Gather 'round, folks, it's time for a story. Here's how College Info Geek went from a side project in college to the full-time job it is today.

Full show notes

This week’s episode is sponsored by:

Brilliant: Accelerate your learning in math, science, and computer science. Start learning for free at Brilliant.org/CollegeInfoGeek — and if you’re one of the first 83 people to use this link, you’ll also get 20% off your subscription.

Hover: Your personal brand is important, and it starts with your domain name. Get 10% off your first domain name purchase by going to Hover.com/cig.

Things mentioned in this episode:

HackCollege

How To Build A Hanging Desk In 15 Minutes

The Ultimate Guide To Building A Personal Website

My Quest To Build An iPhone App (Or, How To Get Out Of A Required Class)

Powlyglot

The Smart Passive Income Blog

I Will Teach You To Be Rich

Figma

Anchor

5 Questions: Mornings, Quarter-Life Crises, and Dealing with Negativity (Ep. 257)

The War of Art, by Steven Pressfield

The Motivation Hacker, by Nick Winter

Thomas’ Productivity course on Skillshare

Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page.

You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter.

Timestamps:

0:01:57 - Why Thomas started College Info Geek

0:08:21 - How CIG grew and became a business

0:27:08 - Sponsor: Brilliant (Learning problem-solving skills)

0:29:14 - Sponsor: Hover (Buying a domain name)

0:31:39 - How Martin joined the team

0:50:54 - Starting the podcast

0:58:42 - Going pro

1:08:22 - The current state of the business

1:16:27 - Why Thomas went all-in on the website

1:19:28 - Conclusion

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