Nick Huber is a self storage operator with 1.9 million square feet and 50 employees. He also sold a service company for 7 figures and sends a weekly email to 200K+ people. His 300,000+ follower twitter account, @SweatyStartup, has become extremely popular with business owners.
This conversation discusses small businesses versus real estate, tips for hiring remote talent, advice for scaling a service business, Nick's opinions on the value of a college education, Nick's best practices for effective personal branding and social media growth, the importance of improving your decision making skills and much much more!
Chapters:
00:00:00 - Scaling Businesses through Distribution
00:04:05 - Building Trust and Value with Personal Branding
00:08:05 - The Power of Putting Your Name and Reputation Behind Your Business
00:12:06 - Advice on First Real Estate Deals
00:16:04 - Transitioning to Delegating Decisions and Chasing Talent
00:19:57 - Taking Incrementally Uncomfortable Steps in Business
00:23:51 - The staying power of well-operated businesses
00:27:45 - The Importance of Decision Making in College
00:31:55 - Making Decisions and Investing in the FANG Industry
00:35:59 - The Importance of Slowing Down in Decision Making
00:40:03 - Investing without Sufficient Cash
00:43:55 - The Value of Different Types of Followers
Check out Nick’s Businesses:
→ Business Brokerage - nickhuber.com
→ Personal Brand - sweatystartup.com
→ Self Storage - boltstorage.com
→ Bold SEO - boldseo.com
→ Insurance - titanrisk.com
→ Recruiting - recruitjet.com
→ Landing Page / Web Development - webrun.com
→ Overseas Staffing - supportshepherd.com
→ Debt and Equity - bluekeycapital.com
→ Tax Credit - taxcredithunter.com
→ Cost Segregation - recostseg.com
→ Performance Marketing - adrhino.com
→ Pest control - spidexx.com
→ Nick's Book - antientrepreneur.com
Nick's Free Resources:
→ 200+ business ideas: sweatystartup.ck.page
→ Self Storage breakdown: sweatystartup.ck.page
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Nick Huber: How To Win on Twitter, Building a Portfolio of Service Businesses, and Being Decisive