{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Shopify Growth Show","title":"Buying 10 Companies, Making 8-Figures with Boring Businesses, & More with Fikes CEO, Mark Sims (#157)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/dca7a730\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2809,"description":"In this episode Jim talks with Mark Sims, founder and CEO of Fikes. Mark talks about the beauty of boring businesses, the strategy for acquisition and how to utilize your superpowers to grow a startup. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODEThe advantages of acquisitionTelling and selling vs asking and understandingThe beauty of boring businessesLeaning into your super power Mistakes to avoidThe essential skillset from sportsMilestones of a growing company Resources:FikesMark SimsJim 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) ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/EnGVMNRPAK0fVYR5TKVtLQJoIALKwkn0-wtzIppxgjk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mYjVj/OGEyY2U1MTRiOTIx/YzRlNzVjNzczMDY2/NjhiNy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}