Today, we'll kick off a series where Brian is going to test out a startup idea live. We begin the way every idea should begin - by figuring out why the thing will fail and building in systems to avoid that fate.
Brian touches on Thrust and Drag, The Goldfish Cleanse, Journal of a Startup, and exactly what you should do to get to first principles for your s ... Show More
Dec 31
Three Ways to Create Trust (ITS Classic - top 1%)
Today we'll talk about why people hand their keys over to random strangers on the street in New York City, how a person selling cures for baldness converts 80% of the people he speaks with, and how you can build a strategy to cultivate trust with your customers, too.Tacklebox (20 ... Show More
17m 55s
Apr 2022
The art of starting a startup — Gagan Biyani’s advice for generating, validating, and executing on ideas
Today’s episode is with Gagan Biyani, co-founder and CEO of Maven, a company that empowers the world’s experts to offer cohort-based courses directly to their audience.
After being early at 3 startups that achieved over $1 million in run-rate in their first six months of going l ... Show More
1h 2m
Mar 2022
Great Startup Ideas, Bad Businesses
I sent out a tweet asking my followers: "what’s a startup idea that sounds great in theory but would be a shitty business?” 1,600 likes and 700 responses later, I'm running some of your ideas through the gauntlet and walking you through how I analyze and form business ideas. Chec ... Show More
15m 52s
Jun 2022
Creating Startup Ideas (Classic)
In this episode, I talk about how to think of startup ideas and cultivating the mindset of a business brainstormer. And if you're interested in hearing more about the formation and growth of Notarize, check out my previous episode, What to Learn from a Business That 10x'd in 5 Qu ... Show More
12m 18s
Dec 2019
Struggling To Start? Listen To This
So many of us have a business idea, a passion, a dream… But can’t access the means or the courage to take action and start our own thing. The good news is you can actually flip a switch to turn the things that are holding you back, into the very reason you’re able to start!! Thre ... Show More
19m 52s
May 2024
3 startup ideas using data/trends to get you paid featuring Dickie Bush & Nicolas Cole
Join us for an insightful discussion with Dickie Bush, Co-Founder of Premium Ghostwriting Academy, and Nicolas Cole, Co-Founder of Ship 30 for 30. We discuss how writing entrepreneurs can leverage Chat-GPT and Kindle Unlimited to build a profitable portfolio of books in underserv ... Show More
41m 57s