How I Built an $8M Business with 0 Employees | Justin Welsh (Solopreneur)

My guest today is Justin Welsh, a 7-figure solopreneur and
creator. Justin burned out from startups in 2019 after suffering
from a panic attack. Since then, he’s built an $8M one-person
business and an audience of millions. His new course, Creator
MBA, is one of the highest value-to-time courses I’ve ever taken.
Timestamps: (00:00) The specific path to build an $8M solo
business (01:47) Leaving the career ladder after a panic attack
(05:53) How to build a side hustle while employed (08:41) An
exercise to take back your time (12:59) Finding your niche and
unique value proposition (16:12) Validating your business idea
with real customers (19:02) Creating a movement and identifying
your "enemy" (23:00) A simple creator funnel to scale solo
businesses (27:01) Changes that led to big growth in Justin's
business (27:29) How Justin uses AI to optimize his funnel
(31:23) Specific vs generic paths to succeed as a creator (39:22)
Closing advice for tech people to take back control of their
careers Get the interview takeaways:
https://creatoreconomy.so/p/how-i-built-an-8m-solo-business-justin-welsh
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinwelsh/ Newsletter:
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