Growing a Marketplace for Activity Centers to £1M/mo

An interview with the founder of eola

đź‘‹ Hey Failories! It's Nico over here.

This is probably the last newsletter of the year. Thanks so much for supporting the project throughout 2020, making it possible for us to grow and reach a much bigger audience of entrepreneurs and tech people ;) I wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year!

If you're super busy today, I recommend you to check at least a thread I tweeted last week, summarizing the reasons why Quibi shut down (based on the article we published last week). If you have some more time, I recommend you to check the resources below!

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INTERVIEW

Growing a Marketplace for Activity Centers to ÂŁ1M/mo

Dan is co-founder at eola, a management platform and marketplace for activity centers. His co-founder came with the idea after going on a trip and realizing how hard it was to find adventures to go on. Through various splashy marketing campaigns made on a shoestring budget, the startup has already grown to ÂŁ1M/mo.

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ARTICLE

Business Biographies: Best 25 For Enthusiastic Entrepreneurs

Here's a list of the best 25 business biography books for entrepreneurs, including the stories of Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, and Jeff Bezos.

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