#55 Justus Hammer - Founder of Spreets and Mad Paws
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Spreets was a deal comparison website that famously sold for $40 million only 12 months after it started. MadPaws is his current business - an all in one marketplace for all of your pet needs.
Throughout the episode, Justus emphasizes the importance of skill, luck and timing all contribute toward being successful. Justus also mentions how sometimes you need to unlearn previous experience to grow as leader and implement better processes.
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Capitole
1. Highlight Clip (00:00:00)
2. Introduction (00:00:38)
3. Guest Background and Introduction (00:02:00)
4. Building and Selling Spreets in 10 Months (00:02:45)
5. Similar Businesses That Sold Extremely Quickly (00:08:02)
6. Post-Exit of Spreets (00:09:47)
7. When Justus realised the pet industry was the next step in the journey (00:11:39)
8. Biggest lessons of Spreets that you used fast tracking to MadPaws (00:13:09)
9. How Justus handled the impact of Covid on MadPaws (00:16:15)
10. What Justus Hammer learnt about leadership through Covid and over time (00:19:37)
11. Justus Hammer's Favourite Business Books (00:31:56)
12. What's Next for Justus Hammer and MadPaws (00:37:14)
13. Outtro (00:40:41)
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