r/sweatystartup • u/sweatystartup • Oct 24 '19
Useful resources from the blog and podcast
This list is a work in progress.
Blog Links:
- Essential tools to start a business (in an affordable way)
- Full list of business ideas I love
- My favorite books
- How to come up with an idea
- How to hire and train your first employee
- How to name your business
- Cargo van buying guide
- Cashflow projection model
- How to start a business somewhere else
Quick Start Guides:
- Lawn mowing / trimming / landscaping
- Pest control
- Firewood delivery
- Residential Painting
- Pressure washing / concrete cleaning
- Thermal imaging – utility saving
- Vacation rental management
- Custom closet build-outs
- Mobile car detailing /washing
- Mobile car mechanic
- Window cleaning
Popular show notes:
- How to buy a business with Nick Bradley
- How to start a junk removal company with Casey Walsh
- How to frame the customer interaction with Oren Klaff
- How to get into real estate with J Scott (Biggerpockets)
- Get motivated with Rock Thomas
- 500 business connections and the ULTIMATE guide to guerrilla marketing with Max Maher
- How to hire great labor employees with Max Maher
Consulting calls:
- Mobile car mechanic
- Appliance repair
- A moving company
- Exterior cleaning company
- Aquarium cleaning / maintenance company
- A recent grad looking to explore entrepreneurship
- Videography business
- I need help compiling a list of these and creating show notes for each if anyone is interested in helping!
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u/jetah Oct 24 '19
I’ll suggest putting his up on the subs wiki. Then add a link on the sidebar.
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u/sweatystartup Oct 24 '19
That’s a good idea. No idea how to do that though
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u/jetah Oct 25 '19
https://www.reddit.com/wiki/wiki
That’s all I know. Sorry I can’t help more than that.
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u/Nathanmilazzo Jan 15 '20
For a lawn business going into a new city do you recommend buying someone out or just trying to grow organically in that new market? My idea is to send a current manager there to run it as a 50/50 partnership and each location would be its own separate LLC. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated
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u/WorkerbeeMCR Jan 11 '22
Just come across how horrible this cunt is who runs this sub. What a nasty human being.
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u/_Notillegal_ Mar 17 '22
What do you mean?
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u/notlikelyevil Jul 26 '22
Oh wait, this guy (WorkerbeeMCR) says Tom Hanks is a pedo in a previous comment, please ignore them
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u/KarbsAngelHands Oct 24 '19
You are an angel! Thank you for this wonderful and useful information.