From $30k in Debt to an 8-Figure Publishing Empire with Yehuda Niv
Entrepreneurs on Fire
John Lee Dumas
4.8 • 4.1K Ratings
🗓️ 12 January 2026
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Yehuda Niv is the CEO and Co-Founder of Spines, the only comprehensive AI-powered publishing platform simplifying the authorship journey so writers can focus on what they do best - telling great stories. The Spines platform revolutionizes every aspect of the publishing process, from editing, proofreading, and formatting to cover design, distribution, and marketing. Authors simply need to upload their manuscripts, and within less than three weeks, they will be able to see their books published, optimized, and available to readers globally. The company's total funding stands at 22.5 million dollars.
Top 3 Value Bombs
1. Perfection is the enemy of publishing. Finish the manuscript and let professionals elevate it.
2. AI won't replace authors; it will empower them to create faster, better, and more affordably.
3. Success in writing and in business requires resilience, not credentials.
Check out Yehuda's website to explore packages, meet a publishing expert, or start your manuscript's next phase - Spines
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| 0:00.0 | Boom. Shake the room, Fire Nation. JLD here and welcome to Entrepreneurs on Fire. |
| 0:07.4 | Brought to you by High Level, the all-on-one sales and marketing platform. |
| 0:11.6 | Today we'll be breaking down going from 30K in debt to an eight-figure publishing empire. |
| 0:16.1 | To drop these value bombs, I brought to Yehuda Niv in the Eofir Studios. |
| 0:20.1 | Yehuda is the CEO and founder of Spines. |
| 0:22.2 | Created the world's first tech-driven publishing platform. |
| 0:24.7 | Revolutionized book publishing with fast affordable end-end services to let authors focus |
| 0:28.5 | on telling great stories and oh so much more. |
| 0:31.7 | And today we'll talk about the state of publishing first-time author advantage, |
| 0:35.5 | the AI revolution and oh so much more. And the big thing |
| 0:38.6 | for sponsoring today's episode goes to Yehuda and our sponsors. Are you ready for the |
| 0:44.4 | ultimate all-in-one platform for entrepreneurs, marketers, coaches, and agencies? Build funnels, |
| 0:50.5 | automate follow-ups, manage clients, and even white-label your own software, say |
| 0:55.3 | hello to our featured partner High Level. And visit high-level fire.com to start your free trial |
| 1:03.7 | today. |
| 1:06.1 | Yehuda, say what's up to Fire Nation and share something that you believe about becoming successful that |
| 1:11.7 | most people disagree with. Hello to everyone. It's great to be here on the podcast. And regarding |
| 1:19.2 | what you asked, I think that the most important thing about being successful is resilience. |
| 1:26.8 | People think you need to be smart, |
| 1:29.3 | you need to come from the right schools, |
| 1:31.3 | you need to know the right people, |
| 1:33.3 | but I believe that what makes the difference |
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