've watched? Aren't you tired of people asking you the same question? The answer is no. It's their question right now, today, on Friday in Brazil. That's the question they want to ask of me. And if they need affirmation or if they need justification or if they need the clip to show their mother, see, Gary said so. I don't care when I'm being asked questions, I'm there for them, not for me. It's impossible for me to be selfish on a question. If I want somebody to ask me something, I'm gonna ask myself something and put it out to the fucking word, you know, Like, I don't need that. So it's a great question, and I'll tell you why it's a great question. I believe most people, when they produce content, actually are not bringing value to the audience. They are actually pr' ing themselves, I promise you. Right. And I'll tell you why you reacted like that. Cause you know right now that sometimes you bring in somebody and you get frustrated with the presentation because you're like, she or he's doing a press release for themselves.

[Brazilian Host/Interviewer]

Oh, yeah, sure.

[Gary Vaynerchuk]

You know, I come here today and I'm completely focused, like laser focused today on those 90 minutes on stage today. How do I bring the most value to those 2,000 people, knowing a lot of them already know what I have to say, knowing some of them don't even like me, and they're going there because their friend wants to come and. And knowing some percentage doesn't know who I am, how to mix that all in. That's how I think about.

[Brazilian Host/Interviewer]

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[Brazilian Host/Interviewer]

And I've been bringing people from us from Europe to Brazil also to make connections. Yes. And I've been learning a lot with people like you, with people like Richard, which is coming for my next event, for example. Yes. I've been creating this connection all over and also here in Brazil. What do you think about connections? What's the importance of connections to succeed in business?

[Gary Vaynerchuk]

I think it's one of the biggest variables.

[Brazilian Host/Interviewer]

Yeah.

[Gary Vaynerchuk]

I think the tricky part for somebody as dynamic as you, and there's a you in many markets, because I've met them, because I live the life I now live, it's connections are the most important. The problem is most people have a difficult time of how to find a balance of giving and taking.

[Brazilian Host/Interviewer]

Perfect. Perfect. And a lot of people. Yeah, I feel. And most of the people I also bring to Brazil, they start connecting to some businessmen here in Brazil. And at some point, these guys who got connected to you, for example, they want only to take value to their selves, not give value. Yes.

[Gary Vaynerchuk]

95 to 98% of the interactions I have in the world, whether it's disguised or whether it's transparent, is somebody asking for something.

[Brazilian Host/Interviewer]

Yeah. They always want to take.

[Gary Vaynerchuk]

You know, many people offered to drive me from the airport to this event today. A hundred. They didn't want to drive me. They wanted me to sit in their car and answer their questions and give them advice. That's. That's. And by the way, I'm honestly, on the record, I'm fine. I'm flattered. I'm flattered that people admire or have interest or see value in me. I just also am aware it's happening, which means 90% of the time I'm happy to give it. I'll give it. But I also know that that's the beginning of our relationship. And any relationship that give that starts with you taking means you do not have the leverage.

[Brazilian Host/Interviewer]

Okay, last question. One of the last, in fact. Did you have mentors? If yes, who were your mentors? And do you recommend a book that you read and you think, oh, this is the book you should read?

[Gary Vaynerchuk]

I'm smiling because I'm watching Drock laugh. Because this is a very funny question because you asked. Yeah. You asked two things that I think are interesting because I don't learn the way most people learn.

[Brazilian Host/Interviewer]

Okay. Yeah.

[Gary Vaynerchuk]

And so most people learn through books and mentors. And I don't. I think I've read seven books in my life and none of like two were business books. As a matter of fact, one of the books I read was about 3G, the great private equity built out of Brazil. So that's fun. No, I don't have a mentor. Obviously. I admire my father. He came to America with nothing. I admire him and then, you know. But it would be disingenuous for me to say my dad was my mentor. I spent most of my childhood telling my dad he was doing things wrong.

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[Gary Vaynerchuk]

More so than taking on though, he taught me things, including probably the most important thing I needed to learn. At 14, I was so good at selling. I was so good with words that in my childhood I was full of shit. I would do anything to sell. And I think that my dad in a lot of ways saved me from not being the people I make fun of today. Because you never lie. You don't. You know you do the right thing. Da da da. So. But no, my mentor actually is all of you.

[Brazilian Host/Interviewer]

Okay.

