First $1,000: “I wanted to be the guy with a laptop on the beach…”
In this week’s First title: "First $1,000: “I wanted to be the guy with a laptop on the beach…”",000 segment, we hear from the founder of Maid This, a cleaning company that grows to millions of dollars in sales and allows the founder to work remotely.
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What It's About
How a serial side hustler maid it with his seven-figure cleaning service.
Notes from Chris
Episode 1990
Today’s episode is part of a new feature we’re doing in 2022 called ‘Your First $1,000.’ As you might surmise from the title, this is all about how someone made their first $1,000. How did they get to that point? Not their first $100,000—that’s cool, but it would probably be a long story. One thing I’ve learned is that once you begin to earn real money, the steps required to go to the next level—whether it’s $1,000 to $2,000, or even to $5,000 or $10,000 are often easier than that first real paycheck. With that in mind, today’s feature comes from Neel Parekh [pah-rek] in Los Angeles. We first featured his business Maid This back on Episode #1452: Reddit Post Inspires Airbnb Cleaning Service. The business grew to millions of dollars in revenue and much expansion. But what about his first $1,000—how did he make that happen, what did it feel like, and what did he learn? Listen to today's episode to learn more...MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
- Thanks to Neel for telling us about their first $1,000. I hope you found it encouraging. Check out MaidThisFranchise.com to learn more about this business. You can also follow him on Twitter (@NeelBParekh), where he describes himself as “former private equity dude, recovering digital nomad.”
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- Yoga Teacher Cleans Up with Home Organizing Business: After attending a live podcast taping, this longtime side hustler starts a new project that helps people declutter while donating items to local refugees.
