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Welcome to The Early Days Podcast - a show about the hustle, the excitement, the doubts, the successes, the failures, the ups and downs of building a business from scratch. We interview fellow entrepreneurs about their experience of starting businesses. As we are building our own apparel company and documenting our early days, we wanted to go behind the scenes with other entrepreneurs and find out what their early days, weeks, months, and years were like.
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The Best Way to Learn Facebook Ads | The Early Days (S3E6)
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Learning Facebook Ads, building an agency business, firing your clients and much more with Mojca Zove from Super Spicy Media THE DULO PERFORMANCE SHIRT: ▼ https://weardulo.com Mojca Žove is a Facebook ads expert and founder of Super Spicy Media - a digital marketing agency. In our conversation with Mojca we talked about what it was like for her to …
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Evergreen Marketing Principles | The Early Days (S3E5)
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Discussing how adding value, asking questions, and listening to the customer can help grow a business, with John D Saunders. THE DULO NON-IRON DRESS SHIRT: ▼ https://weardulo.com John D Saunders, founder of 5four Digital is an experienced serial entrepreneur who excels at marketing. After selling several online stores, and a career as an advertisin…
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Say "Yes" first, figure it out later | The Early Days by DULO (S3E4)
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Discussing how to building a design agency from scratch with Matt Ellis, founder of Honcho Agency THE DULO NON-IRON DRESS SHIRT: ▼ https://weardulo.com Matt Ellis is the founder of Honcho, a design agency specializing in web design and development. Matt’s built Honcho from scratch and without knowing much about the agency world. He simply learned t…
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When is the right time to bootstrap and when should you raise VC money? Listen to the full episode: https://anchor.fm/dulo THE DULO NON-IRON DRESS SHIRT: ▼ https://weardulo.com OUR SOCIALS▼ ▸Instagram: https://instagram.com/weardulo ▸Twitter: https://twitter.com/weardulo ▸Facebook: https://facebook.com/weardulo…
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When faced with a challenge remember there is always another way to go about it. Listen to the full episode: https://anchor.fm/dulo THE DULO NON-IRON DRESS SHIRT: ▼ https://weardulo.com OUR SOCIALS▼ ▸Instagram: https://instagram.com/weardulo ▸Twitter: https://twitter.com/weardulo ▸Facebook: https://facebook.com/weardulo…
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It's important to do your homework and have a roadmap before your launch. Listen to the full episode: https://anchor.fm/dulo THE DULO NON-IRON DRESS SHIRT: ▼ https://weardulo.com OUR SOCIALS▼ ▸Instagram: https://instagram.com/weardulo ▸Twitter: https://twitter.com/weardulo ▸Facebook: https://facebook.com/weardulo…
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Always adjust, always tweak your pricing startegy. Listen to the full episode: https://anchor.fm/dulo THE DULO NON-IRON DRESS SHIRT: ▼ https://weardulo.com OUR SOCIALS▼ ▸Instagram: https://instagram.com/weardulo ▸Twitter: https://twitter.com/weardulo ▸Facebook: https://facebook.com/weardulo
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Lessons on launching, funding and marketing a startup | The Early Days by DULO (S3E3)
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Sharing stories and lessons from two decades of building startups with Diane Tarshis, founder of Startup Distillery (S3E3) THE DULO NON-IRON DRESS SHIRT: ▼ https://weardulo.com Diane Tarshis is an experienced startup consultant who started her career in the middle of the dot-com boom and is now the founder of Startup Distillery, where she works wit…
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Learning business from the world of hip hop. Listen to the full episode: https://anchor.fm/dulo THE DULO NON-IRON DRESS SHIRT: ▼ https://weardulo.com OUR SOCIALS▼ ▸Instagram: https://instagram.com/weardulo ▸Twitter: https://twitter.com/weardulo ▸Facebook: https://facebook.com/weardulo
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The buck stops with you. Listen to the full episode: https://anchor.fm/dulo THE DULO NON-IRON DRESS SHIRT: ▼ https://weardulo.com OUR SOCIALS▼ ▸Instagram: https://instagram.com/weardulo ▸Twitter: https://twitter.com/weardulo ▸Facebook: https://facebook.com/weardulo
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How the experience differs when you go all-in on your business. Listen to the full episode: https://anchor.fm/dulo THE DULO NON-IRON DRESS SHIRT: ▼ https://weardulo.com OUR SOCIALS▼ ▸Instagram: https://instagram.com/weardulo ▸Twitter: https://twitter.com/weardulo ▸Facebook: https://facebook.com/weardulo…
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What's it like when your co-founder is also your brother? Listen to the full episode: https://anchor.fm/dulo THE DULO NON-IRON DRESS SHIRT: ▼ https://weardulo.com OUR SOCIALS▼ ▸Instagram: https://instagram.com/weardulo ▸Twitter: https://twitter.com/weardulo ▸Facebook: https://facebook.com/weardulo
