And I'm like, guys, I'm no smarter than any of you. And then I got an academic scholarship to duke law school, a top 10 law school. I graduated Summa cum laude in three years, which is like highest honors. One of the hardest undergrads in the country. And it's funny, man, because I know so many entrepreneurs who were terrible at school and they look at me like I'm some weird unicorn because I did amazingly. That's all school is you just have to break that. And it's almost like a, it's why I'm so good at sales and marketing, because I'm good at modeling the minds of other people. So then I just need to answer in relation. So every question they ask is in relation to X, whatever X is. so it's what is that? So instead of trying to actually learn the material, I learned the mind of the teacher. And that the way to hack school is to understand, okay, the teacher is looking for a certain thing. I figured out really early that all of that was just not true. And this is, objective knowledge and all that nonsense. They think they believe all the stories that they're told about oh, I'm educating and kids are learning. And like where you have a bunch of people who are play, acting their parts.Īnd of course they don't realize this. Here's the thing that people don't understand on the school. But they're both the same, the way to hack schools. So it wasn't that big of a, I actually partied and drank way more in law school than I did in undergrad. I was definitely a party animal there, but being a party animal there is like being a bookworm at an SCC school. Tucker Max: Yeah so to be clear, I went to the university of Chicago. I heard that you hacked school what did you do? How did you end up getting good grades, but then also partied and had fun. You actually did really well in college, but yet you were this like party animal who, you seemed like you also had Hala Taha: Let's backtrack to your college years. It was a long, hard road, but basically from there, I published a book, that book was, I hope they serve beer in hell, which sold millions of copies and became a big multi-generational bestseller. And so then I put my stuff on the internet and then from there. And then from there, it just blew up and I it, actually I tried to get a publishing deal. And so I wrote emails to my friends about all the dumb things I was doing.Īnd they thought those were like the funniest stories they've ever read and they loved them and they started forwarding them around to their friends. And I was having a terrible time and still being a drunken idiot, like every 25 year old. basically got fired from like the two things that I trained for in my life, law and business.Īnd at the time I was writing emails to my friends that were, I lived in south Florida, which is the arm, the cultural armpit of America. And then I was, my dad fired me from the family business in six months. I'll give you the, just the highlights, but basically I was fired from being a lawyer within three weeks, which is pretty hard to do, but I manage it. Could you just share your story of how emails to your friends in law school spiraled into fame and multiple best-selling books? And this was back in 2002, a time before a blogging or social media was even a thing. You self-published Chronicles of your wild times on the internet. You're the founder of scribe and also the author of three bestselling books, but you're not the typical author by any means. You're probably one of the most unique guests I've ever had on the show so far. I think it's going to be a really fun conversation. Hala Taha: We are super excited to have you on the show. Today, we'll uncover how Tucker achieved fame back in 2002 on the internet, in an era where blogs didn't even exist yet, why he hired JT McCormick to be his CEO at Scribe, instead of holding that position himself and how plant therapy and MDMA has helped to A company that helps people write and publish their own books. Tucker is now a grown family man who has assisted many successful startups. And there's even a movie based on his life. Tucker holds accolades like snagging a spot in Time magazine's 100 most influential list in 2009. Tucker is the inventor of the literary genre, Fratire and author of four best selling books, including the mega hit, I hope they serve beer in hell, which documented the wild and scandalous times he had during his twenties and sold a whoppingĢ million copies. Hala Taha: You're listening to YAP, young and profiting podcast, a place where you can listen, learn and profit. #55: Tales of a Bad Boy Gone Good with Tucker Max
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