What It Was Like to Be an Early Advertiser on Google

E400: Val Katayev was a 19-year-old immigrant kid who quickly lost a month’s worth of pay in a single day trying to figure out Google Ads during its early days. “I woke up to a $5,000 loss. Did I just lose a month's worth of income in my sleep? Yes, I did. I spent $6k on ads to generate $1k of revenue.” He was the only employee… and he was living in a basement. But he kept trying to figure it out. He believed there was something there. And at 19 years old, he ended up building a Google Ads business that quickly made $30 million in profit. This is his story. Read it: https://x.com/ValKatayev/status/1820173964393742507 00:00 A Huge Loss and a Big Comeback 00:22 Val Katayev's Marketing Philosophy 01:09 Celebrating 400 Episodes 01:31 The Beginning of Val's Success 05:36 The Big Loss 06:15 Finding Success 08:38 The Google Era 11:14 New Opportunities 12:12 Reflections #performancemarketing #digitalmarketing #googleads #entrepreneurship The Edward Show. Your daily digital marketing podcast: https://edwardsturm.com/the-edward-show/