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How to create content at scale | The Early Days by DULO (S3E2)
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How to create content at scale with limited resources? Discussing clever content creation models with Kareem Mostafa of Tribetactics. THE DULO NON-IRON DRESS SHIRT: ▼ https://weardulo.com Kareem Mostafa (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kmostafa) is the co-founder of Tribetactics (https://www.tribetactics.com) - a bootstrapped content creation company w…
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The supply and demand sides of a two-sided marketplace need to be in balance. Listen to the full episode: https://anchor.fm/dulo THE DULO NON-IRON DRESS SHIRT: ▼ https://weardulo.com OUR SOCIALS▼ ▸Instagram: https://instagram.com/weardulo ▸Twitter: https://twitter.com/weardulo ▸Facebook: https://facebook.com/weardulo…
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When you have so much going on, it's OK to go with your gut. Watch the full episode: https://anchor.fm/dulo THE DULO NON-IRON DRESS SHIRT: ▼ https://weardulo.com OUR SOCIALS▼ ▸Instagram: https://instagram.com/weardulo ▸Twitter: https://twitter.com/weardulo ▸Facebook: https://facebook.com/weardulo
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Having too many tools can be intimidating. Listen to the full episode: https://anchor.fm/dulo THE DULO NON-IRON DRESS SHIRT: ▼ https://weardulo.com OUR SOCIALS▼ ▸Instagram: https://instagram.com/weardulo ▸Twitter: https://twitter.com/weardulo ▸Facebook: https://facebook.com/weardulo
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Did you know about Julian Shapiro's Growth guide? Listen to the full episode: https://anchor.fm/dulo THE DULO NON-IRON DRESS SHIRT: ▼ https://weardulo.com OUR SOCIALS▼ ▸Instagram: https://instagram.com/weardulo ▸Twitter: https://twitter.com/weardulo ▸Facebook: https://facebook.com/weardulo
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How to grow a SaaS business | The Early Days by DULO (S3E1)
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Discussing growth marketing for entrepreneurs with Foti Panagio of Growthmentor (S3E1) Foti Panagio is the co-founder of Growthmentor - a platform that connects founders and marketers with growth mentors. We were first introduced to Foti and Growthmentor thanks to Julian who is an active mentor on the site. Growthmentor is Foti’s first attempt at e…
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S2E30 - Kitchen confidential with Julian and Marin
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Time to wrap up Season 2 of our podcast! We took the opportunity to have our 30th episode as the last of the year and the season. On this season finale, it's just us the founders (Julian and Marin) and we had a very informal conversation about the past year, the constantly evolving DULO brand, finding our purpose and how there are slight difference…
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S2E29 - How to turn a side-project into a full-time gig - Pat Walls, Starter Story
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On today's show, we talk to Pat Walls, Founder of Starter Story - a digital hub where successful entrepreneurs share their experience of how they built a business. In fact, we first connected with Pat when we were asked to share the DULO story earlier in the year. The stories on the platform are inspiring and also provide specific advice and insigh…
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S2E28 - Jackie Fast: How to ask for help when you are just starting
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On today's episode, we have Jackie Fast - founder of Slingshot Sponsorship, REBEL Pi, and a participant on The Apprentice.Her first business – Slingshot Sponsorship – was started in her bedroom in 2010 with just a laptop and £2,000. Six years later, Jackie sold Slingshot for millions, having worked with notable international clients including Sir R…
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S2E27 - 6 lessons from 12 months of building DULO
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On this episode, Marin and Julian (the DULO founders themselves) sit down and share their top lessons learned over the course of the past year. 12 months is a lot of time when building a business and mistakes are a normal part of the journey. Got questions for us? We would be happy to answer them, and hopefully, help someone else who is building a …
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S2E26 - How to protect your IP, patents, and going door to door
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This episode is part two of our conversation with Shane and David from C2P Strain. We really hit it off the first time and found a lot of common ground. So, we decided to invite them again and continue the discussion around starting a business.On this show, we went deeper into the specifics around how they started - mainly talking about the way the…
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Going strong with our influencer campaign + some updates from our latest content pillars.Thank you for following along.weardulo.com
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Preparing a big influencer campaign, big for us at least ?Drop us a line if you are building a business!weardulo.com for next gen dress shirts.
