Meet Allison Seboldt (@allison_seboldt) — founder of Fantasy Congress and PageFactory. Allison was born and raised on a small farm.  She spent her afternoons trying to catch turtles in the small ponds that were scattered across her family's properties.  As much as she loved the pace of life in her small town, Allison had dreams beyond the farm. After going to school and becoming an engineer, she moved to Chicago.  She spent a few years working for a couple of large organizations but couldn't help desire something different for her life. She had so many ideas of projects she wanted to build and experiences she wanted to have. Tune in to hear the story of how she built the Fantasy Football for US Politics, how she decided to quick her day job, and why she's so bullish on building no-code tools for programmatic SEO. Learn more about Page Factory here. Explore Fantasy Congress here.    About the Show Zero to (point) One is hosted by yours truly, Zach Busekrus (@zboozee).    I’m an entrepreneur in residence at a marketing firm by day and building my own start up Sponstayneous by night.    Sponstayneous brings subscribers the best last-minute deals and upcoming steals on Airbnb.  My wife and I co-founded the company while living full-time on Airbnb last year.   There’s a lot of podcasts out there that feature entrepreneurs: once they’ve gone public once they’ve had an exit or even once they’ve made their first million.   But not as many that feature the first-time Product Hunt launchers, the Indie Hacker that has yet to go viral on Twitter, or the micro influencer who wants to build their first niche product.    And there’s where this show comes in. Zero to (point) One features a collection of ideas that may go nowhere, or just might change the world, from people you've never heard of, who may just become household names.    A nod to tech founder Peter Thiel's Zero to One framework, Zero to (point) One explores the beginnings of (very) early-stage creators and entrepreneurs whose first chapters are still being written.     Each guest featured on the show has MRR of $500 - $10k (no more and no less) or has 10k - 100k followers on Instagram, TikTok, or Twitter.    Come and meet the next generation of builders wherever you get your podcasts every Friday morning.    If you’d like to be on the show or if you know someone who might be a good fit for the show, send me an email at [email protected] or DM me on Twitter @zboozee.    Finally, be sure to subscribe — who knows?  You may just meet your future co-founder, your next great investment, or the next Steve or Elon right here. 

Scott Millard (@scottcmillard) fell in love with shooting, editing, and producing videos at age 13. While working in marketing at tech start ups over the last few years, Scott was shocked by how few SasS companies had good product explainer videos. Most of the videos he encountered were either produced via Fiverr or cost tens of thousands of dollars. Scott believed the market would appreciate a middle-of-the-road option — so, he left his day job and founded Videospark.  Tune in to hear the story of how Scott scaled Videospark to nearly $10k in MRR in just a few short months.  About the Show Zero to (point) One is hosted by yours truly, Zach Busekrus (@zboozee).    I’m an entrepreneur in residence at a marketing firm by day and building my own start up Sponstayneous by night.    Sponstayneous brings subscribers the best last-minute deals and upcoming steals on Airbnb.  My wife and I co-founded the company while living full-time on Airbnb last year.   There’s a lot of podcasts out there that feature entrepreneurs: once they’ve gone public once they’ve had an exit or even once they’ve made their first million.   But not as many that feature the first-time Product Hunt launchers, the Indie Hacker that has yet to go viral on Twitter, or the micro influencer who wants to build their first niche product.    And there’s where this show comes in. Zero to (point) One features a collection of ideas that may go nowhere, or just might change the world, from people you've never heard of, who may just become household names.    A nod to tech founder Peter Thiel's Zero to One framework, Zero to (point) One explores the beginnings of (very) early-stage creators and entrepreneurs whose first chapters are still being written.     Each guest featured on the show has MRR of $500 - $10k (no more and no less) or has 10k - 100k followers on Instagram, TikTok, or Twitter.    Come and meet the next generation of builders wherever you get your podcasts every Friday morning.    If you’d like to be on the show or if you know someone who might be a good fit for the show, send me an email at [email protected] or DM me on Twitter @zboozee.    Finally, be sure to subscribe — who knows?  You may just meet your future co-founder, your next great investment, or the next Steve or Elon right here. 

Syed Rahman (@shapingelements) designed The Micro, a consumer-friendly, sub-$300 3D printer, which went on to be one of the best performing kickstarter campaigns of all time.  Today, he's building products for creators —like Coffees with Creators which allows fans to book calls with their favorite influencers.  In this episode of Zero to (point) One Syed and Zach discuss: Why indie hackers should focus on building an audience before building a product The biggest problems TikTok creators face today How to create content that retains attention  The pros and cons of building in public This episode is brought to you by SwipeWell. SwipeWell helps you save all of your marketing inspiration in one place, enabling you to build a swipe file that you will actually use.  SwipeWell’s chrome extension allows you to take a screenshot of a page, or a specific element on a page, and automatically save it to your designated collection — allowing you to keep Facebook Ads and Headlines on Landing Pages in separate spaces.  You can get started with SwipeWell for free at SwipeWell.app.  And, when you’re ready to go all in, you can get SwipeWell’s founding customer discount for just $100/yr if you sign up for a paid plan before October 31st, 2022.  About the Show Zero to (point) One is hosted by yours truly, Zach Busekrus (@zboozee).    I’m an entrepreneur in residence at a marketing firm by day and building my own start up Sponstayneous by night.    Sponstayneous brings subscribers the best last-minute deals and upcoming steals on Airbnb.  My wife and I co-founded the company while living full-time on Airbnb last year.   There’s a lot of podcasts out there that feature entrepreneurs: once they’ve gone public once they’ve had an exit or even once they’ve made their first million.   But not as many that feature the first-time Product Hunt launchers, the Indie Hacker that has yet to go viral on Twitter, or the micro influencer who wants to build their first niche product.    And there’s where this show comes in. Zero to (point) One features a collection of ideas that may go nowhere, or just might change the world, from people you've never heard of, who may just become household names.    A nod to tech founder Peter Thiel's Zero to One framework, Zero to (point) One explores the beginnings of (very) early-stage creators and entrepreneurs whose first chapters are still being written.     Each guest featured on the show has MRR of $500 - $10k (no more and no less) or has 10k - 100k followers on Instagram, TikTok, or Twitter.    Come and meet the next generation of builders wherever you get your podcasts every Friday morning.    If you’d like to be on the show or if you know someone who might be a good fit for the show, send me an email at [email protected] or DM me on Twitter @zboozee.    Finally, be sure to subscribe — who knows?  You may just meet your future co-founder, your next great investment, or the next Steve or Elon right here. 

Growing up, Mike Sallese's (@MikeSallese9) Christmas list was full of requests for both the latest tech gadgets and athletic gear. Mike played basketball from grade school through college — the discipline he learned on the court has helped him stay focused in the game of business. After graduating with a degree in computer science and working as a software engineer at IBM, Mike was bit by the entrepreneurship bug. Today, Mike is building Scribbl — a transcription for Google Meet. Tune in to hear Mike and Zach chat about: The opportunities for entrepreneurs that lie in massive markets How to know when to (and when not to) listen to customer feedback How to cross the $2k in MRR threshold with a chrome extension This episode is brought to you by SwipeWell. SwipeWell helps you save all of your marketing inspiration in one place, enabling you to build a swipe file that you will actually use.  SwipeWell’s chrome extension allows you to take a screenshot of a page, or a specific element on a page, and automatically save it to your designated collection — allowing you to keep Facebook Ads and Headlines on Landing Pages in separate spaces.  You can get started with SwipeWell for free at SwipeWell.app.  And, when you’re ready to go all in, you can get SwipeWell’s founding customer discount for just $100/yr if you sign up for a paid plan before October 31st, 2022.  About the Show Zero to (point) One is hosted by yours truly, Zach Busekrus (@zboozee).    I’m an entrepreneur in residence at a marketing firm by day and building my own start up Sponstayneous by night.    Sponstayneous brings subscribers the best last-minute deals and upcoming steals on Airbnb.  My wife and I co-founded the company while living full-time on Airbnb last year.   There’s a lot of podcasts out there that feature entrepreneurs: once they’ve gone public once they’ve had an exit or even once they’ve made their first million.   But not as many that feature the first-time Product Hunt launchers, the Indie Hacker that has yet to go viral on Twitter, or the micro influencer who wants to build their first niche product.    And there’s where this show comes in. Zero to (point) One features a collection of ideas that may go nowhere, or just might change the world, from people you've never heard of, who may just become household names.    A nod to tech founder Peter Thiel's Zero to One framework, Zero to (point) One explores the beginnings of (very) early-stage creators and entrepreneurs whose first chapters are still being written.     Each guest featured on the show has MRR of $500 - $10k (no more and no less) or has 10k - 100k followers on Instagram, TikTok, or Twitter.    Come and meet the next generation of builders wherever you get your podcasts every Friday morning.    If you’d like to be on the show or if you know someone who might be a good fit for the show, send me an email at [email protected] or DM me on Twitter @zboozee.    Finally, be sure to subscribe — who knows?  You may just meet your future co-founder, your next great investment, or the next Steve or Elon right here.   

