“I got super lucky, riding the backs of early Instagram and early YouTube to build a brand built on personality, but on content to community, to commerce for real estate”

The Knowledge Project · How to Get People to Say Yes | Ryan Serhant

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Leveraged early Instagram (2013) and early YouTube to build a personal brand that turned content into a real-estate distribution funnel

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