Episode Synopsis "#2 - Growing a Business from $10k a month to Over 8 Figures with Adam Ryan of The Hustle "

Adam Ryan is the President of The Hustle. He has been with the company since they were doing $10k a month in business to now doing over 8 figures a year. Adam joined the company to be the first sales person but now runs the complete day to day operations. In this episode, he talks about moving up quickly in the company, what it takes and what he recommends to anyone else who wants to move up fast at a startup. He also speak about how things are going at The Hustle during this crazy time, a few tips on how to get an interview and how to get a job at The Hustle. Show Notes: 2:50 - Spiceworks taught him how to go from 1-100M 3:30 - Why Adam left under armor to joint the hustle 5:20 - Why Adam doesn’t love big companies 6:38 - 10K a month when he joined to $1.5M in a year. 8:17 - What made them change business model 8:57 - What it felt like to go from if to when 10:30 - What Adam uses weeks and nights to keep up with the growth of The Hustle 13:30 - How to be successful at a fast growing company (Adams first question he asked when hiring) 14:40 - Advice to people joining start ups 15:20 - How they’re handling corona. Contingency plans, etc. 17:20 - Is the hustle currently thinking about Layoffs 17:50 - Tools that will not get cut? Sales force and another big name 19:30 - Startups that stand out to Adam 20:40 - Adams billion dollar idea 23:00 - 100 million dollar ideas 24:20 - What Adam looks for in separating yourself as an employee 25:00 - How to get in the door about a company 26:20 - Positions The Hustle is hiring for

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