Dan Kulkov (@DanKulkov) is 24 years old and has already worked as COO at two Eastern European startups. Most recently, he worked as COO for a Ukrainian tech startup.  This gig came to an end on February 24th, 2022 when Russia invaded Ukraine and the business — which had both Russian and Ukrainian employees — collapsed.  Rather than look for another full-time opportunity, Dan saw this as a chance to try and make his side projects into revenue-driving businesses.  Tune in to hear the story of how Dan and his girlfriend Sveta Bay (@Sveta_Bay) brought MakerBox — a resource hub for marketers — to life, and how they made $10k in just three months. Furthermore, discover Dan's hot takes on why first-time Indie Hackers should focus on building content products before focusing on building SaaS tools.  About the Show Zero to (point) One is hosted by yours truly, Zach Busekrus (@zboozee).    I’m an entrepreneur in residence at a marketing firm by day and building my own start up Sponstayneous by night.    Sponstayneous brings subscribers the best last-minute deals and upcoming steals on Airbnb.  My wife and I co-founded the company while living full-time on Airbnb last year.   There’s a lot of podcasts out there that feature entrepreneurs: once they’ve gone public once they’ve had an exit or even once they’ve made their first million.   But not as many that feature the first-time Product Hunt launchers, the Indie Hacker that has yet to go viral on Twitter, or the micro influencer who wants to build their first niche product.    And there’s where this show comes in. Zero to (point) One features a collection of ideas that may go nowhere, or just might change the world, from people you've never heard of, who may just become household names.    A nod to tech founder Peter Thiel's Zero to One framework, Zero to (point) One explores the beginnings of (very) early-stage creators and entrepreneurs whose first chapters are still being written.     Each guest featured on the show has MRR of $500 - $10k (no more and no less) or has 10k - 100k followers on Instagram, TikTok, or Twitter.    Come and meet the next generation of builders wherever you get your podcasts every Friday morning.    If you’d like to be on the show or if you know someone who might be a good fit for the show, send me an email at [email protected] or DM me on Twitter @zboozee.    Finally, be sure to subscribe — who knows?  You may just meet your future co-founder, your next great investment, or the next Steve or Elon right here.   

Tim loves building software. By day he works as a software engineer at a technology company that builds apps and resources for churches.  By night, when he's not playing with his three kids, you'll find him tinkering with his projects Atomic Quote, Weather Extension, and most recently T.LY.  Tune in to hear how Tim grew his Chrome extension to 350,000 users, how he made his first few dollars online, and why he believes it's time for a better URL shortener.  You can follow Tim on Twitter here. Explore his projects here.  About the Show A nod to tech founder Peter Thiel’s Zero to One framework, Zero to (point) One explores the beginnings of (very) early-stage creators and entrepreneurs whose first chapters are still being written. Each guest featured on the show has MRR of $500 - $10k (no more and no less) or has 10k - 100k followers on Instagram, TikTok, or Twitter. Come and meet the next generation of builders wherever you get your podcasts every Friday morning. Zero to (point) One is hosted by yours truly, Zach Busekrus. If you’d like to be on the show or if you know someone who might be a good fit for the show, send me an email at [email protected] or DM me on Twitter @zboozee. 

