James Altucher is an entrepreneur and angel investor. He has achieved the rank of chess master. Altucher is the author of the Wall Street Journal best-selling book “Choose Yourself.” He has started 20 companies, 17 of which have failed. But he has learned a lot
during his journey.

James helps people who feel they are stuck—in a job they hate, in a house they can’t afford, in a life they don’t want, in their own depressed mind, anything.

Altucher interviews very inspiring people on his top-10 rated podcast, “The James Altucher Show.” He contributes articles to sites like The Wall Street Journal, Yahoo! Finance, and Business Insider.

Everything that James does is in pursuit of his greatest mission: to help other people choose themselves, too.

Since he launched his top-10 rated podcast back in 2014, it has millions of listeners and has gotten nearly 40 million downloads.
On his podcast, James talks to some of the greatest Choose Yourselfers, innovators, and peak performers in the world, including Mark Cuban, Coolio, Arianna Huffington, and Peter Thiel.
He has talked to authors, artists, rappers, billionaires, drug dealers, astronauts—all who forged their own paths, found financial freedom, and harnessed the power to create meaningful and fulfilling lives.