The Unofficial Shopify Podcast: Tales of eCommerce Entrepreneurship

Two Stores & a Full-time Job

Episode Summary

How this serial entrepreneur finds balance

Episode Notes

Ryan Tarver, a serial entrepreneur with a full-time job, joins us to discuss the realities of what it’s like to start a LLC, design a brand, and launch two shops while having a full time job, a toddler, a newborn, and way too many hobbies in the middle of a global pandemic.

We discuss:

• The importance of brand identity
• The case for co-founders
• Tools to stay organized
• Balancing perfectionism vs "just launching"
• What they did when Facebook traffic didn't convert

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