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I went from $1/day to billionaire in 10 years... here's how

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My First Million
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Nick Mowbray: 我认为成功是糟糕的老师,现在我坚信快速试错,如果有效就全力投入。早年挨家挨户推销热气球让我学会了宝贵的人生一课,销售会飞的燃烧塑料袋尤其困难,这能磨练你的技能。我小时候会假装我们是一家刚起步的小公司来推销产品。我朋友不怕被拒绝,这教会了我坚持的力量,坚持不懈能提高成功的几率。我最喜欢的一句话是:要么赢,要么学,永不失败。总之,在创业初期,快速试错和坚持是非常重要的。

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Nick Mowbray's entrepreneurial journey began with selling DIY hot air balloons door-to-door. His naive yet persistent approach led him to China, where, despite facing numerous challenges (including sleeping in a bush!), he built a billion-dollar toy company. This chapter details his early struggles and the lessons learned during his initial years.
  • Started selling hot air balloons door-to-door.
  • Moved to China with no money, plan, or contacts.
  • Built a factory from scratch.
  • Lived on less than a dollar a day.
  • Early lessons in persistence and resilience.

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Episode 673: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP) ) talks to Nick Mowbray ( https://x.com/NMowbray23) ), the founder of the most profitable toy company in the world. 

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Show Notes: 

(0:00) Selling DIY hot air balloons door-to-door

(5:57) First product

(21:32) $30M David Beckham Tamagotchi fail

(30:18) Nightball 

(36:18) Robofish 

(41:43) Diapers

(48:44) Shampoo, pet food, confectionary, supplements, home products

(1:00:07) Zurutech - a self-funded moonshot

(1:03:28) Serial entrepreneur flywheel

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Links:

• Zuru - https://zurutoys.com/) 

• Zuru Tech - https://zuru.tech/) 

• Boom Supersonic - https://boomsupersonic.com/) 

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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:

Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd)

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Check Out Sam's Stuff:

• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/)

• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/)

• Copy That - https://copythat.com)

• Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth)

• Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/)

My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano