Michael Slavin
👤 Speaker
220
total appearances
Appearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
This Entrepreneur Served 10 Years in The Army, You Won't Believe What Happened Next with Michael Slavin EP 237
That seemed like a number maybe he could find.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
This Entrepreneur Served 10 Years in The Army, You Won't Believe What Happened Next with Michael Slavin EP 237
And so he ran home immediately.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
This Entrepreneur Served 10 Years in The Army, You Won't Believe What Happened Next with Michael Slavin EP 237
Every person he knew, family member, one person gave him $20 and he kept track of that.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
This Entrepreneur Served 10 Years in The Army, You Won't Believe What Happened Next with Michael Slavin EP 237
But he came in the next day with $15,000 in a paper bag.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
This Entrepreneur Served 10 Years in The Army, You Won't Believe What Happened Next with Michael Slavin EP 237
And the guy said, that's good.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
This Entrepreneur Served 10 Years in The Army, You Won't Believe What Happened Next with Michael Slavin EP 237
You can have it.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
This Entrepreneur Served 10 Years in The Army, You Won't Believe What Happened Next with Michael Slavin EP 237
He'd really bought a pig in a poke.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
This Entrepreneur Served 10 Years in The Army, You Won't Believe What Happened Next with Michael Slavin EP 237
It was going to run out of money.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
This Entrepreneur Served 10 Years in The Army, You Won't Believe What Happened Next with Michael Slavin EP 237
The nursery was in just 30 or 45 days.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
This Entrepreneur Served 10 Years in The Army, You Won't Believe What Happened Next with Michael Slavin EP 237
But he had a different mindset.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
This Entrepreneur Served 10 Years in The Army, You Won't Believe What Happened Next with Michael Slavin EP 237
He's a business owner now.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
This Entrepreneur Served 10 Years in The Army, You Won't Believe What Happened Next with Michael Slavin EP 237
And if we just jump a little bit ahead, seven years later, it was worth $9 million.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
This Entrepreneur Served 10 Years in The Army, You Won't Believe What Happened Next with Michael Slavin EP 237
I just talked to Frank about two weeks ago.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
This Entrepreneur Served 10 Years in The Army, You Won't Believe What Happened Next with Michael Slavin EP 237
He got another offer for $14 million.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
This Entrepreneur Served 10 Years in The Army, You Won't Believe What Happened Next with Michael Slavin EP 237
He doesn't plan to sell.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
This Entrepreneur Served 10 Years in The Army, You Won't Believe What Happened Next with Michael Slavin EP 237
I self-published it.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
This Entrepreneur Served 10 Years in The Army, You Won't Believe What Happened Next with Michael Slavin EP 237
I did it all myself.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
This Entrepreneur Served 10 Years in The Army, You Won't Believe What Happened Next with Michael Slavin EP 237
Took me two and a half years.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
This Entrepreneur Served 10 Years in The Army, You Won't Believe What Happened Next with Michael Slavin EP 237
Okay.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
This Entrepreneur Served 10 Years in The Army, You Won't Believe What Happened Next with Michael Slavin EP 237
Do you regret that?