[Gary Vaynerchuk]

I spend all my time not reading books or looking at other business men and women. I spend all my time reading, reading your comments. Reading your comments. That's what I do. I read your comments. I read your comments. I read your DMs. I read your replies. And I read and I read. And that's why I'm often first or early in talking about things that end up happening. Whether it's platforms, whether it's Mindset, whether it's trends, I tend to be early because you see them happening in reality, not reading it from somebody else.

[Brazilian Host/Interviewer]

Nice. And one thing I was thinking. Yes. There's a lot of startups here also at the event. Yeah. And you are kind of a early investor of many business. Yes. And you have kind of probably you have some procedures, some way to decide in what business you're going to invest your money.

[Gary Vaynerchuk]

I do.

[Brazilian Host/Interviewer]

What do you do to decide? Okay, I'm going to invest in this company. Because you succeed a lot in many companies. You already invested.

[Gary Vaynerchuk]

And I failed a lot.

[Brazilian Host/Interviewer]

Yeah.

[Gary Vaynerchuk]

Because I'm very loud about Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr. I don't talk about the 50 to 100 companies. Actually, can you do me a favor? Can you get Phil to put together a list of all the companies that are completely out of business? I want to make a video and just go through it anyway. Nonetheless, through winning and losing. Here's what I now do. A. I don't invest a lot right now because I think right now it's so cool to be a founder that everyone's doing it, but they're not meant to be good at it. So that's number one. Number two, I call it 51. 49. And really it's 50.1. 49.9. First I make a decision about the person. Do I think she can do it? Do I think she can do it? And then I have to love the idea for the customer now or very soon. Those are my two ways. That's what I spend my time on. Do I think she can do it? Does she have the stomach when she gets punched in the mouth? When the market turns, will she fold or will she triple down? And number two, do I like the idea? Do I think people talk about. I think people want to buy pencils on the Internet, you know, like, you know, so. And where I lost most of my money was I loved the idea and didn't think thoughtfully enough if she or he could do it.

[Brazilian Host/Interviewer]

Okay.

[Gary Vaynerchuk]

Because what I did, I apologize. But I want to get this thought across. I think a lot of people make this mistake. I was right about a lot of those ideas. But what I thought was what I as an operator would do. But I wasn't the one operating the business. And those are mistakes I've made.

[Brazilian Host/Interviewer]

Nice. Okay, coming to the end. Yes. Some less advice you think is very important for Brazilians. Imagine they're following this video until now.

[Gary Vaynerchuk]

I think Brazilians, obviously, I'm paying very close attention to this market. Obviously there's political conversations in the air. There's global conversations in the air. Here's what I would say it is. There's no debate because of the way the Internet works. There has never been a better time to build something for yourself if you live in Brazil. The end. Smartphones, infrastructure, dollars, everything's in place. Blockchain, big, humongous consumer base. This is the biggest opportunity. This is actually the easiest time to build a successful business in the history of Brazil.

[Brazilian Host/Interviewer]

Perfect. I believe the same.

[Uber Eats Announcer]

It's just true.

[Gary Vaynerchuk]

It's the maturity of the Internet, it's the scale the Internet's at and how low the cost is to get involved. So my last piece of advice is understand that in your head and do something about it.

[Brazilian Host/Interviewer]

So cool. Thanks a lot, man.

[Gary Vaynerchuk]

Thank you.

[Brazilian Host/Interviewer]

I'm very happy to bring you to Brazil.

[Gary Vaynerchuk]

I'm really happy. I'm really happy I'm here.

[Brazilian Host/Interviewer]

You have an amazing experience. I know you are going to be here for a few hours.

[Gary Vaynerchuk]

Yeah, I'm.

[Brazilian Host/Interviewer]

Listen, when are you planning to come back to Brazil?

[Gary Vaynerchuk]

I actually, I actually am coming back. Sort of my calendar.

[Brazilian Host/Interviewer]

But you should come more times here also to know.

[Gary Vaynerchuk]

Look, I, you know, I. I came here because I'm ready to start coming here more.

[Brazilian Host/Interviewer]

Perfect.

[Gary Vaynerchuk]

And so I plan on being in Brazil every year of my life.

[Brazilian Host/Interviewer]

Nice, nice, nice.

[Gary Vaynerchuk]

So thank you.

[Brazilian Host/Interviewer]

Thank you so much.

[Gary Vaynerchuk]

Bye, everyone. If you enjoyed this podcast, please go back and look at the prior episodes. They're loaded. I appreciate your attention and thanks for being part of this journey. See you later.