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Nick gets on the horn with Luke from Minnesota to discuss growing his appliance repair business to the point of quitting his full time job.

In today’s episode of The Sweaty Startup , Nick talks about having to fire a customer. Now what does that mean? He had a customer who was limiting his business and threatening his employees. Instead of bowing to their demands or yelling at them, he politely and confidently told them they could no longer use[...]

I recorded this video recently. I tell a story of my anxiety attack on the side of the road in Boston in 2013. It's very applicable to what I'm about to tell you in the rest of this write-up. -- I've hired 30 employees outside of the USA with the help of Shepherd and it has been an absolute game changer for my[...]

Rock Thomas doesn't have 50 million YouTube views for nothing. He's incredible. This episode will have you ready to grab life by the horns.

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I’ve met thousands of successful entrepreneurs in my life. People flying around on private jets. People with vacation homes in the most expensive zip codes in America and overseas. People who play golf, spend time with friends and family, and generally do whatever they want whenever they want. These people are[...]

Nick and Dan get on the podcast together for a long form podcast on the current developments in their self storage expansion efforts.  They discuss the first deal that has been so successful, how they structured their first real estate...

Show notes from podcast episode 59 . I received a recent question via email I want t o set up and run a service business from outside of the USA. I have some capital and some experience. What service would be best? What should I consider? What steps should I take to build a business from scratch 100% remotely? Is[...]

The on-demand economy thrives on speed. Customers want service now, not later. Avoid competing on price—someone will always be cheaper. Gain an edge by offering same-day service. Frontload your business to grow faster and win.   Thanks for...

Show notes from Episode #140 of the . As we kick off the second episode on off-season priorities and ways to set your business up for growth in the slow period, there was great outreach from listeners responding to the first episode on automated email responses that we wanted to address: Recap on Email Automation[...]

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I'm sure you've heard of the "blue ocean strategy". It was coined by W. Chan Kim in his book of the same name and expanded in the more recent book "blue ocean shift". The concept makes a lot of sense on the surface. A red ocean is an overcrowded...

In this episode of the Sweaty Startup, Nick Huber recounts a memory of his grandfather and the grit he showed in building his own sweaty startup. He also emphasizes the importance of taking the opportunity to say thank you to those that made a difference in our lives.

In this episode of the Nick Huber Show, learn about the most important tax loopholes that every real estate investor should know.

Goals are important. Yes, you should have a direction that you are rowing your boat. But I feel like the world out there right now have a bunch of people who are 80% goals or ideas and 20% systems or execution. In my opinion, that is just not the way...