A podcast/documentary project by Harley Finkelstein aimed at creating an archive of untold stories from older, often Jewish, entrepreneurs (70s-90s) who have built significant businesses. The project seeks to uncover unique 'alpha' wisdom not found in mainstream business literature.
The increased ease of content creation and distribution via digital platforms (podcasts, YouTube), coupled with the power of direct messaging (DMs) for outreach, makes it feasible to access and share these previously inaccessible stories. There's also a growing appetite for authentic, insightful narratives over conventional business advice.
A significant gap in accessible, documented wisdom from highly successful entrepreneurs who operate outside the mainstream tech/startup ecosystem and whose stories are not widely known or published.
| Keyword | Volume | Growth |
|---|---|---|
| entrepreneur interviews | 90/mo | -47% YoY |
| non-obvious mentors | no data | no data |
| business wisdom | 40/mo | +25% YoY |
| podcast | 201,000/mo | -18% YoY |
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I recently put together this project called Big Shot which is me sitting down with these non-obvious for the most case these these older Jewish entrepreneurs in their 70s 80s and 90s and just ask them questions about their life and ended up recording the whole thing because I think that I want to create an archive of these stories