Gabe Salinas is a professional MMA fighter turned entrepreneur.  Over the last year, he's been building "The Brolo" — the first brand of sleeveless polos for men. Gabe is a remarkable growth hacker and copy writer which has enabled Brolo to generate thousands of dollars a month organically. Tune in to hear how Gabe: Built out size charts (remember, there’s no such thing as a men’s sleeveless polo until now!) Figured out how to source his product Discovered the best way to market and sell his provocative shirt  Get your Brolo here.  Follow Gabe on Twitter. About the Show   A nod to tech founder Peter Thiel’s Zero to One framework, Zero to (point) One explores the beginnings of (very) early-stage creators and entrepreneurs whose first chapters are still being written. Each guest featured on the show has a company with MRR of $500 - $10k (no more and no less) or has 10k - 100k followers on Instagram, TikTok, or Twitter. Come and meet the next generation of builders wherever you get your podcasts every Friday morning.   Zero to (point) One is hosted by Zach Busekrus (@zboozee on Twitter), Co-Founder of Sponstayneous. Sponstayneous brings subscribers the best last-minute deals and upcoming steals on Airbnb every week. If you’d like to be on the show or if you know someone who might be a good fit for the show, send an email to [email protected]. Finally, be sure to subscribe — who knows? You may just meet your future co-founder, your next great investment, or the next Steve or Elon right here.

When Sam Zipp was in high school, he spent more time building TI-83 calculator games then he did learning calculus.  After graduating high school he tried the whole college thing, but it wasn't for him. Instead, he hustled his way onto the singer SoMo's tour and the rest is history While Sam loves music, his real passion has always been about connection, and it was this passion that ultimately inspired him to start building GEM —  the next generation influencer marketing and gifting platform.  About the Show Zero to (point) One is hosted by yours truly, Zach Busekrus (@zboozee).    I’m an entrepreneur in residence at a marketing firm by day and building my own start up Sponstayneous by night.    Sponstayneous brings subscribers the best last-minute deals and upcoming steals on Airbnb.  My wife and I co-founded the company while living full-time on Airbnb last year.   There’s a lot of podcasts out there that feature entrepreneurs: once they’ve gone public once they’ve had an exit or even once they’ve made their first million.   But not as many that feature the first-time Product Hunt launchers, the Indie Hacker that has yet to go viral on Twitter, or the micro influencer who wants to build their first niche product.    And there’s where this show comes in. Zero to (point) One features a collection of ideas that may go nowhere, or just might change the world, from people you've never heard of, who may just become household names.    A nod to tech founder Peter Thiel's Zero to One framework, Zero to (point) One explores the beginnings of (very) early-stage creators and entrepreneurs whose first chapters are still being written.     Each guest featured on the show has MRR of $500 - $10k (no more and no less) or has 10k - 100k followers on Instagram, TikTok, or Twitter.    Come and meet the next generation of builders wherever you get your podcasts every Friday morning.    If you’d like to be on the show or if you know someone who might be a good fit for the show, send me an email at [email protected] or DM me on Twitter @zboozee.    Finally, be sure to subscribe — who knows?  You may just meet your future co-founder, your next great investment, or the next Steve or Elon right here. 

