1140 I only work 17 hours per week, don't trust Google, and make $1.7m+

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders

Nathan Latka

Ceo, Entrepreneurs, Founders, Software, Business, Entrepreneurship, Saas, Startups

4.6 • 683 Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2018

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

John has helped thousands of entrepreneurs succeed in their business by doing outsourcing differently. He created and runs OnlineJobs.ph, the largest website for finding Filipino virtual workers, with over 500,000 Filipino resumes and over 100,000 employers from around the world using it. He works about 17 hours per week, choosing to spend his time with his family rather than working.

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0:00.0	He's having a lot of success.
0:01.0	Launch this company back in 2009, online jobs.
0:03.9	Seems like in an unbelievable way to attract great talent.
0:07.3	That is a cultural fit that speaks English and your language, especially if you're listening
0:11.6	right now in America looking to outsource things like development, design, stuff like that.
0:15.2	He's helped over 40,000 Filipinos get jobs over the past 12 months.
0:18.2	His business model, he's got about 25,000 employers that have paid him at least $70 one time over the past 12 months. His business model, he's got about 25,000 employers that have paid him at least
0:22.0	$70,000 one time over the past 12 months. So minimum $1.7 million in revenue. He eats his own dog food.
0:27.4	His team size is about 21 people in the Philippines, only four in the U.S. as he looks to scale this.
0:32.3	Doesn't use Google Analytics, just focuses on word of mouth, only works 17 hours a week, building business in a healthy,
0:37.5	healthy way.
0:39.5	This is the top entrepreneurs podcast where founders share how they started their companies and got
0:46.1	filthy rich or crash and burn.
0:51.1	Each episode features revenue numbers, customer counts, and other insider information that creates business news headlines.
1:00.2	We went from a couple hundred thousand dollars to $2.7 million.
1:03.4	I had no money when I started the company.
1:05.4	It was $160 million, which is the size of any IPOs.
1:08.8	We're a bit strapped.
1:09.6	We have like 22,000 customers.
1:13.6	With over 5 million downloads in a very short amount of time,
1:17.9	major outlets like Inc are calling us the fastest growing business show on iTunes.
1:22.8	I'm your host, Nathan Latka, and here's today's episode.
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