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How to hire great people to do really hard work – an interview with Max Maher (ep 63)

Show notes from Sweaty Startup Podcast episode 63. An interview with Max Maher! The first episode with Max (ep 44) was a huge success and has been the most popular episode so far on the show. He has hired hundreds of labor employees in the past so on this episode we talk about how to find […]

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June 26, 2019 6 mins read

Entrepreneurship at a young age – what if I’m in high school or I have children and I want to encourage entrepreneurship? (ep 62)

Show notes from podcast episode 62. Maybe you’re in high school or younger. Maybe your child is in high school or younger. What steps can I take right now to prepare myself for entrepreneurship and what businesses could I possibly explore starting as a youngster? I’ve told the story of how I became an entrepreneur in […]

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June 24, 2019 6 mins read

Are the big dogs trying to infiltrate the home service sector? How should we prepare for Amazon Home Services, Taskrabbit and Thumbtack?

Show notes for podcast episode 61. Question courtesy of Brandon in San Diego: My main concern is you mention the main benefit of service based businesses over product based is the fact it’s much easier to compete. You mention that trying to create digital products or sell on Amazon, Ebay etc means you’re competing with the […]

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June 19, 2019 9 mins read

Are you relocating soon or is the timing not right for you to start a business? Set up a business now that will be waiting for you when you’re ready. (ep 60)

Show notes from episode 60 of the podcast. The previous post about starting a business 100% remotely got me thinking about a common question I get all the time. What if you want to move to a new city to build a better life? What if you are about to graduate in a city and you don’t see yourself sticking around? […]

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June 17, 2019 6 mins read

Is geography really a limiting factor? Is it possible to start and manage a service business 100% remotely? (ep 59)

Show notes from podcast episode 59. I received a recent question via email I want to set up and run a service business from outside of the USA. I have some capital and some experience. What service would be best? What should I consider? What steps should I take to build a business from scratch 100% remotely? […]

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June 12, 2019 13 mins read

Sidewalk chalk and the power of low budget guerrilla marketing (ep 58)

Marketing our business in the early days came with a significant set of challenges. We didn’t have any money and what little we did have we spent on a beat up cargo van (yeah really bad but thats me and I was proud) on craigslist for $1500 so we could haul the stuff to and from the […]

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June 10, 2019 3 mins read

Are you making things happen or wondering what happened? Start playing OFFENSE and take control of your life. (Ep 55)

Show notes from Episode 55. You have three choices in life. You can make things happen, watch things happen or you can wonder what happened. Most people either watch or wonder what happened. They react. Life happens and they try their best to survive. They get done with work for the day, go home, flip on […]

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May 30, 2019 6 mins read

How to build a business that can survive a recession (Ep 54)

This is a real risk of doing business and there is no magic strategy to totally avoid the repercussions if the economy tightens and a recession hits. The only thing we can do is prepare for it and make sure that if it happens we won’t lose everything we’ve worked so hard to build. What […]

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May 27, 2019 11 mins read

A few reasons why you should consider TOTALLY IGNORING social media (Ep 53)

Show notes from episode 53 of the podcast. “Don’t fall in love with the medium – fall in love with the mission.” – Seth Godin on a recent episode of Akimbo (recommended listening). Our mission as business owners is to reach customers and exploit profitable marketing channels. The mediums and the ways to do that are always […]

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May 22, 2019 5 mins read

The “idea fallacy” and finding your pink ocean (ep 52)

Show notes from Podcast Episode 52. I’m sure you’ve heard of the “blue ocean strategy”. It was coined by W. Chan Kim in his book of the same name and expanded in the more recent book “blue ocean shift”. The concept makes a lot of sense on the surface. A red ocean is an overcrowded […]

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May 21, 2019 6 mins read
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