How Bigger Pockets Grew to 2M+ Members The Startup Ideas Pod

Today Greg is joined by Josh Dorkin, the founder of Bigger Pockets, a community helping millions of members learn how to invest in real estate. In this episode, Greg and Josh talk about Josh's (sometimes) cautionary tale about the grind of building a community out of nothing.
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SHOW NOTES0:00 - Intro1:00 - The story behind Bigger Pockets12:40 - Building an audience vs. Building a community15:45 - Biggest challenges of running a community18:18 - Protecting your brand23:00 - Responsible monetization28:44 - Creating products32:57 - You don't need to be an expert41:32 - Stop comparing 47:47 - Josh's cautionary tale