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Beating Stress as an Entrepreneur with Successful Ecommerce Master Ezra Firestone Mar 10, 2020

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Ezra Firestone has been at the forefront of digital marketing for more than a decade – which is like a century in ecommerce years. We got Ezra on the line to break down Facebook ads, and this conversation turned into a lot more than that. Ezra digs into his Facebook ads secrets, no doubt, but he also talks about how anyone signing up for entrepreneurship better be ready to sign up for a whole bunch of stress, and better be ready to give up that nice, cozy sense of security that comes with a more conventional job. But fear not! He also talks about how to cope with that stress, and how to beat the ends and build yourself a successful online business. So, come for the tactics, stay for the psychology breakdown. Ezra is the CEO and co-founder of a massive cosmetics line called BOOM by Cindy Joseph, CEO and Co-Founder of Zipify Apps, which makes some awesome apps that you can use on your Shopify store, and he also founded Smart Marketer, which is an industry leader in digital marketer. So that’s the resume, and here are some numbers: He oversees Facebook ad campaigns that spend 5 figures a day, every day, and he expects his various businesses to generate $30 million in revenue this year alone. If you want to reach us at Start Yours, shoot a note to podcast@oberlo.com

Student debt and starting a business: How to launch even if you're in debt (or better yet, how to avoid debt) Mar 03, 2020

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Student debt has come up REPEATEDLY on Start Yours. Student debt actually came up on the very first episode we did, and it's been coming up ever since. And if all of these ecommerce wizards keep bringing up debt, we thought it was time to give this topic its due. That’s why we enlisted today’s guests – Vadim and Sergei Revzin. Vadim and Sergei know a thing or two about debt, especially college debt. They co-authored a big article for the Harvard Business Review called Student Debt is Stopping US Millennials from Becoming Entrepreneurs, and they have covered this topic on their own podcast, The Mentors. And no doubt, student debt is a phenomenon they have witnessed up close. Sergei is a Venture Investor at the New York University Innovation Venture Fund, and Vadim is an Entrepreneur in Residence at a non-profit called Ethos, as well as a professor at NYU and State University of New York. So they work with entrepreneurs, they work with students, and they see the intersection between debt and starting a business all the time. They joined us to break down how debt can get in the way of entrepreneurship, and on the flip side of that, how people can launch businesses to get OUT of debt. We hope you enjoy the podcast, and if you do, please consider subscribing.

Proof that you don’t need a beard to start a beard business Feb 25, 2020

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Paul Lee’s first ecommerce idea flopped. The plan was to create an elixir to kickstart facial hair growth for dudes with weak beards. Yeah, that didn’t work. Paul was forced to pivot – but he stayed in beards. Instead of selling this magical formula to grow a beard, he took all the knowledge he’d accumulated about the beard world and turned his fire toward beard care products. His store took off, and before long Paul quit college and was doing ecommerce full time. Actually, it was more than full-time. He never took breaks, he was pulling 10-hour days, he got obsessed, and by the time he sold his beard store on Shopify Exchange for $80,000, he was thoroughly, thoroughly burnt out. Paul joined Start Yours to talk about the crappy college teacher that inspired him to finally drop out, the branding strategy that fuelled his success, his approach to product selection, his Facebook ads best practices and, first off, how someone who couldn’t grow a beard to save his life became a beard connoisseur. You can listen to Start Yours wherever you listen to podcasts, or join us at oberlo.com.

Ditching corporate life to start a business, with John Lee Dumas Feb 18, 2020

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Before John Lee Dumas launched Entrepreneurs on Fire, he was... miserable. John had what from the outside looked like a nice shiny job in corporate finance, but on the inside, the whole scene was driving him nuts. He felt trapped, and to break free, he jumped into the deep end and started a business whose sole purpose was helping other people start their business. The first 13 months of this project were pretty underwhelming, as he’ll explain, but he kept at it, kept at it, and eventually… ka-ching. John now makes six figures a month from Entrepreneurs on Fire, and he joined us to talk about that success, sure, but also the self-doubt that used to haunt him, the morning routine that does religiously to keep his inner game in check, and how he knew it was time to ditch his steady, stable life and launch something of his own.

Your Top Ecommerce Questions Answered with Magda Kuzminski Jan 22, 2020

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It's a monster of a show this week! We answer important ecommerce questions in this episode of Start Yours. Questions like how much money should I spend on marketing? How much does Facebook Ads cost? How many products should I sell? So join us as we hit on the 10 most frequently asked marketing questions. If you have more questions about marketing you can read more on our blog. If you want to reach out, shoot us a note at podcast@oberlo.com.

Tomas Slimas on How Failure Led to The World's Most Popular Dropshipping App Dec 10, 2019

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In this episode we talk with Oberlo co-founder Tomas Slimas. Before launching Oberlo, Tomas was a dropshipper and ecommerce entrepreneur himself, trying – and often failing – to make money online. He eventually got it figured out and generated $3 million in revenue on a single store in a single year. Tomas sold that business and then doubled down on dropshipping, founding Oberlo in the hopes that anyone could do what he had just done – build a successful online business without ever holding inventory. If you are interested in giving Oberlo a try, start your free trial today. If you want to reach out, shoot us a note at podcast@oberlo.com

Ecommerce is Like Video Games, With Emma Reid Dec 03, 2019

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At first, ecommerce reminded Emma Reid of video games. It was addictive, exciting, competitive, and tons of fun. But then things fell apart. Her dropshipping supplier botched thousands of orders, she lost $10,000 in a month, and then the burnout set in. She joined us on Start Yours to explain what went wrong, the lessons she learned, and why she’s back in the game running another online store. Read more dropshipping stories on our blog. If you want to reach out, shoot us a note at podcast@oberlo.com

Entrepreneurial Mindset: Do Entrepreneurs Think Differently? Nov 26, 2019

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"To explain that we're busy from the time that we wake up until the time that we go to bed – it's kind of difficult for people to comprehend when it's not a traditional job," Rodney explains. In this episode of Start Yours, Rodney and Kory – a pair of friends from Vancouver – explain exactly how they turned an interest in ecommerce into a job that has fuelled the lifestyle they always wanted. From choosing the best niche, to deciding their target audience they walk us through how their entrepreneurial mindset made them different Find out more about why entrepreneurs start their own businesses check out our blog. If you want to reach out, shoot us a note at podcast@oberlo.com

Six-Figure Sales With $0 on Ads? Yes, Please! Nov 19, 2019

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Six figures of revenue with $0 spent on advertising? Yes, please! Mandie and Aubrey talk to us about how they’ve made six figures of revenue through monetizing Facebook Groups. We cover Facebook's algorithm, dropshipping, and so much more in this episode. Learn more about Mandie and Aubrey's journey on our blog. If you want to reach out, shoot us a note at podcast@oberlo.com

Dropshipping Questions: 10 FAQs Every Dropshipper Asks in 2020 Nov 12, 2019

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Every successful dropshipping story starts with questions. Lots of them. So in this episode, we answer the most frequently asked questions about dropshipping. We sourced these questions directly from, well, you. From entrepreneurs, from dropshippers, from people who want to know more about how exactly this whole dropshipping thing works. How much money do you need to start dropshipping? What to do about Amazon? How come I have traffic to my store but no sales? Why do, like, 85 different suppliers all offer me the same product? We hit on it all. Find more FAQs on our blog. If you want to reach out, shoot us a note at podcast@oberlo.com

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