My First Million

Nick Huber: How to Make Millions from Content Without Selling Ads

Feb 16, 2023

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Quick takeaways

Leveraging social media for rapid business growth through Twitter interactions and referrals.

Exploring innovative services in accelerated depreciation and property insurance through RE Cost Seg and TitanRisk.

Embracing uncertainty, taking calculated risks, and learning from failures are crucial for entrepreneurial success.

Deep dives

Real Estate Private Equity Company's Growth

The growth and success of a real estate private equity company are highlighted, with significant expansions in self-storage properties. From initially investing $20 million across 15 properties, the company has rapidly scaled to owning 61 properties with acquisitions totaling $103 million. Notably, the company raised $41 million from investors through Twitter interactions, reflecting the unique role social media played in their growth.

Overcoming Insecurity for Better Decision Making

01:34

Setting Revenue Expectations and Launching Tax Credit Service

01:05

Recognizing Inspiration and Humility in Success

01:20

Why Having Children is Good For Entrepreneurs

02:47

Introduction

2min

You Go Hard on Twitter?

2min

HubSpot - What Is It All About?

2min

Non Advertising Ways to Monetize Media Followings

2min

Shepherd Self Storage - The Ideal Story

2min

I Own 15% of Shepherd

2min

I've Fast-Focused Another Year

2min

I've Had a Few People DM'd Me. I'm Like Dude, Shut Up. Okay.

2min

The Gold Digger Podcast by Jenna Kutcher

2min

10.

What Are Your Three Biggest Regrets in Life?

2min

11.

Are You Excited to Be a Dad?

2min

12.

The Cost-Sag Business Is Going Even Better Than Support Shepherd

2min

13.

RE Cost Seg - What's the Difference?

2min

14.

Is That Your Water Purifying System?

2min

15.

Accelerated Depreciation

2min

16.

Real Estate Investors, You Can Make Two Million Dollars a Year From Operating Companies

2min

17.

Is There a Loophole Around Short-Term Rentals?

2min

18.

TitanRisk.com Is the Shout Out

2min

19.

The Pest Control Business, Is It Easy?

4min

20.

I Don't Think I Have What It Takes to Become a Billionaire

3min

21.

The Power of Getting Good Operators to Run a Business

2min

22.

Dude, I Don't Think You're Out of My League

2min

23.

What's Motivating You Right Now?

3min

24.

I Don't Give a Shut About Legacy

2min

25.

Anxiety and Decision Making

2min

26.

Are Your Parents Overwhelmed With Insecurity?

2min

27.

Do You Let Your Kids Get Hurt?

4min

Episode 420: Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) speaks with entrepreneur Nick Huber (@sweatystartup) who made 7 figures selling a service company, now operates a successful self storage business and invests in many more. They talk about saving money by hiring people abroad, his many latest business ventures, and what keeps him motivated to build more companies.

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* Support Shepherd

* Marshall Haas Twitter

* Shortzy

* RE Cost Seg

* Mark Jenney Twitter

* WebRun

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Show Notes:

(07:20) - Shepherd

(07:30) - Non-Advertising ways of making money on content

(17:10) - Greatest regrets in life

(21:30) - RE Cost Seg

(34:25) - Building value via Instagram and YouTube

(36:30) - Can Huber become a billionaire?

(44:00) - What Sam is up to now

(46:30) - What holds you back

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Past guests on My First Million include Rob Dyrdek, Hasan Minhaj, Balaji Srinivasan, Jake Paul, Dr. Andrew Huberman, Gary Vee, Lance Armstrong, Sophia Amoruso, Ariel Helwani, Ramit Sethi, Stanley Druckenmiller, Peter Diamandis, Dharmesh Shah, Brian Halligan, Marc Lore, Jason Calacanis, Andrew Wilkinson, Julian Shapiro, Kat Cole, Codie Sanchez, Nader Al-Naji, Steph Smith, Trung Phan, Nick Huber, Anthony Pompliano, Ben Askren, Ramon Van Meer, Brianne Kimmel, Andrew Gazdecki, Scott Belsky, Moiz Ali, Dan Held, Elaine Zelby, Michael Saylor, Ryan Begelman, Jack Butcher, Reed Duchscher, Tai Lopez, Harley Finkelstein, Alexa von Tobel, Noah Kagan, Nick Bare, Greg Isenberg, James Altucher, Randy Hetrick and more.

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