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Two quick things: 1) I'm hosting a free CEO Bootcamp on April 16th. ​ RSVP here. If you sign up, I'll send you the recording. 2) I recorded a podcast episode where I answered the following questions: My 10 year goals The perfect startup for an inexperienced entrepreneur Best place to build an audience and how[...]

In this video, I talk to Ryan Hawk about how decision-making is something you get better at by actually doing it, not just reading about it. I share how my dad let me make small, low-risk decisions as a kid, which helped me build that skill early. Now...

Show notes from Episode #141 of the . Chris is in his early twenties in South Carolina and started a pressure washing company about six months ago, quitting his job to take it on full-time. While he’s enjoyed the process, he’s exhausted by the constant hunt for new customers and wants to establish a recurring[...]

Nick and Jim discuss online yoga instruction and how it could be successful.

In this clip, join Nick, and Barrett on how to get found on Google with SEO! They cover the fundamentals of content in your website and why it matters for growing SMB and RE businesses.   If you are interested in SEO for your company, check us...

Time is something you'll never get back. What is really important in life?

5 years is plenty of time to design the life you wan't. You don't need to work 45 years just to retire to then finally get to design your schedule and do what you want to do. Five years from now, if you have the best 5 years of your life from today forward, what does your day look like? If you had the opportunity[...]

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.

Before we jump in: One of my secret weapons in business: Hiring all over the world for 80% less than US wages. My company, Somewhere.com, has these three candidates available to hire today: ​ Zané ($8/hr) ​ ​ Robin ($9/hr) ​ ​ Lucinda ($11/hr) ​ ​ Click here to set up an interview and get $500 off. -- A few[...]

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...