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#169 – How to launch a lawn care business: COVID businesses I LOVE
Show notes from Episode #169 of the Sweaty Startup Podcast. Nick is shameless about his love for lawn care. In Episode 119 Nick’s brother came on the show to talk about his lawn care company, and you can learn all about his first year of business which netted him $100k in revenue and $70k profit, […]
Read More ...#168 – Why buying a business post-COVID is a great opportunity
Show notes from Episode #168 of the Sweaty Startup Podcast. Nick Bradley visited the show on Episode 95 and talked about why now is an incredible time to buy a business. This rings even more true during the current pandemic. Every day 10,000 Americans reach retirement age, and so many of the service-based businesses that […]
Read More ...#167 – Three businesses that you should NOT start right now
Show notes from Episode #167 of the Sweaty Startup Podcast. People have been asking about businesses that Nick thinks they should start right now. At the start of the COVID pandemic, he detailed a few opportunities that would open up as the world changes. Right now, it’s time to talk about businesses you should absolutely […]
Read More ...#164 – How to make great decisions in times of uncertainty with radical open-mindedness
Show notes from Episode #164 of the Sweaty Startup Podcast. As we’ve navigated the past four weeks, it’s shocking how much things have changed and how many times Nick has changed his mind on something. The unpredictable news cycle means that your opinion today may be proven wrong tomorrow, as new facts are constantly coming […]
Read More ...#163 – It’s a beautiful time to be an entrepreneur
Show notes from Episode #163 of the Sweaty Startup Podcast. Something feels different now. People are losing their jobs and their businesses, and those that are still in place are suffering. Storage Squad is on pace for a horrible year already, full of mania and frenzy just to pull together the deals and revenue that […]
Read More ...#162 – The debt crisis and why the biggest risk to our economy is the inability to borrow money
Show notes from Episode #162 of the Sweaty Startup Podcast. We’re living in historic and uncertain times right now, with a lot to consider. How will the current pandemic shape how we shop, how we work, and affect our economy in the long-run? The top concern for Nick in the current economic climate is a […]
Read More ...#159 – Why lead generation is a HORRIBLE business model
Show notes from Episode #159 of the Sweaty Startup Podcast. We constantly talk on this show about the gap in supply and demand of services. Whether it be lawn care, plumbers, cleaning services, or other popular industries, there’s a constant issue in people that are willing to pay for a service needing to jump through […]
Read More ...#155 – Three things (aside form COVID) that could wreck our economy
Show notes from Episode #155 of the Sweaty Startup Podcast. Nick has spent the past two weeks talking to as many smart people as would take his call; business owners, entrepreneurs, private equity managers, real estate owners, logical thinkers and truth-seekers alike, he asked them what they’re afraid of and what they think the future […]
Read More ...#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 […]
Read More ...#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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