EP 445: $20M in 2015 Infoproduct Revenue With "Degenerate" Customers with Timothy Sykes

Published: Oct. 12, 2016, 9 a.m.

Timothy Sykes \u2013 the Penny Stocks Guru.

Famous Five:

  • Favorite Book? \u2013 Losing My Virginity
  • What CEO do you follow? \u2013 N/A
  • Favorite online tool? \u2014 Business Insider
  • Do you get 8 hours of sleep?\u2014\u201cI wish. I really wish\u201d
  • If you could let your 20 year old self know one thing, what would it be? \u2013 \u201cDon\u2019t be so cocky\u201d

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Time Stamped Show Notes:

  • 01:42 \u2013 Nathan introduces Timothy to the show
  • 02:05 \u2013 Tim trades penny stocks and people attack him for doing it
    • 02:12 \u2013 Most people in a company fail
  • 02:53 \u2013 Tim was 17 when he got into business
    • 03:00 \u2013 Turned $12,000 into nearly $2 million
    • 03:30 \u2013 He\u2019s getting more conservative now
  • 03:58 \u2013 First splurge
  • 05:00 \u2013 The price was $ 17,000 per share
    • 05:20 \u2013 Crazy volatility
  • 05:40 \u2013 ISCO stock price now
  • 05:50 \u2013 Causes of stocks going down
  • 06:03 \u2013 Tim is a short-seller
  • 06:25 \u2013 Tim defines short squeeze
    • 07:00 \u2013 \u201cIn order to cover your short, you have to buy it back\u201d
    • 07:10 \u2013 Shorts are getting squeezed when the stock goes up too quickly
  • 07:25 \u2013 The stock market is not always logical
  • 08:25 \u2013 Penny stocks
  • 09:10 \u2013 Stocks are not scalable
  • 09:25 \u2013 Shorting requires a loan from a broker
    • 09:40 \u2013 \u201cIf there\u2019s a scam, everybody wants to short it\u201d
  • 09:45 - Tim\u2019s strategy is ideal for people with small accounts
    • 10:05 \u2013 Stock of sponge company
    • 10:40 - HUSP
  • 11:07 \u2013 Research that Tim is doing to find out things about the scams
    • 11:17 \u2013 Created a tool StocksToTrade.com
  • 11:35 \u2013 Playing the volatility
  • 11:57 \u2013 Tim was on a TV Show that led him to start teaching stocks
  • 12:41 \u2013 First year revenue
  • 13:10 \u2013 Total revenue is 2015
  • 13:40 \u2013 How Tim uses the people who attack him to his benefits
    • 14:01 \u2013 Tim attacks companies and scam
  • 14:48 \u2013 Tim\u2019s blog
  • 15:50 \u2013 Tim\u2019s list size
    • 16:00 \u2013 People have to learn how to read the materials
  • 16:30 \u2013 Total number of unique customers since 2007
  • 16:41 \u2013 Selling DVDs and streaming DVDs
  • 17:31 \u2013 Tim made an apology posts
  • 18:05 \u2013 Tim\u2019s parents work with him
  • 18:30 \u2013 Tim is giving to charities and foundations
  • 19:15 \u2013 Tim made $27M in 2016
  • 20:16 \u2013 Connect with Tim through his Twitter and Instagram
  • 21:50 \u2013 The Famous Five

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3 Key Points:

  • It\u2019s not always about the money \u2013 sometimes, imparting your knowledge is more important.
  • Don\u2019t let people bring you down.
  • Try to find the good in the all the negativities. Make impossible, possible.

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Resources Mentioned:

  • Toptal\xa0\u2013 Nathan found his development team using Toptal\xa0 for his new business Send Later. He was able to keep 100% equity and didn\u2019t have to hire a co-founder due to quality of Toptal\xa0 developers.
  • Host Gator\xa0\u2013 The site Nathan uses to buy his domain names and hosting for cheapest price possible.
  • Freshbooks\xa0\u2013 The site Nathan uses to manage his invoices and accounts.
  • Leadpages\xa0 \u2013 The drag and drop tool Nathan uses to quickly create his webinar landing pages which convert at 35%+
  • Audible\xa0\u2013 Nathan uses Audible when he\u2019s driving from Austin to San Antonio (1.5 hour drive) to listen to audio books.
  • @Timothysykes \u2013 Timothy\u2019s Twitter handle
  • @Timothysykes \u2013 Timothy\u2019s Instagram account
  • Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives

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