#61 Ben Jabawwy — Going From $0 To 9-figure Exit. Building Resiliency And How He’s Investing His $$$

Ben Jabawwy is the Founder and CEO of Privy.com, which is one of the main players in the ecommerce marketing industry. With a focus on small businesses and entrepreneurs, of which, by the way, they are currently used by over 500,000 stores in 180 countries, Privy helps brands grow and thrive through their tools, education, and support. In an amazing feat, Privy has helped these businesses make over $6 billion in sales, and counting! Privy has been around for over 10 years already, so in this episode, Ben shares the lessons he’s learned from his experience and what he’s observed as pivotal moments, both good and bad, as he coaches young entrepreneurs. This includes advice on the entrepreneurial mindset, funding, health, work-life balance, support from friends and family, and a whole lot more. You won’t want to miss this episode.  Quotes from this episode:  ●  “All I was good at was not being bummed out when I was hearing no… that grit or willingness to keep pushing forward when everyone says no is what is the most important thing for any founder out there.” (2:48)  ●  “When you start a company, you have to start by choosing a customer that you're solving for, and there are no get rich quick schemes.” (9:54)  ●  “Show up every day. Do the same thing that was successful yesterday. Maybe tweak based on some learnings that you have, but show up, be consistent.” (12:13)  ●  “For merchants, probably the biggest unanswered question… is, how do you generate traffic to your store?” (19:29) -Ben Jabawwy  Don’t miss:  ●  Ben’s take on entrepreneurship (0:53)  ●  Raising external capital vs. bootstrapping the company (5:35)  ●  What makes entrepreneurs succeed and why others fail (9:50)  ●  The importance of consistency in your routine in order to move forward (15:01)  Find out how to grow sales via email and SMS here: https://www.privy.com  Connect with Ben here: LinkedIn Twitter Want to hear about new episodes?  Subscribe via email and check us out on Twitter: @TheNextGenPod