The 7 Laws of Scaling with Jim Huffman

Jim is joined by Canna Provisions Co-founder Meg Sanders and they chat about how she has been able to create $40M business without traditional marketing channels and operating with a highly regulated product.

OPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE

• Process of starting a business in a pandemic
• Switching tracks from consulting to operations
• Cannabis as a retail business – Location is huge
• Creating a different way to transact
• How to market in regulated markets: Earned media and SEO
• The challenges of cannabis

Resources:

• Canna Provisions
• Jim Huffman website
• Jim's Twitter
• GrowthHit
• The Growth Marketer's Playbook

Additional episodes you might enjoy:

Startup Ideas by Paul Graham (#45)

Nathan Barry: How to Bootstrap a Company to $30M in a Crowded Market (#41)

How I Met My Biz Partner and Less Learned Hitting $2M ARR (#44)

Ryan Hamilton on his Netflix special, touring with Jerry Seinfeld, & how to write a joke (#10)

How We're Validating Startup Ideas (#51)

Jim and Yonathan explore another Iconic Read (or in this case watch) as they break down Bill Gurley's filmed speech titled Running Down a Dream.

TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE

• Who is Bill Gurley
• Being the most knowledgeable vs being the smartest
• Finding your passion and honing your craft
• Bobby Knight – Finding Mentors
• Bob Dylan – Being in the epicenter
• Danny Meyer – Taking Notes
• Sam Hinkie – Focus and Conviction
• Katrina Lake – Being a talent magnet 
• Creating 10x peer groups

Resources:

• Running Down a Dream
• Above the Crowd
• Jim Huffman website
• Jim's Twitter
• GrowthHit
• The Growth Marketer's Playbook

Additional episodes you might enjoy:

Startup Ideas by Paul Graham (#45)

Nathan Barry: How to Bootstrap a Company to $30M in a Crowded Market (#41)

How I Met My Biz Partner and Less Learned Hitting $2M ARR (#44)

Ryan Hamilton on his Netflix special, touring with Jerry Seinfeld, & how to write a joke (#10)

How We're Validating Startup Ideas (#51)

This week, things shake up a bit as Jim is interviewed by Danny Greene of the Top Brand Builders podcast. Jim shares his journey as a founder before getting into the specifics of how to start a business.

Resources:

• The Top Brand Builders
• Jim Huffman website
• Jim's Twitter
• GrowthHit
• The Growth Marketer's Playbook

Additional episodes you might enjoy:

Startup Ideas by Paul Graham (#45)

Nathan Barry: How to Bootstrap a Company to $30M in a Crowded Market (#41)

How I Met My Biz Partner and Less Learned Hitting $2M ARR (#44)

Ryan Hamilton on his Netflix special, touring with Jerry Seinfeld, & how to write a joke (#10)

How We're Validating Startup Ideas (#51)

Jim is joined by Beardbrand founder Eric Bandholz. Eric shares how he started a successful brand featured on Shark Tank with zero funding on core values such as freedom and hunger.

TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE

• The seeds of a founder
• Why school can hold you back
• Community led growth
• Getting from Zero to One
• Using Reddit
• Getting on Shark Tank
• The gift of bootstrapping
• Diversifying products 
• Building a network

Resources:

• Ecommerce Conversations
• BeardBrand
• Jim Huffman website
• Jim's Twitter
• GrowthHit
• The Growth Marketer's Playbook

Additional episodes you might enjoy:

Startup Ideas by Paul Graham (#45)

Nathan Barry: How to Bootstrap a Company to $30M in a Crowded Market (#41)

How I Met My Biz Partner and Less Learned Hitting $2M ARR (#44)

Ryan Hamilton on his Netflix special, touring with Jerry Seinfeld, & how to write a joke (#10)

How We're Validating Startup Ideas (#51)

Jim is joined by Shrikesh Majithia, the CEO of Dr. Snip, one of the largest providers of vasectomies in the United States. Shrikesh shares how he successfully transitioned from accounting to entrepreneurship and started his own investment fund.

TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE

• What is Dr. Snip?
• Looking at short term vs long term motivation
• Buy-side private equity
• Starting your own fund
• Translating your existing skills to entrepreneurship
• The link between entrepreneurship and spirituality
• How to win an endurance race in business

Resources:

• Dr Snip
• Jim Huffman website
• Jim's Twitter
• GrowthHit
• The Growth Marketer's Playbook

Additional episodes you might enjoy:

• Startup Ideas by Paul Graham (#45)
• Nathan Barry: How to Bootstrap a Company to $30M in a Crowded Market (#41)
• How I Met My Biz Partner and Less Learned Hitting $2M ARR (#44)
• Ryan Hamilton on his Netflix special, touring with Jerry Seinfeld, & how to write a joke (#10)
• How We're Validating Startup Ideas (#51)

Jim is joined by Chris Yeh and they dive deep on how and when to implement blitz scaling to your business. They deep dive on specifics as well as exploring work design to help retain talent.

TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE

• Tips for public speaking
• Observations of the writing process
• How to think big without too much risk
• What is blitzscaling
• How to incorporate blitzscaling into your company
• Examples of blitzscaling
• Merits of leveraging product to scale business
• Work design – Employee retention

Resources:

• Chris Yeh
• Blitzscaling
• Jim Huffman website
• Jim's Twitter
• GrowthHit
• The Growth Marketer's Playbook

Additional episodes you might enjoy:

• Startup Ideas by Paul Graham (#45)
• Nathan Barry: How to Bootstrap a Company to $30M in a Crowded Market (#41)
• How I Met My Biz Partner and Less Learned Hitting $2M ARR (#44)
• Ryan Hamilton on his Netflix special, touring with Jerry Seinfeld, & how to write a joke (#10)
• How We're Validating Startup Ideas (#51)

Jim is joined again by Yonathan to discuss some highs and lows as the team continues to pursue the $3M dollar challenge. Jim also reveals how he might accidentally become Tik-Tok famous on a California beach for all the wrong reasons!

TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE

• Update on $3m challenge
• Hitting 5 figures with One Day Design
• Customizing pricing and packaging
• How to put the foot on the gas 
• Identifying bottom-up communities
• Supply troubles for Handsome Chaos
• Turning obstacle into opportunity
• Wim Hof thoughts

Resources:

• One Day Design 
• Jim Huffman website
• Jim's Twitter
• GrowthHit
• The Growth Marketer's Playbook

Additional episodes you might enjoy:

• Startup Ideas by Paul Graham (#45)
• Nathan Barry: How to Bootstrap a Company to $30M in a Crowded Market (#41)
• How I Met My Biz Partner and Less Learned Hitting $2M ARR (#44)
• Ryan Hamilton on his Netflix special, touring with Jerry Seinfeld, & how to write a joke (#10)
• How We're Validating Startup Ideas (#51)

Jim is joined by Sam Shepler the CEO of TestimonialHero. Sam and Jim chat about Launchpad businesses and discuss how and why entrepreneurs should seriously consider creating one instead of shooting for the moon right away.

TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE

•   The benefits of an agency for quick money
•   Strategically targeting larger partners for a growing business
•   Specifics on how to sell your business
•   How to scale a productized service
•   Niching your strengths
•   Best Practices for cold outreach
•   Launchpad business vs Lifestyle business

Resources:

• Sam Shepler
• Testimonial Hero
• Productize and Scale
• Jim Huffman website
• Jim's Twitter
• GrowthHit
• The Growth Marketer's Playbook

Additional episodes you might enjoy:

• Startup Ideas by Paul Graham (#45)
• Nathan Barry: How to Bootstrap a Company to $30M in a Crowded Market (#41)
• How I Met My Biz Partner and Less Learned Hitting $2M ARR (#44)
• Ryan Hamilton on his Netflix special, touring with Jerry Seinfeld, & how to write a joke (#10)
• How We're Validating Startup Ideas (#51)

Jim and Yonathan discuss some of the crazy things they've seen in the market recently and discuss strategies for entrepreneurs to not only survive turbulent times, but thrive.

TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE

• Friday the 13th doom and gloom
• Bear Market, Inflation, Unpredictability
• Key Hires
• What to do with your cash
• Should you get a line of credit now

Resources:

• Jim Huffman website
• Jim's Twitter
• GrowthHit
• The Growth Marketer's Playbook 

Additional episodes you might enjoy:

• Startup Ideas by Paul Graham (#45)
• Nathan Barry: How to Bootstrap a Company to $30M in a Crowded Market (#41)
• How I Met My Biz Partner and Less Learned Hitting $2M ARR (#44)
• Ryan Hamilton on his Netflix special, touring with Jerry Seinfeld, & how to write a joke (#10)
• How We're Validating Startup Ideas (#51)

Jim is joined by Draft.dev Founder/CEO Karl Hughes and they dive deep into the nitty gritty of how to bootstrap a business in a niche market.

TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE

•    The benefit of niche markets when you’re bootstrapping
•    Deciding to go all in on the niche
•    Finding your product market fit
•    How do you use your money to grow
•    Accounting Hacks
•    The importance of referrals in niche market growth
•    Starting a launchpad business
•    Niche Business ideas
•    The mental challenge of writing your own playbook

Resources:

•  draft.dev
•  Jim Huffman website
•  Jim's Twitter
•  GrowthHit
•  The Growth Marketer's Playbook

Additional episodes you might enjoy:

• Startup Ideas by Paul Graham (#45)
• Nathan Barry: How to Bootstrap a Company to $30M in a Crowded Market (#41)
• How I Met My Biz Partner and Less Learned Hitting $2M ARR (#44)
• Ryan Hamilton on his Netflix special, touring with Jerry Seinfeld, & how to write a joke (#10)
• How We're Validating Startup Ideas (#51)