Best Nicholas Lim Podcasts (2025)

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26. Faith & Fame: Living Without Regrets with Nuray Istiqbal (fka Rae Lil Black) 42:44

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In this episode of Before We Get There, host Nicholas Breman interviews Nuray Istiqbal, formerly known as Rae Lil Black, who transitioned from being a star in the adult film industry to a practicing Muslim. During their conversation, Nuray shares insights about discovering and embracing Islam, why she doesn't regret her former career, what her hope…

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25. Building Communities and Uncovering Ideas with Vivian Lim 42:47

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In this episode of Before We Get There, host Nicholas Braman speaks with Vivian Lim, a community builder for TEDx Singapore and Gen. They explore Vivian's philosophy on community building, the unique culture within TEDx, and the challenges of sustaining volunteer-driven communities. Vivian shares her experiences working with diverse teams and creat…

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24. When Art Stops Asking Questions with Sarah Choo Jing 45:28

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In this episode of Before We Get There, host Nicholas Braman sits down with multidisciplinary artist Sarah Choo Jing. Sarah delves into her creative process, focusing on her project 'Accelerated Intimacy' and her experiences connecting with strangers in hotel rooms. The conversation spans her philosophical approach to art, the impact of technology …

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23. From Classical Perfection to Authentic Expression with Heema Izzati 45:08

2M ago45:08

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In this episode of Before We Get There, host Nicholas Braman sits down with Heema Izzati, a young and burgeoning musician with two solo songs on Spotify and a forthcoming EP. Hema discusses her creative process, the shift from perfection to expression, and how she navigates challenges like writer's block and performance nerves. The conversation del…

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22. If Women Had Wives with JingJin Liu 41:26

2M ago41:26

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In this insightful conversation, Nicholas welcomes a guest who shares her observations on different parenting styles between Asian and Western parents, emphasizing the implications on children's development and future workplace behavior. The guest recounts her own upbringing in China, her transformative years in Germany, and her journey through cor…

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21. Kitchens, Family, and Modernizing Tradition with Ariff Zin 40:52

3M ago40:52

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In this episode of Before We Get There, host Nicholas Braman sits down with Ariff Zin, Head Chef at Rumah Makan Minang, one of Singapore's oldest Nasi Padang restaurants. Ariff shares insights into his lifelong journey in the food industry, from growing up in his family's restaurant to his intensive training at the Culinary Institute of America and…

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20. From Childhood Dreams to the Silver Screen with Joyce Harn 41:23

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In this episode of Before We Get There, host Nicholas Braman sits down with Malaysian actress Joyce Harn. Known for her work in 'Fly by Night,' 'Budak Flat,' and various other shows and movies, Joyce shares insights into her acting career, passion for judo, and the challenges she faces in the industry. She discusses her upbringing, educational jour…

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19. Choosing a New Path and Preserving Singapore's Food Heritage with Yeo Min 46:12

4M ago46:12

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In this episode of Before We Get There, host Nicholas Braman interviews Yeo Min, an author, pastry shop owner, and co-founder of the Museum of Food Singapore. Yeo Min shares her journey from studying social work to becoming passionate about Chinese pastries. She discusses the challenges of maintaining traditional food heritage while making it profi…

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18. Art, Advocacy, and Authenticity with Opera Tang 47:56

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In this episode of Before We Get There, host Nicholas Braman talks with Opera Tang, a drag artist and performer, about her transition from a tech sales career to full-time drag performing. Opera shares her inspiring journey, starting from her retrenchment to finding her artistic voice by reconnecting with her Chinese heritage. They discuss the bala…

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17. The Journey to Growth Through Adventure with Rob Lilwall 48:29

6M ago48:29

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In this episode of Before We Get There, host Nicholas Braman interviews Rob Lilwall, a professional adventurer, author, and motivational speaker. They discuss Rob's transformative three-year bicycle journey from Siberia to London, his struggles with shyness, the challenges and motivations driving his expeditions, and the lessons learned along the w…

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16. Martial Arts, Mental Health, and Moving Forward with Kenneth Tay 47:54

