Bootstrapped
14 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 7 years ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis podcast will inspire you to take risks to increase happiness. Bootstrapped is a podcast about entrepreneurs who started companies with their own money and the lessons they learned. These people are among the most successful in the world. Success on this show is defined as happiness. These people make deliberate choices to optimize for happiness. Many are millionaires but that was never the goal. Most are chasing autonomy and freedom of time. If you’re an aspiring entrepreneur or someone who wants to take a risk and make a positive change in your life, listen to Bootstrapped. Go get it.
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Ex-googler goes from cable guy to catching camera thieves - Trevor Sehrer, Lenstag
May 24, 2017 18:03 - 1 hour - 59.6 MBTrevor Sehrer founded Lenstag in 2013 to fight camera theft and he’s been recovering camera equipment ever since. His childhood was tough to put it lightly. He dropped out of high school and college and eventually ended up as a site reliability engineer at Google. He moved from his hometown Corvallis, Oregon to Silicon Valley. Trevor embodies the spirit of this show as he’s extremely humble, relentless and entrepreneurial. His ability to keep showing up despite adversity pushing back against...
Relationships, work & living in Mexico - Robert Graham, GrahamComm Speaker Training
May 08, 2017 23:08 - 1 hour - 79.8 MBUntil around the age of 30, Robert Graham was wandering around the world in search of answers to life’s two big questions, relationship and work. In this episode we go through Robert’s journey and his strategy for finding those answers. Robert Graham is the founder of GrahamComm, presentation, sales and communication skills training. He’s fully optimized his life to maximize his happiness. He lives with his wife and daughters six months of the year in Mexico and and the other six months in...
How Sam Parr, CEO of The Hustle met Tim Ferris
April 24, 2017 17:17 - 1 hour - 90.1 MBSam’s one of those people who’s a born entrepreneur and from an early age he was starting companies and selling things. Having two parents who were entrepreneurs he thought that’s just how people get jobs, you start a business. We go through his businesses, personal finance strategy that supports his entrepreneur lifestyle, mental health strategy and what led to putting Tim Ferriss in the four hour headlock: https://www.instagram.com/p/BQj-vGHhzhL/ The takeaway from this episode is that you ...
Sam Parr CEO of The Hustle. How to Whole Ass One Thing
April 24, 2017 17:17 - 1 hour - 90.1 MBSam Parr has started both bootstrapepd and venture backed businesses. Sam’s one of those people who’s a born entrepreneur and from an early age he was starting companies and selling things. Having two parents who were entrepreneurs he thought that’s just how people get jobs, you start a business. We go through his businesses, personal finance strategy that supports his entrepreneur lifestyle, mental health strategy and what led to putting Tim Ferriss in the four hour headlock: https://www.in...
Bankruptcy at age 30 - Failure isn't permanent - Gary Nealon, RTA Cabinet Store
April 16, 2017 01:49 - 1 hour - 65.6 MBGary Nealon went through bankruptcy at 30 years old after buying a business 1 year earlier. By many measures he’s your average guy who grew up in a lower-middle class family in America. By many other measures he’s quite far from average as he runs an 8 figure online cabinet sales business, a consulting business and more recently a social exploration and discovery wine app. I hope this episode gives you the confidence to take risks knowing that even if you hit rock bottom and file for bankrup...
Take risks, they lead to to success. Failure isn't permanent - Gary Nealon, RTA Cabinet Store
April 16, 2017 01:49 - 1 hour - 65.6 MBGary Nealon went through bankruptcy at 30 years old after buying a business 1 year earlier. By many measures he’s your average guy who grew up in a lower-middle class family in America. By many other measures he’s quite far from average as he runs an 8 figure online cabinet sales business, a consulting business and more recently a social exploration and discovery wine app. I hope this episode gives you the confidence to take risks knowing that even if you hit rock bottom and file for bankrup...
Crying after work, rich by 40 - Bryce Huett, Distributor Wire & Cable
March 15, 2017 21:22 - 1 hour - 88.9 MBBryce Huett is an entrepreneur who describes his life as fantastic. He is one of the few people who loves his job. In this episode we cover Bryce getting laughed at when he registered his business without an idea, his love of customers, company culture strategy, the value of trusting people and much more. The takeaway from this episode is the value Bryce puts on health. He's been described by employees as the fittest person in his 50 person office. Even in the darkest days of his current bus...
