83: From Bankruptcy to $20m exit with Tim Fargo of Tweet Jukebox

83: From Bankruptcy to $20m exit with Tim Fargo of Tweet Jukebox

It's not easy to admit when you're wrong, but you'll rarely find a better time than when you're filing for personal bankruptcy. That's what Tim Fargo of Tweet Jukebox had to do when he was a young man in 1991 and found himself a little too in over his head. But today he's the founder of one of the most exciting and innovative social media automation engines in the world, right after selling his previous company for $20 million. So how does someone go from bankruptcy to $20 million? Well, you do it by paying attention and learning from your mistakes, which is exactly why Tim is where he is today. He's experienced both the lowest and highest points any entrepreneur can go through and he's walked away from a better businessman and all the wiser for it. We're very lucky to share with you today this episode of the Foundr podcast, in which he talks openly about the lessons he's learned throughout his career and all the different pitfalls and traps you need to avoid. If you ever wanted to learn from someone with over 25 years of highs and lows in the world of entrepreneurship, you don't want to miss this one. In this interview you will learn: What it's like to file for bankruptcy and how to recover from it The do's and dont's of cash flow management How to keep yourself in check and on the right track when starting a business The key steps to growing your business rapidly What you can learn from going broke & much more!

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108: The Key Elements to Building a Successful Media Company (The Next Web) with Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten

108: The Key Elements to Building a Successful Media Company (The Next Web) with Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten

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107: Mastering PR & Why Ego is Your Worst Enemy with Ryan Holiday

107: Mastering PR & Why Ego is Your Worst Enemy with Ryan Holiday

No one ever "gives" an entrepreneur a job, they make one for themselves. Entrepreneurs don't ask for permission, they just do. And no one exemplifies this better than Ryan Holiday who has made an enti...

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106: Giving People The Power to Fund Anything with James Beshara of Tilt

106: Giving People The Power to Fund Anything with James Beshara of Tilt

In 2012 James Beshara and his co-founder officially launched Tilt, a platform that aimed to make crowdfunding not only more personal but to make the process as easy as possible. But if you ask the Y-C...

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105: Disrupting the Transportation Industry with Millions of Users in 4 years with Polina Raygorodskaya from Wanderu

105: Disrupting the Transportation Industry with Millions of Users in 4 years with Polina Raygorodskaya from Wanderu

Something that most entrepreneurs struggle with the most is coming up with an idea for a startup. They'll study business forecasts and look at unique trends trying to find the next big thing. What mos...

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104: How to Use Webinars to Grow & Scale Your Startup with Dave Hobson

104: How to Use Webinars to Grow & Scale Your Startup with Dave Hobson

There are no shortcuts when it comes to good online marketing, something that Dave Hobson knows all too well. As the resident expert on all things marketing at Foundr we give you a very special episod...

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103: Growing a Unicorn Company 57,000% in three years with Tom Bilyeu of Quest Nutrition

103: Growing a Unicorn Company 57,000% in three years with Tom Bilyeu of Quest Nutrition

The term "unicorn company" describes a startup valued at over $1 billion that managed to get there in a relatively short period of time. Usually when we talk about unicorn companies, we're dealing wit...

3 Aug 201644min

102: How to Get up Early and Overcome Extreme Adversity with Hal Elrod

102: How to Get up Early and Overcome Extreme Adversity with Hal Elrod

When Hal Elrod was 19 he was involved in a car accident with a drunk driver that left him with brain damage, 11 broken bones, and doctors telling him that he'd never walk again. While many people woul...

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101: How to Build a Service Based Business Empire with Brian Scudamore

101: How to Build a Service Based Business Empire with Brian Scudamore

Brian Scudamore of O2E brands knew all along that he wanted to be an entrepreneur. Relying on that sense of determination, he's built up a sprawling multimillion-dollar business empire, with franchise...

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