Ep. 80 From Start-Up To Exit In Three Years

Peter Shankman started Help A Reporter Out (HARO) to connect experts with journalists who needed people to quote for stories. HARO sent a simple email three times a day to subscribers and because every email had the potential to be a reporter from a media outlet like The New York Times, the email open rates were close to 80%. Most days Shankman worked from his sofa with two employees helping him remotely.  Within three years, Shankman was generating $1.5MM from selling simple text ads on his email blasts. That's when Shankman's largest advertiser approached him to buy HARO. In the episode you'll learn: the remarkable relationship between ADHD and entrepreneurship the surprising upside of selling instead of scaling your business the truth about who is most likely to buy your business the best way to find a strategic buyer for your company