A startup company has its challenges and today we go over some techniques on how you can start your business as well as some ways to minimize failure. Because many startup companies fail it is important to have the right business model.

Bryan Clayton started a company called GreenPal and took it to 20 million dollars in sales. It is considered the Uber for landscaping. His approach gives us some insight into learning from his successes and failures will give us some insight into how he has built this multimillion-dollar company.

Show Notes:Finding the pain in the marketLeverage Your Own MoneyBuild Your TeamKeep Your EquityDo Your ResearchUse an Arrow Not a ShotgunDon't Delegate Too Quickly

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Bryan Claytonyourgreenpal.comBryan Clayton is CEO and co-founder of GreenPal an online marketplace that connects homeowners with local lawn care professionals. GreenPal has been called the “Uber for lawn care” by Entrepreneur magazine and has over 100,000 active users completing thousands of transactions per day.

Before starting GreenPal Bryan Clayton founded Peachtree Inc. one of the largest landscaping companies in the state of Tennessee growing it to over $10 million a year in annual revenue before it was acquired by Lusa holdings in 2013.

Bryan‘s interest and expertise are related to entrepreneurialism, small business growth, marketing, and bootstrapping businesses from zero revenue to profitability and exit.