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How To Scale an Ecommerce Startup To Eight Figures With Nathan Hirsch of EcomBalance

With over 13 years of experience as an entrepreneur, Nathan Hirsch is a knowledgeable ecommerce leader and a successful founder. He is the Co-founder and CEO of EcomBalance, which offers simple bookkeeping services for growing ecommerce brands. He co-founded and eventually sold FreeeUp, which provided online business owners a more reliable and faster way to hire talented workers online.
  • January 24, 2023
  • The eCommerce Wizards Podcast
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In this episode

Every entrepreneur wants to know the keys to launching a successful ecommerce startup. What about the challenge of starting from scratch and working up to eight-figure revenue? This process is difficult but not impossible, and few know this better than Nathan Hirsch.

Starting in his college dorm room, Nathan quickly built his side hustle into a full-blown business. Since then, he has started and successfully operated several other companies using the same winning principles. One of his more recent ventures is Outsource School, having scaled the business from zero to eight figures of income. Now he explains the process he uses that makes his companies thrive.

On this episode of the Ecommerce Wizards Podcast, Guillaume Le Tual talks with Nathan Hirsch, the Co-founder of Outsource School, the Co-founder and CEO of EcomBalance, and the Co-founder of FreeeUp, about his advice and strategies for launching his businesses from the ground up. They talk about Nathan’s entrepreneurial background, the internal structures his teams used, and how they got the word out about their brand. They also take time to break down Outsource School’s approach to hiring and freelancing.

What you’ll learn

  • How Nathan Hirsch scaled a business to seven figures from his college dorm room
  • The strategies that led Outsource School from a startup to a profitable business
  • Nathan’s appearances on podcasts and how he leveraged them
  • Internal structures that allow for successful scaling
  • Why hiring the right talent is crucial for ecommerce startups

About Nathan Hirsch

With over 13 years of experience as an entrepreneur, Nathan Hirsch is a knowledgeable ecommerce leader and a successful founder. He is the Co-founder and CEO of EcomBalance, which offers simple bookkeeping services for growing ecommerce brands. He co-founded and eventually sold FreeeUp, which provided online business owners a more reliable and faster way to hire talented workers online.

Nathan also co-founded Outsource School to help companies find virtual assistants. Most recently, he launched the sister company of EcomBalance, and AccountsBalance was born and provides bookkeeping services to agencies, SaaS, and online businesses. At the beginning of his career, Nathan got his start selling textbooks through Amazon, and he and his co-founder eventually scaled it to $5 million.

Resources mentioned in this episode

The Ecommerce Wizards Podcast is hosted by Guillaume Le Tual, CEO of MageMontreal. Watch more episodes on our YouTube channel.

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