Displaying episodes 121 - 150 of 173 in total
How to Go From Idea to 9 Figure D2C Brand by Owning a Niche with Bear Handlon (#53)
Bear Handlon joins to talk about his bootstrapped niche-apparel company Born Primitive. Bear talks about his experience starting his 9 figure sports apparel brand from...
Richard White: Getting into Y-Combinator, Starting 2 Startups, and the Cold Email that Changed His Career (#52)
Jim is joined by Richard White, Founder and CEO of businesses like UserVoice and Fathom. He takes us through his journey from being a part of the first Y-Combinator ba...
How We're Validating Startup Ideas (#51)
Yonathan and Jim get into the nitty-gritty of a hugely important step on their $3M Challenge journey: validating startup ideas. They discuss how to identify, quantify,...
What We Learned Walking Away from a $300k Deal with Yonathan Ayenew (#50)
The first check in since GrowthHit started its $3M challenge. A $300k deal fails, but Yonathan Ayenew joins to discuss key takeaways and important lessons we learned f...
How a US Navy SEAL Runs His Startup with Patrick Dossett (#49)
Patrick Dossett, co-founder of the personal development toolkit Madefor joins to chat about how his time in the Navy SEALS prepared him for the unique challenges of fo...
Announcement: The $3M Challenge by GrowthHit (and Mike Sroka of Dealpath) #48
Growth Hit begins an exciting (and possibly crazy) journey as Yonathan and Jim announce the beginning of the $3M challenge and a transition to working in public. We pu...
From Idea to $11M Raised with Copy.ai Co-Founder, Chris Lu (#47)
Chris Lu joins me to chat about the wildly successful Copy.ai service and how he grew it from a startup to a $200k revenue a month with the right approach, a little l...
Mark Sandeno: The Founder's Dilemma and His Launch Pad Business Model (#46)
Today, we focus as much on the why as we do the how when it comes to growth tactics and the launchpad space. Mark Sandeno brings his insight from starting several succ...
Startup Ideas by Paul Graham (#45)
In today’s episode, you’ll hear myself and my business partner breakdown another Iconic Read, "How to Get Startup Ideas" by Paul Graham.
How I Met My Biz Partner and Less Learned Hitting $2M ARR (#44)
Today, we're sharing financials. From losing $400k in 48 hours to hitting $2M in sales, I bring my business partner on to talk about the lessons learned growing our a...
How to Take Over the World with Ben Wilson (#43)
What are the character traits that you need to take over the world? Ben Wilson researched Steve Jobs, Thomas Edison, Napoleon, William the Great, and more to give you ...
The Ladders of Wealth Creation: A Step-by-Step Roadmap to Building Wealth (#42)
Want to go from employee to business owner? Today we discuss an iconic blog post from Nathan Barry - The Ladders of Wealth Creation: a Step-by-Step Roadmap to Buildin...
Nathan Barry: How to Bootstrap a Company to $30M in a Crowded Market (#41)
How do you complete in a crowded market when you have raised zero dollars? Nathan Barry, ConvertKit CEO, talks about how he has bootstrapped an idea to $30M in ARR. P...
Miguel Fernandez: What It's Like to Have $280M in Your Bank Account (#40)
Need money for your business but don't want to give up equity? If you own a D2C brand, SaaS company, or agency there is a way to get money without losing ownership. ...
Charles Myslinsky: What It's Like Selling a Company to Wal-Mart for $3.3B (#39)
Charles Myslinsky on how to decide if you should start your own company or jump on someone else's idea, whether the windfall from his Wal-Mart deal changed his life, a...
David C. Baker: The Consultant's Consultant on How to Be An Expert (#38)
Are you an order-taker or a decision-maker? Today’s interview with David C Baker, author of The Business of Expertise, might help you find out.
Lazy Leadership by Andrew Wilkinson (Iconic Reads) (#37)
Can you be a leader and be lazy? Today’s episode is about a blog post by Andrew Wilkinson called Lazy Leadership. He discusses delegation, building a machine, and work...
Eric Jorgenson: Writing the Almanack of Naval and 4 Types of Leverage Founders Need to Know About (#36)
Listen to the episode to hear what Eric has to say about working with Naval, understanding and using the different types of leverage, and ideas from his startup "half-...
The Hack I Use to Manage My Week (and Get Sh*t Done)(#35)
Forget the to do list. It's all about manage your calendar. Here is the system I use to manage my week, my to-do list and, most importantly, my calendar.
Aman Advani: How this MIT Grad Launched an 8 Figure Brand (#34)
Today’s guest surprised himself (and his family) by going from MIT to men’s fashion to design comfortable, science-backed clothing. Listen in to hear what Aman has to ...
How to Grow a D2C Brand (22 Lessons Learned from 150 Startups) (#33)
After working with 100+ brands, I have seen some raise $80M and others go on Shark Tank. Here are the 22 things to do if you want to guarantee success for your D2C br...
Charlie Givens: Launching a Fitness Startup & Half-Baked Startup Ideas in Sports (#32)
Charlie Givens, PowderHeart CEO, turned an Aspen workout into a high-growth fitness startup in Texas. Hear how Charlie got scrappy to prove his concept. Plus, he shar...
How to Make a Growth Plan by Spying on Competitors with These Free Tools (#31)
Want to know the exact growth strategy of the most innovative brands and startups? Here is a four step process you can use to reverse engineer the growth strategy of ...
Yonathan Ayenew: Frameworks & Tactics to Make You Insanely Productive as a Founder (#30)
Hear how one COO runs his day and his team to get things done. Form frameworks and tactics to his morning routine, you'll get his system that combines Getting Things ...
Why I'm Investing $80k in These 4 Things to Accelerate My Career (#29)
Do you learn better through experiences, lectures, or books? If it's experiences then here is a counterintuitive way to invest in learning to accelerate your career.
Josh Little: A Framework for Coming Up with Startup Ideas (#28)
How do you take an idea and validate you have something people want? Josh Little, Volley CEO, has sold two companies and just raised a seed round. Today, he talks abou...
A Personal Update on My Company in 2021 (#27)
Today, I do a mid-year update on my company GrowthHit. Hear about the good, the bad, and the things I am thinking through as a clueless business owner.
Brian Lockard: Making $1.5M in 7 Days Launching His Shoe Brand (#26)
How do you turn an idea into a startup that does 7 figures in one week? Brian Lockard shares how he came up with his idea for nursing shoes and created a launch strat...
Louis Nicholls: Growing SparkLoop and A Startup Idea Brainstorm (#25)
Louis Nicholls, SparkLoop CEO, gives advice for launching a referral program, creative tactics to try, and then he shares startup ideas you could start today.
Yve-Car Momperousse: How Shark Tank Catapulted this Brand to Millions (#24)
Ever wanted to know how a Shark Tank deal could impact your business? Today's guest talks about her D2C brand and how their Shark Tank episode changed everything.