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The Yaro PodcastAnthony Zhang, Co-founder Vinovest, How To Invest In Wine And WhiskeyThe Yaro Podcast
Anthony Zhang is the co-founder of Vinovest.co, a platform and marketplace for investing in wine and whiskey as an asset class.
Anthony explains in this podcast how to add wine and whiskey to your portfolio and takes us through the origin story of his startup.
This is an interesting business model, with one part very much internet driven matching buyers and sellers online, but also a very offline business to source and store the product safely (sometimes even located in medieval caves!).
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What is the difference between 'intent' based marketing and 'discovery' based marketing when growing your online business?
Listen to this solo episode as I break down these two very important online marketing concepts.
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Yaro is an entrepreneur, investor and creator, based in Canada but often found living the laptop lifestyle as a digital nomad tr2023-08-0232 minThe Yaro PodcastBrian Nichols, Angel Investor (Hustle Fund, Angel Squad), Early Lyft, Lyft 'Mafia' Angel Syndicate - How To Pick UnicornsThe Yaro Podcast
Brian Nichols in 2014 had an offer to work at Facebook, Twitter or Lyft.
He chose Lyft. This was just one of the early startups he worked out, many of which turned into great experiences, but no big financial gains.
This lead Brian to realize he'd rather have a small piece of lots of startups rather than have all his eggs in one basket as an early employee at one.
Hence he became an investor.
It wasn't easy though, no venture fund wanted him, and he wasn't...2023-07-1954 minThe Yaro PodcastHow We Used Content To Grow My Agency Into A 7-Figure Business (5 Tactics That Worked!)https://www.yaro.blog
In this episode I break down the 5 content marketing tactics that ultimately led to my agency becoming a 7-figure business.
You can find the companion blog post that goes with this episode here:
https://yaro.blog/33946/how-we-used-content-to-grow-agency-into-a-7-figure-business/
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I'm concluding Vested Capital as a podcast series and reverting this show back to its previous name, The Yaro Podcast.
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The Yaro Podcast(EP36): Krish Ramineni, Co-founder & CEO of Fireflies.ai, AI Powered Meeting Assistant, Raises $19 MillionKrish Ramineni is the co-founder & CEO of Fireflies.ai, a meeting assistant and voice intelligence platform.
In this interview Krish shares the story behind his two previous startup ideas -- a drone delivery company and an AI chatbot, which he built along with his co-founder. These companies are directly connected to what Fireflies is today, but not always in obvious ways.
Krish also shares with us how Fireflies has grown, how they built the early version of the tool (the MVP) and why it doesn't work the same way today.
Enjoy the interview!...2022-11-1155 minThe Yaro Podcast(EP35): Yoav Vilner, CEO & Co-founder of Walnut.io, No-Code Product Demo SAAS, Raises $35 Million Series BYoav Vilner is the co-founder and CEO of Walnut.io, a SAAS platform creating an entire new category of no-code, cloud-based, product demonstration technology.
Walnut gives sales and marketing teams the ability to create stable interactive product demos and collect insights on their usage. They are growing very fast, as you will hear in this interview with Yoav, as he explains how the idea for Walnut came to be and how they first launched the company.
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In this interview you will hear the origin story for the Truebill app, how they tested the MVP idea of cancelling credit card subscriptions, how they acquired their first 30,000 users, switched on premium services, scaled to $100,000,000 ARR and then sold for $1.275 billion dollars.
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She's now earning over half a million a year, but it wasn't always like this. It's been a long and steady journey to become a seven figure coach. You will hear that story in today's podcast interview.
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Learn the most impo...2022-08-011h 15The Yaro Podcast(EP32): Thomas Smale, Over A Billion Dollars In Company Sales, What Business Models Lead To The Biggest ExitThis is Vested Capital episode 32, featuring Thomas Smale, the founder of FE International, a leading M&A firm.
I first interviewed Thomas 9 years ago (https://yaro.blog/11850/thomas-smale/).
At the time his company had helped to facilitate over $5 Million in deals. Now that number is over a billion dollars in business acquisitions.
I asked Thomas what led to the growth and how his team has expanded. We also talked about what business models leads to the biggest exit prices, what types of businesses are popular with buyers and more.
Enjoy the podca...2022-04-0655 minThe Yaro Podcast(EP31): Yaro On Crypto, Property, Angel Investing And Closing Down His Flagship Course Blog MastermindTo kick off 2022 I'm reviewing how I am investing my capital, including what went well and what did not go so well with my investments and business in the previous year, and what I am focusing on for this new year.
If you have any guest suggestions for the show, email me - yaro@yaro.blog2022-01-2845 minThe Yaro Podcast(EP30): Mikkel Thorup, World Traveling Expat, How To Move Offshore And Eliminate TaxesMikkel Thorup hosts The Expat Money Show podcast (I was on episode 155) and has spent over 21 years in continual travel around the world, visiting more than 100 countries including Colombia, North Korea, Zimbabwe, and Iran.
Mikkel runs a consultancy to help high net worth individuals move overseas, providing guidance on tax structure, visas, residencies, passports, raising your family (education, lifestyle), company structure and banking.
I asked Mikkel on to Vested Capital, first to learn about his background and how he left Canada and became a world traveler, and then how he was able to learn such a...2021-12-011h 10The Yaro Podcast(EP29): Arthur Menard, CEO And Founder Of Lambs, Radiation Protection Clothing DTC Brand And 8-Figure BusinessArthur Menard is the CEO and co-founder of Lambs, a clothing brand that blocks 99% of EMFs (cellphone, 4G, 5G, Wifi, Bluetooth radiation) as well as 10x the amount of UVs compared to traditional clothing.
His company is doing 8-figures in sales, having got their start selling men's underwear online -- which I actually purchased several years ago.
Arthur has an interesting backstory, having first got started as an entrepreneur selling online training, then later co-founding a local marketing app supporting French bakeries.
The story behind Lambs however, is the most interesting, given he w...2021-11-1858 min
Podcasts ArchivesLee Zlotoff, Creator Of MacGyver, How He Became A Screenwriter, The Origin Of His Famous Show And How He Kept The Rights To It, 3 Steps To Tap Into Your Own ‘Inner MacGyver’ (VC EP20)I’m resurfacing this interview from 2016 because recently (2021) the team at MacGyver HQ has been sharing this interview on their social media, so I thought it would be a great time to share it with those new to Vested Capital. It was quite a thrill to see the actual MacGyver twitter account tweet out […]The post Lee Zlotoff, Creator Of MacGyver, How He Became A Screenwriter, The Origin Of His Famous Show And How He Kept The Rights To It, 3 Steps To Tap Into Your Own ‘Inner MacGyver’ (VC EP20) appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2021-11-1649 minThe Yaro Podcast(EP28): David Ciccarelli, CEO And Founder Voices.com, Marketplace For Voice Audio Content, Raises $18Mil Towards IPODavid Ciccarelli is the CEO and founder of Voices.com.
Based in London, Canada, Voices.com provides an online marketplace, facilitating transactions between business clients and over two million voice over professionals.
In this interview David shares the origin story of Voices, how they first launched their platform, secured a great domain name, attracted new customers and new voice talent to make sure they had both supply and demand and then grew the company to the point where it is today, heading towards a Nasdaq listing after raising $18 Million from Morgan Stanley and others.
