The Sweaty Startup How I Bought a Business, Built a Global Team, and Survived Internet Hate
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Nov 18, 2025 
Nick Huber, an accomplished entrepreneur who scaled a student storage business into a massive self-storage empire, shares his remarkable journey. He discusses how building a global remote team via Somewhere.com revolutionized his operations, increasing sales conversions significantly. Nick delves into the complexities of structured deals and how offshoring changed his acquisition strategy. He also opens up about handling internet hate, the emotional toll it takes, and the trade-offs between online fame and solid business growth.
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From Student Storage To Self-Storage Empire
- Nick Huber started with a student pickup-and-delivery storage business called Storage Squad while at Cornell and scaled to 14 locations and 7,000+ students served annually.
- He sold that business and used the skills learned to build and own self-storage assets now worth tens of millions.
Global Teams Are Operational Leverage
- Offshoring changed Nick's operating model and enabled building a global team across five continents.
- He scaled multiple companies and now runs 325 employees with only 22 in the U.S.
Use Tools To Run A Truly Distributed Company
- Use modern collaboration tools (Slack, Notion, Asana, G Suite) to coordinate distributed teams and run companies remotely.
- Build specialized remote teams in locations with comparative advantages instead of relying on traditional BPOs.
