In this episode, Larry speaks with the founder of GreenPal Bryan Clayton about going from a high school lawn mowing business to becoming the “Uber of lawn care” by creating an online platform that connects hundreds of thousands of homeowners and lawn care workers.
•Been in the lawn care business for 20 years.
•GreenPal is 8 years old.
•The less glamorous businesses have a greater chance of success.
•It doesn’t matter what your business is — but you have to stick with it.
•No one wants to be on the bottom.
•When you are on the bottom is when you find out if you have a burning fire inside of you.
•How to start with nothing and build a business.
• Why wanting to retire at 30 drove him to work around the clock and reach the top.
TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [2:00] The beginnings of GreenPal. [6:37] Are you ready to be an entrepreneur? [15:55] Start small, get big.