Launching A Company With A Six-Month Ultimatum – with Julian Hearn

Julian Hearn, Promotional Codes, Bootstrapping, eCommerce, European Founder, International Founders, Scaling, Sell Your Business, Traffic

How does an entrepreneur launch a company in the front room of his home and sell it 3 years later?

Today I’m interviewing Julian Hearn from the same front room that he launched his company Promotional Codes, a site that offers discounts which online buyers can use at checkout.

He gave himself just six months to either succeed or fail. Now, three years later, Julian has sold Promotional Codes to Internetbrands.com for millions.

Julian Hearn

Promotional Codes

Julian Hearn is the founder of Promotional Codes, a site that offers promotional codes online buyers can use to get discounts at checkout.

 

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