
The 1st Hire Every Entrepreneur Needs | My $32 Million Mistake
04/01/25 • 44 min
Check out what my companies are up to:
Ecommerce for Digital Entrepreneurs: https://www.samcart.com/
AI Design in seconds: https://typeset.com/
Hiring your first or next team member? Discover the hard-won lessons and strategies digital entrepreneurs use to hire smarter, avoid costly mistakes, and scale their business with confidence—without giving up control. Keywords: hiring for entrepreneurs, building a team online, smart hiring, scale your business, online business systems.
Brian Moran, @samcartapp Co-Founder
Paul Reddick, Founder of Paul Reddick Baseball
Check out what my companies are up to:
Ecommerce for Digital Entrepreneurs: https://www.samcart.com/
AI Design in seconds: https://typeset.com/
Hiring your first or next team member? Discover the hard-won lessons and strategies digital entrepreneurs use to hire smarter, avoid costly mistakes, and scale their business with confidence—without giving up control. Keywords: hiring for entrepreneurs, building a team online, smart hiring, scale your business, online business systems.
Brian Moran, @samcartapp Co-Founder
Paul Reddick, Founder of Paul Reddick Baseball
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AI Design in seconds: https://typeset.com/
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I’m Brian. Here’s my story...
- Sold my first digital product in 2009, fell in love with digital marketing.
- Launched a software company (@SamCartApp) in 2015.
- Raised $100 Million in venture capital.
- Powered more than $6 Billion in sales for our users.
- Grown SamCart to a +$300 Million valuation.
- Run a team with 75 employees.
- Acquired an AI Design software for $7 mil (@typeset)
- Working our way to a $1 Billion valuation for ourselves.
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