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Dustin Robins: Following Lean Startup all the way to $30M, Don’t Skip Steps, Scalability

Dustin Robins: Following Lean Startup all the way to $30M, Don’t Skip Steps, Scalability

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 In this episode of the Startup Ignition Podcast, we sit down with Dustin Robins, the CEO of Corporate Traditions, a company that has scaled to tens of millions of dollars in annual revenue. Dustin shares his incredible journey from being unexpectedly laid off from Adobe to starting a service-based video company, and the pivotal moment at a Startup Ignition boot camp that changed his entire perspective on business. Learn how he applied lean startup principles to transform a "turkey voucher" side-hustle into a scalable, tech-enabled corporate gifting powerhouse. This is a masterclass on validation, not skipping steps, the power of a great co-founder, and building a sellable asset.(00:00:00) How a tsunami in Japan led to Dustin getting laid off(00:02:52) Why Dustin is a master practitioner of the Lean Startup methodology(00:11:07) Dustin's early entrepreneurial ventures and career path(00:15:27) The "perfect" moment: Getting laid off from Adobe to start his first business(00:20:30) The birth of SEO VOD, Dustin's video-for-SEO service company(00:23:46) How the "turkey business" side hustle began(00:26:32) The "paradigm shift" slide that changed Dustin's life and career(00:29:33) Shifting focus from a service business to a scalable venture(00:31:30) Using "Slicing Pie" to bring on a co-founder the right way(00:35:16) How Corporate Traditions validated new product ideas(00:38:08) Fulfilling early orders with a "Paper MVP"(00:40:19) Why you can't skip steps in the lean startup process(00:44:20) Why do so many founders with resources and knowledge still skip steps?(00:47:38) The difference between a successful business and a scalable, life-changing venture(00:51:11) The ultimate "shortcut" for customer validation(00:56:00) Dustin's funniest memory with podcast host John Richards(00:59:34) What's next? Building Corporate Traditions to sell(01:01:03) The story of finding their CTO in an unexpected placeLearn more about us:https://startupignition.com/linksApply to be a guest on the pod:https://startup-ignition-podcast.paperform.co/Follow John & Tyler:https://x.com/trich_https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnrichards/Subscribe on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@StartupIgnitionFollow on X:https://x.com/startupignitionFollow on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/startupignition/Follow on TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@startupignitionFollow on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/school/6458758/admin/dashboard/Follow on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/startupignition/#LeanStartup#Entrepreneurship#StartupIgnition#Validation#CustomerDiscovery#MVP#Scalability#Bootstrapping#CorporateGifting#FounderStory#BusinessGrowth#StartupAdvice#UtahBusiness#SlicingPie#Pivot#VentureCapital#AngelInvesting#GetOutOfTheBuilding#DustinRobins#CorporateTraditions
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