In #8, Mike and Simmy sit down with Ankur Nagpal who sold his course platform, Teachable, for $250M in 2020 at the age of 31. Prior to starting Teachable at age 24, Ankur made millions building Facebook apps. Now, he's building Ocho, a platform for business owners where personalized advice helps them optimize their taxes and save money with tools like the solo 401k.
0:00 Intro & Post-Exit Thoughts
02:50 Ankur's first successful hustle
05:20 Why Ankur went all in on Teachable
06:16 How young people should pick ideas to pursue
17:55 Early marketing hacks
31:29 New company Ocho
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