Author: Nick

3 attributes of a great employee

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December 20, 2024 6 mins read

The secret to building more leverage

Before we jump in: Do you run paid ads on Meta and Google to grow your business? The team at AdRhino is offering a FREE paid ads audit (valued at $2K) for the first 5 companies that reply to this email. They will tell you exactly how to optimize your Google and Meta ads at no cost to you. […]

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December 12, 2024 9 mins read

22 controversial things I believe

​I posted this on X last week. It got a ton of comments and feedback. A few controversial things I believe: 1) A grown man with a family has no business getting on a ladder to put up Christmas lights. 2) A larger vehicle is safer than a smaller vehicle. Put your family in an […]

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December 4, 2024 4 mins read

How to market your business when you have no money

When you start a business without much capital, you have no budget for marketing. The early sales won’t come from paid ads, influencers and affiliates, social media or TV. Your first sales will come from your friends and family. Your existing network. Your neighbors and their friends. You will have to rely on old-school tactics […]

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November 26, 2024 7 mins read

My opinion on friends, marriage, and where to live

Where to live: I feel strongly that too many people live where they live because that’s where they were born or got a job, not because they actually want to live there. More people should take ownership over their location and move away from home. In 2017, my wife and I were renting a shitty three-bedroom apartment […]

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November 18, 2024 8 mins read

Creating a place all-star employees want to work

What all-star employees want in a job: I spend a lot of time asking my high performing friends what frustrates them about their work environments. What do you dislike about your boss? What drives you crazy and causes stress at work? What makes you feel unproductive? These conversations have taught me a lot about what […]

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November 12, 2024 7 mins read

The most important part of business and life…

A note on building leverage: My own journey towards leverage was a slow, tedious grind that took place over 10+ years. During the first years of both Storage Squad and my self-storage business, I spent many hours on the phone with annoying customers who yelled at me. No matter how worn out, frustrated, and beaten […]

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November 6, 2024 6 mins read

Why the first hire is the hardest

Before we dive in: If you don’t have a personal assistant, YOU ARE THE ASSISTANT. Did you know you can hire the air-traffic-controller of your life and business for as low as $1,200 per month? Manage your inbox, do tasks inside your business, schedule your meetings and travel, manage your Airbnb, or any host of […]

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October 28, 2024 7 mins read

The highest paid person at every company has 1 thing in common

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October 21, 2024 7 mins read

Why every business is the same once you grow

Before we dive in: When your website becomes your best salesperson it feels like MAGIC. BoldSEO turns websites from “box-checkers” to money printing machines. For a limited time they are offering the best deal in SEO. $1200/month + $100 per lead. Want to give it a shot? Schedule a discovery call here or reply to this email and I can make […]

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October 20, 2024 6 mins read
Top Articles

Businesses I Love

These are all businesses and markets that I love. The competition is weak. The market is growing. The costs and risks are low. The odds are good. You can analyze the market and make accurate decisions on where there is opportunity to thrive. You can win. Start small. Start low skilled and low risk if […]

Idea Generation 101

This is an analytical approach to identifying and exploring new business opportunities. This is designed around service-based businesses but the concepts can be applied to any business. In order to compete you need to have a competitive advantage in one of three areas: speed, price or quality. The goal here is to look for holes […]

Essential Tools

There is a proven playbook to grow companies. What tools to use, agencies to hire, strategies to employ. I’ve launched 9 companies in my life – two of which are fairly large with 40 + employees and hundreds of thousands in monthly revenue. People ask me all the time for vendor recommendations. Who builds my […]

179: How profitable is a self storage facility?

In today’s episode, Nick talks about a self-storage facility that he and his partner bought in July of 2019. He goes over the numbers of buying it, operating it, and income from units being rented out, as well as expenses. His goal is to show you just how profitable a self-storage facility is. This property […]

Businesses I Hate

Prefer a more positive outlook? Check out the businesses I love. I don’t like businesses that have a lot of passionate people involved. Businesses that are fun and are a lot of people’s hobbies. Passionate people think with their hearts instead of analyzing the markets. Passionate people make poor decisions. Passionate people start companies because […]

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