Nikonomics - The Economics of Small Business

🚨MY NEWSLETTER https://nikolas-newsletter-241a64.beehiiv.com/subscribe 🚨 Join me, Nik ( https://x.com/CoFoundersNik ), as I interview Sam Nebe (https://x.com/1_of_Sl), the founder of Good Wipes! This entrepreneur startup story shows how two college roommates bootstrapped a million dollar business from $42,000 to conquering 14,000 stores. Learn how they achieved their first million through retail...

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🚨MY NEWSLETTER https://nikolas-newsletter-241a64.beehiiv.com/subscribe 🚨 Join me, Nik ( https://x.com/CoFoundersNik ), as I interview Nick Gray ( https://x.com/nickgraynews ), a serial entrepreneur known for building and selling multi-million dollar businesses like Museum Hack and author of The Two-Hour Cocktail Party.  Nick shares his unique insights on entrepreneur networking and how to host n...

🚨MY NEWSLETTER https://nikolas-newsletter-241a64.beehiiv.com/subscribe 🚨 Join me, Nik (https://x.com/CoFoundersNik), as I interview Sam (https://x.com/@thesamparr). In this episode, we dive into Sam's distinctive approach to building and running businesses. He shares how his desire for financial security led him to sell The Hustle and why he believes in laser focus on a single venture like Hampt...

🚨MY NEWSLETTER ⁠https://nikolas-newsletter-241a64.beehiiv.com/subscribe⁠ 🚨 Hey everyone,  Nik  here! I've seen it all in entrepreneurship – the wins and the losses. My friends,  Brandon  and  Nick , are perfect examples.  Brandon  hit it big, doing $100,000 a month in four months, now with 39 locations.  Nick , well, he was bankrupt in eight. Why the huge difference? Nick  made the same mistake...

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🚨MY NEWSLETTER  https://nikolas-newsletter-241a64.beehiiv.com/subscribe  🚨 Join me, Nik (https://x.com/CoFoundersNik), as I interview Maurizio Cuna (https://x.com/themgmtconsult)! Maurizio brings 20+ years of consulting expertise, having worked with some of the largest companies globally, and his job is literally business problem solving. I was stoked to learn his approach and better understand...

🚨MY NEWSLETTER https://nikolas-newsletter-241a64.beehiiv.com/subscribe 🚨 Join me, Nik (https://x.com/CoFoundersNik), as I interview Anne McGinty of the How I Built My Small Business Podcast. In this episode, I sit down with Anne, a true hustler who transformed early career struggles into entrepreneurial triumphs. We dive into Anne's journey, starting from a demoralizing toothpaste sales job...

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