{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"Max Amini Always Hires Someone Better Than Him","description":"Max Amini is a very funny guy. He's sold out Madison Square Garden and is one of the most-viewed comedians on social media. But when he started out in stand-up, no agent or manager wanted to sign him, so he built his own touring machine from scratch. In this episode, he tells Dan how he thinks about comedy, and how he built the team that takes him around the world and sells out theaters.\n\nChapters\n\n0:00 Intro\n\n1:03 Max's childhood and his dad's funny bone\n\n2:45 Choosing UCLA over auditioning in New York\n\n4:19 His first time doing stand-up\n\n6:05 Why comedy is never about the money\n\n7:26 Finding his comedic voice\n\n8:59 Authenticity vs. relatability\n\n12:14 Chasing a record at the Dolby Theatre\n\n13:46 Max's pre-show routine\n\n16:54 The Michael Jordan flu game mindset\n\n17:50 Building Abstraction Media from scratch\n\n22:11 Why you should hire someone better than you\n\n25:38 Risk, fear, and the no-Novocaine root canal\n\n28:16 Where to follow Max\n\n29:30 Blind ranking jobs\n\n34:05 Wrap-up\nLearn m...","author_name":"How Success Happens","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/4941501-how-success-happens","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/31362856/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}