2021-11-1050 minThe Yaro Podcast(EP27): Teddy Kyres, Founder Groupe Orbis Mortgage Brokerage, Single Broker Does $100 Million In Loans In One Year, How To Secure Finance For Property When The Banks Say NoTeddy Kyres is the founder of Groupe Orbis, a Montreal based mortgage brokerage firm, with over 60 brokers following the system Teddy created for succeeding as a mortgage broker.
Teddy is also my mortgage broker and helped me secure finance for investing in Montreal when I didn't have much of a tax history in Canada after moving here from Australia. The banks wouldn't loan to me, so Teddy helped me find alternative financing until I built up more history as a Canadian tax payer.
During this podcast we look at Teddy's early years as a mortgage...2021-11-031h 33The Yaro Podcast(EP26): Joshua Scigala, Co-Founder TheStandard.io, DeFi Lending, And Vaultoro, Bitcoin And Gold Trading PlatformJoshua Scigala knows a lot about crypto (thus this is a LONG episode!).
He was there when Satoshi first released Bitcoin and he was unfortunately there as well when the first major exchange, Mt. Gox, collapsed.
Today Joshua is leading a new Defi project called The Standard, a decentralized lending platform run by a DAO that focuses on hard and soft assets as collateral.
The protocol will have the ability for users to issue multiple fiat pegged algorithmic stablecoins starting with "Standard Euro" then USD, YEN and more to be rolled out.
Be...2021-10-251h 58The Yaro Podcast(EP25): Collis Ta-eed Co-founder Of Envato (Themeforest, Audiojungle, Videohive), Aussie Tech Unicorn That Stayed Private And BootstrappedCollis Ta'eed with his wife Cyan started out with an idea -- they wanted to create a marketplace where digital media producers could sell their creations to customers.
They began with the then popular Flash file format and later expanded into things like WordPress themes, music, video and code. Each type of media had a marketplace, including Themeforest for Wordpress and Audiojungle for music files.
As is typical for the marketplace model, they took a small fee from each transaction.
All these marketplaces would later be combined together under the company name Envato. 2021-10-1857 minThe Yaro Podcast(EP24): Gabriele Musella, CEO And Co-founder Of Venture Backed Coinrule, Automated Crypto TradingGabriele Musella is a well-educated, well-traveled, co-founder of Coinrule.com, a company where you can build or copy sets of rules for automatically trading cryptocurrencies.
The company recently raised $3M+ from MKB Bank, Urban Innovation Fund, Zilliqa and many Business Angels (Kayak Co-founder, EightSleep Founder).
Before that they also successfully ran a crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, providing funds which helped them to navigate the pandemic when capital briefly dried up.
During this podcast we dive into Gabriele's past, which is full of education (London School of Economics, MIT, Harvard), travels throughout Europe and...2021-10-1459 minThe Yaro Podcast(EP23): Kison Patel, Founder Of DealRoom, Digitizing The Workflow For M&A Using SAASKison Patel is the founder of DealRoom.net, a SAAS platform for managing the lifecycle of mergers and acquisitions.
Kison spent ten years of his life running his own boutique M&A advisory firm, participating in some way with 363 asset sales.
During this career, Kison noted how many processes of deals were handled with very 'old' technology, for example using spreadsheets for tracking due diligence.
This lead to the idea for DealRoom, which at first as an MVP was an attempt to better document and add a communication layer to the due diligence p...2021-10-121h 07Podcasts ArchivesTodd Garland Explains How He Started And Grew BuySellAds.com Into A $10+ Million Dollar CompanyTodd Garland is the founder of BuySellAds.com, an advertising management platform and ad selling service that I have to say I am quite jealous of.Why am I jealous?Because Todd has built a company - a company doing over $10 million a year in revenue - with the same idea I had.The post Todd Garland Explains How He Started And Grew BuySellAds.com Into A $10+ Million Dollar Company appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2021-10-111h 07The Yaro Podcast(EP22): Russ Heddleston, Co-Founder DocSend, Sold To Dropbox For $165 MillionRuss Heddleston is the co-founder and former CEO of DocSend, which was acquired by Dropbox for $165 Million in early 2021. Russ currently works at Dropbox continuing the vision he had for DocSend.
During this interview we hear how Russ went from studying at Stanford, to working at a startup called Greystripe, then as an intern at Dropbox, and then launching his own startup Pursuit.
Pursuit was later acquihired by Facebook, where Russ continued to work for two years. He shares some interesting insights into why Pursuit didn't take off and the lessons learned, which he then...2021-10-0750 minThe Yaro Podcast(EP21): Sara Mauskopf, Co-Founder & CEO of Winnie.com, Childcare Provider Marketplace, Raises $15.5 Million In FundingSara Mauskopf is the co-founder and CEO of Winnie.com, a marketplace platform that connects parents looking for childcare and preschool providers with over 250,000 centres around the USA.
To date, Sara and her team have raised $15.5 Million in venture funding over three rounds, with the most recent $9 million series being led by Rethink Impact.
In this interview we first dive back into Sara's history as a math major, then moving over to computer science, which led her to a job at Google after graduation. She later left Google for Twitter, then left again to join P...2021-10-051h 01The Yaro Podcast(EP20): Lee Zlotoff, Creator Of MacGyver, How He Became A Screenwriter, The Origin Of His Famous Show And How He Kept The Rights To It, 3 Steps To Tap Into Your Own ‘Inner MacGyver’I'm resurfacing this interview from 2016 because recently (2021) the team at MacGyver HQ has been sharing this interview on their social media, so I thought it would be a great time to share it with those new to Vested Capital.
It was quite a thrill to see the actual MacGyver twitter account tweet out this podcast, especially as I was a kid who grew up watching the show on TV in Australia. Here's how it all came to happen...
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When I received an email offering a chance to interview Lee Zlotoff, the creator of...2021-09-2953 minThe Yaro Podcast(EP19): Wil Schroter, Founder of Startups.com, Blue Diesel, Unsubscribe.com, Acquired Zirtual, Clarity.fmIt's hard to summarize all the success of Wil Schroter. He's founded so many companies.
Today he's founder of Startups.com, a business education site and suite of tools and resources for entrepreneurs, some of which were previous startups by Wil (Fundable, Bizplan) and some were acquired (Zirtual, Clarity).
Wil got his start early online, initially exploring bulletin boards with a commodore computer. He then launched a web design agency, Blue Diesel, in 1994, again very early to a new industry.
His agency grew, later merging with a more traditional design agency, creating a...2021-09-1738 minThe Yaro Podcast(EP18): Tim Ferriss Trilogy, The Origin Story, Optimizing Learning, The Original 4-Hour Workweek InterviewTim Ferriss needs no introduction.
Author, lifestyle design pioneer, angel investor (Wealthfront, Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Alibaba, Shopify, Duolingo), peak performance bio hacker, accelerated learning leader and of course, podcast host.
Tim first appeared on my original podcast all the way back in 2007 when few people knew his name and he was talking about his new book, the 4-Hour Workweek.
In 2012 he returned to my podcast to talk about how to accelerate your speed of mastering a skill, the main topic of his new book at the time, the 4-Hour Chef.
