173: Making $1M at 16… Then Losing $15M?! Scott Oldford Tells All - 8FE

This episode is part of the 8FE (8-figure entrepreneur) series, where we talk to entrepreneurs who have already passed the million-dollar mark.

Is your business ready for investors?

This week on Beyond A Million, Brad sits down with the serial entrepreneur and investor Scott Oldford to talk about bootstrapping, raising money, structuring deals, and breaking through the 7-figure ceiling. 

Scott, whose entrepreneurial journey started way back when he was a kid, is now one of the world’s leading business advisors and mentors. He’s created powerful frameworks for scaling online businesses and has helped hundreds of founders push past 7 figures. Today, he’s here to help you do the same.

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Key Takeaways:

• 00:00:00 Intro

• 00:01:43 Taking other people's money

• 00:10:18 How Scott approaches raising money 

• 00:15:35 How Scott lost $15M

• 00:24:09 The impact of a personal brand

• 00:28:48 Making $1M at 16 

• 00:37:32 The harsh truth about efficiency 

• 00:41:59 The six-pillar framework and problem awareness 

• 00:54:11 Unplugging for 6 months 

• 01:01:54 Learn more about Scott 

• 01:03:06 OBO and newsletters 

• 01:09:43 Outro

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Additional Resources:

🔹 Scott’s website: https://scottoldford.com/ 

🔹 Follow Scott on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scottoldford/ 

🔹 Subscribe to Scott’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCueouG14QNrxfW36Y_t4HsQ

 

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