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Building a Product vs. Building a Business
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On this episode, we talk to Shane and David from Can 2 Pan Strain. Can 2 Pan Strain was specifically developed to solve dry paint stains and debris and is the only solution for a no mess strain from the paint can directly into the painting pan.While talking to Shane and David we found out there is a lot of overlap to how they approach business and …
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Finding Joy In Work Through Play And The Importance Of Quitting
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On today's episode, we welcome back Nathan Kontny, CTO at Rockstar Coders, but also a blogger, vlogger, and a constant experimenter and learner. Nathan was our guest last year while being the CEO of Highrise - a popular CRM solution from Basecamp.In our conversation with Nate, we discuss his transition and life after Highrise, how he enjoys playing…
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Quick catch up from our end ? Bit random so can't really summarize it here, but give it a listen ??? Your ?weardulo.com
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S2E23 - Skip the gatekeeper and go directly to your audience
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On today's episode, we have David Michaels - senior vice president of the Daytime Emmy Awards at the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. David is a top producer with a successful track record in both live event and television production. He has been instrumental in facilitating the transition from a network to a digital-first broadcas…
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Latest updates from our side, topic of new blog and some podcasting action.Share this podcast with a friend!!!weardulo.con/podcast
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Updates on attacking some more sales channels, namely Amazon EU and local markets.We also added some background music throughout this episode. Let us know what you think as Julian doesn't like it, but Marin does and we decided to give it a shot.Drop us a line at support@weardulo.comThank you for your ?weardulo.com…
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S2E22 - How a passion grows into a business, Dale Spoonmore
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On today's episode, we have Dale Spoonmore from "From Seed To Spoon" - a platform that shows how you can grow your own organic produce economically, efficiently, and sustainably. Together with his family, Dale is the creator of the "From Seed To Spoon" mobile app, which is one of the top-rated apps in its own category!In our conversation with Dale …
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Few exciting podcasts lined up, attacking Amazon and some hand to hand combat old school commerce.We ?? your ?Share with a friend ?weardulo.com
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Marin talks about birds, Julian outlines new content and pricing strategies to prepare for our second manufacturing batch.weardulo.comWe ?? your ?!
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S2E21 - How to grow at your own, comfortable pace
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This week, we had the pleasure of talking to Dr. Adam Moore - a mental health specialist, counselor, and an entrepreneur. Adam is a licensed marriage and family therapist and co-owner of Sela Health, which operates mental health counseling offices across the US.We had a wide-ranging conversation with Adam about how he and his wife are building a su…
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Julian left the building, but remembered that we need to record this segment today, so came and recorded it. There you go, storytelling... weardulo.com
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A lot of design, content creation and distribution work on a nice Saturday.Subscribe and share with a friend we appreciate and ?? your ??weardulo.com
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S2E20 - How to decide when to leave or stay in a job?
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Our guest today is Vessy Tasheva - a career industry expert and talent scout at Enhancv. She also works as a career coach and writes regularly on her blog which you can find on vessytash.com.We had a blast talking to Vessy on topics around employment, entrepreneurship, career change, and being fulfilled with your work.…
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Marin gives a preview of the vlog and is starting to write his Founder's Newsletter. Julian is excited about some new product ideas before a call with our manufacturer. Let us know what might be valuable to you for us to cover in these slogs ?? We appreciate and anticipate all questions!
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New podcast coming next week on the topic of employment and all the different career paths available for folks.Julian's Founder Newsletter on the topic of Avoiding the Traffic Jam, metaphorical expression for the benefits in living on your terms.Check the archive of our newsletters at weardulo.com/email…
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Julian is on the move and thoroughly testing new technology. Marin's excited about our podcast ? Thanks for listening, we ?? your ? Check weardulo.com, if you're in need of a dress shirt or entrepreneurial content ???
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Latest updates content creation and distribution wise. Had a blast having Ryan Carson (CEO and Founder of Treehouse) on the show some plans for the weekend.If you like the way we are approaching documenting our process thoroughly, do let someone else that might find it interesting know about this podcast ?And check weardulo.com if you're in need of…
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S2E19 - Ryan Carson: The Importance Of Knowing Your Why
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Our guest on the show this week is Ryan Carson. Ryan is the founder and CEO of Treehouse - an education platform that makes it easy to learn code and find a job in tech. Fun fact - both Julian and I are students of Treehouse and the work that Ryan has been doing over the years has greatly impacted our lives.During our conversation with Ryan we cove…
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Marin attacks Amazon, while Julian hacks Instagram.Please tell a friend about our podcast, really helps us in spreading the entrepreneurial message that many more can start their own thing. ?weardulo.com for our dress shirts ?
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Marin has energy and answers a Reddit question.Julian just sent out the latest Founder's Newsletter and introduces the BS Excuse Buster List.Check out our products and content at ? weardulo.com ?We ?? your ? (kinky)
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S2E18 - How Do You Go Far By Simply Asking?
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On this episode, we have Hafeez and Chris who bring you "The Roommates" podcast - a late-night conversation taking you behind the scenes of "becoming" featuring all the people, conversations, and perspectives you’d experience on the way.This episode is a great continuation of our previous chat with Kevin Horek on the topic of how to start a podcast…
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New vlog yesterday, made a little video that we can use to promote the podcast on social and looking into our Alexa skill, which we still have no idea what's going on.For all your dress shirt and entrepreneurship content ? weardulo.com
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The longest slog the history of slogs.Marin goes into storytelling mode and does so in a slower that usual speaking speed.Julian laughs quite a bit and unusually cuts the slog short coz it was getting silly at some point.In other news, the best performance dress shirts can be found on ? weardulo.com
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Being bootstrapped we need to squeezee out and repurpose all the content we can. In this case, some raw video content from our product shoot that will become nice creative ammunition we can use for portrait video formats such as Instagram, Facebook etc.Also, first dabbles with Alexa voice skills to learn that platform and spread this podcast on one…
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