At t...2021-09-082h 10The Yaro Podcast(EP17): Sonya Petcavich Founder Of Meowtel, Uber For Cat Sitting In Over 150 CitiesSonya Petcavich is the founder and CEO of Meowtel.com, an 'Uber for cat sitting' service where a vetted cat sitter will come to your house and look after your kitties for as long as you need them to.
Full disclosure: I am an angel investor in Meowtel and Sonya via the Jason Calacanis syndicate.
When I first had the opportunity to invest in Meowtel I was immediately a yes because I love cats and would use a cat sitting service straight away since I travel as a digital nomad (assuming I had a cat ag...2021-08-3057 min
Friends & Fellow Citizens#54: Our 1-Year Anniversary Celebration! Feat. Denzel Johnson, Christian Piñeiro, Pat Yaro, Sherman TylawskyIt has been a wonderful first year of the Friends & Fellow Citizens podcast! The unwavering support from family, friends, Patreon supporters, listeners, and guests is truly remarkable. This week, we are reflecting on the past year and celebrating this incredible milestone with highlights and special guests as we look forward to Year 2 of Friends & Fellow Citizens. Stay tuned for more content and listener benefits coming soon!Check out our first three guests' profiles, episodes and sites below!Denzel JohnsonLinkedInEpisode 2: Moments of U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle EastEpisode 26...2021-08-301h 08The Yaro Podcast(EP15): Todd Garland Founder BuySellAds.com, The Origin Story Scaling To $10+ MillionIn episode 8 of Vested Capital I featured an interview with VC and entrepreneur Elizabeth Yin.
During that interview Elizabeth shared the story of how she founded LaunchBit and later sold the business to Todd Garland, the founder of BuySellAds.com . This happened in 2013.
In 2012, I had Todd Garland on my podcast, where he explained how he came up with the idea and launched BuySellAds.com as a startup he created during nights and weekends while he was working at Hubspot.
I went back and listened to the interview and thought it offers some...2021-08-211h 14The Yaro Podcast(VCM2): Advice For New Entrepreneurs, Nick's Latest Property Investment, Yaro Invests In ConvertKit, Mani And Gideon Business UpdatesIn the second episode of the Vested Capital Mastermind, featuring Yaro and his three friends - Nick, Mani and Gideon - we answer a listener question about how to get started as an entrepreneur, Nick talks about his latest property investment, Yaro reveals he had an opportunity to invest ConvertKit and Mani and Gideon share updates from their companies.2021-08-161h 02
Criptomonedas, web3, tecnologías disruptivas y sus impactos.La Ley de Infraestructura y BitcoinAunque el mercado cripto ha estado subiendo como la espuma estos últimos dias, nos hemos dado cuenta que el gobierno de Estados Unidos en su famosa “Ley de Infraestructura” (The infrastructure bill) a añadido una cláusula cuyo objetivo es el de regular y vigilar las criptomonedas de manera más agresiva y cercana.El mercado cripto ha estado a la alza los últimos días, hemos visto que Bitcoin ha rebasado la linea de resistencia de los $40k a la que estuvo sometido por varias semanas, y es cerca de los $41,000 (coinmarketcap.com). Ether, la...2021-08-0602 minThe Yaro Podcast(EP14): Dan Young Founder Of PC Laptops, Xidax PCs, Storage Whale, $600,000,000 Million In Property DealsDan Young is the son of Chinese immigrant parents who fled China to escape communnism. He then went on to live the American dream, building several companies in the computer hardware space, becoming a multi-millionaire.
Dan's first big success came in the early 1990s, when with his wife they launched a computer hardware business called PC Laptops.
By offering an unlimited service warranty, using stickers to help spread the word and a crazy television ad campaign, they grew from negative $27,000 in year one, to a million dollars in year two, then five million in year t...2021-08-0353 minThe Yaro Podcast(EP13): Marcel Herz Co-Founder And CEO Tiliter, Computer Vision Startup Disrupting Retail CheckoutMarcel Herz is co-founder and CEO of Tiliter, a company that is accelerating the democratization of computer vision.Presently they are focused on the grocery store industry, offering a device used at checkout to scan and identify fruits, vegetables, baked goods - anything that is loose without a barcode.This is just the tip of the iceberg however, as you can imagine being able to scan and identify real world objects will have countless applications, especially as the software gets better and quicker.I made a small angel investment in Tiliter via the...2021-07-2756 minThe Yaro Podcast(EP12): Bryan M Clayton, Founder Green Pal - 'Uber For Lawncare' - $20 Million A Year Run RateBryan M Clayton is the co-founder of Green Pal, an 'Uber for lawncare' technology platform, connecting lawn mowing providers to customers all over the United States.
Bryan got his start as a teenager when his father forced him to cut a neighbours lawn to earn some money. Bryan liked being in charge of his income and over the next decade went on to build one of the largest lawncare companies in his city, earning over $10 Million a year in revenue with a team of 150+.
After a decade, Bryan decided to exit his company, selling the...2021-07-2349 minPodcasts ArchivesGreg Smith Founder Of Canadian Tech Unicorn And TSX Listed Thinkific, How To Build SAAS Using MVPs (VC EP6)I am resurfacing my interview with Greg Smith, founder of Thinkific.com, a Vancouver based SAAS servicing course creators, because this year (2021) Thinkific did an IPO on the TSX (Toronto Stock Exchange) raising $160 Million. As I type this, Thinkific has a market cap of $1.36 billion dollars, making it one of the rare Canadian […]The post Greg Smith Founder Of Canadian Tech Unicorn And TSX Listed Thinkific, How To Build SAAS Using MVPs (VC EP6) appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2021-07-231h 09The Yaro Podcast(EP11): Pili And Jason Yarusi, $75 Million Multi-Family Real Estate Portfolio Of Over 1,000 ApartmentsPili and Jason Yarusi are real estate investors who today focus on multi-family properties -- buildings that can house for example 90 apartments.
They didn't start out focusing on this type of property. Like many, they began with renovation flips, buying single family homes, upgrading them, then selling for a profit.
During this podcast Pili and Jason take us back through some of their pre-property investment days, including how they met working at a bar, but didn't get together for ten years.
