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In this episode of the Sweaty Startup, I sat down with Katie from Jobber to talk about how I pick the right people for my business and building structure and system. I'm sharing how I operate my business. An exciting episode for business owners! Check...

Mobile car detailing is a great business to bootstrap and can often be started with the equipment you already have in your garage. Buy a web domain and get hosting. I like Send a Google My Business (GMB) postcard to your home and build your profile. Upload photos. Create posts weekly. Get a Google Voice number to[...]

Show notes from Episode 44. A lesson in the power of getting face to face with people in with entrepreneur Max Maher. He owns a company in Phoenix called Skinny Wimp Moving. Hes 23 years old and brings in over a million a year in sales with a 30% profit margin. He did an experiment where he went out and got face[...]

If you are the owner of a company or the manager of a division, this episode is for you. As a guy who has hired over 500 people and fired probably seven people. I'm going to tell you something that's very important and you need to hear it. I'm talking...

I share what I believe is the hardest part of building a successful startup: the “Messy Middle”—a crucial trial by fire that tests every entrepreneur’s path to long-term success.   Thanks for listening!   Like this episode? I think...

In life, you have an important choice to make. You can make things happen, you can watch things happen, or you can wonder what happened when life passes you by! Most people either wait, watch or wonder what happened. They simply react. Life happens and they try their best just to survive. They get done with work[...]

Nick, Max and Dan get together to brainstorm business ideas and how they would launch and market a lawn care, Christmas light installation and mobile locksmithing company. This episode was a ton of fun.

Prefer a more positive outlook? Check out the . I don't like businesses that have a lot of passionate people involved. Businesses that are fun and are a lot of people's hobbies. Passionate people think with their hearts instead of analyzing the markets. Passionate people make poor decisions. Passionate people[...]

Show notes from podcast . I recently read The Dip by Seth Godin. A short book (about 75 pages) that took me just a few hours to read. I took some notes and did some thinking and writing. Let's talk about how it relates to entrepreneurship. Everything in life has a dip. At first it’s fun and exciting. You make a[...]

So you’re ready to put together your first deal. You’ve got your playbook mapped out: buy property, increase NOI or roll-up, create value — and profit. But you can't source debt cheap enough (or enough of it) to get a deal done. In comes seller financing, discussed below. A quick sponsor note: As you know, we’ve[...]

New idea entrepreneurship is hard. Educating a market on a new way to live or work is hard. Raising money is hard. The risk is high and the odds of success are low. Here’s why you don’t need to reinvent the wheel to make money as an entrepreneur....

You hear often, "Living in a business-friendly state, is an advantage". That's why a lot of entrepreneurs settle down in not too competitive location to start a business. However, business-friendly locations does not mean profit!   Thanks for...

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At pitch competitions, you’ll hear, “What makes you different?” and “What makes you better?” But after selling a business and running a real estate firm, I’ve learned—it’s not about being different, it’s about execution. Keep it...

I hear people say all the time that the key to success in entrepreneurship is finding great people. That if you can find people who care about your business like you do you will succeed. News flash. Nobody will care about your business like you do. Why would they? Stop looking for people like this and blaming the[...]