Toxic Hustle: When Business Ambition Eats You Alive (Almost)

<p></p><p><strong>Episode sponsors:</strong></p><p>→ <a href="https://www.fame.so/?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=ehm&amp;utm_campaign=ehm"><strong>Fame</strong></a>: the only B2B podcast agency run by marketers. They're producing and helping me to market this show! Also, listen to their podcast, <a href="https://www.fame.so/shows/confessions-of-a-b2b-marketer-by-tom-hunt"><strong>Confessions of a B2B Marketer</strong></a>.</p><p>***</p><br>What exactly is the stair-stepping approach to succeeding in business? Founders and Co-Founders alike all share similar struggles, no matter what industry they’re in. Whether it’s SaaS, marketing, or eCommerce, there are universal obstacles they all have to overcome. <p>Corey Haines is the Co-Founder of Conversion Factory which, in their own words, is ‘the only product marketing agency for growing SaaS teams accessible on a subscription.’ He’s an impressive guy with an extensive career in marketing, and most importantly, he cuts through the bullsh*t, and he’s not afraid to be open and honest about his entrepreneurial struggles, a breath of fresh air in this ‘grindset’ society.</p><p><strong>Topics Covered:</strong><br></p><ul> <li>(00:00) - Intro </li> <li>(03:13) - Are you in danger of burning out? </li> <li>(06:14) - What is the stair-stepping approach to success? </li> <li>(09:56) - Start learning in public </li> <li>(15:39) - No one is a genius, our skill sets are rather imbalanced </li> <li>(19:31) - Have a direct line of communication with your audience </li> <li>(27:57) - Keep going, even when it’s rough </li> <li>(30:34) - Entrepreneurship and survivorship bias </li> <li>(36:45) - You’ve gotta niche down! </li> <li>(41:06) - Can you become a billionaire in a small niche?</li> </ul><br><p>***</p><p>→ <strong>Join 14,000+ weirdos who learn to stand the f*ck out with my daily (Mon-Fri) emails</strong>:<strong> </strong><a href="https://www.everyonehatesmarketers.com/">everyonehatesmarketers.com</a><br>→ <strong>See my pretty face on LinkedIn</strong>: <a href