We learn about their first investments, how they switched to investing interstate...2021-07-1755 minThe Yaro Podcast(EP10): Nathan Barry, Founder Of ConvertKit.com, How They Bootstrapped To $28 Million A YearNathan Barry is the founder and CEO of ConvertKit.com, an email newsletter platform for creators to send newsletters and run email marketing campaigns. Nathan is well known for transparency, sharing the behind the scenes growth in revenue of his company from day one. At the time of this interview, ConvertKit is generating over $28 Million a year in sales.During this podcast we first cover all the businesses and roles Nathan had before he started ConvertKit, from running a web design agency at 17, to building IOS apps, to running an information publishing business selling books...2021-07-111h 20The Yaro Podcast(EP9): Jonathan Little Professional Poker Player With $7+ Million Winnings, Founder PokerCoaching.comJonathan Little is a professional poker player with over $7 Million in career earnings from tournaments (both online and in person) and is one of the most popular poker coaches/personalities in the industry.He's also co-founder of PokerCoaching.com, a membership site and training community with over 5500 paying members, making it a multiple seven-figure business.I met Jonathan via Jason Calacanis and his angel investor syndicate. Jonathan is an active investor in all kinds of different asset classes, from NFTs to Magic: The Gathering cards, although he is of course most focused on poker.2021-07-051h 06The Yaro Podcast(EP8): Elizabeth Yin Founder & General Partner At Hustle Fund, Founder LaunchBit Sold To BuySellAds.comElizabeth Yin is the co-founder and General Partner of a venture capital firm that, and I quote from their website, invests in "hilariously early startups".Hustle Fund typically invests $25,000 as a starting point into startups that have yet to show any revenues. Instead, they look for traction in other ways, which Elizabeth explains in this interview.We also go back in time looking at Elizabeth's own history as an entrepreneur, starting a company called LaunchBit, an advertising network, which was eventually acquired by BuySellAds.com.Elizabeth and her company LaunchBit were graduates from...2021-06-3059 minThe Yaro Podcast(VCM1): The Vested Capital Mastermind: Introducing Nick, Mani & GideonIntroducing a new experiment on the Vested Capital podcast - a group show with some of my best friends.
Meet Nick, Mani and Gideon. Three guys I've known for years who I speak to on a regular basis.
Through our friendship we discuss all the topics that I cover here on Vested Capital, so I thought why not start a group show we can drop on the feed here once a month - or on whatever schedule we end up focusing on.
I'm a big fan of listening in to conversations with people w...2021-06-271h 04The Yaro Podcast(EP6): Greg Smith Founder Of Canadian Tech Unicorn And TSX Listed Thinkific, How To Build SAAS Using MVPsI am resurfacing my interview with Greg Smith, founder of Thinkific.com, a Vancouver based SAAS servicing course creators, because this year (2021) Thinkific did an IPO on the TSX (Toronto Stock Exchange) raising $160 Million.
As I type this, Thinkific has a market cap of $1.36 billion dollars, making it one of the rare Canadian tech unicorns.
Greg and his brother launched the company initially with a much more hands-on approach (it was more like an agency service to begin with), and then slowly built out a software service.
Today they offer a free and...2021-06-171h 07The Yaro Podcast(EP4): Jeff Ponchick Founder Of Repost Network, Sold To SoundCloud, How The Music Rights Industry Works OnlineThe world of music rights is a lot more confusing than I thought.
There are many stakeholders who are all supposed to get a share of the revenue from music used online - from labels, publishers, platforms, song writers and of course the artist who created the music.
Jeff Ponchick worked in the world of digital music and knew well all the paper work required to make music rights work.
He decided to start a company that attempted to digitize the music rights process, and thus make it a lot easier for artists to...2021-06-0450 minThe Yaro Podcast(EP2): Calm Capital Founders David Horne And Marty Balkema On How They Finance Acquisitions, Strategies For A Holding Company, Why This New Form Of Investing Is Just Getting StartedDavid Horne and Marty Balkema are founders of Calm Capital, a holding company with at the time of this recording, 10 companies under management with $8 Million in total annual revenue.
The holding company model, popularized by Warren Buffet and Charlie Monger with Berkshire Hathaway, is becoming more and more common in the world of online business.
David and Marty help demystify what exactly a holding company investment strategy is and take us through an example acquisition, their first company purchase of Pttrns, in this podcast interview.
We also learn how the guys met, how t...2021-05-261h 03The Yaro Podcast(EP1): Mark Asquith Captivate.fm Founder, The Podcast Industry For Startups, How To Focus On Multiple ProjectsMark Asquith, otherwise known as the 'British Podcast Guy' is the founder of several podcast related companies, including Captivate.fm, a web hosting, analytics and distribution SAAS for podcasters.
Mark, like many entrepreneurs, got his start with an agency doing general web and media development services. Eventually this led to a spinoff podcast specific web design company, which Mark and his Co-Founder left the agency to focus on.
After entering the world of podcasting Mark never looked back, launching his own shows, attending conferences and building more support services for podcasters. He also has plans...2021-05-221h 07The Yaro Podcast(EP0): Why The Rebrand To 'Vested Capital' And How Yaro Has Built Capital In The Last 20 YearsWelcome to episode zero of Vested Capital.
Although the title may be new, the show is still hosted by me (Yaro) and will continue in a very similar style to what you are used to from The Yaro Podcast and before that, the Entrepreneurs Journey Podcast.
Why Vested Capital?
Vested Capital is about how to make money and then put that money to work to make more money -- in other words, how to vest your capital!
I'll still be doing interviews with entrepreneurs, but I'm going to expand the scope...2021-05-1544 min
Friends & Fellow Citizens#28: The COVID-19 Impact on European Healthcare Systems feat. Pat YaroPat Yaro, one of the first guests on "Friends & Fellow Citizens," joins us again as he shares insights into the effects of COVID-19 on some of Europe's major countries and their health care systems.Click here for Pat and Sherman's first episode back in September 2020!Support the showVisit georgewashingtoninstitute.org to sign up for our e-mail list! The site is the one-stop shop of all things Friends & Fellow Citizens and George Washington Institute!JOIN as a Patreon supporter and receive a FREE Friends & Fellow Citizens mug at the $25 membership level!2021-03-0140 minYaro.BlogFollow These 10 Steps To Build A Money-Making Blog In 2021Back in 2014 I wrote a popular blog post about 13 Stark Realities Bloggers Face Today. In that post I highlighted many of the changed conditions we face as content publishers looking to earn a living online. I wrote about audience sophistication, competition, content modalities, loyalty, positioning and several other very important factors that you […]
The post Follow These 10 Steps To Build A Money-Making Blog In 2021 appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2020-12-2752 minYaro.BlogKathy Broady: Social Worker Who Specializes In Dissociative Disorders Uses Her Blog To Help Trauma Survivors And Builds A Thriving Online Business [ Download MP3 | iTunes | Soundcloud | Stitcher | Spotify | Raw RSS ] Several years ago I asked Kathy Broady, founder of DiscussingDissociation.com, to come on my podcast to share her business journey. Kathy didn’t say no, but she didn’t say yes either because she wasn’t ready to talk publicly about her past. […]
