#298: Justin Welsh – You Don't Need Scale To Be Happy

Justin Welsh is an entrepreneur and writer. Over the last decade, Justin helped build two $50M+ ARR companies, teams of 150+ people, and raise over $300M in venture capital. Then, in late 2018, he burned out. Now, Justin is the creator who makes the bulk of his income from online courses teaching others how to systemize their content and grow online. Over the past three years, he’s built an audience of 290,000 on Twitter and 342,000 on LinkedIn. (0:00) Intro (3:15) Changing Niches (8:04) Long-Term Mindset (10:40) Core Skills (13:01) Panic Attack In 2018 (17:02) Leaving Massive Tips & Kindness (22:18) Customer Service (25:45) Anti-Goals (29:12) Cutting What’s “Working” (32:55) Creating More Space (35:35) Shiny Outcome Syndrome (41:30) Building In Difficulty (43:02) Writing Book (45:15) Democratizing Access To Success (50:34) Course Tactics (56:33) Best Conditions For Writing (59:12) Improving Craft (1:04:50 Harry Mack (1:08:03) Solopreneur On The Rise? (1:11:48) Challenge - Justin's Links Website: https://www.justinwelsh.me Twitter: https://twitter.com/thejustinwelsh LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinwelsh - My Links ✉️ Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.substack.com 🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda 🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/dannymiranda 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda 🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda