Contrepreneurs: The Mikkelsen Twins

What this video covers

Dan Olson of Folding Ideas investigates the Mikkelsen Twins and the ghostwritten-audiobook passive-income course industry, even playing along with the scheme. It is a long video essay on get-rich-quick publishing grifts.

Why it surfaced in Hacker News

HN links it whenever threads cover book spam, AI-written ebooks or passive-income hustle culture.

Recommendation context

Short excerpts from positive mentions. Open the source to read the full Hacker News discussion.

“It is a great and informative watch.”

“Your description reminded me of Dan Olson’s fantastic video on that type of strategy”

“a very entertaining, highly-recommended, and intense gonzo video essay on the topic of the courses scams”