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The original podcast for bootstrapped and mostly bootstrapped startups, this show follow the stories of founders as they start, acquire, and grow SaaS companies. Hear when they fail, struggle, succeed, and take you with them through the tumultuous life of a SaaS founder. If you like Mixergy, This Week in Startups, or SaaStr, you’ll enjoy Startup for the Rest of Us.
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This is Learning Machine. A podcast about digital marketing, content, strategy, startups, and business. If you like Mixergy, Entrepreneur on Fire, Tropical MBA, Rocketship.fm, SaaStr, Tim Ferriss show, or Startups for the Rest of Us, you will love Content and Coffee.
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"Made It" is a podcast hosted by Connor Tomkies that delves into the journeys of successful entrepreneurs who have not only built and exited their companies, but who are writing the next chapter of their journeys. The show focuses on the unique challenges and lessons learned while moving beyond the exit, offering insights and strategies for listeners aiming to grow their own businesses. Through engaging conversations with various guests, the podcast provides a blend of motivational stories, ...
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The Growth Experts podcast shares proven growth strategies, tactics, and tools from real growth experts and entrepreneurs. You will hear from top CEO's, entrepreneurs and marketers as I uncover tips and strategies that many of them have never shared before. My goal is to dig deep to find out exactly how they did it. Growth hacking, growth marketing, growth agencies, social media, digital marketing, SEO, social selling, LinkedIn marketing, Facebook and Instagram are just a few of the growth h ...
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***Inspiring Interviews*** Video Interviews by Shawn Sudershan Chhabra By Shawn Chhabra interviews Bob Burg, Neil Patel, John Lee Dumas, David Allen, Michelle Gielan, Frederique Murphy, Shep Hyken, Kate Erickson, Kavit Haria, and many more. Get Inspiration Similar to Mixergy, Entrepreneur on Fire, and Growth Everywhere WGL- videospodcast-Video Case Studies : Winning the Game of Life Podcast Interviewing Entrepreneurs, Wantrepreneurs, Intrapreneurials, Intrepreneurial & Startups Podcast for - ...
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Inspirational + actionable ... without the BS. Jason Bax gives you edu-taining & inspiring interviews with proven entrepreneurs and creators WITHOUT the obnoxious self-promotional chest thumping of other podcast hosts. WITHOUT tiresome fake enthusiasm. WITHOUT repetitious, shallow, formulaic questions and constant interruptions. An online entrepreneur himself, Bax has the background and balls to dig DEEP, getting entrepreneurs to open their kimono (wide) to reveal the secrets to their succes ...
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Welcome to the My One Life podcast, where we interview some of the top minds in business and dive into how they built their careers, their challenges, as well as their tips for hiring, job seeking, networking, and getting ahead at work. Whether you're a seasoned exec looking for an edge or a recent grad just starting out, our goal is to provide insights, tips, and techniques to help you achieve your dream career - and your best life. https://myonelifepodcast.com
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Brent Underwood had a business idea: buy an abandoned town and turn it into a tourist destination.It didn’t work. Mostly because he tried running it remotely.Then he moved in. He started looking around, diving into old mines, and finding old treasures.He shot video of what he saw and of his renovations. That got hugely popular on social media, help…
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In this episode host Connor Tomkies sits down with the seasoned entrepreneur, podcaster, and founder of Mixergy, Andrew Warner, to explore the intricacies of entrepreneurship in the digital age. They delve into the critical role of becoming a micro-influencer as an entrepreneur, share personal journeys of business successes and lessons learned from…
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Today I have my friend Eugenia Chen on the show. Eugenia runs Pandaloon.com where she sells cute costumes for dogs. And the way she generates her sales is interesting. She uses a combination of TikTok and TikTok shop to drive traffic from her 6.1 Million subscribers. If you want to learn how to market using Tiktok, then listen to this episode. What…
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In episode 709, join Rob Walling for a solo adventure as he shares his story of growing his personal wealth over the past few decades. Selling companies was the major driver of wealth, but he also explores the role of cryptocurrency, running profitable companies, and angel investing. Rob emphasizes the power of entrepreneurship in achieving financi…
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Check out Support Ninja! Sponsor Made It! Join along as I sit down with the incredibly inspiring Vlada Lotkina, the brain behind ClassTag, for a journey filled with dreams, determination, and the drive to make a difference in the world of education. From her early days in Ukraine to creating waves in the U.S. tech scene, Vlada's story isn't just ab…
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For the month of April, we’ve been running a challenge in our Profitable Audience Class that has dramatically increased the social media following for the students in the course. If you’re interested in growing your YouTube, TikTok or Instagram channels fast, then listen to this episode! What You’ll Learn Strategies to grow your social media follow…
