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Reset SearchBuying and resuscitating a dying business
Today’s guest bought a business that was at death door step.
He brought it back to life–back to profitability. But then he discovered an even bigger problem. We’ll talk about how he used software to solve it.
Jeremy Bodenhamer is the founder of ShipHawk, smarter shipping...
Adii Pienaar on his darkest moments
Adii Pienaar is the founder of multiple companies. Many of us know him as the guy who created WooCommerce, an e-commerce platform that works on WordPress. It was acquired by Automatic.
He then created Conversio, email marketing automation for e-commerce brands which was acquired by Campaign...
Surviving $100M valuation to $0 in 10 days
Today’s guest didn’t think of himself as an entrepreneur but he found himself building a company that actually saved lives using technology. We’ll find out how he did that in this interview.
But the thing that he’s really excited about these days is his new company which...
Austen Allred of Lambda School
Austen Allred of Lambda School teaches first-time developers how to code...and doesn’t ask for payment until students earn a strong salary.
Profile: The raw, unglamorized entrepreneur
Insecurities, Attention Deficit Disorder, and a hustler mentality. We’re going to get into all of it in this interview.
My guest today is Travis Jamison. He is the founder of AMZ Tracker, software for Amazon that grows rankings and helps you keep them.
How a horrific accident gave this founder a personal mission
Joining me as someone who listened and actually sent me a thank you note in 2014 that I still have. I want to talk about why he did that and what the result of gestures like that did for his business.
We’ve stayed in touch over the years and I’ve watched him go from being solid to...
A conversation with David Kidder (on fear and entrepreneurship)
Joining me today is an entrepreneur who started several companies and did really well for himself. But he said, “These bigger companies want a piece of this startup action and innovation.
So he co-founded a company called Bionic, which seeds and launches startups.
I invited him here to...
How Sprig lost over $50 million
Why is Gagan Biyani still smiling? He raised a reported $56.7 million from investors, and lost most of it.
This is the story of Sprig, the startup that made and delivered food. It’s also the story of Gagan, the founder who reached the success and happiness that we all aspire to.
Recession Proof: How to create a survival plan (so you can maintain confidence)
I was feeling a little bit down about what’s going on in the world today. There’s the virus, but there’s also the economy that is taking businesses down and it’s hard to separate the two.
The interesting thing is that Noah is so freaking upbeat about this. He sees it as...
How to exit a “sleepy” business 10 years in (with zero regrets)
Today’s guest is someone who, in the 1990s, felt that car auctions could be brought online.
It was a rollercoaster which we’ll get into in this interview. But he sold the company 10 years in for $250M. I want to hear the whole story.
Peter Kelly is the co-founder of OPENLANE (now KAR...
How Riot Games founder Marc Merrill overcame massive hurdles to build League of Legends
Joining me is a legend himself. His name is Marc Merrill and he is the co-founder of Riot Games. Riot Games makes League of Legends, an incredibly successful multiplayer online battle arena video game.
I invited him here because I’m curious about how he grew this company. And we’re...
Total failures, base hits, and big successes: a serial entrepreneur story
Joining me is a guy who has started more companies than I can keep track of.
He had such a fire inside him while in school that he had to go out and do it. So he dropped out of school, started a company, and it didn’t work out well. But he kept going.
Andrew Vasylyk is the founder of...
How Pagely was built by husband and wife
Today’s guest is Sally Strebel, the founder of Pagely. They’re a managed WordPress hosting company.
I remember first meeting her and her husband, Joshua, at South by Southwest about a decade ago. I started talking to them and I found out what Pagely does, which is make hosting...
This founder’s tweetstorm got my attention (and it’s one that every founder should read)
Joining me is a Mixergy listener whom I’ve known a bit about over the years. Recently, he put out this tweetstorm that really moved me and anyone who runs a company should be exposed to them.
I’ll read a few excerpts in this interview and ask him about what led up to writing them....
A software founder’s story of addiction and recovery
Joining me is an entrepreneur who worked for several companies over the years and finally found his own hit software company which he launched.
I want to talk to him about how he found it. I want to talk to him a little bit about addiction. I want to talk to him about how he’s building...
The launch story behind this online course platform
Joining me is an entrepreneur who started teaching creative software in person. Then he had a disaster of a teaching experience. It rocked his world but led to a breakthrough.
We’ll find out what happened. Daniel Scott is the founder of InstructorHQ, a teaching platform for software like Adobe.
How do you create company culture in an international business?
Joining me is an entrepreneur who tried so many different things. And a lot of them failed. I think most people would just have said, “All right. This isn’t for me.”
I don’t know what kept him going. I don’t know why he persisted, but he did persist and he...
Master Class Course
How to Feed Your Soul and Grow Your Business as a Self-Reliant Entrepreneur
John Jantsch is the founder of Duct Tape Marketing, which specializes in strategies and recommendations for growing small businesses. He’s also the author of his newest work, The...
SupportNinja founder opens up about mental health
We’re going to find out about an entrepreneur who has done so well for so long but has gotten screwed a little bit.
Cody McLain is the founder of SupportNinja which offers support as a service. You know how much of a pain in the butt it is for you to manage your customer support email?...
Master Class Course
How to Maintain Your Focus at Work and Become Indistractable
Nir Eyal is the author of “Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products.” Nir is also the creator of Habit Summit, a gathering of people who share information about how to form personal habits...