Month: March 2020

#151 – We have some customers!

Show notes from Episode #151 of the Sweaty Startup Podcast. Nick called his banker and pulled out the necessary funds to make his $200k gamble on boxes. Now, Storage Squad officially has Emory University on board as their first customer in this pandemic. They have boxes ordered to Atlanta and will be loading them into […]

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March 13, 2020 1 min read

#150 – A $200k Gamble

Show notes from Episode #150 of the Sweaty Startup Podcast. Nick didn’t sleep a wink last night. He’s hoping that within a couple hours he’ll have a few universities that say they want their services, but they’ll need boxes immediately. He’s worried that with how fast things are moving, Storage Squad is going to order […]

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1 min read

#149 – Fighting to save the company

Show notes from Episode #149 of the Sweaty Startup Podcast. The whole team is fighting to save Storage Squad. Today was not a good day. Schools have issued mandatory student evacuations, and Storage Squad’s future is at risk. The team spent the whole day fighting to reach administrators at their market universities, as different schools […]

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2 mins read

CALL TO ACTION – #148 – My world is upside down

Show notes from Episode #148 of the Sweaty Startup Podcast. Harvard announced they would be closing dorms and evacuating students before their spring break due to the coronavirus outbreak. Then Tufts, and then Cornell, and Boston College, and dozens of other schools, including most of Storage Squad’s market. An hour after Harvard’s announcement, the Storage […]

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2 mins read

#147 – Businesses I Love #4 – Coronavirus Opportunities

Show notes from Episode #147 of the Sweaty Startup Podcast. Continuing with the Businesses I Love series, Nick talks about the opportunites created by the recent coronavirus outbreak. COVID-19 has officially been labeled a pandemic among the World Health Organization and we’ve seen sporting events, concerts, conferences, and classes get canceled across the world. No […]

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4 mins read

#146 – The 80/20 principle and how to find your most profitable work

Show notes from Episode #146 of the Sweaty Startup Podcast. What is your wheelhouse? What work are you doing that is driving growth and profitability in your business, and how can you put more effort into focusing on it? The 80/20 rule is one of Nick’s favorite principles, and like many philosophies it’s equally applicable […]

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March 6, 2020 3 mins read

#145: Make 2020 your best year ever – get uncomfortable

Show notes from Episode #145 of the Sweaty Startup Podcast. The beginning of each year is an ideal time to start setting goals for yourself and your business. Most people that talk about their business goals are focused on hitting certain revenue or profitability figures, but there are steps along the way to those goals […]

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March 3, 2020 4 mins read

#144: Building a website and getting found online with Adam Grim from Sparrow Websites

Show notes from Episode #144 of the Sweaty Startup Podcast. In business and in life, small habits build success, and one of the most important habits is time management. Beyond being efficient in your work, the most successful people invest their time in activities that deliver value over time. The four quadrants of time management, […]

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March 2, 2020 4 mins read

#143: How to be super productive – the time management rule

Show notes from Episode #143 of the Sweaty Startup Podcast. In business and in life, small habits build success, and one of the most important habits is time management. Beyond being efficient in your work, the most successful people invest their time in activities that deliver value over time. The four quadrants of time management, […]

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March 1, 2020 4 mins read

#140 Offseason to-do list #2 – employee training videos

Show notes from Episode #140 of the Sweaty Startup Podcast. As we kick off the second episode on off-season priorities and ways to set your business up for growth in the slow period, there was great outreach from listeners responding to the first episode on automated email responses that we wanted to address: Recap on […]

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