The post Kathy Broady: Social Worker Who Specializes In Dissociative Disorders Uses Her Blog To Help Trauma Survivors And Builds A Thriving Online Business appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2020-11-301h 44Yaro.BlogRyan Born: Founder Of CloudCampaign.io Explains How He Scaled His Social Media SAAS To $1 Million Annual Revenue [ Download MP3 | iTunes | Soundcloud | Stitcher | Spotify | Raw RSS ] During some evenings I like to spend a little time on the IndieHackers.com website. I explore the companies there, see how much revenue they are generating and what they are building. One such company, CloudCampaign.io, stood out because it had […]
The post Ryan Born: Founder Of CloudCampaign.io Explains How He Scaled His Social Media SAAS To $1 Million Annual Revenue appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2020-11-0451 minPodcasts ArchivesRyan Born: Founder Of CloudCampaign.io Explains How He Scaled His Social Media SAAS To $1 Million Annual RevenueDuring some evenings I like to spend a little time on the IndieHackers.com website. I explore the companies there, see how much revenue they are generating and what they are building. One such company, CloudCampaign.io, stood out because it had just cracked the $1 million ARR (annual run rate). I read through the updates that […]The post Ryan Born: Founder Of CloudCampaign.io Explains How He Scaled His Social Media SAAS To $1 Million Annual Revenue appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2020-11-0451 minPodcasts ArchivesBrendan Hill: How The Sale Of His Sports Memorabilia E-Commerce Business Led To A New Career Angel Investing In AustraliaBrendan Hill got his start online using a simple formula. He traveled overseas to Europe, purchased signed football jerseys, then returned to Australia to sell them at a profit. With Australia being so far from Europe, it was difficult for Aussies to source signed clothing, so Brendan’s idea immediately bore fruit – he had customers. […]The post Brendan Hill: How The Sale Of His Sports Memorabilia E-Commerce Business Led To A New Career Angel Investing In Australia appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2020-10-1552 minPodcasts ArchivesAurelien Amacker: Founder of Systeme.io Explains How He Bootstrapped A Marketing SAAS In A Very Crowded Market To Over $200,000/month In RevenueAurelien Amacker is a French internet marketer, who prior to his current success with a software as a service (SAAS) company, Systeme.io, made a solid income as a launch-focused internet marketer. Aurelien began teaching internet marketing to a French audience online, and thanks to tapping into partnerships, was able to do over $500,000 in sales […]The post Aurelien Amacker: Founder of Systeme.io Explains How He Bootstrapped A Marketing SAAS In A Very Crowded Market To Over $200,000/month In Revenue appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2020-10-081h 04
Friends & Fellow Citizens#4: Sailing the Transatlantic Ocean of Politics feat. Pat YaroIn this special guest episode, Sherman sits down with his friend from Hungary and young European politics scholar Pat Yaro. From the Marshall Plan to the European Union, a comprehensive overview of European politics and transatlantic relations from World War 2 to the present day.John Avlon's "Washington's Farewell"Support Friends & Fellow Citizens and learn more about Washington's 1796 Farewell Address!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showVisit georgewashingtoninstitute.org to sign up...2020-09-141h 20Podcasts ArchivesDr John Demartini: World Renowned Human Behavioral Specialist Reveals How Entrepreneurs Can Thrive During A CrisisDr. John Demartini is somewhat of a legend in the world of personal development. I first came across his wisdom during the mid-2000s when he was one of the featured experts in the viral-hit documentary, The Secret. However, Dr Demartini’s career began long before this. He’s been teaching since back in the 70s when a […]The post Dr John Demartini: World Renowned Human Behavioral Specialist Reveals How Entrepreneurs Can Thrive During A Crisis appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2020-05-1452 minPodcasts ArchivesJohn Miles: Co-Founder of Venezuelan Outsourcing Agency iWorker Explains Why Developing Countries Are Such A Great Source Of Talent [ Download MP3 | iTunes | Soundcloud | Stitcher | Spotify | Raw RSS ] John Miles is a Canadian who got his entrepreneurial start while working in a real estate agency developing lease signing software for property owners. He later partnered with his boss at the time to purchase a micro-brewery, which he steadily […]The post John Miles: Co-Founder of Venezuelan Outsourcing Agency iWorker Explains Why Developing Countries Are Such A Great Source Of Talent appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2020-05-0358 minPodcasts ArchivesDanielle Lewis: Founder Of Influencer Marketing Platform Scrunch.com Explains Why It Took Five Pivots To Find Product Market FitDanielle Lewis and I first connected back in Australia when we were both active bloggers. At the time, Danielle’s blog BrisbaneThreads.com was a side project where she featured and fostered the local fashion scene. The plan was to go national, eventually opening a ‘threads’ blog in each major city. She kept her corporate day job […]The post Danielle Lewis: Founder Of Influencer Marketing Platform Scrunch.com Explains Why It Took Five Pivots To Find Product Market Fit appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2020-04-2843 minPodcasts ArchivesFred Schebesta: Finder.com Co-Founder With $193 Million Fortune Reveals How A Niche Credit Card Review Site Turned Into One Of Australia’s Biggest Tech Success StoriesIn late 2019 on my LinkedIn news feed, an article popped up with the following title – Finder co-founder Fred Schebesta has debuted on the Young Rich List with a $193 million fortune I immediately thought — I know this guy! Fred was someone I briefly connected with way back in the mid-2000s when he […]The post Fred Schebesta: Finder.com Co-Founder With $193 Million Fortune Reveals How A Niche Credit Card Review Site Turned Into One Of Australia’s Biggest Tech Success Stories appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2020-02-2443 minPodcasts ArchivesNat Eliason: How To Bring In Thousands Of Website Visitors Per Day From The SEO Expert Brands Like Patreon, Four Sigmatic And Intuit Turn ToNat Eliason knows content marketing. He first learned through an internship at Zapier writing for their blog, then a job working with Noah Kagan to ramp up content at AppSumo. While all of this was going on, Nat was also working on his own blog, NatEliason.com, which grew to 450,000 visitors per month. What’s his […]The post Nat Eliason: How To Bring In Thousands Of Website Visitors Per Day From The SEO Expert Brands Like Patreon, Four Sigmatic And Intuit Turn To appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2020-02-031h 07Podcasts ArchivesBenny Lewis: The Startup Story Behind FluentIn3Months.com And The Most Famous Language Learning Hacker On The Internet [ Download MP3 | Transcript | iTunes | Soundcloud | Stitcher | Spotify | Raw RSS ] Benny Lewis speaks seven languages, but as he proudly proclaims, he never was gifted with the ‘language learning gene’. Today Benny is the founder of FluentIn3Months.com, one of the most well-known language learning resources on the internet, with a […]The post Benny Lewis: The Startup Story Behind FluentIn3Months.com And The Most Famous Language Learning Hacker On The Internet appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2020-01-061h 02Podcasts ArchivesJustin Brooke: How An Internet Marketing Internship Led To Becoming The ‘Traffic Hacker’ All The Experts Turn To[ Download MP3 | Transcript | iTunes | Soundcloud | Stitcher | Spotify | Raw RSS ] Justin Brooke has become a bit of an internet marketing legend. He’s the kind of talented expert you never hear about because he is busy working behind the scenes helping other businesses grow. I first met Justin in Sydney, at […]The post Justin Brooke: How An Internet Marketing Internship Led To Becoming The ‘Traffic Hacker’ All The Experts Turn To appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2019-12-1646 minPodcasts ArchivesAdnan Ebrahim: Founder Of CarThrottle.com Explains How He Took A Video Content Driven UK Car Blog To A Multi-Million Dollar EmpireBack in 