If I Was Starting Today Jim Huffman
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What would you do if you were starting today? To help, here are half-baked startup ideas, growth marketing tactics, and stories from founders and creators - including my own journey as a bootstrapped business owner. All of the content is centered around helping founders, creators, and investors starting today.
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11 AI Tools We're Using to Grow Our Clients & Our Own Brands (#174)
Yonathan joins Jim to chat about how AI is and will continue to impact the marketing and e-commerce world. They discuss some of their favorite new tools as well as tips on how to stay relevant as AI continues to get better.
TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE
Will AI take your job?Differentiating in an AI worldAI strengthsUsable skillsetsInteractive AI11 Best tools availableResources:
GrowthHitJim Huffman websiteAdditional episodes you might enjoy:
Startup Ideas by Paul Graham (#45)Nathan Barry: How to Bootstrap a Company to $30M in a Crowded Market (#41)How I Met My Biz Partner and Less Learned Hitting $2M ARR (#44)Ryan Hamilton on his Netflix special, touring with Jerry Seinfeld, & how to write a joke (#10)How We're Validating Startup Ideas (#51) -
Meet My New Biz Partner: Scaling a DTC brand in 2024, Buying IP for 6-figures, & Negotiating against me | Claudio Storelli (#173)
Jim introduces his new business partner, Claudio Storelli. Claudio shares his amazing entrepreneurial journey which includes graduating from Stanford at the age of 20 and making it to the pinnacle of the Wall Street finance world before pivoting to become an entrepreneur and brand builder. He and Jim share tactical insights from their new partnership and how they're planning to grow Neat Apparel into a massive performance apparel brand.
TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE
Finding a complimentary partnerTransparency during negotiationsFinding alignmentStarting a brand IP firstGoalie WisdomIdentifying an opportunityChoosing to skip amazon and retail early onContent strategyResources:
Neat ApparelStorelliJim Huffman websiteGrowthHitAdditional episodes you might enjoy:
Startup Ideas by Paul Graham (#45)Nathan Barry: How to Bootstrap a Company to $30M in a Crowded Market (#41)How I Met My Biz Partner and Less Learned Hitting $2M ARR (#44)Ryan Hamilton on his Netflix special, touring with Jerry Seinfeld, & how to write a joke (#10)How We're Validating Startup Ideas (#51) -
$3M in Funding to Make the #1 App for Future Founders, How They Got 40,000 Users Using 1 Tactic | Will Rush, CEO of Jetson (#172)
Will Rush CEO of Jetson joins to get tactical on how to raise money and grow an audience in the consumer tech space. Will talks about how to get investors interested to get funding and the importance of community growth after launch.
TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE
Duolingo for entrepreneursRaising money: Go timeHow to stand out with your pitch deckGetting data on your pitch, leading with the right questionsHow to get the first 40,000 users: Community led growthHow to pitch foundersMaking the pivot to techManaging the lifestyle of a CEOResources:
JetsonWill RushJim Huffman websiteGrowthHit
Additional episodes you might enjoy:
Startup Ideas by Paul Graham (#45)
Nathan Barry: How to Bootstrap a Company to $30M in a Crowded Market (#41)
How I Met My Biz Partner and Less Learned Hitting $2M ARR (#44)
Ryan Hamilton on his Netflix special, touring with Jerry Seinfeld, & how to write a joke (#10)
How We're Validating Startup Ideas (#51)
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From the Marines to Launching a Brand, Validating an Idea with Brick & Mortar, and More with Robert Nelson | Just Mystic CEO (#171)
Robert Nelson of Just Mystic clothing joins to discuss how he's built and incredibly successful apparel brand by bucking the trend and starting from a brick and mortar location. Robert discusses the tactics he used as well as the strategy and data analysis behind his approach.
TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE
Using a location to build a brandD2C vs Brick and mortarFeedback and validation from pop-upsMoving from brick and mortar to onlineRiding the waveTakeaway’s from the military: leadershipCoS unlockBeing brilliant with the basicsBridging offline with onlineResources:
Just MysticJim Huffman websiteGrowthHit
Additional episodes you might enjoy:
Startup Ideas by Paul Graham (#45)Nathan Barry: How to Bootstrap a Company to $30M in a Crowded Market (#41)How I Met My Biz Partner and Less Learned Hitting $2M ARR (#44)Ryan Hamilton on his Netflix special, touring with Jerry Seinfeld, & how to write a joke (#10)How We're Validating Startup Ideas (#51) -
How to Grow & Sell an E-commerce Business. Plus, Spending big $$$ to Buy couch.com with Alex Back (#170)
Jim is joined by Alex Back of Couch.com and Apt2b to discuss the strategy and tactics of bootstrapping and growing an E-Com business. Alex covers everything from the importance of buying the right domain to the underrated nature of earnouts.
TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE
Why couchesHow much is a domain worthBuilding trafficSEO and organic trafficCreating a good partnership dynamicStarting and selling timingGrowth hacksHow to ask for helpResources:
Couch.comJim Huffman websiteJim's TwitterGrowthHitThe Growth Marketer's PlaybookAdditional episodes you might enjoy:
Startup Ideas by Paul Graham (#45)Nathan Barry: How to Bootstrap a Company to $30M in a Crowded Market (#41)How I Met My Biz Partner and Less Learned Hitting $2M ARR (#44)Ryan Hamilton on his Netflix special, touring with Jerry Seinfeld, & how to write a joke (#10)How We're Validating Startup Ideas (#51) -
How to Grow Your Startup (MY KEYNOTE) (#169)
This week we get to be a fly on the wall for one of Jim's recent talks at the iconic startup accelerator Techstars. Jim talks nitty gritty tactics about customer personas, best in class case studies, and funnel strategies before answering some specific questions from new startup owners.
TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE
TechStars growth tacticsCustomer personasBest in class case studies for funnelsStrategies and tacticsBeing a market of oneSuccess storiesUndervalued vs over valued tactics for small startupsOffers advice
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Join My Newsletter hereJim Huffman websiteJim's TwitterGrowthHit
Additional episodes you might enjoy:
Startup Ideas by Paul Graham (#45)Nathan Barry: How to Bootstrap a Company to $30M in a Crowded Market (#41)How I Met My Biz Partner and Less Learned Hitting $2M ARR (#44)Ryan Hamilton on his Netflix special, touring with Jerry Seinfeld, & how to write a joke (#10)How We're Validating Startup Ideas (#51)