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Jul 8, 2025 โข 2min
How to build an audience in 2025 | Starter Story
How to build an audience in 2025
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Jul 8, 2025 โข 22min
He's Launching A New $1M Business Every Month | Starter Story
He's Launching A New $1M Business Every Month
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In this video, I flew out to Chicago to meet Hunter Hammonds - the guy who's on a mission to build a 12 $1,000,000 businesses in 12 months. He shared everything about the method he's using to do it, how he's scaling so fast, and how the productized service is acting as a launchpad for an even bigger vision. Hope you guys get some inspiration from this!
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Jul 8, 2025 โข 26min
Zero to $1.1B from Flipping Websites | Starter Story
Zero to $1.1B from Flipping Websites
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In this episode I talked to Thomas Smale in his New York City Office to get his story and some advice on how to buy and sell businesses. He's done over $1B dollars in sales without even knowing how to develop a website, and he shares his advice on how to flip businesses, how to negotiate, and how he would start again if he had $0 dollars. This is a perfect episode for anyone who is hesitant on starting a business, and would rather buy one and build it from there.
0:00 - Intro
0:49 - Getting into M&A
2:50 - Self-taught website flipper
4:17 - How he started an M&A firm
5:40 - Using the Pareto Principle to make more money
6:36 - How to buy a business
8:02 - How to spot good businesses
9:46 - Selling a $10M+ business
10:41 - How he got the 8-figure deal
11:23 - How much profit he makes per deal
11:56 - How to value a business
12:56 - Buying a business VS starting one
14:26 - How to negotiate
16:33 - How to buy a business from scratch
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๐ผ Website - https://feinternational.com
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Jul 8, 2025 โข 17min
9 Things That Make Me $1.8M/Year | Starter Story
Explore the inspiring journey of an underdog who admires Novak Djokovic while battling personal struggles with nicotine addiction. Discover crucial business tools like Loom and Klaviyo that drive success and streamline communication. Hear how a simple Loom video led to significant revenue, and learn about the power of hobbies, like tennis, in relieving entrepreneurial stress. Finally, gain insights on launching a business from anywhere with just a laptop and the transformative impact of deep work on productivity.

Jul 8, 2025 โข 15min
I Made $30M With My Side Project | Starter Story
I Made $30M With My Side Project
This is the story of how Kevin Espiritu went from trying 5+ hobbies and failing multiple businesses, to building a gardening brand making over $30M/year. Kevin talks about his childhood, how he grew the business, and what his days look like now running one of the biggest gardening brands in the world.
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Jul 8, 2025 โข 19min
The Multipreneur: He Makes $10M/Year With 6 Businesses | Starter Story
The Multipreneur: He Makes $10M/Year With 6 Businesses
This is the breakdown of how Greg Isenberg makes over $10M/year with 6 businesses.
๐ Head here for the FREE Collection of 160+ Solopreneur Business Ideas โ https://www.starterstory.com/solopreneur?utm_campaign=gregisenberg&utm_source=youtube
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Jul 8, 2025 โข 2min
Genius strategy for getting thousands of users | Starter Story
Genius strategy for getting thousands of users
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Jul 8, 2025 โข 2min
Why Roblox is a HUGE untapped opportunity | Starter Story
Why Roblox is a HUGE untapped opportunity
Why Roblox is a HUGE opportunity
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Jul 8, 2025 โข 3min
I challenged a vibe coder to clone by business in 1 hour | Starter Story
I challenged a vibe coder to clone by business in 1 hour
I challenged a vibe coder clone my business in under 1 hour. Can he do it? Head to Starter Story Build and watch the new video out now!
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Jul 8, 2025 โข 2min
How to ship an MVP | Starter Story
How to ship an MVP
How does this founder think about building Minimum Viable Product?
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