Book · recommended on 6 episodes
1,000 True Fans
Kevin Kelly
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Kevin Kelly
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This book by Kevin Kelly has come up 6 times on Tim Ferriss. 5 of those mentions were genuine on-air recommendations, not just passing references. The people who brought it up: Kyle Maynard, Tim Ferriss. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2021-12-16 and the most recent from 2026-03-26. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
“one thing that never goes out of style is 1,000 true fans by Kevin Kelly. You can read it for free at kk.org”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Tim Ferriss: Author, podcaster, and early-stage investor; solo Q&A host answering pre-submitted and live audience questions about AI, careers, creativity, and life. Tim Ferriss answers listener questions on the AI tsunami, arguing offline, relational, and in-real-life advantages matter more as machines eat white-collar work.
“all the way to 1,000 true fans which of course you know I sort of shout from the rooftops for people to read”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Derek Sivers and Kevin Kelly: Derek Sivers is a former musician and circus MC who founded and sold CD Baby for $22M (donating the proceeds to charity) and authored books including 'Hell Yeah or No' and 'Useful Not True'; Kevin Kelly is the founding executive editor of Wired Magazine, former editor of the Whole Earth Review, and author of 'What Technology Wants,' 'Cool Tools,' and 'Vanishing Asia.'. Tim Ferriss 10-year anniversary combo: Derek Sivers and Kevin Kelly on saying no, voluntary simplicity, mastery, and long-term thinking.
“Another one I've mentioned a million times, and I mentioned a million times because I'll read it a million times, 1,000 True Fans by Kevin Kelly.”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Noah Kagan: Founder/CEO of AppSumo (about $80M/year), former employee #30 at Facebook and #4 at Mint.com, YouTuber with a million subscribers, and author of Million Dollar Weekend. Noah Kagan and Tim Ferriss break down launching a million-dollar business in a weekend through asking, presales, and cheap validation.
“Also read 1,000 True Fans by Kevin Kelly, that's on kk.org, 1,000 True Fans.”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Tim Ferriss: Author of The 4-Hour Workweek, 4-Hour Body and 4-Hour Chef, host of The Tim Ferriss Show podcast, early-stage startup investor and advisor to companies including Shopify, Uber and TaskRabbit. Tim Ferriss fields a solo live Q&A on PR, marketing, launching products, selling to the affluent, time dilation, and his personal protocols.
“i would recommend checking out one thousand true fans it's an essay by guy named kevin kelly which i think is very good”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Stewart Copeland: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame drummer and founding member of The Police, ranked among Rolling Stone's top 10 drummers of all time. After the band, he became a film composer for directors like Francis Ford Coppola and Oliver Stone and wrote for ballet and opera. Stewart Copeland on The Police, scoring films, the purpose of music, productive anger, and saying yes.
“i've gifted to all my entrepreneur friends is um 1000 true fans 1 000 true fans by kevin kelly yep oh yeah and that's made a huge difference for me”— Kyle Maynard
The guest here is Kyle Maynard: An athlete, author, and mountaineer born a congenital quadruple amputee, and a member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. A New York Times best-selling author, he became a champion high school wrestler, MMA fighter, and the first quadruple amputee to summit Mount Kilimanjaro and Aconcagua without prosthetics. Kyle Maynard, born a congenital quadruple amputee, on wrestling, mountaineering, fear, and refusing to be seen as helpless.
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