Register for the webinar:
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<li><a href="https://bit.ly/406jR5k">How to Offshore in a Blue Collar Business</a> - July 1st - https://bit.ly/406jR5k</li>
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With no PE background, Nick Huber had to learn quickly as he raised money to acquire a fast-growing offshoring agency.
Topics in Nick’s interview:
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<li>Origin of the Sweaty Startup guy</li>
<li>Nick’s role in Support Shepherd’s growth</li>
<li>Backstory of the Support Shepherd deal</li>
<li>How Nick structured incentives to make it worthwhile</li>
<li>What turned off investors</li>
<li>Inbound leads collapsing in year 1</li>
<li>Is building a Twitter following worth it?</li>
<li>Big changes to the business since acquisition</li>
<li>The value (or not) of distribution</li>
<li>Annual cost and org chart of Nick’s media team</li>
<li>Why write a book</li>
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References and how to contact Nick:
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<li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sweatystartup/">LinkedIn</a></li>
<li><a href="mailto:nick@sweatystartup.com">nick@sweatystartup.com </a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sweaty-Startup-Doing-Boring-Things/dp/006338762X">Sweaty Startup</a> by Nick Huber</li>
<li><a href="https://www.somewhere.com">Somewhere.com </a></li>
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<li><a href="https://aspenhr.com/new-ceos-guide-to-hr-download/">From this page</a> or contact <a href="mailto:mark@aspenhr.com">mark@aspenhr.com</a></li>
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<li>Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/whentheresawill">Will on Twitter </a></li>
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Edited by Anton Rohozov Produced by Pam Cameron

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