Anthony Zhang
Brian Nichols, Angel Investor (Hustle Fund, Angel Squad), Lyft ‘Mafia’ Angel Syndicate, How To Pick Unicorns
Brian Nichols in 2014 had an offer to work at Facebook, Twitter or Lyft. He chose Lyft. This was just one of the early startups he worked out, many of which turned into great experiences, but no big financial gains. This lead Brian to realize he'd rather...
Todd Garland Explains How He Started And Grew BuySellAds.com Into A $10+ Million Dollar Company (VC EP15)
Todd Garland is the founder of BuySellAds.com, an advertising management platform and ad selling service that I have to say I am quite jealous of.
Why am I jealous?
Because Todd has built a company – a company doing over $10 million a year in revenue – with the same idea I had.
Greg Smith Founder Of Canadian Tech Unicorn And TSX Listed Thinkific, How To Build SAAS Using MVPs (VC EP6)
I am resurfacing my interview with Greg Smith, founder of Thinkific.com, a Vancouver based SAAS servicing course creators, because this year (2021) Thinkific did an IPO on the TSX (Toronto Stock Exchange) raising $160 Million. As I type this, Thinkific has a...
Ryan Born: Founder Of CloudCampaign.io Explains How He Scaled His Social Media SAAS To $1 Million Annual Revenue
During some evenings I like to spend a little time on the IndieHackers.com website. I explore the companies there, see how much revenue they are generating and what they are building. One such company, CloudCampaign.io, stood out because it had just cracked...
Brendan Hill: How The Sale Of His Sports Memorabilia E-Commerce Business Led To A New Career Angel Investing In Australia
Brendan Hill got his start online using a simple formula. He traveled overseas to Europe, purchased signed football jerseys, then returned to Australia to sell them at a profit. With Australia being so far from Europe, it was difficult for Aussies to source...
Aurelien Amacker: Founder of Systeme.io Explains How He Bootstrapped A Marketing SAAS In A Very Crowded Market To Over $200,000/month In Revenue
Aurelien Amacker is a French internet marketer, who prior to his current success with a software as a service (SAAS) company, Systeme.io, made a solid income as a launch-focused internet marketer. Aurelien began teaching internet marketing to a French...
John Miles: Co-Founder of Venezuelan Outsourcing Agency iWorker Explains Why Developing Countries Are Such A Great Source Of Talent
John Miles is a Canadian who got his entrepreneurial start while working in a real estate agency developing lease signing software for property owners. He later partnered with his boss at the time to purchase a micro-brewery, which he steadily grew. After...
Danielle Lewis: Founder Of Influencer Marketing Platform Scrunch.com Explains Why It Took Five Pivots To Find Product Market Fit
Danielle Lewis and I first connected back in Australia when we were both active bloggers. At the time, Danielle's blog BrisbaneThreads.com was a side project where she featured and fostered the local fashion scene. The plan was to go national, eventually...
Fred Schebesta: Finder.com Co-Founder With $193 Million Fortune Reveals How A Niche Credit Card Review Site Turned Into One Of Australia’s Biggest Tech Success Stories
In late 2019 on my LinkedIn news feed, an article popped up with the following title – Finder co-founder Fred Schebesta has debuted on the Young Rich List with a $193 million fortune I immediately thought — I know this guy! Fred was someone I...
Adnan Ebrahim: Founder Of CarThrottle.com Explains How He Took A Video Content Driven UK Car Blog To A Multi-Million Dollar Empire
Back in 2008, I interviewed Alborz Fallah about his million-dollar car blog, CarAdvice.com.au. A teenaged Adnan Ebrahim listened to the episode and felt inspired. He wanted to start a car blog of his own. Despite his young age, Adnan was not new to online...
Shaan Patel: A Perfect SAT Score Led To A Super-Successful SAT Prep Business And A Life-Changing Deal With Mark Cuban On Shark Tank
Shaan Patel grew up as a son of Indian immigrants, who worked hard to save enough money for a deposit on a property in their hometown of Las Vegas. However, rather than buy a house, the Patels bought a small hotel. Later they expanded to buy the petrol...
Christina Symes: Aussie Completes Elite Interior Design Course In Florence Then Launches ‘We Are Triibe’, One Of The Fastest Growing Design Firms In Australia
About eight years ago I was out in my old neighborhood in West End, Brisbane, at a lounge-bar called ‘The End'. At the door to enter the lounge was a friendly lady named Christina, who was checking IDs and greeting guests. I struck up a conversation...
Tim Cameron-Kitchen: A One-Time Drummer Turns His Website Building Skills Into One Of The Largest Internet Marketing Agencies In The UK
Tim Cameron-Kitchen grew up with a passion for music, in particular playing the drums. The highlight of Tim's drumming career occurred in a most unexpected place — on stage in a cover-band singing competition reality TV show… in France. His band...
Chris Barnes: School Teacher Turned Game Creator Explains How He Launched A Million Dollar Escape Room Board Game Online Subscription Business
In late 2018 I received an application for a new InboxDone.com client. His name was Chris Barnes and he explained how he had a hugely successful online subscription business. As I listened intently to Chris during his discovery call to determine whether my...
Mike Rhodes: How This English Entrepreneur Ended Up In Australia And Launched A Multi-Million Dollar AdWords Agency
Last podcast episode I brought back on to the show Will Swayne, who gave us an amazing recap of the 13 year history of his online marketing agency in Australia. In purely a coincidence, months earlier I had booked in Mike Rhodes, another Aussie based...
Will Swayne: How Agency Owners Can Use Their Skills To Start New Side Companies
All the way back in 2005, Will Swayne appeared on my podcast as my first ever interview guest. Before then I'd only done short solo episodes. Will had started a direct response internet marketing company called MarketingResults.com.au, and we talked for 20...
Claire Giovino: From Zero To Six Figures, Behind The Scenes Of The First Year Of InboxDone.com
Today's podcast is a little bit different. My guest is Claire Giovino, who is my partner and co-founder in our startup company InboxDone.com. Claire is also the voice behind the intro to this podcast, so you might recognize her immediately :-). Claire and I...
David Hauser: Founder Of Virtual Telephone Company Grasshopper (Acquired By Citrix For $170 Million) Explains How He Builds SAAS Companies
I can remember listening to many podcasts over the years that featured a certain sponsor – Grasshopper, a company that provides virtual telephone services. David Hauser is the founder of, among many companies, Grasshopper, by far his most successful...
Sarah Timmerman: How Fashion Website ‘Beginning Boutique’ Grew To $4 Million A Year In Sales And Became Australia’s Top Ranked Social Media Brand With Over 1 Million Followers
I love this interview. Sarah Timmerman is from my hometown Brisbane, she’s grown a $4 million a year women's fashion online retailer, gathered a million followers on social media — and she has done it starting with nothing, pouring revenue back into growth,...
