The Shopify Growth Show

Jim is joined by Draft.dev Founder/CEO Karl Hughes and they dive deep into the nitty gritty of how to bootstrap a business in a niche market. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE    The benefit of niche markets when you’re bootstrapping    Deciding to go all in on the niche    Finding your product market fit    How do you use your money to grow    Accounting Hacks    The importance of referrals in...

Jim is joined by Brian Sloan who has overseen meteoric success of an 8 figure company through developing a unique sex-toy. Brian shares tips and advice about how to grow and develop products in non-traditional markets. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE   Getting into a unique product category   How to develop manufacturing for unique products   Scaling once product is developed: Non-traditional...

Jim and Yonathan break down another Iconic piece of writing as they talk about David Sacks Substack article titled Your Startup is a Movement . They go over the main points and discuss what they agree and disagree with as well as contextualizing some of the ideas for new startup founders. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE Marketing a Movement 13 Steps defined Favorite Quotes Attacking the status...

Jim is again joined by Yonathan as they continue their experiment of building in public. They update everyone on the progress of the agency, the productized service, and the D2C product as they move towards the insane goal of getting each business to 6 figures. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE The importance of setting goals/benchmark Updates on Agency Updates on EOS Business Model for Producti...

Jim is joined by business coach Corey Wright. Jim and Corey dive deep into the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) and get specific about how to implement this system in your business and what impacts can result from properly implementing EOS. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE   What is a business coach   What is EOS   Where and when is EOS right for implementation   How does it impact a busi...

This week, Jim is joined by Jordan Summers, the director of Growth at Growthhit. Jordan gets into the nitty gritty details of growth marketing strategies for D2C and other businesses.  TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE   How to attract employees with a lot of options   Finding the “sweet spot” of experience and growth    The importance of visual assets in D2C businesses  Hacks for getting visual...

Jim is joined by Bash Jones, Co-founder of Homeplan to discuss how you can translate acquired life-skills into a successful scalable tech company. Bash shares his amazing story of enduring homelessness while hustling his way to success in both the Music and Tech industries. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE Pivoting from a simple idea to full blown startup Translating life skills into a tech bus...

Jim is joined by Jordan Allen & Nick McLain of Doorsey, an app that is re-imagining the home buying process. Nick and Jordan share tips on how to enter an established space with a brand new idea and talk about what it takes to succeed. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE ·      Pain points for first time home buyers ·      How to launch a new approach in an established industry ·      Idea val...

This week Jim goes on the Tropical MBA podcast to chat with host Dan Andrews about the pros and cons of running a successful agency, and how Jim has recently been encouraging and enabling his team to create new products via the internal ‘startup studio incubator’. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE Trials and tribulations of agency life Tips for startup incubators Resources: Tropical MBA Jim Huff...

TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE ·      Updated on the $3m challenge ·      Naming Conventions ·      Frameworks for VC opportunities ·       Tips for entering the VC space   Resources: MetaProp VC   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...

JIm is joined once again by Brian Lockard the Co-founder of Bala shoes. Brian and Jim talk about fundraising strategies, how to research a products for a successful launch, and check in on Bala which had 7 figures in sales in its first 12 days. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE ·      Launching with $1m sales without any ad spend ·      The value of product insight and understanding your custome...

On this episode, Jim is joined by Blake Emal. Blake tells us how he was able to go from dropping out of college to becoming a CMO in the matter of a few years. He deep dives deep on skillsets and strategies you need to grow an audience and how to leverage that to succeed in growth marketing. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE ·      The value of working for an agency ·      Trying to prepare for...

Jim is joined by founder and incredibly skilled chef Joel Gamoran. Jim and Joel talk about finding a new path and making your own opportunities in business and tips and tricks for developing an on-screen presence. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE ·      Food as a way-of-life ·      Creating your own opportunities  ·      The importance of getting reps ·      Tips to make the most of your 15 min...

TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE ·      $3M Challenge Update ·      Product development surprises ·      How to grow without resources ·      New AI ideas in the design space ·      Consulting and agency tips ·      What content should you focus on ·      How do you approach different types of clients ·      Value vs. Volume ·      How to price services   Resources: · Consulting Success · Jim H...

Jim and Yonathan debut a new segment where they break down iconic think-pieces written over the years. On this first edition they give their thoughts and takeaways from Sam Altman's iconic 2019 blog post "How to be Successful." TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE ·      Compounding yourself ·      The importance of original thinking ·      Don’t be afraid to fail: You only need to score once to wi...

Jim is joined by Craig Swanson, who has started more than 10 companies that continue to operate to this day. From co-founding CreativeLive to selling an e-product business for 8 figures, Craig has been incredibly successful in the e-product space and gives tips on how to increase growth in the digital marketplace and shares success (and failure) stories from his own life. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY...

Jim is joined by ClickMinded co-founder Tommy Griffith and they dive into a subject that is often overlooked: personal finance strategies for founders. Both Jim and Tommy have lived and learned how difficult it can be to balance the different financial approaches you apply to business finances and personal finances and they share mistakes they've made and tips and tricks they've learned along the...

Rob Sobers joins Jim again to look ahead at 2022 with tips on what to watch and trends to keep an eye on before They share several half-baked startup ideas for the new year. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE Marketing trends to watch in 2022 Industries to watch in 2022   Company / startup to watch in 2022 Person to watch in 2022 What will flop in 2022?  Half-baked startups for 2022 Resources: ·...

Jim is joined by Angela Brugioni, the creative director for GrowthHit. Angela shares her experience and knowledge and walks through some of the strategies for brand creation and standing up creative materials on a tight deadline. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE ·      What are the bare-bones brand elements necessary to launch a product or service ·      The differences between B2B and B2C mark...

Jim and Yonathan reflect on the wins and misses from 2021 and look forward to a new year with some of their favorite frameworks to set and  achieve goals. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE ·      Wins and Misses from 2021 ·      Understanding why you don’t hit some goals ·      Jim and Yonathan personal and professional goals for 2022 ·      Frameworks for setting goals and allocating energy   R...

Jim is joined by New York Times best-selling author Mike Michalowicz, who's most recent book 'Get Different' is out right now and tearing up the charts. They talk about Mike's experience owning equity in multiple multi-million dollar companies, marketing tips, and keys to becoming a successful author. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE ·      How to own equity in multiple businesses and be a full...

For the last episode of 2021, Jim gives an update on an important milestone for the $3M Challenge, and unveils their new D2C brand and talks about the process of validating the business as well as the business itself. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE ·      What are the steps to validating a D2C business ·      Finding a manufacturer ·      What problem does the product solve ·      What type o...

Jim and Yonathan discuss an incredibly eventful and overall very productive year. They discuss wins and losses, major projects, and what will be helpful moving into a new year. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE ·      Look back at 2021 ·      Quantitative and qualitative reflection ·      Podcast, startup studio, and team changes ·      What got us here won’t get us there ·      Making the busin...

Bear Handlon joins to talk about his bootstrapped niche-apparel company Born Primitive. Bear talks about his experience starting his brand from a single product and building it up without any investment at all.  TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE ·      How to turn a product into a company ·      How to build a supply chain ·      When do you make a side hustle your main focus ·      How to own t...

Jim is joined by Richard White, Founder and CEO of businesses like UserVoice and Fathom. He takes us through his journey from being a part of the  first YCombinator batch in Cambridge in 2005 with the founders from Reddit, Dropbox and Twitch to his latest YC backed startup, Fathom. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE ·      The power of a cold email ·      How to get noticed by accelerators like Y...