This year I launched a podcast and recorded over 50 episodes.
I spoke with two Navy Seals, a comedian, 20+ founders, and I made my business partner come on multiple times.
If you need some listening material over the holiday then I have some options for you.
Here are the top 7 podcast episodes of 2021.
In no particular order . . .
1. Nathan Barry: How to Bootstrap a Company to $30M in a Crowded Market
How do you complete in a crowded market when you have raised zero dollars? Nathan Barry, ConvertKit CEO, talks about how he bootstrapped an idea to $30M in ARR.
Plus, he breaks down his journey from employee to founder with the Ladders of Wealth Creation framework.
Topics Discussed in Today’s Episode:
- Nathan’s explains his framework: Ladders of Wealth Creation
- Why you should niche down when competing against a powerful incumbent
- How he has grown ConvertKit from idea to $30M ARR
2. Startup Ideas by Paul Graham
We breakdown an Iconic Read, “How to Get Startup Ideas” by Paul Graham, Y-combinator Founder.
Topics Discussed in Today’s Episode:
- Organic vs recipe startup generation
- Formulas for coming up with startup ideas
- Frameworks that Stripe, Microsoft, and Google Followed to get their ideas
3. Announcement: The $3M Challenge by GrowthHit
GrowthHit begins an exciting (and possibly crazy) journey as Yonathan and Jim announce the beginning of the $3M challenge and a transition to working in public.
Topics Discussed in Today’s Episode:
- Why we’re launching 3 companies
- Insights into the D2C and SaaS we want to launch
- Raising money vs. bootstrapping
4. How I Met My Biz Partner and Less Learned Hitting $2M ARR
In this episode, we’re sharing the financials of GrowthHit. From losing $400k in 48 hours to hitting $2M in sales, I bring my business partner on to talk about the lessons learned growing our agency.
Plus, hear how we met and became partners – it’s not the traditional story.
5. Ryan Hamilton on his Netflix special, touring with Jerry Seinfeld, & how to write a joke
Ryan Hamilton is a stand-up comedian that’s toured with Jerry Seinfeld, starred in his own Netflix’s special, and been a guest on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
Learn about his writing process and how we went from PR to comedian.
6. How to Take Over the World with Ben Wilson
In this podcast episode, you’ll hear from Ben Wilson, who has his own podcast: How to Take Over the World. Listen in to hear about the energy, charisma, and common traits of people like Jobs, Edison, Napoleon, and Alexander the Great.
This is great for anyone that’s at all interested in learning from the iconic leaders before us.
7. The Ladders of Wealth Creation: A Step-by-Step Roadmap to Building Wealth
Want to go from employee to business owner?
In this episode we discuss an iconic blog post from Nathan Barry – The Ladders of Wealth Creation: a Step-by-Step Roadmap to Building Wealth – to help answer that question.
How to Build a 9 Figure D2C Brand by Owning a Niche: Bear Handlon
Bear Handlon talks about his experience starting his 9 figure sports apparel brand from a single product and building it up without any investment at all.
Here are the topics discussed in today’s episode:
- How to turn a product into a company
- When do you make a side hustle your main focus
- How to own the niche
- How to choose between bootstrapping and funding
Get the full episode right here.
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