How Nick Huber Built a $100M+ Empire with "Unsexy" Businesses (Just Go Grind, Episode #360)
Description
Episode 360: Justin Gordon interviews Nick Huber, entrepreneur, investor, and author of "The Sweaty Startup", about how he built three thriving companies and a well-known online brand.
Link to buy Nick's book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4bLazjW
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Show Notes:
00:00 What's coming in the episode…
00:54 Introduction
02:21 Nick's background
05:53 Growth strategies
07:58 From college storage to self-storage
11:00 Raising capital
13:17 Partnering up
17:21 Selling Storage Squad
19:31 Nick's presence on Twitter
24:37 Acquiring Somewhere
33:01 Starting RE Cost Seg
37:30 Writing "The Sweaty Startup"
43:04 A business empire vs a media empire
47:23 What's next?
49:16 Where's the opportunity now?
56:34 Nick's ideal business partners
58:07 Reach out to Nick
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Connect with Nick:
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Connect with Justin:
- Twitter: https://x.com/justingordon212
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justingordon8/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justincharlesgordon/
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