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This past week, Toni gave 4 talks at the annual Pet Summit in Orlando, Florida which is a conference that covers all things related to pet products sold online. In this episode, she gives a recap of the Summit along with the hot products to sell in the pet industry. What You’ll Learn The details of the Pet Summit and who should attend How to make a…
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In episode 708, Rob Walling and Derrick Reimer tackle listener questions about building development skills vs. business skills and strategies for entering competitive markets. They also chat about building on top of AI services, addressing the risks of platform dependency and the importance of managing infrastructure costs. Episode Sponsor: Is your…
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Check out Support Ninja! Sponsor Made It! We dive into the journey of Benji Markoff, a visionary entrepreneur who transformed the insurance industry with his startup, Founder Shield. Benji shares his rollercoaster experience from the early days of grueling work and personal challenges to achieving a monumental exit. Listeners will gain insights int…
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Today I’m thrilled to have Sally Wilson back on the show after 4 years. Sally is a student from my Create A Profitable Online Store Course (https://profitableonlinestore.com). She resides in the UK and runs a very successful online business over at CaterpillarCrossstitch.com Since she was last on, her business has grown 10X so in this episode, we t…
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In episode 707, Rob Walling, alongside guests Tracy Osborn and Einar Vollset, give their hot takes on some recent news in the world of SaaS. They discuss Once.com’s launch, liquidation preference nuances in startup buyouts, with moving from open source to full time income and more. Episode Sponsor: Find your perfect developer or a team at Lemon.io/…
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LISTENER NOTE: My Second Million asa title was always intended as a cheeky joke around the fantastic pod "My First Million" but now on April Fools we've decided to pivot as so many founder do, to the "Made It with Connor Tomkies" podcast. We can't wait for the guests we have coming up and we're excited to share more episodes. Stay tuned for more ep…
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Connor dives deep with Jeremy Parker, the innovative mind behind Swag.com. They explore Jeremy's dynamic journey from aspiring filmmaker to successful entrepreneur. Jeremy shares the highs and lows of his entrepreneurial path, revealing how he navigated through failures and pivots to build and sell swag.com, transforming the promotional products in…
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In episode 706.5, join Rob Walling as he reconsiders some of his most common advice. He explores why lowering prices might make sense and discusses the benefits of a B2C business model. Rob also walks back his prior advice on bootstrapping two-sided marketplaces and launching multiple products to see what sticks. Topics we cover: 1:04 – What would …
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Last week, Toni and I attended the Ecommerce Fuel Live event in New Orleans, LA. This is part 2 of a series where we cover the gossip, the hallway conversations, the sessions, and some of the trends that we saw at ECF Live. What You’ll Learn The new trends with Tiktok shop, AI, and Meta Ads Recap of day 3 of the Ecommerce Fuel Live event What most …
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MicroConf US in Atlanta is here in just a couple weeks, and this is your last call to buy tickets. We've sold more than 90% of the tickets, and we will sell this event out as we have for many years. The event is April 21st through the 23rd in Atlanta, Georgia at the amazing Starling Atlanta. There are going to be 200-ish of your closest bootstrappe…
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Last week, Toni and I attended the Ecommerce Fuel Live event in New Orleans, LA. In this episode, we breakdown the latest trends and perspectives that we learned from the casual conversations we had at the conference. What You’ll Learn What are sellers most complaining about? What’s working right now in ecommerce The biggest problems sellers are fa…
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In episode 706, join Rob Walling for a solo adventure where he discusses a variety of topics. He starts with why it’s important to both consider and credit “prior art” in business. Rob outlines his 2/20/200 idea validation framework used to repeatedly evaluate ideas. He also covers why, though there are some advantages, designing by committee has s…
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In episode 705, Rob Walling interviews Braden Dennis, co-founder and CEO of FinChat. They discuss Braden’s journey going from fully bootstrapped, all the way to taking venture capital as FinChat scaled. Braden shares his experience in initially launching to an audience, how they successfully launched a second product, and how FinChat operates well …
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According to Wired magazine, Temu is losing hundreds of millions of dollars to send you cheap stuff from China in order to grab mass market share from US shoppers and it’s working. But is it affecting US ecommerce companies? Listen to this episode to find out What You’ll Learn What is Temu? How has Temu been growing so fast? Will Temu destroy ecomm…
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Welcome to a brand new segment of the show called Profitable Audience where my business partner Toni and I discuss all things related to content creation and building an audience. In today’s episode, Toni and I discuss the March Google Core update which has huge implications on the future of content creation. What You’ll Learn All about the March G…
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