00033. How Australian Entrepreneur Dan Norris Built WP Curve, Sold It to GoDaddy, and Then Built Black Hops Brewing, a Craft Beer Brewery

On today's episode of Gritty Founder, Dan Norris talks about how he built and sold WP Curve, wrote five books, and founded Black Hops Brewing.

Dan Norris is a serial entrepreneur, award-winning content marketer, international speaker, and the co-founder of WP Curve. Dan is also the co-founder of Black Hops Brewing, a craft beer brewery in Australia.

Some Questions Dan Answers:

How did you come up with the idea for WP Curve? (7:02)
- How did you build your audience for WP Curve? (15:02)
- What do you think is one of the most important ingredients for a founder to be successful? (20:06)
- After hearing other people tell you WP Curve was not a good idea, at what point did you know they were wrong? (22:35)
- How do you deal with failure? (28:09)
- What advice can you give someone who is thinking about an idea and they are in the early stages of it? (32:43)
- What is one thing you find to be true that most people would disagree with? (39:33)
- What are all the books you’ve written? (44:58)
- How do you take care of your well being as an entrepreneur? (47:47)

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

Dan’s journey as an entrepreneur and how he built WP Curve and Black Hops Brewing (4:34)
- The importance of taking full ownership as an entrepreneur (20:15)
- Don’t be afraid to shut down an idea and move on to something else (33:16)
- To take advice from yourself (42:20)
- You could do everything right, and things may still not go your way (49:04)

Connect with Dan Norris:

Twitter
Personal Website
Black Hops Brewing

Also Mentioned on This Show...

Dan’s favorite quote:
“It’s better to create something that others criticise than to create nothing and criticise others.” ―Ricky Gervais

Dan’s book recommendations:
Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Bad Blood by John Carreyrou
Elon Musk by Ashlee Vance