Nothing Values More Than Health - Bryce Huett, Distributor Wire & Cable
March 15, 2017 21:22 - 1 hour - 88.9 MBBryce Huett is an entrepreneur who describes his life as fantastic. He is one of the few people who loves his job. In this episode we cover Bryce getting laughed at when he registered his business without an idea, his love of customers, company culture strategy, the value of trusting people and much more. The takeaway from this episode is the value Bryce puts on health. He's been described by employees as the fittest person in his 50 person office. Even in the darkest days of his current b...
Would you go to your own funeral? Kamaljit Bains, Impeccable Bookkeeping
March 15, 2017 20:27 - 1 hour - 142 MBKamaljit Bains has lived five different lives. In one of her lives she was considering attending her own funeral. In another she traveled the world for 9 months. She doesn’t see obstacles, she goes after what she wants. If the context of life isn’t making her happy, she changes it. People around Kamaljit are drawn to her infectious energy. She’s made piles of money in high paying corporate jobs but that didn’t satisfy her. Kamaljit has been on her own since the age of 16 which forced her to f...
Life shows up for you when you ask good questions - Kamaljit Bains, Impeccable Bookkeeping
March 15, 2017 20:27 - 1 hour - 142 MBKamaljit Bains has lived five different lives. In one of her lives she was considering attending her own funeral. In another she traveled the world for 9 months. She doesn’t see obstacles, she goes after what she wants. If the context of life isn’t making her happy, she changes it. People around Kamaljit are drawn to her infectious energy. She’s made piles of money in high paying corporate jobs but that didn’t satisfy her. Kamaljit has been on her own since the age of 16 which forced her to ...
Sushi Empire - Tonny Soesanto, Kikka Sushi
March 15, 2017 20:26 - 1 hour - 63.8 MBTonny Soesanto is the relentlessly optimistic President of Kikka Sushi. Tonny’s sushi empire started 30 years ago with just a few employees. The company is now 2,000 employees and supplies a significant amount of sushi to Whole Foods and other top grocery stores across the United States. Tonny is an extremely happy person. He was laughing and smiling throughout my visit to Kikka HQ in LA. This episode will teach you a lot about optimizing for happiness and how to run a business. The takeaway...
There’s always a way - work ethic, persistence and optimism - Tonny Soesanto, Kikka Sushi
March 15, 2017 20:26 - 1 hour - 63.8 MBTonny Soesanto is the relentlessly optimistic President of Kikka Sushi. Tonny’s sushi empire started 30 years ago with just a few employees. The company is now 2,000 employees and supplies a significant amount of sushi to Whole Foods and other top grocery stores across the United States. Tonny is an extremely happy person. He was laughing and smiling throughout my visit to Kikka HQ in LA. This episode will teach you a lot about optimizing for happiness and how to run a business. The takeaw...
Pioneer of outdoor bootcamp - Keith Wohlwend, BootCampSF
March 15, 2017 19:38 - 55 minutes - 44.2 MBKeith started BootCampSF in 2000. He is constantly experimenting and seeking adventure. His experiments include starting his business and learning to roll a kayak once capsized in his neighbor’s pool (people actually do this). Keith is not concerned with the world’s judgement, his concern is his next adventure. He’s been one of the most encouraging and inspirational people I’ve come across. The takeaway from this episode is that everything in life is an experiment. There’s no failing, only f...
Everything in life is an experiment - Keith Wohlwend, BootCampSF
March 15, 2017 19:38 - 55 minutes - 44.2 MBKeith started BootCampSF in 2000. He is constantly experimenting and seeking adventure. His experiments include starting his business and learning to roll a kayak once capsized in his neighbor’s pool (people actually do this). Keith is not concerned with the world’s judgement, his concern is his next adventure. He’s been one of the most encouraging and inspirational people I’ve come across. The takeaway from this episode is that everything in life is an experiment. There’s no failing, only...