6M ago47:54

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In this episode of Before We Get There, host Nicholas Braman interviews Kenneth Tay, a BJJ black belt and co-founder of Trinity Combat Sports in Suzhou, China. Kenneth shares his journey of living in China and Australia, dealing with mental health issues, and finding solace in martial arts. He discusses how he transitioned from a career in F&B and …

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15. Legacy, Family, and Entrepreneurship with Sanjay Jegatheeson 47:20

7M ago47:20

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In this episode of Before We Get There, host Nicholas Braman speaks with Sanjay Jegatheeson, the creator of Singapore's first meadery. They delve into Sanjay's journey from discovering mead in London to establishing his own business alongside his full-time career. Sanjay discusses the challenges and victories in introducing mead to a largely unawar…

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14. From Law School Dropout to Entrepreneurial Success with Cheryl Lau 45:11

7M ago45:11

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In this episode of Before We Get There, host Nicholas Braman chats with Cheryl Lau, a successful podcaster, business coach, and entrepreneur. Cheryl shares her story of quitting law school and a PhD program to find a career that fulfilled her. They discuss her podcast rebrand, titled Edit History, where creators critique their past work. Cheryl tal…

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13. Bringing Life to Art and Stories with Erica Eng 40:55

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In this episode of Before We Get There, host Nicholas Braman talks to Malaysian author and artist Erica Eng about her inspiring journey in the world of art and storytelling. Erica shares how her love for art began with book illustrations and developed through influences like Little House on the Prairie and Roald Dahl’s works. She discusses her crea…

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12. Redefining Success Through Parenthood with Laurence Chinery 45:22

8M ago45:22

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In this episode of Before We Get There, host Nicholas Braman interviews Laurence Chinery, a stay-at-home dad and former educator who has lived in Hong Kong and now resides in the Netherlands. They discuss Laurence's experience of becoming a stay-at-home dad, the challenges of isolation in a new country, the decisions around childcare, and the value…

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Special Ep. 1: Focus on the Journey, Not the Destination 27:10

8M ago27:10

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Join host Nicholas Braman for the first solo episode of Before We Get There. He discusses the importance of focusing on the journey rather than the destination. He emphasizes how the journey, with its challenges and learning experiences, is crucial for personal growth and ultimate success. Nicholas shares personal anecdotes, particularly highlighti…

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11. The Holiday Episode: Reflections on 2024 and Guest Appearances 50:40

8M ago50:40

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In this special holiday episode, Nicholas reflects on an amazing 2024 filled with personal growth, travel, and podcasting milestones. From watching his daughter grow into a bubbly toddler to launching Before We Get There and connecting with incredible guests, Nicholas shares his favorite moments and lessons from the year. You'll also get to hear cl…

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10. Chasing Adventure and Finding Belonging with Ruby Tan 44:59

8M ago44:59

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In this episode of Before We Get There, host Nicholas Braman sits down with Ruby Tan, a Singaporean who pursued her dream of becoming an outdoor adventure guide, leading her to New Zealand. Ruby shares her story of leaving a traditional 9 to 5 job, dealing with cultural and personal challenges, and finding her true calling in the outdoors. The conv…

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9. Living Authentically and Embracing Failure with Bella Liu 50:05

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In this episode of Before We Get There, host Nicholas Braman interviews Isabella Liu, a serial entrepreneur, speaker, and podcaster with over a decade of experience in marketing and business strategy. Isabella shares insights from her varied career, including working over 50 jobs before the age of 22 and founding multiple businesses. She discusses …

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8. The Unexpected Path to PR Success & Entrepreneurship with Christel Goh 43:48

9M ago43:48

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In this episode of Before We Get There, your host Nicholas Braman talks with Christel Goh, founder and CEO of Grow Public Relations. Christel shares her inspiring journey from working in PR for big brands to starting her own social enterprise and eventually founding a successful PR firm. The conversation covers how her personal experiences, such as…

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7. Strength, Strategy, and Self-Motivation with Glen Lee 39:04

