The Quarter
The stories of how bootstrapped businesses go from $0 to $250k in annual revenue
- Update frequency
- every 15 days
- Average duration
- 18 minutes
- Episodes
- 27
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
I've seen 1000+ student startups. Here's what works.
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We're heading into the start of the academic year where many students want to start their own business while taking classe…
Why This Founder Rejected VCs
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Learn more about Centered: https://centered.team
Full Deep Dive: https://www.jointhequarter.com/blog/hoomhouse
In 2020, rais…
She Got Paid for Her MBA Instead
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Read the full deep dive: https://www.jointhequarter.com/blog/processdriven
Check out ProcessDriven: https://processdriven.c…
Sleeping in Boats Led to This $300k Studio
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Silkscreen Marketing: https://silkscreenmarketing.com
Full Deep Dive: https://www.joinstation.co/blog/silkscreenmarketing
Photo …
NASA Writer to $1M Founder
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Read the full deep dive: www.joinstation.co/blog/brandibernoskie
Learn more about Brandi: https://brandibernoskie.com
Brand…
They Made $1 Million Going Against Google
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Plausible Analytics: https://plausible.io
Plausible's Live Public Stats: https://plausible.io/plausible.io
Full Deep Dive: www.j…
The Email Strategy Behind Her Template Business
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Check out Sam's book: https://www.samvanderwielen.com/book/
Try Kit for free: https://partners.kit.com/matthewgira (this link i…
Data built a $250k Ice Cream Shop
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Full deep dive: https://www.joinstation.co/blog/elenasonorange
Elena's on Orange: https://www.elenasonorange.com
Elena's on Oran…
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She Sends $12K Proposals in 8 Minutes [Full Interview]
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Duett: https://duett.co
Happy Subscribers Podcast: https://duett.co/blog/new-podcast-welcome-to-happy-subscribers/
If I told you…
Four Crashes Couldn't Kill This Business
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Full deep dive: https://www.joinstation.co/blog/geniuslink
Geniuslink: https://geniuslink.com
Sometimes the best businesses star…
Making Candles Instagram Worthy Made Her $250K
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Learn more about franchising Blank Mason here: https://blankmasonfranchise.com/
Blank Mason store: https://www.blankmason.com
Fu…
What I learned from 56 $250k+ businesses
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For the past 6 months, I've been creating deep dives on how bootstrapped businesses grow from $0 to $250k. While I started not…
They turned one viral video into a $200K biz
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Chris & Sara: https://www.chrisandsara.com
Full deep dive: https://www.joinstation.co/blog/chrisandsara
It's not too often someo…
8-Minute Proposals Built a $250K Email Business
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Duett: https://duett.co
Happy Subscribers: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Y2y92bQE59MwWkU6JATYc?si=baf73e58d22f4ec3
If I told yo…
100 Videos Led to Being Acquired by Fiverr
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Written Deep Dive: https://www.joinstation.co/blog/autods
Lior's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liorpozin/
Lior's Instagr…
How she makes $20k/month from 572 email subscribers
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Learn more about Kendall & The Candid Collective: https://candidcollective.co
Most founders who have built a services business …
Why this founder shut down his $250k juice biz
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SpringGR: https://www.springgr.com
Sometimes the best thing an entrepreneur can do is choose themselves over their business.
Tha…
From Upwork to a $1M Analytics Agency
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Weekly Newsletter: https://pages.matthewgira.com/youtube
Full written deep dive: https://www.joinstation.co/blog/insightlimeana…
How an Actor Built a $700K Speaking Business
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Full deep dive here: https://www.joinstation.co/blog/fearlesscommunicators
Fearless Communicators: https://www.fearlesscommunic…
How she built a $100 million biz with webinars
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Read the full deep dive here: www.joinstation.co/blog/amyporterfield
Amy Porterfield: https://www.amyporterfield.com
Two Weeks N…