Buying 10 Companies, Making 8-Figures with Boring Businesses, & More with Fikes CEO, Mark Sims (#157)

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 EPISODE

• The advantages of acquisition
• Telling and selling vs asking and understanding
• The beauty of boring businesses
• Leaning into your super power 
• Mistakes to avoid
• The essential skillset from sports
• Milestones of a growing company

 Resources:

• Fikes
• Mark Sims
• 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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