James Altucher
James Altucher is the author of Choose Yourself, an entrepreneur and investor, and the host of The James Altucher Show, where he talks with guests about work, reinvention, and the lives behind their achievements.
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Known for
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Podcast
Book
BookOverview
- Known for
- Choose Yourself and The James Altucher Show
- Work
- Author, podcaster, entrepreneur, and investor
- Early chapter
- Building websites and interviewing people for HBO.com
- Breakout book
- Choose Yourself, published in 2013
- Podcast launch
- 2014
Mini bio
How it started.
Before readers knew his books and podcast, James wanted to write fiction. In his own account, he spent six years sending out unpublished novels and stories before moving to New York City in 1994. He knew how to build websites, worked at HBO, and also made late-night interviews for HBO.com.
Building and rebuilding.
His early business career included the web company Reset and the investing community Stockpickr. Wikipedia dates the sale of Reset to 1998 and Stockpickr’s sale to 2007. James later made his experiences of losing money and rebuilding his life a central subject of his writing.
Choosing himself.
Choose Yourself arrived in 2013 and became a Wall Street Journal bestseller, according to his official biography. Its themes of independence, daily habits, and starting again also run through his blog. He launched The James Altucher Show in 2014, bringing that interest in reinvention into conversations with entrepreneurs, writers, performers, and other guests.
Still asking questions.
His books include The Power of No, written with Claudia Azula Altucher, and Skip the Line. In his recent interviews and essays, he has been exploring AI, publishing, leadership, and the ways people adapt when their work changes.
Creditschronological, newest first
Books
- 2021Skip the LineAuthor
- 2014The Power of NoCoauthor with Claudia Azula Altucher
- 2013Choose YourselfAuthor
Podcasts
- 2014–presentThe James Altucher ShowHost
Awards
Quotes
Only build something you really want to use yourself.James Altucher, About Me In 15 Questions
His advice to young entrepreneurs, published on his own blog.
Trivia
- A reader bought jamesaltucher.com and gave it to him as a birthday present, he recalled in his early blog biography.
- His official biography and publisher describe him as a chess master.
- His friend Tim Sykes helped set up his blog, according to James’s account of how it began.
- In his October 2026 essay about Carlos Gutierrez, James wrote about missing Kellogg’s discontinued Product 19 cereal.
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