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Driven by a streetwear-inspired model of weekly drops and deliberate scarcity, Last Crumb built a viral $120-a-box cookie brand without spending a dollar on paid ads. By spending a year obsessing over every detail—from custom boxes to cookie angles—founder Derek Jaeger generated ... Show More

Pro skater Paul “P-Rod” Rodriguez built Primitive Skateboarding from a Nike-exclusive sneaker shop into a $20 million skate and apparel empire, and almost none of it went according to plan. Here he breaks down the mindset he learned on a board and applied to building a brand desi ... Show More

NEOM founder Nicola Elliott built a global wellness brand organized entirely around four core wellbeing needs: Sleep, De-stress, Energy and Mood Boost. Starting with a single candle and a £15,000 bet, the company used essential oils to create a global business. Nicola shares how ... Show More

Ben Jacobs worked at successful tech start-ups: Jet.com, Bird Scooters, and Salted. He has run a successful eCommerce drinking game side-hustle biz. He left his full-time job to build new retail/eComm venture. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Get out there and do it. 2. It takes years, a lo ... Show More

My guest today, on the Steve Jobs inspired Join Up Dots free podcast interview is an man who has quite a journey to where he is today. Many moons ago, he purchased a website that sold various popcorn goods. During this venture, he found a need to automate parts of his business an ... Show More

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

Navigating B2B sales for the first time can feel slow and overwhelming.Drawing from his experience founding Monzo and GoCardless, YC's Tom Blomfield shares his playbook for running a tight sales process that lands real, recurring revenue. He walks through each step—free and paid ... Show More

Blake Mycoskie started and sold four businesses before age 30. But only in Argentina did he discover the idea he'd want to pursue long term. After seeing a shoe drive for children, he came up with TOMS — part shoe business, part philanthropy. PLUS for our postscript "How You Buil ... Show More

Today we’ll hear about: •       A seasonal business that must change its business model to keep from losing its team •       How to set up a leadership and self-development program for your team •       A business owner that gave away 50% of their profits •       How franchising ... Show More

David Siteman Garland is the Co-Founder of Nrdly, Founder of Siteman Garland Consulting. Besides bootstrapping a company that sold over 10 million dollars in online courses (The Rise To The Top) he is known as an expert in new media, online monetization and more. Top 3 Value Bomb ... Show More

In 2005, Vamsi started his own company focused on data compliance for the pharmaceutical industry. His company provided technology to support clinical trials to the FDA. "I like to build companies, but I also like change. [After five years], I thought about selling the company an ... Show More