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273: How to come up with a great business idea in 2022
Are you planning to start your own business but don't know what? In this episode of the Sweaty Startup, I'm going to show you my analytical approach to vetting ideas, analyzing opportunity, studying the market and launching a company that has...
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Entrepreneurship at a young age - what if I'm in high school or I have children and I want to encourage entrepreneurship? (ep 62)
Show notes from podcast episode 62 . Maybe you're in high school or younger. Maybe your child is in high school or younger. What steps can I take right now to prepare myself for entrepreneurship and what businesses could I possibly explore starting as a youngster? I've told the story of how I became an[...]
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258: 258. The mindset shift that changed my life
If I think about any moment or anything that I've learned or a single kind of point in time that shifted my mindset and made the biggest difference for me as an entrepreneur, I can point to one time. It was the fall of 2018, and a good friend and...
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8 common business beliefs and my arguments against them
Before we jump in: Big news. I wrote a book! I'd love for you to pre-order it here. Coming 4/29/25. -- I was listening to a podcast with a well known business man several years ago. He had a bunch of advice that's been popularized and repeated by many others in this game. A lot of this "startup wisdom" is what[...]
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Why real estate should be the end goal of every entrepreneur - with J Scott
J Scott, host of the BiggerPockets Business podcast, bestselling author and successful real estate investor came on the podcast today! It was an incredibly insightful episode about the business of house flipping and real estate investing in general. We discuss: How he left his corporate job in Silicon Valley[...]
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Ep 91: How to manage real estate risk
Nick discusses raising good kids and how hard it can be when striving to earn generational wealth, how to protect the downside in real estate, and how to think about advice you get through the lens of the person giving you the advice Follow my...
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Naming your business
Naming your business is hard. Most web domains are taken. Here is my method for finding the best name: Hopefully you have a dual screen setup for your work computer. If you don't you should because you can be much more productive. On one screen open your browser and go to The method here is to use bluehost to[...]
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Get the big things right and the rest takes care of itself
Many quotes are floating around that go about the same way: "I'd rather regret not-doing a deal than regret doing a deal." Or. "I'd rather miss out on 10 good deals than do one bad deal." And this is true. There will always be another deal. It's tempting to "just get in the game" and buy that first property. And[...]
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Don't make this mistake if you want to grow
One of the mistakes I’ve made again and again is waiting too long to hire for a critical position. When I first started Storage Squad in 2011, my partner and I did everything. We drove trucks, invoiced customers, answered the phone, leased the warehouses, rented the equipment, answered emails, called every upset[...]
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427: 427: Are you working smart or working hard?
There is a difference. One makes you successful and earns you a lot of money - and one ends in frustration and doesn't produce results. Join Shaan Puri and I for a free CEO bootcamp on April 16th, here: This episode was originally...
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5 things I learned while buying $100 million worth of real estate
Before we dive in, a sponsored post: As you know, we’ve got 18 employees working at our self storage management company who live in the Philippines. We sourced and hired all of them through They do customer service, collections, data entry and even direct customers around our properties to find their units. They[...]
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