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In this episode of Before We Get There, host Nicholas Braman interviews Glen Lee, an amateur MMA fighter, and coach from Singapore. Glen discusses his early interest in martial arts, the rigorous training schedules, and the unique challenges of balancing multiple combat sports disciplines. He also reflects on his transition from business studies to…

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6. Purposeful Careers and Work-Life Integration with Abby Ling 43:12

9M ago43:12

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In this episode of 'Before We Get There,' host Nicholas Braman interviews Abby Ling, an experienced marketer who currently leads the Singapore branch of an international marketing agency. Throughout the conversation, Abby shares insights into career planning, setbacks, and the challenges faced by working moms. She discusses her experiences with var…

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5. From the Boxing Ring to the BBQ Pit: Chasing Passion with Davis Ng 40:39

9M ago40:39

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In this episode of Before We Get There, host Nicholas Braman interviews Davis Ng, a professional boxer and chef. Davis recently won the WBC Silver Asia Middleweight title and runs a unique fusion restaurant in Singapore, Kemuri BBQ, which combines Texas barbecue with Japanese culinary influences. Davis shares insights into his boxing career, overco…

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4. Leveling Up: Lessons from Gaming and Jiujitsu with Michael Thompson 44:44

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In this episode of 'Before We Get There,' host Nicholas Braman interviews Michael Thompson, a Canadian game designer who has lived in Singapore for over 15 years. Michael discusses his extensive career in the gaming industry, working on major titles like FIFA and NHL for Electronic Arts and Ghost Recon for Ubisoft. Currently, he is the course chair…

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3. Leaving Corporate to Pursue Purpose with Eliza Koo 50:41

10M ago50:41

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In this episode of Before We Get There, host Nicholas Braman sits down with Eliza Koo, founder of Tender Loving Milk and an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. Eliza shares her journey from a corporate career in B2B tech marketing to becoming an entrepreneur, driven by her passion for supporting new mothers. They discuss her gradual…

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2. Journey to Success from Early Failures with Kyson Xu 41:30

10M ago41:30

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In this episode of Before We Get There, host Nicholas Braman welcomes Kyson Xu, a passionate marketer and prolific LinkedIn content creator. Kyson shares his journey from his beginnings in business development to discovering his passion for marketing, while also building a strong personal brand on LinkedIn. He opens up about imposter syndrome, bala…

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1. Creativity, emotion, and being a VICE star with Mathew Yuhico 44:41

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In this episode of Before We Get There, host Nicholas Braman sits down with Mathew Yuhico, a creative force in video production with a knack for storytelling. Mathew shares insights from his childhood, inspired by his artist mother, and his journey from graphic design to a career in video production. They delve into the evolution of his creative pr…

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Before We Get There - Trailer 1:57

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Exploring life's journeys from family, hobbies, careers, personal growth, and more with your host Nicholas Braman. During frank conversations with a wide variety of guests, we talk about how people got to where they are, how they keep moving forward, and where they want to get to. Listen to what our journeys are like Before We Get There.…

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Ep. 35: How to become world class with Mike Valley 54:27

3y ago54:27

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In this episode, we talk with our friend Mike Valley. Mike is a former NHL goalie and NHL coach with a ton of experience building businesses. We talk about what it takes to go from good to great, and the lessons he learned becoming one of the best in the world, and helping the best in the world become even better. If you want to reach out, you can …

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Ep. 34: A Crypto Implosion Took Down the King --- Here's What Just Happened 37:12

3+ y ago37:12

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This week LUNA and it's stablecoin UST blew up and took down the entire crypto market. Nick talks with the founder and writer of http://solsweet.co/, Toby Johnston, to break down all the madness. This story has a little bit of everything: Financial warfare, conspiracy theories, Citadel (the villains from the GameStop series), George Soros and the B…

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Ep. 33: DTC Hand-to-Hand Combat: Lessons From Street Magic to 8 Figure Brands 45:55

3+ y ago45:55

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In this episode, we talk with Danavir Sarria. Danavir is an e-commerce, SEO, SMS, and email marketing expert who works with 7-8 figure DTC brands. We dig into his strategies for building his own d2c brand from scratch, https://rooftopsquad.com --- and we couldn’t let him go without getting his advice for growing our own businesses. Davavir gave us …

