On today's episode, Rob chats Wil Schroter about the story behind Startups.com, the importance of output vs. hours, being specific about the kind of things you don't want to do in life, choosing venture capital, and much more.

The topics we cover

2:43 How soon after first acquisition did Wil Schroter, CEO and founder of Startups.com, want to start the next thing?
5:42 Wil on building an incubator in the early days
8:55 History behind swapalease.com
11:22 On choosing if and when to take on venture funding and the origins for Startups.com
14:19 What is Startups.com and how much revenue does it generate?
19:41 Why Wil manages so many aspects of the business
23:41 The hardest part of building Startups.com
29:58 Wil's thought process on acquiring companies

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Episode 510 | The Story of Startups.com