Just Go Grind Building a $100M+ home services empire with Jeremy Yamaguchi (Just Go Grind, Episode #362)
Episode 362: Justin Gordon interviews Jeremy Yamaguchi, founder of Lawn Love and Cabana Pools, about how he built and grew several “high-suck” companies in the home services industry.
Check out Jeremy's company, Cabana Pools.
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Show Notes:
00:00 What’s coming in the episode… 00:55 Introduction 02:17 Jeremy’s background 08:34 Jeremy’s “origin story” 18:22 The process behind Lawn Love 26:18 Early days of Lawn Love 30:42 Lawn Love’s experience in YC 33:19 Angel raising with Lawn Love 35:47 Lawn Love’s growth 37:56 Selling Lawn Love 40:48 Founding Cabana Pools 49:19 Growing + buying companies 53:15 Fundraising for Cabana Pools 1:06:17 Cabana’s challenges 1:11:05 What’s next for Cabana Pools 1:13:17 Contact Jeremy
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