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The Knowledge with David Elikwu

140: From a High-School Side Hustle to 7-Figure Exit (ft. Brandon Pindulic)

Mar 13, 2025
01:10:55

David speaks with Brandon Pindulic, President of Spacebar Ventures, a digital business incubator and investment firm. He also previously founded OpGen Media, which he sold in a 7-figure exit at age 21.


They talked about:

🏢 Building OpGen Media and leading it to a 7-figure exit

🤝 Surrounding yourself with successful people

🐋 Landing big clients and growing the business

🚫 Learning from failed business ventures

🚀 The importance of going big in business

⚖️ Making decisions as a founder, operator, and investor


📜 Full transcript:

https://theknowledge.io/brandonpindulic-3/


📹 Watch on Youtube:

https://youtu.be/d9R-Yj6wfKE


🗣 Mentioned in the show:

Spacebar Ventures | http://spacebarventures.com/

JasBerry Chauffeur | https://nicholasanglin.myportfolio.com/

Karmaloop | https://www.karmaloop.com/

Wasabi Ventures | https://www.wasabivp.com/

Proof HQ | https://business.adobe.com/products/workfront/proofhq.html

Workfront | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workfront

Adobe | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe

Oracle | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_Corporation

Citrix | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citrix_Systems

DocuSign | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DocuSign

American Marketing Association | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Marketing_Association

Master Service Agreement | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_service_agreement

Companion Ventures | https://companyon.vc/

American Express | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Express

Infor | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infor

Ziff Davis | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziff_Davis

Planet Compliance | https://www.planetcompliance.com/

Regulatory technology | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulatory_technology

HubSpot | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HubSpot

SAP | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAP

Salesforce | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salesforce

Subscribed | https://www.subscribed.net/

Hot hand fallacy | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_hand

Pardon | https://www.pardon.com/

Optimism | https://www.optimism.com/

Hermes Robotics | http://hermes-robotics.com/

Rick Guerin | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Guerin

Warren Buffet | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Buffett

Charlie Munger | https://theknowledge.io/can-you-beat-your-opponent-in-their-own-game-mungers-law-and-the-art-of-the-steelman/

The cost of being King | https://www.theknowledge.io/the-cost-of-being-king-why-all-the-tech-bros-are-single/

Jeff Bezos | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Bezos

Elon Musk | https://theknowledge.io/elons-law-beating-hofstadters-law-with-ridiculous-deadlines/

Proof HQ | https://business.adobe.com/products/workfront/proofhq.html


👤 Connect with Brandon:

Twitter: @bpindulic | https://twitter.com/BPindulic

Website: Spacebar Ventures | http://spacebarventures.com/

Subscribed | https://www.subscribed.net/


👨🏾‍💻 About David Elikwu:

David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.

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