Zero to $500K in Five Weeks With Just Phone Calls | Patrick Gomez

Patrick Gomez quit his job as a CMO, filed an LLC for a hundred bucks, and sat at his desk thinking clients would just show up.They didn't.He panicked and DM'd 3,000 people on LinkedIn over two days straight. Got five clients. Lost all five almost immediately. That was the beginning.Patrick is a serial entrepreneur who built SiteLyft, a subscription website business, from those early failures. Then he co-founded AntiAgency, a podcast-based lead generation company. And most recently he launched TurboClaim, an AI-powered claims management platform that raised half a million dollars from its own beta users in the first week.He shares:➤ Why your first clients should never pay you a dollar➤ How he went from zero to $500K in recurring revenue in five weeks with just cold calls➤ The case for building a side business before quitting your jobShare in the comments below: what's one business idea you've been sitting on that you keep talking yourself out of?0:00 - Introduction0:56 - Meeting Patrick and the Miami Event2:03 - The Reality of Being "Broke" as an Entrepreneur3:57 - From Professor Dreams to Marketing Career5:43 - Quitting His Job and Starting an LLC With No Plan6:39 - DM'ing 3,000 People and Landing First Clients7:37 - Losing All Five Clients and Starting Over8:53 - Building SiteLyft as a Subscription Website Business10:02 - Scaling With Ads and Running Into Growth Problems10:38 - Starting AntiAgency: Podcasts as Sales Conversations13:45 - Discovering the Insurance Industry's Paperwork Problem15:15 - Building TurboClaim With AI and Raising $500K From Beta Users18:01 - Working With Family: How Avery Became His Sales Lead19:04 - Zero to One Thinking and Knowing When to Hand Off20:13 - Shower Epiphany: Insurance for Creators24:39 - Where AI Is Headed: From Chatbots to Robots in the Home30:11 - Advice for Young Entrepreneurs33:16 - Finding Your Niche, Sub-Niche, and the One Problem You Solve36:32 - Where to Find Patrick and Final Thoughts*Connect with Patrick*LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-gomez-7a4305220/*Connect with Dillon*https://www.instagram.com/thedillonenglandshow/https://twitter.com/imdillonenglandhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/dillonmengland/https://www.facebook.com/dillon.england.5*Sponsor — Broadcast Brew (Low-Acid Coffee)*Order our LOW ACID COFFEE “THE BROADCAST BREW”Thank you to Cool Beans Coffee Brewery for your partnership.https://www.coolbeanscoffeemi.com/product-page/broadcast-brew-low-acid-blend*ABOUT THE DILLON ENGLAND SHOW*Authentic conversations with interesting people across personal growth, entrepreneurship, and lifestyle — direct, faith-forward, Detroit grit.Subscribe for full conversations and weekly clips.Share this with someone on your leadership team.Comment your biggest takeaway.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-dillon-england-show--6370921/support.*Connect with Dillon*https://www.instagram.com/thedillonenglandshow/https://twitter.com/imdillonenglandhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/dillonmengland/https://www.facebook.com/dillon.england.5*Sponsor — Broadcast Brew (Low-Acid Coffee)*Order our LOW ACID COFFEE “THE BROADCAST BREW”Thank you to Cool Beans Coffee Brewery for your partnership.https://www.coolbeanscoffeemi.com/product-page/broadcast-brew-low-acid-blend*ABOUT THE DILLON ENGLAND SHOW*Authentic conversations with interesting people across personal growth, entrepreneurship, and lifestyle — direct, faith-forward, Detroit grit.Subscribe for full conversations and weekly clips.Share this with someone on your leadership team.Comment your biggest takeaway.