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Peter started this business at just 18. By 26, it was doing $8.5M a year. In this episode, he breaks down exactly how he got there.
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$400K per month with only 5 employees. Kyle built one of Tacoma’s top-rated remodeling companies by focusing on systems, contractors, and customer experience instead of doing the construction himself.
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🍕 Patrick Elston started making pizzas at home, built a following through weekend pop-ups, and eventually turned an abandoned dentist office into Gus Franco’s Pizza.
He built the business on weekends while working full-time and raising a family, then spent more than two years transforming that vacant office into a permanent pizza shop.
And he didn’t cut corners to grow.
🔥 Dough fermented for at least 72 hours
🍕 Every pizza cooked by Patrick himself through the mobile years and for the restaurant’s first 3½ years
📣 No traditional paid advertising
♻️ A tight menu built around quality and reducing waste
More than a decade after those first pizzas at home, Patrick’s answering YOUR questions about building his shop from the ground up.
What do you want to know? 👇
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🤖 Would naming our AI business assistant “Cofounder” be confusing?
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96 years. One mission: make the BEST cheesesteak in the world. 🥩🧀
Pat’s King of Steaks started as a Philadelphia hot dog stand in 1930... and went on to become the birthplace of the steak sandwich.
Frank Olivieri started working at Pat’s when he was just 11 years old. He worked his way up to owner and says he grew annual gross sales from roughly $2.5M to more than $9M in just 10 years.
Today, Pat’s is still slinging cheesesteaks 24/7, 365 days a year and Frank says sales can reach $1 MILLION in a single month. 🤯
But after nearly a century in business, how do you stay on top? How do you protect a legacy while continuing to grow? And what does it really take to make the best cheesesteak in the world?
Now’s your chance to ask the man behind Pat’s.
Drop your best question for Frank in the comments. He’s answering YOUR questions! 👇
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Notary Public Service is currently the #1 most searched business niche on UpFlip’s Niche Finder — with startup costs as low as $150 and average annual revenue of $95K.
Want to see the full breakdown, including profit margins, time to revenue, difficulty, required skills, and more?
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James turned a few beehives and $500 into a thriving business. Here’s how he makes money, finds funding, and markets honey in ways most entrepreneurs overlook.
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He started with a $300 bag of cacao beans. Today, his chocolate business makes $100,000 a month—and he did it without paid ads.
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🎯 How did you land your first 10 customers?
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No oyster farming degree. No huge startup budget. James started with a kayak and a few cages—and turned it into a business projected to hit $4M. Find out how in the video below!
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