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How to Build a "Skeptical Startup" - $8k per month in 10 hours per week (ITS Classic)

How to Build a "Skeptical Startup" - $8k per month in 10 hours per week (ITS Classic)

Update: 2025-08-21
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Today, we'll help you tackle the big question for entrepreneurs with startup ideas and jobs - when's it time to quit the job and focus on the startup full-time? You should think about this question the second you start working on an idea, and you should use the Skeptical Startup framework - a goal of $8k per month in 10 hours per week - as a guide. The Skeptical Startup framework is magical, and Brian will show how it'll help you focus with an example startup.  

00:30 When to Quit Your Job
03:25 Life Expenses Excel Sheet
04:05 The Skeptical Startup Framework
06:25 The Idea: Home AV Improvements
07:44 Smooth Jazz
08:22 The Logistics of $8k
11:26 An AV Marketplace
12:46 Reduce the Surface Area
15:27 The Search
16:30 A Lead for the AV Startup
19:16 The End - Your Goals
19:26 A Goal Framework

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How to Build a "Skeptical Startup" - $8k per month in 10 hours per week (ITS Classic)

How to Build a "Skeptical Startup" - $8k per month in 10 hours per week (ITS Classic)

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