In this episode you’ll learn from an entrepreneur that already built a 75-person company and then decided to give it all up to start a new business from scratch.

In this episode you'll learn:

What he quickly realized when he transitioned from a 75-person company to a brand new business with just him and his partner.

How he ran Facebook ads to validate his new business.

3. What is premature optimization and how it can kill your business.

In this episode you’ll learn from a top performing sales executive that’s in charge of two Shopify stores in the marijuana accessories industry.

In this episode you'll learn:

Why you’ll get better customers by offering 100% satisfaction guaranteed refunds rather than giving away free samples.

Why not needing revenue immediately can help you focus on building a product-first business.

3. What it’s like working a demanding sales job and running 2 Shopify businesses.

In this episode you’ll learn from a designer that turned down a $150K salary to start her own independent brand.

In this episode you'll learn:

How to plan out and manage a subscription box product.

Why you should get a large order of samples when working with manufacturers rather than just a few samples.

3. How she was able to build a 20,000+ loyal fan base using YouTube.

In this episode you’ll learn from an entrepreneur that started doing crossfit to get into shape and then ended up inventing a product for crossfit athletes.

In this episode you'll learn:

Why you might not want to look at your numbers every day.

If you spend less time planning and more time taking action, things start to fall into place.

3. How she used Facebook groups to get her first sales.

In this episode you’ll learn from an entrepreneur that took a product his dad invented to Kickstarter and smashed their $100,000 goal by raising $800,000 and just broke $1 million total after preselling on their Shopify store.

In this episode you'll learn:

What are the keys to having a high converting Kickstarter video.

How to market a 30-day Kickstarter campaign.

3. How to get press by looking at the websites of other companies in your same industry.

In this episode you’ll learn from an entrepreneur that’s tried to start 8 other businesses and finally hit a success all while doing it on the side.

In this episode you'll learn:

How to validate an idea early from someone that’s tried to start 8 other businesses.

How to get unbiased feedback from friends and family.

3. What processes and systems to set up to market your product successfully.

In this episode you’ll learn from an entrepreneur that launched a business in 5 weeks and documented the entire journey.

In this episode you'll learn:

How to use your competitor’s product reviews to improve your copywriting.

How to reverse engineer the viability of a business idea.

3. How to find and work with influencers and only pay them when they sell your product.

In this episode you’ll learn from an entrepreneur that started selling direct-to-consumer and wholesale and then transitioned to wholesale-only.

In this episode you'll learn:

Why you might want to be careful about starting a business around a passion.

Why it’s dangerous to stock products that you would buy and how to do market research to find out what others would buy.

3. What marketing challenges you’ll face when transitioning to a wholesale-only business.

In this episode you’ll learn from two entrepreneurs that launched their brand through trade shows.

In this episode you'll learn:

What do you get from investing $1,000 into a booth at a show.

How to know which shows will be worth your time from two entrepreneurs that went to 30 trade shows in one year.

3. How they use Facebook boosted posts promote their own viral content.