Please meet Nate Hirsch, Founder and CEO of FreeeUp, a marketplace connecting business owners with the top 1% of freelancers in eCommerce, digital marketing, web development, and much more.

Nate shares his best startup insights and stories – and his deep knowledge of remote hiring, ecommerce and bootstrapping.

Highlights from this delicious conversation:

•Nate’s Big Hairy Problem, how he solved it, and what he learned: one of the most important parts of problem solving is putting steps in place so that the same thing doesn't happen again.

•How many times do you hire someone with a good resume, and it just doesn't work out? Nate shares how they vet the best freelancers at FreeeUp – and it’s not an algorithm!!

•How Nate bootstrapped his businesses: I’m a big proponent of making hires and really investing back into people in order to grow the business and reinvesting revenue that comes in.

•Nate’s best tips for getting off the ground without dumping a ton of money in marketing (you will LOVE his advice!!)

•How to create the right ecommerce mix for your business – Amazon or Shopify or both – Nate digs into awesome ecommerce strategies!

•Why building great relationships and focusing on the customer is key to growing your business.

•Fave Quote: You must believe in yourself and keep a straight eye… where you're only looking forward and not looking at the sides and hearing what people think about you. Being an entrepreneur is not the place to care what people think.

Here’s a terrific offer to Startup Life Listeners from Nate:

“Please visit FreeeUp (https://freeeup.com/) - my calendar is right at the top if anyone wants to meet with me and talk about their business and how we can help. If you create a free client account, mention this podcast, get a $25 credit to try us out. If you're looking to be a freelancer, definitely apply in the site and check out the FreeeUp blog (https://freeeup.com/blog/) and the FreeeUp YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqoq7EGvwLQXgiYuIG8_iMg) for a lot of great hiring content.”

Please connect with Nate on LinkedIn and follow FreeeUp on Twitter and Facebook.

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Thank you for tuning in and heartfelt thanks for your comments, for following the show on Spreaker, and for sharing the show with other startup founders who could benefit from Nate’s fabulous advice.

Ande ♥