Hustling from Homelessness to Startup Success with Bash Jones (#70)

Jim is joined by Bash Jones, Co-founder of Homeplan to discuss how you can translate acquired life-skills into a successful scalable tech company. Bash shares his amazing story of enduring homelessness while hustling his way to success in the Music with a Billboard #1 hit and Tech with his startup Homeplan

Show Notes

Jim is joined by Bash Jones, Co-founder of Homeplan to discuss how you can translate acquired life-skills into a successful scalable tech company. Bash shares his amazing story of enduring homelessness while hustling his way to success in both the Music and Tech industries.

TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE

• Pivoting from a simple idea to full blown startup
• Translating life skills into a tech business
• The power of being prepared for a meeting
• How to take off the blinders to find the big scalable ideas
• Using free tools to bring in new customers
• The power of story in copy

Resources:

• Homeplan
• 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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