Ramit Sethi - Is Starting A Business Really The Best Way To Get Rich?
5/4/20261 hr 13 min
You’ve been told a hundred times that if you’re not starting a business, you’re falling behind. And yet the idea of ditching your paycheck for “the hustle” can feel equal parts exciting and terrifying. If you’re stuck in that spiral of “Should I build something or stay put?” this episode is going to feel uncomfortably relatable in the best way.
Omar meets up with Ramit Sethi in Tokyo for an in-person interview, and it feels extra special because it’s not just a random sit-down. Omar’s been following Ramit’s work since the early blog days, so there’s real history and curiosity behind the questions. Together they get into when starting a business actually fits your personality and goals, and when the smarter move is building wealth through your career and long-term investing. You’ll also hear how both of them think about a “rich life” in a way that’s way more real than the usual internet noise.
If you’re ready to stop guessing and start thinking like someone who’s serious about building a richer life, click play at the top of the page and hear what really separates “starting a business” from building real wealth your way.
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Resources:
Book: Money for Couples by Ramit Sethi
Netflix Series: How to Get Rich
Book Review: I Will Teach You to Be Rich by Ramit Sethi
Recommended episodes to explore:
Ramit Sethi – Navigating Money & Relationships
Ramit Sethi – How To Start Your Own Thing
Ramit Sethi – Creating Your Rich Life
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First 90 secondsOmar Zenhom· Host0:00
Tech changed the world But so did the bubonic plague Sundays exclusively on AMC and AMC+.
Speaker 10:06
The highly anticipated new drama series, The Audacity.
Ramit Sethi· Guest0:09
Genius is about being unhinged enough to do something outrageous.
Speaker 10:11
The show that Mashable says, "Tears Silicon Valley a new one."
Omar Zenhom· Host0:14
People who have no integrity.
Speaker 10:16
Did you leak the acquisition rumor?
Ramit Sethi· Guest0:18
No. Maybe.
Speaker 10:19
From one of the minds behind Succession and Better Call Saul.
Ramit Sethi· Guest0:22
Do we wanna save the world or control it?
Omar Zenhom· Host0:23
Most of us go Dr. Evil.
Speaker 10:25
The Audacity, all new Sundays, exclusively on AMC and AMC+.
Omar Zenhom· Host0:30
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