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Earn Your Leisure

EYL #291: How To Raise $1 Billion: The Hidden Secrets to Building a Billion-Dollar Company ft. Ryan Breslow

Earn Your Leisure

iHeartPodcasts

Entrepreneurship, Education, Careers, News, Investing, Business, Business News

4.97.9K Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2024

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

In this insightful video, Bolt founder Ryan Breslow shares his journey from dropping out of Stanford to launching a successful crypto startup in 2013. Learn how to attract investors and create crowd momentum during fundraising, as Ryan reveals his secrets to success and strategies for raising capital quickly. 


Discover the story behind purchasing the domain "Love.com" from Yahoo and Ryan's vision of creating an ethical version of Amazon. Understand why Ryan believes having a co-founder is more important than marriage and how he decides which employees receive equity.


Key topics include:

- How to get investors interested in your business

- The goal of fundraising and creating crowd momentum

- Competition with Stripe and early party rounds

- The importance of having the right person on your board

- Avoiding dead equity and its impact on your business

- The unique aspects of Bolt compared to other payment companies

- The cost of scaling a startup company


Don’t miss out on these valuable insights from one of the most innovative entrepreneurs in the tech industry!


#RyanBreslow #Bolt #Startup #Fundraising #Investors #LoveDotCom #Entrepreneurship #BusinessStrategies #Equity #CapitalRaising



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0:00.0

Earners, what's up? Look, I want to give y'all a little peek behind the curtain of producing

0:04.8

Earn Your Leisure. It's a lot more than just sitting down and chatting. It involves meticulous

0:09.1

planning, recording, editing, and then promoting each episode to ensure it reaches all of you.

0:15.0

And if you picked up any of our merch, then you know there's a whole extra layer of logistics from inventory management to shipping.

0:22.0

Running a podcast is like running a small business. And speaking

0:25.6

of business, I know many of you entrepreneurs are involved in e-commerce.

0:29.7

You understand how crucial it is to streamline operations and cut costs wherever possible.

0:35.0

That's why I want to talk to you about Ship Station, the multi-carrier shipping solution that

0:39.8

integrates seamlessly with all your online sales channels.

0:43.8

It's all about optimizing your shipping,

0:46.3

connecting with expert partners,

0:47.9

and freeing up more of your time

0:49.4

to focus on scaling your business.

0:51.8

Now let's talk about our experience with Ship Station. This tool

0:54.8

has been a game changer for us, especially with automating routine tasks, being

0:59.2

able to manage everything from one dashboard and print shipping labels with just a click, absolute life savers.

1:05.6

Plus, the distance we get on shipping costs are incredible.

1:08.8

Honestly, it feels like we're saving thousands.

1:11.3

And as our show and merch shells have grown, ship stations robust automation and reporting features

1:16.0

have helped us keep up without missing a beat.

1:19.5

For those of you who get overwhelmed by order volumes volumes ship stations easy to use dashboard is a dream come true

1:26.3

you can import orders from any sales channel apply shipping preferences automatically and

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