How I Built an $8M Business with 0 Employees | Justin Welsh (Solopreneur)
Description
My guest today is Justin Welsh, a 7-figure solopreneur and creator.
Justin burned out from startups in 2019 after suffering from a panic attack. Since then, heβs built an $8M one-person business and an audience of millions. His new course, Creator MBA, is one of the highest value-to-time courses Iβve ever taken.
Timestamps:
(00:00 ) The specific path to build an $8M solo business
(01:47 ) Leaving the career ladder after a panic attack
(05:53 ) How to build a side hustle while employed
(08:41 ) An exercise to take back your time
(12:59 ) Finding your niche and unique value proposition
(16:12 ) Validating your business idea with real customers
(19:02 ) Creating a movement and identifying your "enemy"
(23:00 ) A simple creator funnel to scale solo businesses
(27:01 ) Changes that led to big growth in Justin's business
(27:29 ) How Justin uses AI to optimize his funnel
(31:23 ) Specific vs generic paths to succeed as a creator
(39:22 ) Closing advice for tech people to take back control of their careers
Get the interview takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/how-i-built-an-8m-solo-business-justin-welsh
Where to find Justin:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinwelsh/
Newsletter: https://www.justinwelsh.me/newsletters
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