Bootstrapped To $1 Mil In 1 Year By Selling Tires?! – with Lou Doctor

Lou Doctor, BikeTiresDirect, Bootstrapping, Customer Acquisition, eCommerce, Non-Tech, Physical Product, Scaling

How does an accident lead a founder to earn $1 million in sales within a year?

Joining me is Lou Doctor, founder of BikeTiresDirect, the leading bike tire seller in the country. You’ll hear about the accident in this interview, and how the company that accidentally spawned took over his garage and his kids’ lives.

You’ll also hear how profits from that business enabled him to buy GolfClubs.com, Darts.com, Billiards.com, and Pooltables.com.

Lou Doctor

BikeTiresDirect

Lou Doctor is the E-Commerce entrepreneur behind BikeTiresDirect.com, which began as a local bike club in Portland, OR selling its excess tires and now has 30 employees.

 

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