Tero Isokauppila shares his journey going from $1 million to over $50 million in revenue with Four Sigmatic. He talks about bootstrapping the company, working for 2.5 years without taking a salary, and the key strategies that helped him grow.
Tero gives advice on building the first 100 raving fans, focusing on product-market fit early on, preparing for retail expansion, and more.
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Resources mentioned in this episode:
Four Sigmatic: https://www.foursigmatic.com/
Blue Ocean Strategy book: https://www.blueoceanstrategy.com/books/blue-ocean-strategy-2/
Timestamps:
(2:00) – How Tero Made His Money
(6:14) – Sharing Revenue With Early Employees
(8:29) – The Tim Ferriss Effect
(15:00) – Scaling Four Sigmatic
(19:30) – Tero’s New Venture
(21:15 )- The Blue Ocean Strategy
(27:00) – How Tero Would Launch In 2024
(33:00) – Getting 100 True Fans
(43:00) – Standing Against Something
(53:00) – The Power Of Saying No
