Lessons from a 24 Year Old Who's Built Several 7-Figure Online Businesses
Syed Balkhi is an award-winning 24-year-old entrepreneur with several 7-figure online businesses. He was recognized as one of the top 100 entrepreneurs under the age of 30 by the United Nations. His businesses include WPBeginner, which is the largest free WordPress resource on the planet and OptinMonster a popular lead generation SaaS product that you see on so many sites around the web.
Success Quote
- “It's hard to beat a person that never gives up” — Babe Ruth
- “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” — African Proverb
Book Recommendation
- “The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers” by Ben Horowitz – Amazon.com | Audible
- “David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants” by Malcolm Gladwell – Amazon.com | Audible
Links, Resources & People Mentioned
- OptinMonster
- WPBeginner
- List25
- Syed Balkhi
- Envato
- Tutsplus
- Infusionsoft
- Ontraport
- Matt Mickiewicz – @MattMickiewicz
Contact Information
- Syed Balkhi – @syedbalkhi
- Omer Khan – @omerkhan
Recommended Podcast Episodes
- How to Grow Your SaaS Startup with Facebook Ads - with Aaron Zakowski [214]
- Scratch Your Own Itch for SaaS Success - with Janna Bastow [158]
- SaaStock: Global Events for SaaS Founders, Executives & Investors - with Alex Theuma [256]
- Bootstrapping a SaaS in a Market with Well-Funded Competitors - with Michael Cooney [282]
- Carrd: Bootstrapping a SaaS Side-Project to $1M+ ARR - with AJ [306]
- Flow - How to Turnaround a Struggling SaaS Company - with Daniel Scrivner [275]
- SaaS Product-Led Growth and the New Customer Journey - with Blake Bartlett [263]
- How a SaaS Startup Used Engineering As Marketing to Drive Growth - with Randy Rayess [155]
- From Struggling Bootstrapper to $10M+ SaaS CEO - with Ryan Fyfe [294]
- Lessons on Marketing a SaaS App with Zero Marketing Budget - with Erik Christiansen [162]