E86: The Ideal Agency Business Model with Dan Martell

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Show Notes:

Dan Martell made his first million by the age of 27. He has successfully exited three companies, and is a former advisor to billion-dollar SaaS companies. He’s also an investor in over 40 startups and runs the biggest YouTube channel for Saas entrepreneurs in the world. He built his own agency to $3.5 million starting at age 24.

Highlights:

• How Dan went from a dangerous life on the streets to incredible success.
• Why troubled kids can make great entrepreneurs.
• The three things Dan looks for when investing in a SaaS company.
• How to resist your natural temptation to “create, create, create” and focus on just one business.
• Best advice ever received: If somebody bought your business tomorrow, what’s the first thing they would change?
• Habit that contributes to success: Block time
• Favorite tool: Voxer
• Book recommendations: As a Man Thinketh by James Allen
• Episode run time: 42:27

Links:

• Dan’s Youtube channel
• Contact info – please let Dan know if you’d like to help him connect with at-risk youth!
• Dan’s Business Playbook – get a free copy here
• Voxer
• As a Man Thinketh by James Allen
• The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande
• Work the System by Sam Carpenter
• Love is the Killer App by Time Sanders

Quotes:

• “I don’t want your valedictorians.”
• “Nobody’s going to look out for you. You’ve got to figure it out for yourself.”
• “They’re not getting a normal job.”
• “Where you’ve been is not a dictator to where you’re going to end up.”
• “I still have to pinch myself.”

Takeaways:

• Check out Dan Martell’s ideal agency model on the podcast and look for improvements within your own business. Here’s his Youtube channel for more information.
• Consider incentivizing your employees.