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Too many sales conversations jump to the close without building the right foundation. Deals fall apart because both sides don’t know what they’re getting. I made that mistake plenty of times.

But it’s not just the sales side of your business that requires better questions.

It’s job descriptions and HR. It’s financing. It’s lease negotiations. It’s purchasing. And if you’re lucky, it might include venture funding or M&A.

More importantly, it’s life in general. You have to know how to ask for what you want.

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Table of Contents

• Pull to Eject

• Modern Tools

• Old School Wisdom

• Free Knowledge

• Recommendations

• Visual Crapshoot

Pull to Eject

Millions of people with half your talent will get twice your results just because they ask for what they want.

• They’ll get the promotion you wanted because you stayed quiet

• They’ll get the client you wanted but never pitched

• They’ll get the job you wanted but didn’t apply for

Most of the answers you seek are in other people’s heads.

Tim Ferriss has spent years interviewing powerful people. And he shares some simple wisdom about how to improve your questions.

• Don’t ask broad questions

• Don’t ask questions you could find answers to other places

• Think ahead about your sequence of questions

• And obviously, stop talking and listen more

And it’s not just work questions.

People who ask questions marry the person who was just waiting for someone to start the conversation. They get to buy the home that wasn’t on the market. They’ll get a better rate on their streaming service just because they ask.

They’ll make a reach and be rewarded.

Can you improve your ask? Of course you can.

The majority of people don’t want to come off as too pushy. But asking for what you really want can change your trajectory.

It can be as easy as changing a few words. Many times we think we know what we want, but word it poorly. Or we ask for bad examples of what we want.

Specifics matter. As a friend of mine often responds to birthday gift ideas: just a million dollars and their 30-year-old metabolism.

Learn how to ask for the things you want … tactfully.

It will change the course of your life.

Now go launch something 🚀 

How 433 Investors Unlocked 400X Return Potential

Institutional investors back startups to unlock outsized returns. Regular investors have to wait. But not anymore. Thanks to regulatory updates, some companies are doing things differently.

Take Revolut. In 2016, 433 regular people invested an average of $2,730. Today? They got a 400X buyout offer from the company, as Revolut’s valuation increased 89,900% in the same timeframe.

No wonder 10K+ everyday people are taking the chance on Pacaso.

Founded by a former Zillow exec, Pacaso’s co-ownership tech reshapes the $1.3T vacation home market. They’ve earned $110M+ in gross profit to date, including 41% YoY growth in 2024 alone. They even reserved the Nasdaq ticker PCSO.

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Modern Tools

Have you tried Grok? Their tagline is ‘honest answers and insightful analysis.’ Your mileage may vary, but see how Grok answers your questions.

Old School Wisdom

Tim Ferriss asked the same questions to the best of the best. Tribe of Mentors is a compilation of tools, tactics, and habits from 130+ of the world's top performers. From iconic entrepreneurs to elite athletes, from artists to billionaire investors, their short profiles can help you answer life's most challenging questions, achieve extraordinary results, and transform your life.

Free Knowledge

The right questions might be even more important than the answers.

The difference between the right and wrong questions is not simply in the level of difficulty. In this video, geobiologist Hope Jahren, journalist Warren Berger, experimental philosopher Jonathon Keats, and investor Tim Ferriss discuss the power of creativity and the merit in asking naive and even "dumb" questions.

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Visual Crapshoot