296: Yong-Soo Chung — Surviving Serial Entrepreneurship

The Bootstrapped Founder

Yong-Soo Chung (@yongsoochung) is a champion of the Personal Holding Company: he owns several businesses, a media company, eCommerce, and a service provider among them. How does one stay sane with that much work in such diverse fields? He shares his survival framework and much more on the show today.

I talk to Yong-Soo about hiring the right people to operate your business once it's outgrown you, if he would ever sell his money-making assets, and just how important it is to have your own distinct voice in a world full of best practices.

Looking to hire an operator for your business? Start a few more companies? Become better at juggling multiple hats? This one is for you!

Yong-Soo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/yongsoochung

00:00:00 Juggling Multiple Passion-Based Businesses

00:14:26 Building and Nurturing Exceptional Talent

00:20:55 Lessons Learned From Starting Projects

00:30:23 Exploring Audio-First and Video Formats

00:35:16 Podcast and Newsletter Strategy Optimization

00:45:47 Navigating Social Media Self-Identity

This episode is sponsored by Acquire.com

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• (00:00) - Juggling Multiple Passion-Based Businesses
• (14:26) - Building and Nurturing Exceptional Talent
• (20:55) - Lessons Learned From Starting Projects
• (30:23) - Exploring Audio-First and Video Formats
• (35:16) - Podcast and Newsletter Strategy Optimization
• (45:47) - Navigating Social Media Self-Identity