There are many vices but few things can match when you create a business that changes the world. Our guest today, Corey Holmes Co-Founder of Popup, knows that feeling and has literally been around the globe to chase that high. We caught up with him in Dubai to discuss Popup, a no-code platform designed to empower new e-commerce experiences as well as his addiction to entrepreneurship.About Corey Holmes:Corey Holmes is the Co-Founder of Popup. He started his path as an entrepreneur as a flipper on craigslist in his tweens and teenage years.When he was 22 he dropped out of university a week before class began and launched an Auto and Marine Detailing business. Then he moved to Uganda to start a nutraceutical company and one of the fastest-growing fitness classes in the country at the age of 23. He learned to code, won an app development award, and placed first in a provincial app development competition.With that experience, he and his wife started building e-commerce stores and joined Shopify together. After that, he started a successful content creation company, and a dropshipping company which turned into an 8-figure commerce portfolio company (Viceroy Group) comprised of several brands selling in over 100 countries.In this episode we discuss:

News roundup with John Ruffolo

Corey Holmes’ early path to entrepreneurship

The influence of his parents on him

Advice for people who move a lot

Why he dropped out of school — twice

Deciding to start his first business

How Corey’s fear of failure drives him

His early days as a Craigslist flipper

Corey’s time in Uganda

Is it better to not know what you’re getting into as a founder or to have experience

Lessons from working at Shopify

His journey as a content creator

Co-Founding the Viceroy group

How Popup became his first Venture-Backed Startup

What Popup is and the problem it solves

The long-term vision around Popup