Lessons From Starting 10 Startups with Craig Swanson (#61)

If I Was Starting Today

Jim is joined by Craig Swanson, who has started more than 10 companies that continue to operate to this day. From co-founding CreativeLive to selling an e-product business for 8 figures, Craig has been incredibly successful in the e-product space and gives tips on how to increase growth in the digital marketplace and shares success (and failure) stories from his own life.

TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE

  •     Criteria for building an e-product business
  •     How to make failure a business strategy
  •     Separating family finances to afford business risk
  •     What to do when business strategy doesn’t align with personal work
  •     Learning from the customers and user generated content
  •     When can you raise prices and still entice new customers
  •     Half-baked ideas for a growth agency 

Resources: 

  • Craig Swanson Website
  • Jim Huffman website
  • Jim's Twitter
  • GrowthHit
  • The Growth Marketer's Playbook

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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