The Sweaty Startup
Nick Huber
Want to build a successful business? Packed with the principles, strategies, and methods used to grow successful companies, The Sweaty Startup will help you make your vision a reality. Hosted by successful entrepreneur Nick Huber. Short, to the point and no fluff.
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May 15, 2019 • 19min
#51 THE HIRING SERIES - Part 4 - Answering the early questions and nurturing your own talent
What do you do when employees constantly ask you for help? The way you handle these situations makes all the difference.
May 13, 2019 • 25min
#50 THE HIRING SERIES - Part 3 - What to look for in your early employees and why experience isn't that important
What do you look for in a hire? How do you interview? Are you hiring based on experience or soft skills?
May 8, 2019 • 18min
#49 THE HIRING SERIES - Part 2 - Finding the ideal employee and convincing them to work for you
Hiring is tough. Job boards aren't enough. In this episode we talk about guerrilla marketing and why you should devote just as much energy to recruiting as you do your marketing strategy. We go over identifying your ideal job candidate and some strategies to find off market talent and get creative with your recruiting.
May 6, 2019 • 25min
#48 THE HIRING SERIES - Part 1 - 5 things you need to do before you hire your first employee
Hiring is complicated and very stressful. Trusting your brand in the hands of an employee can be tough. Do these 5 things and you'll be better off when the time comes to hire an employee.
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May 1, 2019 • 15min
#47 An analytical approach to the risks and rewards of entrepreneurship and how to manage fear
Ray Dalio says - imagine that in order to have a great life you have to cross a dangerous jungle. You can stay safe where you are and have an ordinary life, or you can risk crossing the jungle to have a terrific life. I think what is separating you from a great life is more like a padded obstacle course you see on American Ninja Warrior.
Apr 29, 2019 • 13min
#46 How to build a "frankenbusiness" by taking best practices from all of the most successful businesses in your space
Copying in school is frowned upon but copying in business is the way to succeed. The best way to achieve success is to emulate success.
Apr 24, 2019 • 20min
#45 24 months of work and $100k down the drain - the ups and downs of entrepreneurship
A brutal week of business leaves me in a reflective mood. I share a recent failure and how I'm coping.
Apr 22, 2019 • 60min
#44 How guerrilla marketing earned a moving company an extra $30k a month in sales
An interview with Max Maher - a serial entrepreneur and 23 year old small business owner living in Phoenix Arizona. We talk about the 500 business connections he made to earn an extra $30k in revenue every month, his entrepreneurial journey, building a pool business, his habits and routines and more.
Apr 17, 2019 • 10min
#43 The ways early success can set you up for future failure - a warning for the people who have a few wins
Its no secret a few early wins sets you up to do great things and accelerate your wealth. There are a few things to keep in mind before you get too cocky, however.
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Apr 15, 2019 • 12min
#42 How to get over "analysis paralysis" and actually start something
Deciding which business opportunity to pursue is extremely difficult. The resources to study are endless and there is never a perfect moment. This episode will help you get over that hump and start something.
