Ayo! I'm Isaac Laifer ✌️✌️
Founder. Observer. Leader. 
We were brought into this world to realize our potential. You can't fully grasp the extent of someone else's potential and you certainly don't know the limits of your own. Therefore, you have no right to judge others' actions and absolutely no grounds to give up on yourself.
Each day is an opportunity - make the most of your 24 hours.
Traits I admire:
optimism, vulnerability, confidence, passion, resilience

 

I’m the founder of a NYC-based startup launching in Q2 2025:

• The creator economy has flourished, but there remain millions of starving artists
• Millions of starving artists comprise what I like to call 'The Creative Economy'
• Artists, designers, musicians, and photographers are creatives, not creators
• Creatives deserve a fair platform to compete and earn with their creativity
• Traditional pathways of creator monetization don't support creatives
• The popularity contest of social media is for creators, not creatives
• Building PikMe to empower creative monetization
• More coming soon!

 

Some books that have crafted my view on life and business:

• Outliers -- Malcolm Gladwell
• Thinking, Fast and Slow -- Daniel Kahneman
• Atomic Habits -- James Clear
• Unlocking Greatness -- Charlie Harary
• Lean Startup -- Eric Ries
• Cold Start Problem -- Andrew Chen
• Venture Deals -- Brad Feld & Jason Mendelson
• The Case for Israel -- Alan Dershowitz
• Content Inc. -- Joe Pulizzi
• The Tree of Life and Prosperity -- Michael Eisenberg
• Rich Dad, Poor Dad -- Robert Kiyosaki
• Zero to One -- Peter Thiel
• Hooked -- Nir Eyal
• The Power of Nothing to Lose -- William Silber
• Never Split the Difference -- Chris Voss
• Million Dollar Weekend -- Noah Kagan
• Hidden Genius -- Polina Pompliano
• Uncomfortable Conversations with a Jew -- Emmanuel Acho & Noa Tishby

Currently Reading...

• The 5 Types of Wealth -- Sahil Bloom
• Think Again -- Adam Grant
• Antifragile -- Nassim Nicholas Taleb

 

My morning Newsletters :

• new: Usually Visual -- Grace Kasten
• new: Unfiltered -- Tim Denning
• Working Theories -- Anu Atluru
• Creator Economy -- Kaya Yurieff
• The CQ -- Forerunner Ventures
• The Curiosity Chronicle -- Sahil Bloom
• Greg's Letter -- Greg Isenberg
• Digital Native -- Rex Woodbury
• Strategy Breakdowns -- Tom Alder
• First 1000 -- Ali Abouelatta

 

My weekend/running Podcasts:

• new: Shift Happens -- Litty Samuel
• Lenny's Podcast -- Lenny Rachitsky
• More or Less -- Jessica Lessin, Sam Lessin, Brit Morin, Dave Morin
• The Consumer VC -- Mike Gelb
• 20VC -- Harry Stebbings
• My First Million -- Sam Parr & Shaan Puri
• The Colin & Samir Show -- Colin Rosenblum & Samir Chaudry
• The Mel Robbins Podcast -- Mel Robbins
• Diary of a CEO -- Steven Bartlett
  

 

#1 Podcast right now: More or Less

#1 Newsletter right now: Working Theories

 

Outside of work, I hang with my 11 nieces & nephews, ski, travel, run marathons, take pictures and try to squeeze the most out of life.

- Lady Gaga said it best... Just dance, gonna be okay 🎵🎵 :)

 

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