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How to Build the Ultimate Lifestyle Business with Josh Nielsen (#151)
Episode 151

How to Build the Ultimate Lifestyle Business with Josh Nielsen (#151)

The Shopify Growth Show

October 24, 202332m 54s

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Show Notes

This week, Jim is joined by a man who is literally responsible for the creation of thousands of podcasts, including this one. Josh Nielsen is the founder of Zencastr, a podcast recording service. Josh talks about how he built the service in his free time while working as a contract engineer and reveals the tactics and hacks he used to launch and eventually pivot to a venture backed tech startup.

TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE

  • What is Zencastr
  • Selecting the right problem
  • Selecting the right wave
  • Marketing hack: painpoint automation
  • Pricing tactics
  • Pivoting to raising capital
  • Pivoting from product led growth to marketing led growth

 

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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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