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Start Station Podcast

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Welcome to the Start Station podcast! I’m Matt Gira and I’m the founder of Start Station as well as the host of this podcast. In all honesty, this podcast is very much an experiment. I’m trying some things out right now. I’ll be trying some episodes where we deep dive into a particular topic and in other episodes, myself and another experienced entrepreneur will be answering the questions you might be thinking about. If you’re an early-stage innovator or work with innovators, this podcast is ...
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NASA Writer to $1M Founder 15:31

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Download the free Bootstrapped Report: https://www.joinstation.co/bootstrapped Read the full deep dive: www.joinstation.co/blog/brandibernoskie Learn more about Brandi: https://brandibernoskie.com Brandi Bernoskie didn’t set out to build a million-dollar business. In 2011, she was writing content for NASA and running a small blog on the side, mostl…
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They Made $1 Million Going Against Google 16:17

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Download the Bootstrapped Report: https://www.joinstation.co/bootstrapped Plausible Analytics: https://plausible.io Plausible's Live Public Stats: https://plausible.io/plausible.io Full Deep Dive: www.joinstation.co/blog/plausible In 2018, when Uku Täht was asked to set up Google Analytics for his company, he asked a key question: "Can we just use …
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The Email Strategy Behind Her Template Business 15:47

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Download the Bootstrapped Report: https://www.joinstation.co/bootstrapped Check out Sam's book: https://www.samvanderwielen.com/book/ Try Kit for free: https://partners.kit.com/matthewgira (this link is an affiliate link, so I do get some credit/rewards if you sign up to Kit!) The full deep dive: www.joinstation.co/blog/samvanderwielen Sometimes th…
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Data built a $250k Ice Cream Shop 18:10

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Download the Bootstrapped Report: https://www.joinstation.co/bootstrapped Full deep dive: https://www.joinstation.co/blog/elenasonorange Elena's on Orange: https://www.elenasonorange.com Elena's on Orange Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elenasonorange/ Blank Mason Deep Dive: https://www.joinstation.co/blog/blankmason What happens when a Head o…
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She Sends $12K Proposals in 8 Minutes [Full Interview] 37:47

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Download the Bootstrapped Report: https://www.joinstation.co/bootstrapped Duett: https://duett.co Happy Subscribers Podcast: https://duett.co/blog/new-podcast-welcome-to-happy-subscribers/ If I told you someone could create a $12,000 proposal in 8 minutes and get it signed that same day, would you believe me? That's exactly what Allea Grummert, fou…
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Four Crashes Couldn't Kill This Business 12:11

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Download the Bootstrapped Report: https://www.joinstation.co/bootstrapped Full deep dive: https://www.joinstation.co/blog/geniuslink Geniuslink: https://geniuslink.com Sometimes the best businesses start with solving your own problem. For Jesse Lakes, that problem was losing affiliate commissions from international traffic to his niche extreme spor…
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Making Candles Instagram Worthy Made Her $250K 9:25

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Download the Bootstrapped Report: https://www.joinstation.co/bootstrapped Learn more about franchising Blank Mason here: https://blankmasonfranchise.com/ Blank Mason store: https://www.blankmason.com Full Blank Mason Deep Dive: www.joinstation.co/blog/blankmason These days, to run a business that provides experiences, you have to make it Instagram-…
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What I learned from 56 $250k+ businesses 6:30

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Download the Bootstrapped Report: https://www.joinstation.co/bootstrapped For the past 6 months, I've been creating deep dives on how bootstrapped businesses grow from $0 to $250k. While I started noticing patterns, I wanted data to validate these gut feelings. So I spent months digging deeper - analyzing my deep dives, listening to podcasts with b…
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They turned one viral video into a $200K biz 19:40

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Download the Bootstrapped Report: https://www.joinstation.co/bootstrapped Chris & Sara: https://www.chrisandsara.com Full deep dive: https://www.joinstation.co/blog/chrisandsara It's not too often someone tries to recreate MTV's Cribs with their van and gets over 1 million views overnight. Yet, that's exactly what Chris & Sara Pochiba did. Here's t…
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8-Minute Proposals Built a $250K Email Business 19:07

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Download the Bootstrapped Report: https://www.joinstation.co/bootstrapped Duett: https://duett.co Happy Subscribers: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Y2y92bQE59MwWkU6JATYc?si=baf73e58d22f4ec3 If I told you someone could create a $12,000 proposal in 8 minutes and get it signed that same day, would you believe me? That's exactly what Allea Grummert, fo…
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100 Videos Led to Being Acquired by Fiverr 18:00

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Download the Bootstrapped Report: https://www.joinstation.co/bootstrapped Written Deep Dive: https://www.joinstation.co/blog/autods Lior's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liorpozin/ Lior's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liorpozin/ AutoDS: https://www.autods.com In 2016, Lior Pozin emailed his list and said he was going to create 100 vid…
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How she makes $20k/month from 572 email subscribers 20:55

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Download the Bootstrapped Report: https://www.joinstation.co/bootstrapped Learn more about Kendall & The Candid Collective: https://candidcollective.co Most founders who have built a services business will tell you referrals are the lifeblood of their business. But Kendall Cherry believes referrals are actually holding entrepreneurs back. It's a bo…
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Why this founder shut down his $250k juice biz 23:13