2008, I interviewed Alborz Fallah about his million-dollar car blog, CarAdvice.com.au. A teenaged Adnan Ebrahim listened to the episode and felt inspired. He wanted to start a car blog of his own. Despite his young age, Adnan was not new to online business. He’d already made money selling things online and had a […]The post Adnan Ebrahim: Founder Of CarThrottle.com Explains How He Took A Video Content Driven UK Car Blog To A Multi-Million Dollar Empire appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2019-12-021h 21Podcasts ArchivesAlborz Fallah: The Complete Story Behind The $62 Million Dollar Sale Of CarAdvice.com.auWhat does it take to go from a car blog started in your parent's bedroom, to a $62 Million sale to the largest media company in Australia? -- The Alborz Fallah story.The post Alborz Fallah: The Complete Story Behind The $62 Million Dollar Sale Of CarAdvice.com.au appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2019-11-181h 52Podcasts ArchivesShaan Patel: A Perfect SAT Score Led To A Super-Successful SAT Prep Business And A Life-Changing Deal With Mark Cuban On Shark TankShaan Patel grew up as a son of Indian immigrants, who worked hard to save enough money for a deposit on a property in their hometown of Las Vegas. However, rather than buy a house, the Patels bought a small hotel. Later they expanded to buy the petrol station next door. Shaan grew up working […]The post Shaan Patel: A Perfect SAT Score Led To A Super-Successful SAT Prep Business And A Life-Changing Deal With Mark Cuban On Shark Tank appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2019-10-2158 minPodcasts ArchivesJoanna Penn: How Artificial Intelligence Will Cause A Seismic Shift In How We Produce And Discover Content Online[ Download MP3 | Transcript | iTunes | Soundcloud | Stitcher | Spotify | Raw RSS ] Over the last decade I’ve been asked many times whether I think blogging will die, or will it be replaced by something else. Every time I was asked this question I replied that I believe the only way it could […]The post Joanna Penn: How Artificial Intelligence Will Cause A Seismic Shift In How We Produce And Discover Content Online appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2019-10-211h 41Podcasts ArchivesChristina Symes: Aussie Completes Elite Interior Design Course In Florence Then Launches ‘We Are Triibe’, One Of The Fastest Growing Design Firms In AustraliaAbout eight years ago I was out in my old neighborhood in West End, Brisbane, at a lounge-bar called ‘The End’. At the door to enter the lounge was a friendly lady named Christina, who was checking IDs and greeting guests. I struck up a conversation with Christina and found out she was only working […]The post Christina Symes: Aussie Completes Elite Interior Design Course In Florence Then Launches ‘We Are Triibe’, One Of The Fastest Growing Design Firms In Australia appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2019-08-261h 04Podcasts ArchivesTim Cameron-Kitchen: A One-Time Drummer Turns His Website Building Skills Into One Of The Largest Internet Marketing Agencies In The UK[ Download MP3 | Transcript | iTunes | Soundcloud | Stitcher | Spotify | Raw RSS ] Tim Cameron-Kitchen grew up with a passion for music, in particular playing the drums. The highlight of Tim’s drumming career occurred in a most unexpected place — on stage in a cover-band singing competition reality TV show… in France. His […]The post Tim Cameron-Kitchen: A One-Time Drummer Turns His Website Building Skills Into One Of The Largest Internet Marketing Agencies In The UK appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2019-07-2246 minPodcasts ArchivesChris Barnes: School Teacher Turned Game Creator Explains How He Launched A Million Dollar Escape Room Board Game Online Subscription Business [ Download MP3 | Transcript | iTunes | Soundcloud | Stitcher | Spotify | Raw RSS ] In late 2018 I received an application for a new InboxDone.com client. His name was Chris Barnes and he explained how he had a hugely successful online subscription business. As I listened intently to Chris during his discovery call […]The post Chris Barnes: School Teacher Turned Game Creator Explains How He Launched A Million Dollar Escape Room Board Game Online Subscription Business appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2019-06-081h 04Podcasts ArchivesTien Chiu: How This Ex-Google Employee Gave It All Up To Build An Online Business Teaching The Craft Of Color Weaving (And The Story Behind Her First $25,000 Product Launch)[ Download MP3 | Transcript | iTunes | Soundcloud | Stitcher | Spotify | Raw RSS ] I’m so excited to publish this interview because it shares a success story of one of the most recent people to go through Blog Mastermind 2.0 (this is a 2019 case study!). Tien Chiu has a background as a mathematician […]The post Tien Chiu: How This Ex-Google Employee Gave It All Up To Build An Online Business Teaching The Craft Of Color Weaving (And The Story Behind Her First $25,000 Product Launch) appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2019-05-1350 minPodcasts ArchivesRyan Levesque: The Author Of ‘Choose’ And ‘Ask’ Explains What It Really Takes To Find A Profitable Niche Online[ Download MP3 | Transcript | iTunes | Soundcloud | Stitcher | Spotify | Raw RSS ] One of the recent superstars of internet marketing to rise in the last few years is Ryan Levesque. His ‘Ask Method’ of segmenting audiences using buckets has become hugely popular, used by many top internet marketers in their marketing […]The post Ryan Levesque: The Author Of ‘Choose’ And ‘Ask’ Explains What It Really Takes To Find A Profitable Niche Online appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2019-04-3041 minPodcasts ArchivesJames Mel: Unknown Canadian Rises To Become Eben Pagan’s Business Partner While Also Building A Multi-Million Dollar Property PortfolioUp until the last few years you probably would never have heard the name James Mel before. He was one of those guys working hard behind the scenes in a company that was led by a very well known marketer, in this case, Eben Pagan. James is a very determined man. At 25 years old, […]The post James Mel: Unknown Canadian Rises To Become Eben Pagan’s Business Partner While Also Building A Multi-Million Dollar Property Portfolio appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2019-04-041h 04Podcasts ArchivesKerwin McKenzie: Travel Hacker And Aviation Geek Explains How He Spends 50 Weeks A Year Traveling The World[ Download MP3 | Transcript | iTunes | Soundcloud | Stitcher | Raw RSS ] I’ve been in awe of Kerwin McKenzie ever since I first started following him on Instagram. Kerwin lives on airplanes. Every single day I watch his stories and view his photos from the inside of planes and airports, the outside of planes, traveling to […]The post Kerwin McKenzie: Travel Hacker And Aviation Geek Explains How He Spends 50 Weeks A Year Traveling The World appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2019-03-251h 03Podcasts ArchivesHow We Hire People: The Background Story Behind Yaro.Blog[ Download MP3 | Transcript | iTunes | Soundcloud | Raw RSS ] * Please note, throughout the podcast I refer to Yaro.Blog as Entrepreneurs-Journey.com. This was the name of my business and podcast at the time I recorded it but I’ve recently undergone the rebranding to Yaro.Blog. Welcome to the first episode of the […]The post How We Hire People: The Background Story Behind Yaro.Blog appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2016-12-0655 minThe Yaro PodcastHow We Hire People: The Background Story Behind Yaro.Blog[ Download MP3 | Transcript | iTunes | Soundcloud | Raw RSS ] * Please note, throughout the podcast I refer to Yaro.Blog as Entrepreneurs-Journey.com. This was the name of my business and podcast at the time I recorded it but I’ve recently undergone the rebranding to Yaro.Blog. Welcome to the first episode of the […]
