The My Wife Quit Her Job Podcast With Steve Chou

When it comes to starting a business, there's a general misconception that you need to create something grand and invest lots of money in order to be successful. In fact, many would-be entrepreneurs never get started because they think that they need to create the next Facebook, the next Google or the next Amazon.com. But in reality, it's very easy to make money online if you start small and simply go for a base hit. In today's podcast, Lars and I talk about some of the many ways that we've made money in the past that do not require any infrastructure or technical know how.

Maneesh Sethi has created a revolutionary product called Pavlok, which is a wearable device that helps break bad habits and trains your behavior through electric shock. Pavlok is easily the most unique product that I have encountered in a very long time and it's extremely interesting to finally hear the back story behind his business idea. In fact, right after the interview I purchased the device and have been using it ever since to break some of my bad habits.

Maneesh Sethi has created a revolutionary product called Pavlok, which is a wearable device that helps break bad habits and trains your behavior through electric shock. Pavlok is easily the most unique product that I have encountered in a very long time and it's extremely interesting to finally hear the back story behind his business idea. In fact, right after the interview I purchased the device and have been using it ever since to break some of my bad habits.

Albert and Mike are 2 of the most successful entrepreneurs that I know and what's amazing is that they created a 475 million dollar company completely bootstrapped. Not only does MyFitnessPal.com boast over 100 million users today but it's also an app that has helped countless people lead healthier lifestyles. In today's interview, Albert walks us through how MyFitnessPal.com grew to a powerhouse company and ultimately got sold to Under Armour for 475 million dollars.

Albert and Mike are 2 of the most successful entrepreneurs that I know and what's amazing is that they created a 475 million dollar company completely bootstrapped. Not only does MyFitnessPal.com boast over 100 million users today but it's also an app that has helped countless people lead healthier lifestyles. In today's interview, Albert walks us through how MyFitnessPal.com grew to a powerhouse company and ultimately got sold to Under Armour for 475 million dollars.

Today I'm thrilled to have a Stanford classmate, Eric Cheng, on the podcast. Eric is an award-winning underwater photographer, aerial imager and publisher. His work has been featured in the Smithsonian’s Natural History Museum and he’s spoken internationally at events like TEDx, the Churchill Club, Good Morning America and more. He’s also well known for being the founder of Wetpixel.com, the most popular community website dedicated to underwater photography and videography. As part of this site, he leads underwater expeditions all over the world which is pretty damn cool. He’s also held leadership roles at Lytro, the first light field camera company and today, he’s the director of aerial imaging at DJI, a leading quad copter manufacturer. What I like about Eric is that he has used entrepreneurship to facilitate his lifestyle as an artist. In fact, I recommend that everyone head on over EChengPhoto.com and check out some of his work!

Today I'm thrilled to have a Stanford classmate, Eric Cheng, on the podcast. Eric is an award-winning underwater photographer, aerial imager and publisher. His work has been featured in the Smithsonian’s Natural History Museum and he’s spoken internationally at events like TEDx, the Churchill Club, Good Morning America and more. He’s also well known for being the founder of Wetpixel.com, the most popular community website dedicated to underwater photography and videography. As part of this site, he leads underwater expeditions all over the world which is pretty damn cool. He’s also held leadership roles at Lytro, the first light field camera company and today, he’s the director of aerial imaging at DJI, a leading quad copter manufacturer. What I like about Eric is that he has used entrepreneurship to facilitate his lifestyle as an artist. In fact, I recommend that everyone head on over EChengPhoto.com and check out some of his work!

I am a huge fan of AWeber, one of the best email marketing providers around. And I can say with a straight face that AWeber is responsible for probably 90% of the income for my blog. No joke. If you aren’t doing email today, then you have to get your butt in gear. That's why I'm thrilled to have AWeber's founder and CEO, Tom Kulzer, on the podcast today. You'll learn how he founded his company and the best practices for email marketing in this day and age. Enjoy!

I am a huge fan of AWeber, one of the best email marketing providers around. And I can say with a straight face that AWeber is responsible for probably 90% of the income for my blog. No joke. If you aren’t doing email today, then you have to get your butt in gear. That's why I'm thrilled to have AWeber's founder and CEO, Tom Kulzer, on the podcast today. You'll learn how he founded his company and the best practices for email marketing in this day and age. Enjoy!

I met Austin Brawner and Chad Vanags at the Ecommerce Fuel conference and I was really impressed with their ecommerce knowledge. They have a lot of hands on experience with running email campaigns for medium to large shops and they are very open about sharing their knowledge. Austin and Chad also run an ecommerce blog at EcommerceInfluence.com and right now they are offering a free email autoresponder bootcamp which I highly recommend that you check out.

I met Austin Brawner and Chad Vanags at the Ecommerce Fuel conference and I was really impressed with their ecommerce knowledge. They have a lot of hands on experience with running email campaigns for medium to large shops and they are very open about sharing their knowledge. Austin and Chad also run an ecommerce blog at EcommerceInfluence.com and right now they are offering a free email autoresponder bootcamp which I highly recommend that you check out.

I first met Ezra Firestone at the Ecommerce Fuel conference in Austin, TX and I'm really glad that I did. Ezra is an expert when it comes to content marketing and PPC advertising and I was lucky to catch his presentation at the conference. Ezra runs the popular pro age cosmetics company Boom! By Cindy Josephs. He also runs the popular blog Smart Marketer. Be sure to go and check out his websites!

I first met Ezra Firestone at the Ecommerce Fuel conference in Austin, TX and I'm really glad that I did. Ezra is an expert when it comes to content marketing and PPC advertising and I was lucky to catch his presentation at the conference. Ezra runs the popular pro age cosmetics company Boom! By Cindy Josephs. He also runs the popular blog Smart Marketer. Be sure to go and check out his websites!

Want to grow your business into a large, national brand? The best way to expand quickly is to sell wholesale to large retailers. Today, Bill D’Alessandro shows us the exact process he goes through to sell wholesale to retailers and the main differences between selling to a business as opposed to a consumer. Because most shopping carts do not handle wholesale very well, he's also developed his own software to specifically help run a wholesale business.

Want to grow your business into a large, national brand? The best way to expand quickly is to sell wholesale to large retailers. Today, Bill D’Alessandro shows us the exact process he goes through to sell wholesale to retailers and the main differences between selling to a business as opposed to a consumer. Because most shopping carts do not handle wholesale very well, he's also developed his own software to specifically help run a wholesale business.