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

Jim is joined by Craig Swanson, who has started more than 10 companies (including well known startup, CreativeLive) that continue to operate to this day. Craig has been incredibly successful in the E-product space and gives tips on how to grow an e product from idea to 7 figures.

Show Notes

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)

What is If I Was Starting Today?

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.