Internet Empires with Ish Verduzco

How Losing an Adidas Sponsorship Led to a Thriving Crypto Career, Naomi Metzger

Naomi Metzger of Afrochicks, a former Adidas-sponsored triple jump athlete, shares how she transitioned from athletics to crypto content creation after losing her sponsorship. Naomi discusses how she used NFTs to fund her career and how decentralized platforms like Farcaster and Zora enable creators to earn from day one. She also explains her AfroChicks coin and how it allows fans to invest in her growth.Where to Find Naomi: https://zora.co/@afrochickshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/naomi-metzger-147b5012a/https://x.com/AfroChicksNFThttps://share.google/7e5uc4gMl6v6JdEH6Need Help Building Your Empire? Click Below 👇 https://www.internetempires.com/

How He Sold an App for $8M

Tibo discusses how he sold his startups for $8M, emphasizing his approach of shipping one product per week, avoiding VC funding, and focusing on validation. He reflects on his journey with Tweet Hunter and Taplio, and shares his current challenge of growing five apps to $100K in monthly revenue. He stresses that distribution is more important than building in today’s competitive market.Where to Find Tibohttps://www.linkedin.com/in/tibo-the-maker/https://x.com/tibo_maker?lang=enNeed Help Building Your Empire? Click Below 👇 https://www.internetempires.com/

Top Takeaways from The $1M Solo Creator Business

In this episode, Roberto Nickson shares his journey from building apps to becoming a creator and educator with a multi-million dollar media business. He dives into how brand partnerships, content creation, and business strategy helped him scale his career. Plus, we explore how family life, long-term vision, and content formats play into his business growth.Where to Find Robertohttps://www.instagram.com/rpn/?hl=enhttps://x.com/rpnicksonNeed Help Building Your Empire? Click Below 👇 https://www.internetempires.com/

The Secret Behind Every Successful Creator

2025 has been the year of distribution as the new moat. This episode is a recap of what we've covered on the show so far. It explores how creators win by owning their audience, building trust, and showing up consistently. You’ll hear stories of small podcasts landing major brand deals, newsletters that scale through reliability, and niche businesses that thrive because of who they reach, not just what they sell. These lessons reveal why distribution beats product every time, and how creators can leverage it to build sustainable businesses.Kevin Espiritu: https://x.com/KevinEspirituhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinespiritu/Justin Moore: https://x.com/justinmooretfamhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/justinnmoore/Brett Dashevsky: https://x.com/brettdash_?lang=enhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/brettdash/Andrew Yeung: https://x.com/andruyeunghttps://www.linkedin.com/in/andyeung/Need Help Building Your Empire? Click Below 👇 https://www.internetempires.com/

He Sold His Startup to Elon… Here’s What Happened Next, Chris Bakke

Chris Bakke is a 3x founder whose latest startup, Laskie, was acquired by Elon Musk just 90 days after a viral tweet. He’s worked at the intersection of recruiting, SaaS, and media—and even helped build the X Hiring platform from inside Twitter. In this episode, Chris shares the full unfiltered story of building, selling, and walking away.You’ll Learn:How Chris Bakke shares how one viral tweet led to a DM from Elon Musk and the eventual acquisition of his company, Laskie.The Behind the scenes of how he built a $5M ARR business with just 9 employees.What it was like scaling X Hiring inside Twitter, including launching 1M+ job listings in under a year.Chaos and culture clash: working with Tesla and SpaceX engineers inside Twitter HQ.Why Chris ultimately walked away from Elon’s company to reclaim his time and freedom.Tactical gems on startup exits, newsletters, deal-making, and audience building.Lessons from selling 3 companies and why he says: “Most startups don’t need to raise money.”Where to find Chris:https://www.linkedin.com/in/bakk3/https://x.com/chrisjbakke?lang=enhttps://intro.co/ChrisBakke?source=introhttps://www.chrisbakke.com/Need Help Building Your Empire? Click Below 👇 https://www.internetempires.com/