From Zero to $100 Million: Evan Montero Shares DIY Blinds Mind-Blowing Revolution

Evan Montero is co-founder of the 100-million-dollar e-commerce juggernaut DIY Blinds, the fastest-growing window retailer in the country. He shares the business strategy that has them not just taking part but taking over the blind industry.📣 Powered by: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Little Fish Property⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: delivering the best value in ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠knock down and rebuild Melbourne⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠dual occupancy homes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.👉 Are you into property and development? Check out our FREE ⁠⁠⁠⁠Property Development Network ⁠⁠and unlock our $20,000 Townhouse Masterclass® today! 🚀.WATCH ON SPOTIFY: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here⁠⁠⁠WATCH ON YOUTUBE: ⁠⁠⁠Click here⁠.🔗 https://www.linktr.ee/littlefishpod.FOLLOW LITTLE FISH PODCAST:INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/littlefishpodTWITTER | https://twitter.com/littlefishpod_TIKTOK | https://www.tiktok.com/@littlefishpodFACEBOOK | https://www.facebook.com/littlefish.podcastLINKEDIN | https://www.linkedin.com/company/little-fish-podcastWEBSITE | https://www.littlefishpodcast.com.BROUGHT TO YOU BY:Little Fish Property DevelopmentsLittle Fish Real EstateCHAPTERS:00:00:00 Ben's broken tooth and the dodgy dentist00:02:35 Ben drinking more water and less red bull00:04:30 Supermarket and retail discounts00:05:51 Evan Montero, co-founder of DIY blinds00:08:37 Prior roles and transition to the blinds industry, and start-ups00:10:18 How do you do online blinds as a side hustle?00:10:55 Push on quality products00:11:25 What made you choose the name DIY blinds?00:12:06 Business strategy and success - digital disruption00:13:15 What was the process as a side hustle?00:14:58 Focus on the problem, and solving customer problems00:16:00 COVID growth and buyer behaviour continued growth for DIY00:16:29 Difference between brick-and-mortar and online sales00:17:53 Strategy with social media influencers00:19:25 Relationship between Evan, Dan and The Block00:20:13 Did the strategy change over time and the DIY Blinds name00:21:53 Why didn't the brick and mortars have the same idea?00:23:29 Taking the jump to leave the job, and work-life balance.00:27:44 Getting to a $100 million valuation and $44 million revenue00:30:25 Doing the work and doing it well, vs chasing revenue00:31:45 Transition once receiving funding and future roadmaps00:32:43 What are the competitors doing?00:34:15 The market was due for disruption00:35:15 The DIY Blinds website and digital presence/UX testing00:36:23 The Australian business growth fund and investors00:39:35 What's the plan for the future00:40:55 Is Australia too small?00:42:50 The journey and passion for the business00:44:50 Bye to Dan00:45:13 For someone starting a business, what should they focus on?00:49:01 Evan's opinion on Little Fish00:52:43 Connecting the dots, combining passion with talent00:53:35 What happened to the rates comparision business?00:55:40 Final thoughts and advice1:00:00 Core values - caring deeply, and good decisions1:02:22 Thanks and goodbye.FOLLOW PETER KELLY:INSTAGRAM | ⁠Click here ⁠.LITTLE FISH PODCAST:Peter Kelly, Ben Drohan and Marcus Bruce. Property, construction, business, mindset and life..New episode every Wednesday..#diyblinds #evanmontero #podcast