Topics discussed in this episode include:
- Jason discusses how he got started building online courses.
- Why Jason decided to build is own online course hosting software.
- How much money Jason invested into his first software-as-a-service application, Teachery.
- The offer Jason made to get the initial users on the platform.
- The ways Jason marketed Teachery in the early stages to reach its first 100 customers and $6,500 monthly recurring revenue.
- Views on paying yourself in the early days of launching a business.
- Views on organic growth versus manufactured growth.
- How to avoid competing against other companies that truly aren't your competitors anyway.
- Jason's plans to move Teachery from self-employed status to business owner status.
- The crazy back story of how Greg ended up with 150,000 ornaments.
- The steps Greg took to launch his first e-commerce business, Only Ornaments.
- Views on how to keep costs low when running a product-based business.
- How Greg calculates a return-on-investment in terms of time, not just money.
