Founder's Story
From $800 to $100 Million: Sardor Umrdinov's Entrepreneurial Journey | S2 Ep. 155
06 Dec 2024
In this inspiring episode of Founder's Story, we sit down with Sardor Umrdinov, the visionary founder of Home Alliance. Sardor shares his remarkable journey of immigrating to the U.S. with just $800 in his pocket and building a $100 million tech-enabled home services platform.Key Highlights:Sardor's early struggles working multiple jobs to support himself and his family while pursuing his dreams.The humble beginnings of Home Alliance and the mission to create a trusted ecosystem empowering contractors and homeowners alike.How Home Alliance maintains exceptional customer service with a Net Promoter Score of 70+ and aims to surpass Tesla by 2025.Sardor's leadership principles of prioritizing people, continuous learning, and fostering a culture of growth and innovation.Insights into overcoming challenges, staying focused, and the importance of problem-solving as an entrepreneur.Favorite Quotes:"The American Dream is alive. If you work hard, do the right things, and never give up, it’s achievable.""If you enable other people to succeed, you create something far greater than yourself."Connect with Sardor:Website: Home Alliancehttps://sardorumrdinov.com/Tune in to learn how grit, customer obsession, and a relentless pursuit of solutions can lead to extraordinary success.Our Sponsors:* Check out Indeed: https://indeed.com/FOUNDERSSTORY* Check out Northwest Registered Agent and use my code FOUNDERS for a great deal: https://northwestregisteredagent.com* Check out Plus500: https://plus500.com* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com
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Because kids' mental health starts with us. Hey everyone, welcome back to Founders Story. Today we have Sardor Goumerdinov. So Sardor, you have an incredible story from immigrant to the US, looking for your American dream with $800, building a $100 million business. Thank you, Dal.
Thank you. Thanks for having me. Yeah, I moved to the United States in 2003 as a student. It was $800. And I did all kinds of odd different works from dishwashing, bath boy, waiter, painting. And I ended up in the construction, in the servicing, different kinds of things like plumbing, electrical work. and ended up doing a washing machine repairs in the company.
And later on, I decided to open a company for fixing washing machines and drying machines in the coin laundromats and hotel and hospitals. First, it started with coin laundromats. Basically, I print out the business cards for $100 and actually drive around the coin laundromats and actually start handing them over to those places. And that was the beginning of the entrepreneurship journey.
So how does somebody, when you're starting off like that, how do you continue to just put in all this work and effort knowing that you may never win? And I'm guessing at that time you weren't making a lot of money from it. So what was that motivation that made you want to continue doing that?
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