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Introduction
The host shares the inspiring story of Sarah Moore, who went from having no money or experience to buying a niche business called egg cartons.com with all debt. The episode explores Sarah's journey, challenges, and mistakes, showcasing her hustler mentality.
Episode 515: Shaan Puri (https://twitter.com/ShaanVP) invites Sarah Moore to tell her insane story of being a troubled teen, making it to Harvard Business School, and buying a multi-million dollar business with $0 and no experience.
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Try Shepherd Out - https://www.supportshepherd.com/
• Shaan's Personal Assistant System - http://shaanpuri.com/remoteassistant
• Power Writing Course - https://maven.com/generalist/writing
• Small Boy Newsletter - https://smallboy.co/
• Daily Newsletter - https://www.shaanpuri.com/
Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
• Copy That - https://copythat.com/
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(8:00) Why buy
(14:30) Step 1: Scrape the databases
(16:00) Step 2: Ignore the industry
(18:00) Step 3: Find a free workforce
(22:00) Step 4: Mass outreach
(25:00) Step 5: Simplicity over innovation
(29:00) Step 6: Close the deal
(36:00) Not counting yourself out
(39:00) Growth post acquisition
(43:30) Biggest mistakes in the first year
(46:30) Sarah's unlikely background
(57:00) Being that one person for one person
(1:04:30) Sarah addresses her skeptics
(1:07:00) The best Craigslist intern ad
(1:13:00) Being a human billboard
(1:18:00) Sarah's advice for MFMers
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Links:
• Eggcartons.com - https://www.eggcartons.com/
• Get in touch with Sarah - https://tinyurl.com/4hweb9rv
• Bulk email checker - https://www.bulkemailchecker.com/
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