94: Building a Multi-Million Dollar Business Around Your Hobby with Alborz Fallah

94: Building a Multi-Million Dollar Business Around Your Hobby with Alborz Fallah

All entrepreneurs and startups are underdogs in one way or another. After all, in order to be an entrepreneur you're already going against the grain, and in order to be successful you must be willing to challenge the status quo no matter how large or small. But it's not everyday you find someone who manages to completely disrupt a billion-dollar industry with nothing more than a blog, some hustle, and a keen sense for marketing. In this modern day tale of David and Goliath, we speak with Alborz Fallah, who armed only with a blog managed to take on the centuries-old automotive industry and come out on top. Today his blog brings in millions of dollars in advertising revenue and challenges some of the biggest media companies in the world. But it didn't happen overnight. It took some grit and a great understanding of marketing and branding to get to where he is today. Something that he readily shares with us in today's interview. In this week's episode you will learn: Tips on finding the right audience and niche for your product All you'll ever need to know on how to successfully build your brand through trust and customer satisfaction What it means to have a good reputation in your industry Where to go when you're looking for resources to grow your company The best way to foster your brand's community & much more!

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189: Foundr Community Member Shifts His Business Into High Gear With Help From Mentors [Foundr’s 5th Birthday Special Episode]

189: Foundr Community Member Shifts His Business Into High Gear With Help From Mentors [Foundr’s 5th Birthday Special Episode]

Welcome to Foundr's fifth birthday celebration! Over the past five years, we’ve been blessed to interact with an awesome community of passionate entrepreneurs who are making it happen and turning thei...

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188: Stop Trying And Start Crushing It: Our In-Depth Interview With Gary Vee

188: Stop Trying And Start Crushing It: Our In-Depth Interview With Gary Vee

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187: Fighting Global Poverty by Breaking Entrepreneurial Rules, With Jacqueline Novogratz of Acumen

187: Fighting Global Poverty by Breaking Entrepreneurial Rules, With Jacqueline Novogratz of Acumen

Key Takeaways - Acumen's trailblazing vision on global poverty eradication - Why it's better to invest in people first, then ideas - The companies Acumen has invested in and the depth of impact they h...

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185: How Defying Silicon Valley Culture Landed 400K Clients, with Melody McCloskey of StyleSeat

185: How Defying Silicon Valley Culture Landed 400K Clients, with Melody McCloskey of StyleSeat

Melody McCloskey is the founder of StyleSeat, a San Francisco-based SaaS company that has raised $40 million in funding, powers billions in transactions and is recognized in 82% of American cities. St...

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184: The Unconventional Approach That Built an Online Education Empire of 3M Students, With Ajit Nawalkha of Mindvalley

184: The Unconventional Approach That Built an Online Education Empire of 3M Students, With Ajit Nawalkha of Mindvalley

Unlike most entrepreneurs, Ajit Nawalkha doesn't focus on profit, revenue, sales, or customer surveys to grow his company. He's also been known to abandon some of his products, even when they're highl...

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183: Husband-and-Wife Founders Share Two Decade's Worth of Game-Changing Entrepreneurial Advice

183: Husband-and-Wife Founders Share Two Decade's Worth of Game-Changing Entrepreneurial Advice

Key Takeaways Lessons learned from more than 20 years of experience as entrepreneurs The defining action that tripled their conversions and led to the sale of their first company The one marketing ...

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182: Eric Ries on Pioneering the Lean Startup Movement and How to Grow Any Company to Scale

182: Eric Ries on Pioneering the Lean Startup Movement and How to Grow Any Company to Scale

Key Takeaways The hard-earned lessons Ries learned that ultimately led to the creation of his renowned book, The Lean Startup, and ushered in a worldwide movement How to hire and assign managers suc...

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181: Running a 7-Figure Business On 5.5 Hours a Day, With Ari Meisel of Less Doing

181: Running a 7-Figure Business On 5.5 Hours a Day, With Ari Meisel of Less Doing

Entrepreneurs find inspiration in all sorts of places. But for Ari Meisel, founder, bestselling author, and productivity expert, desperation was the driving force behind the launch of his successful c...

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