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Ep. 32: What are We Building Now? Secret It's a Crypto Newsletter and a Supplement 41:58

3+ y ago41:58

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In this episode, we talk about the state of affairs in the crypto markets and get into the details of the new things we are building. Now that we've decided to move on from our project from last year, we needed to our next entrepreneurship challenge. While with Class Cast, We decided to work together, on these projects we're working separately. So …

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Ep.31: Rising from the Ashes for Season 2 & the Full Post Mortem Report on the Business We Bought - Class Cast Live 37:49

3+ y ago37:49

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In this episode, we're back from the ashes (and we're really sorry for ghosting you) and we deliver you the full report on the business we bought last year. We tell you all the details you wanted to know about the business that we couldn't deliver before because we were in the middle of the business including cost of the business, tactics that we t…

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Ep. 30: Update on our Business, What we've learnt from our Guests & Talk about the Crypto Market like what we're interested in 38:26

4y ago38:26

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In this episode, we finally give an update on our business (as per request of many people), Class Cast and discuss all the different marketing options that we've tried that have worked and haven't worked. We'll let you know in detail about our different tests. In addition to this, being that we're at about 30 episodes, we wanted to recap some of th…

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Ep 29: How This Developer built a Software for One Page Websites and Brought on 2.2 Million Users with AJ, the CEO of Carrd 1:04:30

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Ever built a website and thought, wow there's too many pages that I have create? Well, that's what AJ of Carrd.co thought. It turns out that he wasn't the only one. In fact there's 2.2 Million people who built 3.3 million websites on Carrd who thought the same. We interview the mysterious AJ to ask him about how Carrd got started, how he built up h…

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Ep 27: Reunion Interview with Andrew Gazdecki - Updates on Microacquire raising a round and more! 53:51

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Andrew Gazdecki, the CEO of Microacquire, was one of our first interviews. He was gracious enough to join us for a second episode where we talk to him about Microacquire raising a round, and all the other crazy updates going on with Microacquire. We also start rambling off some Hip Hop songs we've been listening - you won't hear this list anywhere …

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Ep 27: Taking a year long Bootstrap Sabbatical and Launching a New Company Every 2 months while Building in Public with Kevin Jochelson 46:07

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Meet Kevin Jochelson. He's located in Sydney, Australia and he's a multiple time founder and entrepreneur. He recently decided to take a year long Sabbatical in order to pursue creating more businesses than ever before. We interview Kevin about understanding what made him want to pursue this journey, document it in public, what they are and what ki…

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Ep. 26 - The Return of Ben Levy, Shaan Puri's Business Partner - how he made $150k in Profit minting/selling an NFT, his Blueprint to E-commerce and Business Ideas 50:43

4y ago50:43

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Back by popular demand, we brought back Ben Levy, Shann Puri’s Business partner, back to the show; we had so much fun the first time around, we had to bring him back. On this episode, we talk to Ben about the world of NFTs, how found and sold an NFT for $150,000 profit, what he’s working on right now like his E-commerce store with Shaan - how the p…

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Ep 25: Multi-Time Product Hunter launcher, Business Buyer & Angel Investor with Maximilian Fleitman 51:20

4y ago51:20

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Meet Maximilian - he's the CEO of Basetemplates which he recently acquired. Since he was young, Max has been trying to figure out how to be an entrepreneur. He was programming games and bringing in thousands of players which is quite impressive (while other kids were just trying to get through High School). He exited his first business young, but h…

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Ep 24: How He Bought, Sold and Brokered 175 Websites transactions (!!) and dramatically Increased all Revenue with SEO with Mushfiq S 50:24

4y ago50:24

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If you’ve been an avid listener, you probably know most of the people we’ve been interviewing are buying shoplift apps or SAAS businesses. But then comes along someone who opens our eyes. Meet Mushfiq, the website flippa. He has done 175 website transactions on the buy, sell, and broker side! He specializes in SEO, where goes out, finds the right w…

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Ep 23: Interview with CEO of Perfect Space & Room Steals with Nate Ritter 1:11:17

