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Episode Synopsis
Syed Balkhi is a Multi-Founder, CEO & an award-winning entrepreneur, recognized as one of the top 100 entrepreneurs under the age of 30 by the United Nations. He’s also been featured on Inc., Forbes, Entrepreneur magazine, Fortune, Fast Company, FOX Business, and The Wall Street Journal. With over 15+ million websites using the software built by his companies to grow, he’s become a thought leader and expert in the WordPress industry.During this interview we cover:00:00 Contentfy, Your On-Demand Content Team (Sponsor)01:02 - Intro 02:03 - Syed’s Background, Past Ventures & Running Various Companies03:10 - Founding Optinmonster05:57 - Focusing on WordPress & the Community 07:48 - Most Common Mistake Founders on their Websites10:19 - Conception & Creation of AwesomeMotive12:33 - Selling Soliloquy & Envira to Only Focus on Growth Tools16:06 - Best Acquisitions & Passing on Opportunities (Red Flags)21:38 - On Managing Multiple Companies23:40 - Scheduling to be Effective & Productive25:42 - Current Challenges Syed’s Facing in Order to Continue to Grow26:23 - What Advice Would Syed Give To His 25 Year Old Self?27:38 - Best Advice to Grow Your Business 30:08 - Best Resources Instrumental to Syed Success31:10 - What Does Success Means To Syed Today?32:18 - Future Plans for AwesomeMotive & How To Get In Touch With HimTools:Time BlocksMental ModelsMentions:AwesomeMotiveOptinMonsterWPBeginnerWPFormsCloudFlareMemberPress AIOSEOWPMailSMTPPeople:Charlie MungerJohn D. Rockefeller Shane ParrishBooks:Extreme Revenue GrowthQuotes:“Don’t give prob;ems energy to expand” - Syed Balkhi“Consistency in more important than intensity”Get In Touch With Syed:Syed’s LinkedinSyed’s WebsiteTag us & follow:
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