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How To BootStrap Million Dollar Companies | Connor Gillivan  

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Connor Gillivan is the co-founder of FreeeUp.com. He has built two companies to over $10 million in yearly sales within the eCommerce industry, is a leading voice for entrepreneurship and digital marketing, and is the author of Free Up Your Business: 50 Secrets to Bootstrap Million Dollar Companies.

Connor started his first eCommerce business, Portlight, drop shipping on the Amazon Marketplace when he was 20 years old and still in college. Together with his co-founders he built a 60 person team located all over the world, partnered with over 1,000 US suppliers, and had total sales of more than $25 million of total.

He started his second business, FreeeUp, in 2015 when he and his business partner became frustrated with their online hiring experiences. They built a 60 person team with freelancers from all over the world, but it took years and endless amounts of turnover to arrive at that team.

Just over 3 years into the business FreeeUp has grown their user base to over 15,000 clients around the world.

In this episode Connor we dig deep into his journey. Connor

  • Credits his fast start in entrepreneurship to some of the people that surrounded him when he was growing up
  • Shares his thoughts on the importance of exposing children to the idea that entrepreneurship can be a viable career option
  • Talks about the things he learned working in South Africa during his time in College
  • Tells us how 2 College Sophomores built a business that sold more than $25 million on Amazon
  • Explains how frustrations in scaling his first company led to the creation of FreeUp
  • Offers tips for anyone that wants to be a freelancer
  • And so much more.

You can contact Connor at:

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

Email tim@screwthenaysayers.com

Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/

Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/

LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/

Screw The Naysayers- www.screwthenaysayers.com

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Why? Inactive feed status. Our servers were unable to retrieve a valid podcast feed for a sustained period.

What now? You might be able to find a more up-to-date version using the search function. This series will no longer be checked for updates. If you believe this to be in error, please check if the publisher's feed link below is valid and contact support to request the feed be restored or if you have any other concerns about this.

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Content provided by Tim Alison. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Tim Alison or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.

Connor Gillivan is the co-founder of FreeeUp.com. He has built two companies to over $10 million in yearly sales within the eCommerce industry, is a leading voice for entrepreneurship and digital marketing, and is the author of Free Up Your Business: 50 Secrets to Bootstrap Million Dollar Companies.

Connor started his first eCommerce business, Portlight, drop shipping on the Amazon Marketplace when he was 20 years old and still in college. Together with his co-founders he built a 60 person team located all over the world, partnered with over 1,000 US suppliers, and had total sales of more than $25 million of total.

He started his second business, FreeeUp, in 2015 when he and his business partner became frustrated with their online hiring experiences. They built a 60 person team with freelancers from all over the world, but it took years and endless amounts of turnover to arrive at that team.

Just over 3 years into the business FreeeUp has grown their user base to over 15,000 clients around the world.

In this episode Connor we dig deep into his journey. Connor

  • Credits his fast start in entrepreneurship to some of the people that surrounded him when he was growing up
  • Shares his thoughts on the importance of exposing children to the idea that entrepreneurship can be a viable career option
  • Talks about the things he learned working in South Africa during his time in College
  • Tells us how 2 College Sophomores built a business that sold more than $25 million on Amazon
  • Explains how frustrations in scaling his first company led to the creation of FreeUp
  • Offers tips for anyone that wants to be a freelancer
  • And so much more.

You can contact Connor at:

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

Email tim@screwthenaysayers.com

Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/

Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/

LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/

Screw The Naysayers- www.screwthenaysayers.com

  continue reading

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