The post How We Hire People: The Background Story Behind Yaro.Blog appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2016-12-0655 minPodcasts ArchivesPat Flynn: Will It Fly? How To Validate Or Find A Profitable Topic For Your Online BusinessYaro Starak · Pat Flynn: Will It Fly? How To Validate Or Find A Profitable Topic For Your Online Business I have a special edition podcast episode for you featuring someone you may know well – Pat Flynn. Several years ago when Pat was a lot less well known we did an ‘entrepreneurs journey’ podcast […]The post Pat Flynn: Will It Fly? How To Validate Or Find A Profitable Topic For Your Online Business appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2016-01-2032 minThe Yaro PodcastPat Flynn: Will It Fly? How To Validate Or Find A Profitable Topic For Your Online BusinessYaro Starak · Pat Flynn: Will It Fly? How To Validate Or Find A Profitable Topic For Your Online Business I have a special edition podcast episode for you featuring someone you may know well – Pat Flynn. Several years ago when Pat was a lot less well known we did an ‘entrepreneurs journey’ podcast […]
The post Pat Flynn: Will It Fly? How To Validate Or Find A Profitable Topic For Your Online Business appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2016-01-2032 minPodcasts ArchivesSearch Engine Optimization Using The Long Tail, The Ultradian Rhythm For Productivity And The One Thing Startups Should Focus OnWelcome to the first episode of Everything Entrepreneurship with Walter and Yaro this year. This is episode #13, which felt a bit like a new years hangover episode. [ Download MP3 | iTunes | Soundcloud | Raw RSS ] We recorded this podcast at 10:30PM local time Monday night, after Walter had his first full day at the Startmate Incubator in Sydney. You will […]The post Search Engine Optimization Using The Long Tail, The Ultradian Rhythm For Productivity And The One Thing Startups Should Focus On appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2014-01-0834 minThe Yaro PodcastSearch Engine Optimization Using The Long Tail, The Ultradian Rhythm For Productivity And The One Thing Startups Should Focus OnWelcome to the first episode of Everything Entrepreneurship with Walter and Yaro this year. This is episode #13, which felt a bit like a new years hangover episode. [ Download MP3 | iTunes | Soundcloud | Raw RSS ] We recorded this podcast at 10:30PM local time Monday night, after Walter had his first full day at the Startmate Incubator in Sydney. You will […]
The post Search Engine Optimization Using The Long Tail, The Ultradian Rhythm For Productivity And The One Thing Startups Should Focus On appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2014-01-0834 minPodcasts ArchivesHow To Compete In A Commoditized Market Like Hosting, Should Yaro Start A Blogging Service And Is Buying A Podcast A Growth StrategyWelcome to Everything Entrepreneurship with Walter and Yaro, episode #8. [ Download MP3 | iTunes | Soundcloud | Raw RSS ] This episode we focus on Q&A, with Colin Gray from ThePodcastHost.com asking us about his podcast hosting service and how it could be a viable business when hosting is so commoditized. Jared Easley from StarveTheDoubts.com sent me an email asking whether […]The post How To Compete In A Commoditized Market Like Hosting, Should Yaro Start A Blogging Service And Is Buying A Podcast A Growth Strategy appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2013-12-0337 minThe Yaro PodcastHow To Compete In A Commoditized Market Like Hosting, Should Yaro Start A Blogging Service And Is Buying A Podcast A Growth StrategyWelcome to Everything Entrepreneurship with Walter and Yaro, episode #8. [ Download MP3 | iTunes | Soundcloud | Raw RSS ] This episode we focus on Q&A, with Colin Gray from ThePodcastHost.com asking us about his podcast hosting service and how it could be a viable business when hosting is so commoditized. Jared Easley from StarveTheDoubts.com sent me an email asking whether […]
The post How To Compete In A Commoditized Market Like Hosting, Should Yaro Start A Blogging Service And Is Buying A Podcast A Growth Strategy appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2013-12-0337 minPodcasts ArchivesStructuring Your Projects For Passive Income And The “Holy Trinity” That Leads To The Perfect BusinessThis edition of Everything Entrepreneurship with Walter and Yaro focuses on passive income. We also review what I call the “holy trinity” of concepts necessary to feel completely satisfied with your business, especially as a lifestyle entrepreneur. [ Download MP3 | iTunes | Soundcloud | Raw RSS ] Here are some of the subjects we discussed – Can buying a website lead […]The post Structuring Your Projects For Passive Income And The “Holy Trinity” That Leads To The Perfect Business appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2013-11-2539 minThe Yaro PodcastStructuring Your Projects For Passive Income And The “Holy Trinity” That Leads To The Perfect BusinessThis edition of Everything Entrepreneurship with Walter and Yaro focuses on passive income. We also review what I call the “holy trinity” of concepts necessary to feel completely satisfied with your business, especially as a lifestyle entrepreneur. [ Download MP3 | iTunes | Soundcloud | Raw RSS ] Here are some of the subjects we discussed – Can buying a website lead […]
The post Structuring Your Projects For Passive Income And The “Holy Trinity” That Leads To The Perfect Business appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2013-11-2539 minPodcasts ArchivesApplying The “Product Is Marketing” Principle To Information Products And Buying A Blog Instead Of Building OneIt’s time for our regular weekly podcast, the first with our new title – “Everything Entrepreneurship With Walter And Yaro”, including catchy intro and outtro music thanks to Carl from The Voice Market. [ Download MP3 | iTunes | Soundcloud | Raw RSS ] In this episode we focus on the concept of Product Is Marketing, which was the topic of my […]The post Applying The “Product Is Marketing” Principle To Information Products And Buying A Blog Instead Of Building One appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2013-11-1836 minThe Yaro PodcastApplying The “Product Is Marketing” Principle To Information Products And Buying A Blog Instead Of Building OneIt’s time for our regular weekly podcast, the first with our new title – “Everything Entrepreneurship With Walter And Yaro”, including catchy intro and outtro music thanks to Carl from The Voice Market. [ Download MP3 | iTunes | Soundcloud | Raw RSS ] In this episode we focus on the concept of Product Is Marketing, which was the topic of my […]
The post Applying The “Product Is Marketing” Principle To Information Products And Buying A Blog Instead Of Building One appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2013-11-1836 minPodcasts ArchivesThe Two Phases Of Market Research To Identify What People Really Want And How To Move From Employee To $250/Hour Contractor[ Download MP3 | iTunes | Soundcloud | Raw RSS ] Welcome to the start of a new week and of course, a new podcast with Walter and Yaro. Thanks so much to everyone who gave us feedback last week about what name to use for our show. We have now decided on a name and slogan, and with thanks to a listener […]The post The Two Phases Of Market Research To Identify What People Really Want And How To Move From Employee To $250/Hour Contractor appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2013-11-1232 minThe Yaro PodcastThe Two Phases Of Market Research To Identify What People Really Want And How To Move From Employee To $250/Hour Contractor[ Download MP3 | iTunes | Soundcloud | Raw RSS ] Welcome to the start of a new week and of course, a new podcast with Walter and Yaro. Thanks so much to everyone who gave us feedback last week about what name to use for our show. We have now decided on a name and slogan, and with thanks to a listener […]
