Author · Operator · Investor

You can
just do
things.

The world tells you to wait your turn. Jay Yang didn't. By 20 he'd written a bestseller and built an audience of half a million.

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Jay Yang
Jay Yangwriter of The Spark
500k+
followers
#1
Amazon bestseller
20
years old
Permissionless action
Stop waiting
Start building
The Spark
You can just do things
No one is coming
Rewrite the script
Permissionless action
Stop waiting
Start building
The Spark
You can just do things
No one is coming
Rewrite the script

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01The story so far

From cold email to bestseller.

  1. 16
    The cold email

    Cold emailed his way into beehiiv.

    Cold-emailed Tyler Denk, the CEO of beehiiv, with a list of ways he could help. It turned into an internship, and he built beehiiv101, a course that's helped thousands of users get more out of the platform.

  2. 17
    The 19-page deck

    Pitched Noah Kagan. Got the job.

    Sent Noah Kagan a 19-page teardown of the gaps in AppSumo's social and email marketing, and exactly how to fix them. It got him hired as Head of Content.

    Jay working late on his laptop
  3. 18
    The agency

    Built a creative agency.

    Scaled a ghostwriting and creative agency to six-figures within its first year.

  4. 19
    The leap

    Dropped out for Acquisition.com.

    Self-published his first book, You Can Just Do Things, which became an Amazon bestseller. Then dropped out of college to join Alex & Leila Hormozi's media team at Acquisition.com.

    Jay speaking on stage with a microphone
  5. 20
    Now

    Writing the next chapter.

    Writes The Spark for 50,000+ readers and advises founders and CEOs on creative strategy.

    Jay on a college campus
You Can Just Do Things by Jay Yang
02The book

You can just
do things.

The power of permissionless action · Foreword by Noah Kagan

“The world doesn't reward those who wait; it rewards those who act.” The book pulls from Jay's own story, and from people like Tony Fadell, Steven Spielberg, and Taylor Swift, who never waited for someone to open the door.

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#1 Amazon bestseller
03What he's building

The work.

01

The Spark

Newsletter

A weekly email on marketing, strategy, and personal growth. Every Sunday, free.

02

You Can Just Do Things

Book

His #1 Amazon bestseller on the power of permissionless action. Foreword by Noah Kagan.

03

Advisory

Creative strategy

Consults founders and CEOs on brand, story, and the content that actually wins customers.

04

Angel Investing

Investing

Writes early checks for founders building in creator-led media.

04When he's not working

Off the clock.

Jay running the Las Vegas marathon
Running a marathon, mostly to prove he could.
Jay with a coffee in New York City
Walking New York with a coffee and a head full of ideas.
Jay against a brick wall
Technically off the clock.

You'll usually find him…

  • 01Playing pickup basketball at the local gym.
  • 02Picking up and putting down heavy things (roughly 10–12 times).
  • 03Working on his second book (you can read his first one here).
  • 04Wearing his swag merch 😎
  • 05Hanging with family and friends.
Kind words

Don't take his word for it.

“This kid is going to be a beast.”
Tim Ferriss
Tim Ferriss
Author of The 4-Hour Workweek and Tools of Titans
“If it were possible to invest in individuals, I'd put every dollar I had into Jay Yang.”
Tyler Denk
Tyler Denk
Co-founder & CEO of beehiiv
“The evolution of Jay Yang will be nuts to watch.”
Dan Koe
Dan Koe
Author of The Art of Focus
05The newsletter

The Spark

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