20 - A Boring Business with 82% Gross Margins: Green Box Storage with Collin Rutherford
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Ever thought about starting a business in college? Join me, Nik (https://x.com/CoFoundersNik) as I sit down Collin Rutherford (https://x.com/collin_ruth89), who did just that and built Green Box Storage into a nearly $1M venture!
From the guy whose surprising viral tweet about "Bottle Night" took the internet by storm, (if you know you know) he turned a simple storage idea into a thriving business. And with operations across 23 schools and counting, he is showing no signs of slowing down. Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more! Any questions, comment below.
This week we covered:
01:26 THE Viral Bottle Night Tweet
04:11 Green Box Storage: Business Model and Growth
10:04 The Impact of COVID-19 on Business
12:46 Team Structure and Operations
16:34 Internship Compensation and Training
18:46 Marketing Strategies
20:30 Business Origins and Startup Costs
22:10 Scaling the Business
24:18 Rapid Fire Questions
30:05 Final Thoughts and Contact Information
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