The post The Two Phases Of Market Research To Identify What People Really Want And How To Move From Employee To $250/Hour Contractor appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2013-11-1232 minPodcasts ArchivesCreating And Pitching A Product At Startup Weekend, Investing In Startups Via Angel List, And How To Gain Exposure For A New ProjectIn this week’s podcast episode on the Walter and Yaro show (still yet to be named!) we review Walter’s hectic weekend putting in long hours at a startup event. He was part of a team that came third in a competition to create a new product, pitch it and even find customers for it, all […]The post Creating And Pitching A Product At Startup Weekend, Investing In Startups Via Angel List, And How To Gain Exposure For A New Project appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2013-10-2132 minThe Yaro PodcastCreating And Pitching A Product At Startup Weekend, Investing In Startups Via Angel List, And How To Gain Exposure For A New ProjectIn this week’s podcast episode on the Walter and Yaro show (still yet to be named!) we review Walter’s hectic weekend putting in long hours at a startup event. He was part of a team that came third in a competition to create a new product, pitch it and even find customers for it, all […]
The post Creating And Pitching A Product At Startup Weekend, Investing In Startups Via Angel List, And How To Gain Exposure For A New Project appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2013-10-2132 minPodcasts ArchivesPredicting How Well A Launch Or Kickstarter Campaign Will Do, Investing In Facebook Stock Through eToro, And Tales From The Dot Com BoomWelcome to this week’s episode of what so far is called the Walter and Yaro podcast show (we still need a name, let us know your suggestions in feedback comments please!). [ Download MP3 | iTunes | Soundcloud | Raw RSS ] In our thirty minutes or so chat this week Walter and I talk about… Predicting how well a product launch […]The post Predicting How Well A Launch Or Kickstarter Campaign Will Do, Investing In Facebook Stock Through eToro, And Tales From The Dot Com Boom appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2013-10-1535 minThe Yaro PodcastPredicting How Well A Launch Or Kickstarter Campaign Will Do, Investing In Facebook Stock Through eToro, And Tales From The Dot Com BoomWelcome to this week’s episode of what so far is called the Walter and Yaro podcast show (we still need a name, let us know your suggestions in feedback comments please!). [ Download MP3 | iTunes | Soundcloud | Raw RSS ] In our thirty minutes or so chat this week Walter and I talk about… Predicting how well a product launch […]
The post Predicting How Well A Launch Or Kickstarter Campaign Will Do, Investing In Facebook Stock Through eToro, And Tales From The Dot Com Boom appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2013-10-1535 minPodcasts ArchivesCrankyAds Founders Chat About Closing Their Startup, TED Talks, Planning Your Week Ahead And MoreWalter Haas, who was the lead developer and co-founder of CrankyAds, and I jumped on to record what I hope will be a new and ongoing feature here on Yaro.Blog – a talk show in podcast form. [ Download MP3 | iTunes | Soundcloud | Raw RSS ] We don’t have a name for the show yet, and in true lean style, […]The post CrankyAds Founders Chat About Closing Their Startup, TED Talks, Planning Your Week Ahead And More appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2013-10-0732 minThe Yaro PodcastCrankyAds Founders Chat About Closing Their Startup, TED Talks, Planning Your Week Ahead And MoreWalter Haas, who was the lead developer and co-founder of CrankyAds, and I jumped on to record what I hope will be a new and ongoing feature here on Yaro.Blog – a talk show in podcast form. [ Download MP3 | iTunes | Soundcloud | Raw RSS ] We don’t have a name for the show yet, and in true lean style, […]
The post CrankyAds Founders Chat About Closing Their Startup, TED Talks, Planning Your Week Ahead And More appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2013-10-0732 minThe Yaro PodcastHow Yaro Started Making Money Online – The Complete Background Story[ Download MP3 | iTunes | Soundcloud | Raw RSS ] You may have recently watched the split-up video segments of my presentation at the Hive networking event recently. The audio on that presentation wasn’t good, however, I was also recording it via a clip-on microphone input to an Edirol audio recorder. I just transferred […]
The post How Yaro Started Making Money Online – The Complete Background Story appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2010-07-1046 minPodcasts ArchivesHow Yaro Started Making Money Online – The Complete Background Story[ Download MP3 | iTunes | Soundcloud | Raw RSS ] You may have recently watched the split-up video segments of my presentation at the Hive networking event recently. The audio on that presentation wasn’t good, however, I was also recording it via a clip-on microphone input to an Edirol audio recorder. I just transferred […]The post How Yaro Started Making Money Online – The Complete Background Story appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2010-07-1046 minThe Yaro PodcastYaro Starak: How Taking A Break Can Be Productive And Rewarding[ Download MP3 | iTunes | Soundcloud | Raw RSS ] Yesterday I was sitting at my computer facing a few too many emails and a rather large list of things to do and I could already feel my head start to hurt. So what did I do? – I went to the park! I […]
The post Yaro Starak: How Taking A Break Can Be Productive And Rewarding appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2008-01-1719 minPodcasts ArchivesYaro Starak: How Taking A Break Can Be Productive And Rewarding[ Download MP3 | iTunes | Soundcloud | Raw RSS ] Yesterday I was sitting at my computer facing a few too many emails and a rather large list of things to do and I could already feel my head start to hurt. So what did I do? – I went to the park! I […]The post Yaro Starak: How Taking A Break Can Be Productive And Rewarding appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2008-01-1719 minThe Yaro PodcastPodcast: Darren Rowse and Yaro Starak Talk Blog Design[ Download MP3 | iTunes | Soundcloud ] This episode features myself and Darren Rowse and our topic of discussion is blog design. Darren talked about his recent Problogger redesign and how he worked with his designer, Ben Bleikamp. Then we talked about the different professional blog designers currently available (listed below) and how you should work with a designer to […]
The post Podcast: Darren Rowse and Yaro Starak Talk Blog Design appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2007-10-2241 minPodcasts ArchivesPodcast: Darren Rowse and Yaro Starak Talk Blog Design[ Download MP3 | iTunes | Soundcloud ] This episode features myself and Darren Rowse and our topic of discussion is blog design. Darren talked about his recent Problogger redesign and how he worked with his designer, Ben Bleikamp. Then we talked about the different professional blog designers currently available (listed below) and how you should work with a designer to […]The post Podcast: Darren Rowse and Yaro Starak Talk Blog Design appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2007-10-2241 minThe Yaro PodcastThe Death of Internet Marketing Summary By Yaro Starak[ Download MP3| iTunes | Soundcloud ] It’s been a few months since the last show but I have been itching to do a podcast and Mike Filsaime’s report, The Death of Internet Marketing, stirred a lot of thoughts in my mind, which I decided to brain-dump into a solo podcast episode for all to enjoy. A warning – […]
The post The Death of Internet Marketing Summary By Yaro Starak appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2006-11-1422 minPodcasts ArchivesThe Death of Internet Marketing Summary By Yaro Starak[ Download MP3| iTunes | Soundcloud ] It’s been a few months since the last show but I have been itching to do a podcast and Mike Filsaime’s report, The Death of Internet Marketing, stirred a lot of thoughts in my mind, which I decided to brain-dump into a solo podcast episode for all to enjoy. A warning – […]The post The Death of Internet Marketing Summary By Yaro Starak appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2006-11-1422 minThe Yaro PodcastAudio: Yaro Starak Interviewed by The 2 Web CrewCameron Reilly and Richard Giles, two of the guys behind The Podcast Network’s 2 Web Crew podcast interviewed me for episode 10. The 2 Web Crew show is… The official podcast of 2Web.com.au, the social network for Aussie Web2.0 entrepreneurs In the show we chatted about what I do to make money online, including affiliate […]
The post Audio: Yaro Starak Interviewed by The 2 Web Crew appeared first on Yaro.Blog.2006-07-2000 min