{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Moneywise","title":"I Built a $9M Company And Got Nothing","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1810,"description":"Stop making million-dollar decisions alone. Hampton gives you a personal board of eight vetted founders in your city who meet monthly to tackle your hardest problems. Find your group: joinhampton.com\n\nKevin Bartchlett built a $9M compost toilet company from the ground up – and walked away with nothing. No contract, no payout, just a handshake. That blind faith turned into a hard lesson in trust that cost him everything – and now, the reason he’s rebuilding on his own terms.\nHere’s what we talk about:\nBuilding a $9M business from scratch – with zero equity in writing\nThe moment he realized his million-dollar payday was gone\nHow a $9M sale turned into $0 overnight\nWhat “sweat equity” really means when it’s only a handshake\nHow trusting the wrong partner cost him ownership and peace of mind\nWhy he still refuses to be angry about it\nWhat he’s building next (yep, it involves flying cars)\nThe lesson behind it all: if you’re going to bet on yourself, go all in\nCool Links:\nHampton https://www.joinhampton.com/\nLower Street https://www.lowerstreet.co/\nKevin Bartchlett https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-a-bartchlett-262233ba/ \n\nSponsors:\nGet a team of AI agents that run compliance for you at delve.co/moneywise\nAchieve your dream body with dailybodycoach.com/moneywise\nJoin 700+ founders hiring A-players in Latin America at hirewithnear.com/moneywise\n\nChapters:\n(1:58) Building a Compostable Toilet Empire – The Dream of a Big Exit\n(3:22) When Expectations & Reality Collide\n(4:24) Picking Up the Pieces: What Happens After the Deal\n(6:01) The True Cost of Not Getting It in Writing\n(9:41) Why Compostable Toilets?\n(11:21) Meeting His Future Partner & Early Roles\n(14:56) Overinvested, Under-Rewarded: The Ownership Dilemma\n(20:28) Chasing Success, Counting the Cost\n(22:28) The Road to Resignation\n(24:49) Finding Empathy for His Partner\n(27:02) New Ventures: Flying Cars\n(29:12) Reflections – Betting on Yourself\n\nThis podcast is a ridiculous concept: high-net-worth people reveal their...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/vCvB-0dtzg339Iof9Uhri-E5Cu1YvE_goNcKch75CeI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83ZTZj/OWRiMTI3NjI1YWUy/MWY4ZWJkOTU2YzFl/NzE0Mi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}