4y ago1:11:17

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In today’s episode, we speak to the other half of the tech team responsible for inventing the online hashtag hashtag. He’s been a tech executive at some of the biggest companies in the world like Activision Blizzard, Microsoft, Landrover as well as launching his own companies in the travel/hotel spaces like Perfect Space & Room Steals, Nate Ritter.…

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Ep 22: How Onfolio helps Investors Buy & Build Stocks without doing the work with CEO, Dominic Wells 50:40

4y ago50:40

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In Today's episode, we interviewed a guest that has mastered the art of buying and building businesses. Dominic Wells is the CEO of Onfolio which is a company which acquires and manages diverse portfolios while offering investors a 12% Dividend annually. Dominic has spend the past decade working on his own business acquisitions and profitably growi…

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Ep. 21: Early Adopter and Serial Entrepreneur talks Buying his First Shopify App with Henry Johnson 44:27

4y ago44:27

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Our next guest has been on the road to buying a business for quite a while. He finally pulled the trigger and we got him on the show to talk about it more. Meet Henry Johnson, he's experience in a number of different businesses, but what he's known for is being an early adopter and getting ahead of the curve (like being an early adopter of Trends b…

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Ep. 20: The Inventor of the Hashtag and the #1 Product Hunter on Product Hunt with Chris Messina 1:17:05

4y ago1:17:05

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Ever wondered where the online hashtag on social media started? Well look no further. Today we have the guest Chris Messina on the show. Chris has spoken at TEDx, SXSW, Google I/O, Microsoft’s Future Decoded and many other leading conferences as well as featured in many other publications like The New York Times, Business Week, LA Times, Washington…

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Ep 19: Want to get an Angel Investor's Attention? Here's How with Professor Dr Kevin Taylor 1:04:39

4y ago1:04:39

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If you're like us, you've probably wondered about the world of Angel Investors. What do they invest in, why do they invest in it and how do I get their attention? Well you've come to the right episode. In today's show we talk to Professor Dr Kevin Taylor who has invested in 20 different businesses and seen hundreds of different pitch decks. We ask …

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Ep. 18: How this Entrepreneur Created a Community with Operators and Investors with Sam Bass 43:19

4y ago43:19

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Scratching his own itch, Sam had an e-commerce store but he was looking for operator to help run his store. Unfortunately, the only solution that he had or was told about was looking within his own network. After realizing this was a pain point in his journey, he decided to resolve this problem because if this was a problem of his, it must be other…

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Ep. 17: Creating a SAAS from $0 to $55k/month while Building in Public with an Exit and Writing Two Books with Arvid Kahl 1:10:57

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With the movement of being more and more transparent with the type of work or product developers are producing, it has gain lots of traction in helping build businesses. The old way of thinking is building in the dark, finish your product then start selling. The new way is to describe everything you're changing about your software, how many paying …

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Ep 16: Using Artificial Intelligence to Create Personalized Emails and Custom Content with the Click of a Button with Vaibhav Namburi 50:09

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Are you tired of writing your own copywriting and emails that take forever to research and think of? Look no further, our next guest had the same problem as you and I, so he decided to go out and build a software/SAAS that would help him create and write content that would help personalize more emails, create custom content like tweets, youtube tit…

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Ep 15: The Origin Story of Ben Levy, Serial Entrepreneur and Shaan Puri's Business Partner 33:35

4y ago33:35

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In today's episode, We speak to one of our closest internet friends that we've never met, Ben Levy. Ben was one of the originators of the All Access Pass where he and Shaan Puri (from My First Million Podcast) created a daily newsletter and email blast out about how they were going to build three projects, as well as a Slack Community where all thr…

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Ep 14: How this 23 Year Old Built a $200k/annually business with 6 Million lifetime users and moderates a Subreddit with Daniel Ch 59:45

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We got another one. A 20 something wonder kid who’s showing us that age is no reason to stop you from doing anything including starting a business. Meet Daniel. He’s 22 years old from the UK. He started an authentication company named Legitcheck for designer wear and he’s generating $200k/annually in business with over 6 million lifetime users. Bor…