
About this episode
Despite success in corporate, Jarom Wren wanted more freedom, so he traded 5 figures of salary for 7 figures of revenue.
Topics in Jarom’s interview:
- Realizing he was renting himself to a corporation
- Mid-career risk assessment
- Searching for a digital business
- Choosing the lowest cost Q of E
- “Deals want to die”
- Risks of a 4-year old e-com business
- Offering education as well as DIY products
- Deciding against using ROBS
- Buying 70% of the company
- His first year report card
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- Vanlife Outfitters
- Harley Sitner on Acquiring Minds: Building a Beloved Brand from a Tiny, Dying Business
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