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Download the Bootstrapped Report: https://www.joinstation.co/bootstrapped SpringGR: https://www.springgr.com Sometimes the best thing an entrepreneur can do is choose themselves over their business. That's exactly what Jermale Eddie did when he made the difficult decision to close Malamiah Juice Bar, a successful Grand Rapids juice bar that he had …
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From Upwork to a $1M Analytics Agency 15:12

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Download the Bootstrapped Report: https://www.joinstation.co/bootstrapped Weekly Newsletter: https://pages.matthewgira.com/youtube Full written deep dive: https://www.joinstation.co/blog/insightlimeanalytics Insight Lime Analytics: https://www.insightlimeanalytics.com MaryBeth's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marybethmaskovas/ "You have no b…
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How an Actor Built a $700K Speaking Business 18:52

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Download the Bootstrapped Report: https://www.joinstation.co/bootstrapped Full deep dive here: https://www.joinstation.co/blog/fearlesscommunicators Fearless Communicators: https://www.fearlesscommunicators.com Eduardo Placer: https://eduardoplacer.com Blue Ocean Strategy: https://www.blueoceanstrategy.com/what-is-blue-ocean-strategy/ Artists often…
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How she built a $100 million biz with webinars 26:35

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Download the Bootstrapped Report: https://www.joinstation.co/bootstrapped Read the full deep dive here: www.joinstation.co/blog/amyporterfield Amy Porterfield: https://www.amyporterfield.com Two Weeks Notice: https://twoweeksnoticebook.com Circle's Podcast with Amy Porterfield: https://youtu.be/1p90ADBWUGg?si=DPHUcbSWOwsavtv3 Buffer Blog Post: http…
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How Two MBAs used their alumni networks to create a $1 million company 29:57

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Download the Bootstrapped Report: https://www.joinstation.co/bootstrapped Read the full deep dive here: https://www.joinstation.co/blog/hugoandhoby Hugo & Hoby website: https://www.hugoandhoby.com It sometimes takes a few swings to craft the right product to meet market needs. For Ben Young and Fred Kukelhaus, the co-founders of Hugo & Hoby, it too…
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How Erin Rollenhagen built a million dollar software business in a recession 16:08

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Download the Bootstrapped Report: https://www.joinstation.co/bootstrapped Read the full deep dive here: https://www.joinstation.co/blog/erin-rollenhagen Learn more about Erin and Entrepreneurial Technologies: https://www.entretechno.com In 2007, everyone was naïve about what was about to happen to the economy. Erin Rollenhagen was no exception—she …
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How Neil Yeoh bootstrapped a climate business to $1 million 27:37

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Download the Bootstrapped Report: https://www.joinstation.co/bootstrapped Learn more about OnePointFive here: https://www.opf.degree Learn more about Neil Yeoh here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neilyeoh/ OnePointFive connects and develops Climate Experts in Residence. Today, OnePointFive acts as an agency of Climate Experts in Residence and helps o…
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She left VC-backed startups to build a $500k company 20:36

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Download the Bootstrapped Report: https://www.joinstation.co/bootstrapped Learn more about Asia Orangio & DemandMaven: Website - https://demandmaven.io/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/asiaorangio/ Newsletter - https://demandmaven.substack.com/ X - https://x.com/AsiaOrangio “I’m probably more stable” was Asia Orangio’s response to when I ask…
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How Terry Rice built a six figure business by teaching 21:10

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Download the Bootstrapped Report: https://www.joinstation.co/bootstrapped Learn more about Terry: https://terryrice.co/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/terry-rice/ Sometimes being fired is a blessing in disguise. For Terry Rice, getting fired from Facebook was one of the best things that happened to him. Within 18 months of being fired from Faceboo…
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How Tally Reached 11K Users in One Year 9:42

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Download the Bootstrapped Report: https://www.joinstation.co/bootstrapped Tally's Build in Public posts: https://blog.tally.so/our-bootstrapped-journey-towards-100k-mrr/ Tally's Product Hunt Guide: https://blog.tally.so/product-hunt-launch/ Two founders launching a travel startup at the beginning of a global pandemic and somehow that leads them to …
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How he made $256k with books while learning to write 11:20

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Download the Bootstrapped Report: https://www.joinstation.co/bootstrapped Nathan's ConvertKit Story: https://youtu.be/5bzMHKOMaxY?si=lb3GXFnx4L8bRy0p Written Deep Dive Here: https://www.joinstation.co/blog/nathanbarry Today, Nathan Barry is the CEO and founder of ConvertKit soon to be Kit. Today, ConvertKit makes over $40 million in annual revenue,…
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[Inside Innovation] Connecting Students to Startups with Deb Williams of the University of Arkansas 33:48

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Early startup employees are important, yet, we don't talk a lot about them. In this episode, we talk about connecting students to startups and what the Arkansas entrepreneurial ecosystem is like with Deb Williams, the Director of Student Programs in the Office of Entrepreneurship & Innovation at the University of Arkansas.…
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[Founder Feedback] Danny Ellis - SkySpecs 34:19

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In this episode of the Start Station podcast, we spoke to Danny Ellis, CEO and Founder of SkySpecs. SkySpecs automates operations and maintenance for the wind energy industry. In this episode, we spoke to Danny about fundraising for a hardware startup, planning in these uncertain times, and how funding rounds are similar and different as a company …
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Welcome to Founder Feedback by Start Station! This podcast is for entrepreneurs who are looking for guidance on how to get through some of the hurdles they’re facing. Whether it’s getting your first customers, fundraising, or how to take care of yourself as a founder, we have you covered.By Matthew Gira
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