How to Selfishly Build a Successful Business

My guest today is a Real Estate investor, one-time Real Estate agent, podcaster, web designer and internet entrepreneur.

He built, as well as being the Founder and CEO of, the online Real Estate networking platform, BiggerPockets. The platform now has over 330,000 members. My guest is also the CEO of BiggerPockets publishing division, and has co-written and published two Amazon bestsellers. He is the co-host of the Bigger Pockets podcast, which is the most highly rated and reviewed Real Estate podcast on iTunes. The podcast offers both educational content and interviews. Now, Let's hack... Joshua Dorkin. In this 35-minute episode Joshua Dorkin and I discuss:

Never giving up in spite of daily setbacks Why some businesses should be built based on selfish reasons The value of building a business that helps people Not being good at business shouldn't stop you from doing it

The Show Notes

Joshua on LinkedIn Bigger Pockets Website Bigger Pockets Books Joshua on Twitter Jon on Twitter Show Sponsor: Freshbooks -- Grab Your Free 30-Day Trial