I can’t believe how badly I screwed this one up…

I destroyed my best friend’s business… here’s what happened read time: 8 minutes watch the video here instead Eight years ago, I made one of the biggest mistakes in my entrepreneurial career: I destroyed my best friend’s business. And to this day, it remains the most painful failure I’ve ever experienced—not just because I tanked a company that wasn’t mine, but because of why it happened. It wasn’t because of the market. It wasn’t bad luck. It wasn’t even poor execution. It was me. I went…

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The only framework you need to grow your business to over $1M

The Only Framework You Need To Grow Your Business To Over $1M/month read time: 9 minutes too busy to read? watch here instead. Seven years ago I was knee deep in trying to build a business that manufactured polyurethane rock climbing holds with my buddy Ryan. Now here’s the thing… I knew absolutely nothing about manufacturing and even less about polyurethane (though as a former professional rock climber, I did thankfully know a thing or two about rock climbing holds). Despite our ignorance,…

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These are my favorite books to re-read every year

The Hyperfocused EntrepreneurDecember 26, 2024Read time: 14 minutes Too busy to read? Watch the video here instead. Struggling to cut through the to-do list? Here’s how I turned ADHD into a superpower. Years ago I got hit with a Facebook ad from one of those skeezy internet marketer types saying the average CEO reads 52 books a year. At that point I was living in the back of a van and just looking for a way to turn my life around, so when I heard this I thought: “Well, hell, CEOs probably…

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The Two-Hour Revenue Playbook

The Two-Hour Revenue Playbook read time 6 minutes video version: watch here got a sweet deal here from the sponsor of this week’s newsletter (appsumo) on one of my favorite tools for calendar management: TidyCal. If I put a gun to your head and said you have 2-hours to go generate another $10,000 of revenue for your business… What would you do? Unfortunately for the vast majority of entrepreneurs out there… they don’t have a good answer. And the reason is simple: They don’t have a reliable…

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unlocking the most lucrative skill in the world

Unlocking the Most Lucrative Skill in the World read time 4 minutes This week’s newsletter is sponsored by my friends over at AppSumo. Here’s one of my favorite deals they offer: TidyCal. If you hate hate paying an arm-and-a-leg on recurring monthly fees for subscription software like Calendly, then this is for you. TidyCal has ALL the same functionality, but at a fraction of the price (which you ONLY PAY ONCE!). Click here to check it out (and all the other kille deals AppSumo offers). Since…

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I usually charge $1,700/hour for this advice…

My Most Valuable Business Advice read time 6 minutes This week’s newsletter is sponsored by my friends over at AppSumo. New YouTube video JUST released. Watch here. I charge $1,700 an hour to consult businesses scaling to 8-figures and beyond. Which is a LOT of money, but here’s the weird thing… I find myself repeating the same 9 pieces of advice over and over and over again. So today I want to give you my most common advice so you don’t have to hire me and can save yourself a few bucks: 1….

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