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033 - So I Exited My Business
A short bridge episode updates listeners five years after “So I Started a Business.” The host (Jake Huntley) explains exiting day-to-day operations to become executive chairman of a 70-person company doing ~$3M in revenue and growing ~3x YoY. The revived show will focus on systems that free founders in $0–5M SMBs. He previews co-host Chase Budge, plans to start a new venture in ~8 months as a Sandbox Fellow, and his current work as a fractional COO helping founders remove themselves as bottlenecks.
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Discussion Points
[00:00]: Purpose of a “bridge” episode connecting past shows to the new series.
[00:00]: Status update: first two episodes recorded, third scheduled.
[00:00]: Title callback: from “So I Started a Business” to “So I Exited My Business.”
[01:01]: Origin story: wife’s wedding-florist business sparks the venture.
[01:13]: Spotting a cash-flow opportunity; decision to jump into entrepreneurship.
[01:17]: Leaving prior career to go all in.
[01:20]: Recent transition to executive chairman; business now runs itself.
[01:27]: Team size (~70 employees) and momentum.
[01:32]: Revenue snapshot (~$3M) and ~3x YoY growth.
[01:40]: Show’s aim: share five years of learnings for small business owners.
[02:05]: Focus area: building systems so the company operates without the founder.
[02:08]: Target audience: SMBs in the $1–5M range.
[02:35]: Co-host preview: friend Chase Spudge; lunch convo sparked the format.
[03:17]: Next venture timing: ~8 months aligned with Sandbox Fellowship.
[03:48]: Teaser: future episode on the fellowship and new business plans.
[04:05]: Current role: fractional operations/COO for several clients.
[04:34]: Core engagement: removing founder bottlenecks and enabling scale.
[05:03]: Framing the podcast as a “give back” while still learning.
[05:21]: Candid note on tradeoffs vs. traditional career paths.
[05:37]: Goal: help others move faster with fewer mistakes.
[06:14]: Expect a deeper intro in the next episode; sign-off.
View Episode Summary + Transcript: https://startupsystems.softr.app/episodes-details/so-i-exited-my-business/r/recKx9qLtLTiuMzke
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By Jake Huntley | Chase Budge
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A short bridge episode updates listeners five years after “So I Started a Business.” The host (Jake Huntley) explains exiting day-to-day operations to become executive chairman of a 70-person company doing ~$3M in revenue and growing ~3x YoY. The revived show will focus on systems that free founders in $0–5M SMBs. He previews co-host Chase Budge, plans to start a new venture in ~8 months as a Sandbox Fellow, and his current work as a fractional COO helping founders remove themselves as bottlenecks.
(generated by AI)
Discussion Points
[00:00]: Purpose of a “bridge” episode connecting past shows to the new series.
[00:00]: Status update: first two episodes recorded, third scheduled.
[00:00]: Title callback: from “So I Started a Business” to “So I Exited My Business.”
[01:01]: Origin story: wife’s wedding-florist business sparks the venture.
[01:13]: Spotting a cash-flow opportunity; decision to jump into entrepreneurship.
[01:17]: Leaving prior career to go all in.
[01:20]: Recent transition to executive chairman; business now runs itself.
[01:27]: Team size (~70 employees) and momentum.
[01:32]: Revenue snapshot (~$3M) and ~3x YoY growth.
[01:40]: Show’s aim: share five years of learnings for small business owners.
[02:05]: Focus area: building systems so the company operates without the founder.
[02:08]: Target audience: SMBs in the $1–5M range.
[02:35]: Co-host preview: friend Chase Spudge; lunch convo sparked the format.
[03:17]: Next venture timing: ~8 months aligned with Sandbox Fellowship.
[03:48]: Teaser: future episode on the fellowship and new business plans.
[04:05]: Current role: fractional operations/COO for several clients.
[04:34]: Core engagement: removing founder bottlenecks and enabling scale.
[05:03]: Framing the podcast as a “give back” while still learning.
[05:21]: Candid note on tradeoffs vs. traditional career paths.
[05:37]: Goal: help others move faster with fewer mistakes.
[06:14]: Expect a deeper intro in the next episode; sign-off.
View Episode Summary + Transcript: https://startupsystems.softr.app/episodes-details/so-i-exited-my-business/r/recKx9qLtLTiuMzke