428: Why Your Business Assumptions Are Wrong with Tim Fung of Airtasker

428: Why Your Business Assumptions Are Wrong with Tim Fung of Airtasker

Airtasker is Australia's #1 marketplace for local services. Over the past decade, they've acquired more than 4.3M registered users, built a worth of $255M, created a $1.7B value of job opportunities, and went public. But founder Tim Fung still feels the pains from the first 3 years, when everything he assumed about the business was wrong. He's learned that through the victories and failures of scaling a startup, remaining focused on providing value over profit is what lasts. Listen to Nathan and Tim discuss: The importance of going all-in on a startup Starting a business with 2 marketplaces The 90-day wakeup call for founders Inspiring users to use your product Sharing problems with your team Not putting off hard decisions Building a feedback muscle within your business And much more startup advice… Who do you want to see next on the podcast? Comment and let us know! And don't forget to leave us a 5-star review if you loved this episode. Wait, there's more… If you enjoy the Foundr podcast, check out our free trainings. Get exclusive, actionable advice from some of the world's best entrepreneurs. Speak with our friendly course experts to get clarity on the next steps for your idea, business or career. You will get tailored insights from results achieved by our proven practitioners as well as thousands of students. Book a call now... For more Foundr content, follow us on your favorite platform: Foundr.com Instagram YouTube Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Magazine

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131: Running 4000+ People Events & Building a Fast Growth Media Company with Michael Stelzner of Social Media Examiner

131: Running 4000+ People Events & Building a Fast Growth Media Company with Michael Stelzner of Social Media Examiner

After being unceremoniously tossed out of the corporate world 20 years ago, Michael Stelzner took a chance and turned toward entrepreneurship. In the years that followed, Stelzner began building a rep...

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130: How to Start a Social Enterprise with Scott Harrison of charity: water

130: How to Start a Social Enterprise with Scott Harrison of charity: water

For the past 10 years, Scott Harrison has made charity his business, and he's managed to raise $250 million and bring clean drinking water in people in more than 24 countries since he began his nonpro...

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129: How Lootcrate Became the No.1 Fastest Growing Company in America with Matthew Arevalo

129: How Lootcrate Became the No.1 Fastest Growing Company in America with Matthew Arevalo

Many of us have been to one of those startup events where you're divided up into teams and have to whip up a company in the span of a weekend. You make great connections and have some fun, but typical...

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128: The Godfather of Blogging Shares How to Create Content People Love - Darren Rowse of Problogger

128: The Godfather of Blogging Shares How to Create Content People Love - Darren Rowse of Problogger

The internet marketing scene is not exactly known for being grounded and humble. It's often as bombastic and self-inflated as a hip-hop rap battle. That’s why it comes as such a surprise to find that ...

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127: The Psychological Triggers to Make Someone Buy with Sean D'Souza of Psychotactics

127: The Psychological Triggers to Make Someone Buy with Sean D'Souza of Psychotactics

If you're interesting in learning how to market more effectively and land more sales, a quick Google search will bring up thousands of results, each one promising that their specific tip will be the o...

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126: Learn How  Kamakshi Sivaramakrishnan Quit Her Job to Launch One of America's Fastest-Growing Businesses

126: Learn How Kamakshi Sivaramakrishnan Quit Her Job to Launch One of America's Fastest-Growing Businesses

There are many reasons people choose to become entrepreneurs. Some want to make money, others want the freedom of owning their own businesses, and some, like Kamakshi Sivaramakrishnan, want to make an...

18 Jan 201746min

125: How to Build a Distributed Team for Fast Growth with Wade Foster of Zapier

125: How to Build a Distributed Team for Fast Growth with Wade Foster of Zapier

You can't talk about fast-growing SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) companies without mentioning Zapier. In about five years, they've amassed a customer base of over 1.5 million registered users, and grown...

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124: What it Takes to Grow Multiple 7 Figure Online Businesses with Sol Orwell

124: What it Takes to Grow Multiple 7 Figure Online Businesses with Sol Orwell

Over the past 20 years or so, the common understanding of what an "entrepreneur" is has undergone some massive changes. It used to be that an entrepreneur was someone who wore a proper suit, courted i...

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