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The Game

Neil Strauss

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This book by Neil Strauss came up once on Tim Ferriss in the episodes we index. That mention was a genuine on-air recommendation, not just a passing reference. The people who brought it up: Charlie Houpert. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.

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Building “Charisma on Command” to 10M+ Subscribers — Charlie Houpert

“Great book... a really compelling underdog sort of hero's journey story, and it's well written”
“I've read Neil Strauss is the game by Neil Strauss. Yes. Great book. I mean, controversial on a number of levels, but a really compelling story.”— Charlie Houpert

The guest here is Charlie Houpert: Founder of Charisma on Command, a YouTube channel and online education business (Charisma University) teaching social confidence and communication; former management consultant turned solo entrepreneur. Charisma on Command's Charlie Houpert traces his journey from broke consultant to multimillion-dollar online course creator, course-correcting through burnout and a painful co-founder split.

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