#287: Dakota Robertson – Overcoming Loss, Going Viral, & Elon's Twitter

Dakota Robertson is a writer and entrepreneur. He’s built a 100,000+ person audience on both Twitter and Instagram in less than two years. But what’s even crazier is how his upbringing has shaped him to create this reality. In this conversation, we spoke about how growing up without a father has shaped him, how to be a better writer, and what he’d recommend to other entrepreneurs just getting started online. He even called this the greatest podcast he’s ever done. Timestamps: (0:00) Intro (2:31) Writing Instead of Fitness Business (8:01) What Makes For A Great Writer (10:00) Genesis (13:19) Therapy (17:32) Caring For Parents (24:12) Dakota’s Biggest Regret (28:22) Healing After Losing Someone You Love (34:02) Making Money (41:10) Growing Fast On Social (46:01) Sponsored Threads (47:50) Elon Buying Twitter (50:40) Deciding Where To Publish (53:49) Context Switching (57:01) I Write Tweets For A Living (59:30) Wildest Moments From Gaining Attention (1:02:45) Advice (1:03:57) Long Term Games (1:05:01) Going Abroad (1:12:30) Dropping Out Of College (1:14:29) Challenge - Dakota’s Links Twitter: https://twitter.com/WrongsToWrite Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dkotarobertson/ - Resources Mentioned Writing Tools by Roy Peter Clark – https://www.amazon.com/Writing-Tools-Essential-Strategies-Writer/dp/0316014990 Ca$hvertising by Drew Whitman – https://www.amazon.com/CA-HVERTISING-Ad-Agency-Psychology-Anything/dp/1601630328 Awareness by Anthony de Mello – https://www.amazon.com/Awareness-Opportunities-Reality-Anthony-Mello/dp/0385249373 Meditations by Marcus Aurelius – https://www.amazon.com/Meditations-New-Translation-Marcus-Aurelius/dp/0812968255 - SPONSOR: This episode is brought to you by My First Million. This is the podcast that I listen to and recommend whenever I want to learn more about business, technology, or the future. Sam Parr and Shaan Puri are hilarious, informative, and interesting. Check it out: https://link.chtbl.com/MFM?sid=Danny-Miranda - My Links ✉️ Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.substack.com 🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda 🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/dannymiranda 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda 🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda