Buy and Build: Acquiring an Online Business & Building in Public

In today's episode, We speak to one of our closest internet friends that we've never met, Ben Levy. Ben was one of the originators of the All Access Pass where he and Shaan Puri (from My First Million Podcast) created a daily newsletter and email blast out about how they were going to build three projects, as well as a Slack Community where all three of us (Ben, Nicholas and Darryl) met. We talk about Ben's entrepreneurial background, his time at FanDuel while it raised a wild amount of money, how he became Shaan's business partner and some projects that he's working/investing in now (https://pallet.xyz/). This is a fun one and we're truly excited because if you ever gotten to know Ben, you know he's a down to earth guy, super humble and fun to talk to but is not too public about promoting himself, so this is somewhat of an exclusive 😄. Hope you enjoy this one!

If you want to get in touch with Ben, you can connect with him on twitter (@benmlevy) at https://twitter.com/benmlevy

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In college, we are usually busy with our faces buried in books, getting to know our classmates and having drinks - then occasionally, we dream about building wealth and some side hustle. Our next guest, Connor Gross made that dream a reality. He created the business Cardly with his business partner which is a nice looking wallet that sticks to the back of your cellphone. He started hustling hard by pushing his business to his college classmates and then eventually dominating Amazon. He tells us all about his numbers, how he got started, how he got traction and his strategy. After selling his business, Connor took a break and decided to buy a few other businesses. We take a deep dive into how that Cardly got acquired, some businesses that he recently bought and are now growing, as well as what's in the future for Connor Gross.

Want to get in touch with Connor? You can reach him at twitter at @C_Gros and check out his podcast, https://thenextgenerationpodcast.com/

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In today’s show, we mention that we are releasing a new Chrome Meditation app and we're giving our listeners the first chance to join the beta launch! Go to this landing page here, enter your email and we'll send you information when we're ready to launch in the next couple of weeks! https://betatesting.buybuildpod.com/

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Meet Chris Ake, contributor to Forbes Magazine and Co-author of the book, Journey to Success: Millennial Edition. He's been hustling since he was young and he's a non technical founder who figured out how to get in the technical game without actually being a developer.  His entrepreneurial journey was inspired by an article in Tech Crunch and to this day he still has it framed. He was one of the founders of Grand Apps (acquired), a mobile app development company but now he's focused on Kyros, his digital agency for custom software and his other passion project, Sidekick AI. Sidekick AI is a direct competitor to Calendly that Chris and his co-founders created because he experienced problems first hand with the solutions out there for combining calendar events and emails. This software uses smart AI and syncs with both gmail & outlook to help schedule calendar events for you. Come join our episode as we talk Chris through his own personal journey and how he went from a mobile app company to creating his own software that was published in Appsumo!

Want to get in touch with Chris? Connect with him on LinkedIn here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisake

Want to check out more about Sidekick AI and get a video demo of it - check it out here - https://sidekickai.com/

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In today’s show, we mention that we are releasing a new Chrome Meditation app and we're giving our listeners the first chance to join the beta launch! Go to this landing page here, enter your email and we'll send you information when we're ready to launch in the next couple of weeks! https://betatesting.buybuildpod.com/

* If you haven't done so already, please *smash* that subscribe button as we drop more episodes and special guests weekly! This also helps our small podcast grow so we can keep bringing awesome guests!  *Please rate and review us on Apple iTunes which you can do here - https://ratethispodcast.com/buybuildpod/apple

*Support the pod by spreading the word - refer us and tell friends. Send them to https://buybuildpod.com/ and click Subscribe!

* Have you bought a business before and are currently building it? Want to be a guest on the show? Send us an email to [email protected]

*Have a business already and looking to get acquired? Sign up for Acquihired here - http://getacquihired.com/

In today's episode, we had the opportunity to speak to Wil Schroter, the CEO of Startups.com and co-host of Startup Therapy. Wil has also purchased 6 former y-combinator businesses that didn't make it the next round, and rolled it into startups.com. In this interview we also discuss his losses, his wins and why he started startup.com. Wil's has helped millions of founders and businesses over his lifetime, and we discuss that with him. If you're a founder or soon to be business owner, you do not want to miss this episode as we try to ask him everything and anything.

If you want to check out more about Wil and his business, you can head to https://Startups.com

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In today’s show, we mention that we are releasing a new Chrome Meditation app and we're giving our listeners the first chance to join the beta launch! Go to this landing page here, enter your email and we'll send you information when we're ready to launch in the next couple of weeks! https://betatesting.buybuildpod.com/

* If you haven't done so already, please *smash* that subscribe button as we drop more episodes and special guests weekly! This also helps our small podcast grow so we can keep bringing awesome guests!  *Please rate and review us on Apple iTunes which you can do here - https://ratethispodcast.com/buybuildpod/apple

*Support the pod by spreading the word - refer us and tell friends. Send them to https://buybuildpod.com/ and click Subscribe!

* Have you bought a business before and are currently building it? Want to be a guest on the show? Send us an email to [email protected]

*Have a business already and looking to get acquired? Sign up for Acquihired here - http://getacquihired.com/

It's been a little while since we've updated you on our purchased business and what better episode, than episode 10 to drop our update! We've been so wrapped up in getting some amazing guests on our podcast that we've forgotten to build/podcast in public about our business. We tell you what's going on in the last few months, what problems we've run into and what we intend to do to improve things.  The great thing about this podcast is we've received so much great advice from our guests that we are going to use for our own business. In addition to the current business, Classcastlive.com, we are also creating an additional small business which you can hear about in this podcast!

In the podcast, we mentioned a few things you can get the link to:

Unbounce Affiliate Link - You get 20% off your first 3 months or 20% off your first year - https://unbounce.grsm.io/darryllim536

Sign up for Acquihired here - http://getacquihired.com/

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In today’s show, we mention that we are releasing a new Chrome Meditation app and we're giving our listeners the first chance to join the beta launch! Go to this landing page here, enter your email and we'll send you information when we're ready to launch in the next couple of weeks! https://betatesting.buybuildpod.com/

* If you haven't done so already, please *smash* that subscribe button as we drop more episodes and special guests weekly! This also helps our small podcast grow so we can keep bringing awesome guests!

*Support the pod by spreading the word - refer us and tell friends. Send them to https://buybuildpod.com/ and click Subscribe!

* Have you bought a business before and are currently building it? Want to be a guest on the show? Send us an email to [email protected]

Imagine being in debt $250k in student loans from Law School and living paycheck to paycheck - sounds painful doesn't it? Well this is exactly what Nick Fogle did and he decided he hated being lawyer, so he quit and taught himself how to code instead.  His story is not for the faint at heart but if you're looking for inspiration - look no further! We walk through Nick's journey in great detail to understand the struggles to the small wins to the eventual sale of the business which finally helped him get out of debt. In case you're wondering what business he made, it's those fancy social media posts for podcasts with the video waves (wavve.co). And if you listened to our previous episode from Calm Capital, they're the ones who actually purchased Wavve, so we have a connection between a previous episode and this one here. Hope you all enjoy it, if you want to discuss further - feel free to connect in our facebook group more.

Want to get in touch with Nick? You can reach him on twitter @nickfogle or https://twitter.com/nickfogle 

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*Be one of our early adopters and VIPs - Join our facebook group by joining here https://www.facebook.com/groups/buyandbuild/

In today’s show, we mention that we are releasing a new Chrome Meditation app and we're giving our listeners the first chance to join the beta launch! Go to this landing page here, enter your email and we'll send you information when we're ready to launch in the next couple of weeks! https://betatesting.buybuildpod.com/

* If you haven't done so already, please *smash* that subscribe button as we drop more episodes and special guests weekly! This also helps our small podcast grow so we can keep bringing awesome guests!

*Support the pod by spreading the word - refer us and tell friends. Send them to https://buybuildpod.com/ and click Subscribe!

* Have you bought a business before and are currently building it? Want to be a guest on the show? Send us an email to [email protected]

What were you doing when you were 22? Our next guest, Daniel Scott Mitchell was busy winning $100k contests from My First Million and Microaquire to purchase an online business a couple months ago. We take a deep dive into Daniel's process and strategy to how he actually won this contest and more into his mentality that makes him one of the most driven 22 year olds and entrepreneurs We've ever seen. He is currently building soldstock.io, which is a Shopify app, he's the co-host of the Next Byte Podcast and he's also working on finishing the product to another contest he became runner up to involving Mitsubishi!  We'll discuss all of that and more in this episode as we get to know Daniel!

Want to get in touch with Daniel? You can reach him at twitter - @TheDanielMitch and check out his podcast, The Next Byte here 

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In today’s show, we mention that we are releasing a new Chrome Meditation app and we're giving our listeners the first chance to join the beta launch! Go to this landing page here, enter your email and we'll send you information when we're ready to launch in the next couple of weeks! https://betatesting.buybuildpod.com/

* If you haven't done so already, please *smash* that subscribe button as we drop more episodes and special guests weekly! This also helps our small podcast grow so we can keep bringing awesome guests!

*Be one of our early adopters and VIPs - Join our facebook group by joining here https://www.facebook.com/groups/buyandbuild/

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* Have you bought a business before and are currently building it? Want to be a guest on the show? Send us an email to [email protected]

Meet Adam, he built a Luxury Bags business with his wife which is doing quite well and it was built ORGANICALLY. Yes, he never paid for any ads and to this day, he's making 7 figures from his business. Knowing that he didn't have to use paid ads to build his business, he wanted to encourage others about this strategy which is what brought him to purchasing Socialwave.io - a shopify app that helps amplify User Generated content like testimonials and picture of merchandise to encourage others to notice the brand. We sit down and speak to Adam about how he got into the world of entrepreneurism and how this organic strategy works and why he purchased this SAAS business.

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Today’s show is sponsored by Median, go to hellomedian.com and save 20% off lifetime membership by using the code buyandbuild

* If you haven't done so already, please *smash* that subscribe button as we drop more episodes and special guests weekly! This also helps our small podcast grow so we can keep bringing awesome guests!

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Ever wanted to leave your day job and go on to own your own Online store and software? Tom went from the Film Industry, Sales to finally owning his own store. He decided it was time take his store to the next level but also purchasing a software that would help with his conversion as well as everyone else's. Tom talks about his entrepreneurial journey, how he got to where he is today and what he intends to do with his app (Trtle).

If you want to connect with Tom, you can reach him at [email protected]

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Today’s show is sponsored by Median, go to hellomedian.com and save 20% off lifetime membership by using the code buyandbuild

* If you haven't done so already, please *smash* that subscribe button as we drop more episodes and special guests weekly! This also helps our small podcast grow so we can keep bringing awesome guests!

*Be one of our early adopters and VIPs - Join our facebook group by joining here https://www.facebook.com/groups/buyandbuild/

*Support the pod by spreading the word - refer us and tell friends. Send them to https://buybuildpod.com/ and click Subscribe!

* Have you bought a business before and are currently building it? Want to be a guest on the show? Send us an email to [email protected]