When Alex Breen (@alexbreen7) was 14, he started a business on eBay flipping phones.  His buddies, who were working at ice cream parlors and coffee shops after school, just couldn't understand how Alex was making 2-3x what they were each pay period by "playing on his phone." Today, Alex is working full-time at a late-stage startup by day, and building his own business, BnB Buyer, by night.  In this episode of Zero to (point) One, Alex and Zach discuss: How to optimize for learning as a young, first-time founder The pros and cons of having a full-time day job The pros and cons of working on multiple projects at the same time How to know when it's time to outsource task to a VA How to get to $500 in MRR with a niche newsletter business  Follow Alex on Twitter Here Sign up for BnB Buyer Here About the Show Zero to (point) One is hosted by yours truly, Zach Busekrus (@zboozee).    I’m an entrepreneur in residence at a marketing firm by day and building my own start up Sponstayneous by night.    Sponstayneous brings subscribers the best last-minute deals and upcoming steals on Airbnb.  My wife and I co-founded the company while living full-time on Airbnb last year.   There’s a lot of podcasts out there that feature entrepreneurs: once they’ve gone public once they’ve had an exit or even once they’ve made their first million.   But not as many that feature the first-time Product Hunt launchers, the Indie Hacker that has yet to go viral on Twitter, or the micro influencer who wants to build their first niche product.    And there’s where this show comes in. Zero to (point) One features a collection of ideas that may go nowhere, or just might change the world, from people you've never heard of, who may just become household names.    A nod to tech founder Peter Thiel's Zero to One framework, Zero to (point) One explores the beginnings of (very) early-stage creators and entrepreneurs whose first chapters are still being written.     Each guest featured on the show has MRR of $500 - $10k (no more and no less) or has 10k - 100k followers on Instagram, TikTok, or Twitter.    Come and meet the next generation of builders wherever you get your podcasts every Friday morning.    If you’d like to be on the show or if you know someone who might be a good fit for the show, send me an email at [email protected] or DM me on Twitter @zboozee.    Finally, be sure to subscribe — who knows?  You may just meet your future co-founder, your next great investment, or the next Steve or Elon right here. 

Dominik Sobe (@sobedominik) has been tinkering with bootstrapped start up ideas for the last several years. After studying business at university in Austria, Dominik was convinced he wanted to become a management consultant. In order to prepare for his interviews, he built a simple app which he dubbed "Case Tools" that would randomly assign case scenarios to think through. He put the app on the app store and was shocked when his first purchase came through.  It wasn't long after this purchase that Dominik realized he might enjoy building his own products and businesses online more so than coaching others on how to build theirs.  Tune into an exciting chat about what Dominik has learned since building and shipping digital products over the last two years and how he finally found product-market fit with his newest project, Help Kit.  Connect with Dominik on Twitter here. Discover his portfolio of products here.  Zero to (point) One is hosted by yours truly, Zach Busekrus (@zboozee).    I’m an entrepreneur in residence at a marketing firm by day and building my own start up Sponstayneous by night.    Sponstayneous brings subscribers the best last-minute deals and upcoming steals on Airbnb.  My wife and I co-founded the company while living full-time on Airbnb last year.   There’s a lot of podcasts out there that feature entrepreneurs: once they’ve gone public once they’ve had an exit or even once they’ve made their first million.   But not as many that feature the first-time Product Hunt launchers, the Indie Hacker that has yet to go viral on Twitter, or the micro influencer who wants to build their first niche product.    And there’s where this show comes in. Zero to (point) One features a collection of ideas that may go nowhere, or just might change the world, from people you've never heard of, who may just become household names.    A nod to tech founder Peter Thiel's Zero to One framework, Zero to (point) One explores the beginnings of (very) early-stage creators and entrepreneurs whose first chapters are still being written.     Each guest featured on the show has MRR of $500 - $10k (no more and no less) or has 10k - 100k followers on Instagram, TikTok, or Twitter.    Come and meet the next generation of builders wherever you get your podcasts every Friday morning.    If you’d like to be on the show or if you know someone who might be a good fit for the show, send me an email at [email protected] or DM me on Twitter @zboozee.    Finally, be sure to subscribe — who knows?  You may just meet your future co-founder, your next great investment, or the next Steve or Elon right here.