183: Scale, Build Your Team, and Outsource Remote Workers with Nathan Hirsch

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Nathan Hirsch is a serial entrepreneur and expert in remote hiring and e-commerce. He is the founder and CEO of FreeeUp.com, a platform that connects businesses with reliable remote workers, and the co-founder and CEO of Portlight. Nathan started his entrepreneurial career by selling textbooks in college before building a successful $7 million Amazon drop shipping business. Nathan Hirsch from Freeeup.com has several insights about outsourcing your team in the departments of biz-opp, e-commerce, marketing, and web development. Nathan began his entrepeneurial journey wiht a business that re-sold textbooks, and has since branched out to supplying workers for e-commerce businesses. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ydugz61oyfY Quotes: “If you can identify businesses that people rely on but that fail to satisfy the end consumer, that’s a great opportunity to step in and create change.” – Nathan Hirsch “If you're not making your end customer happy, eventually someone else is going to find a way to do it.” – Nathan Hirsch “I'm all about calculated risk. If this business is doing well, why not pursue it? I can always go back and apply for jobs later.” – Nathan Hirsch Takeaways: 01:14 Starting a business by solving a problem you see around you can lead to success. 04:58 Making customers happy should be the main focus of any business. 06:21 Doing all the work yourself at first helps you understand your business before hiring others. 13:26 Hiring can take a lot of time, so finding a faster way to get good workers is important. 23:05 Always have training materials ready so you can easily replace team members if needed. Visit the Freeeup Marketplace Page on Facebook

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