Built from Scratch
Welcome to Built from Scratch, a podcast hosted by Erik Libby, CEO and founder of the To-Do Dudes. On this show, Erik shares key lessons from his entrepreneurial journey and highlights the stories of entrepreneurs and business professionals who are all under 30.
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Founder Journal: The End of Flexible (Aug '26) (opens the original)
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This is my monthly Founder Journal. A personal record documenting the decisions, lessons, and adjustments as I build toward a $1M business by the end of 2027. In this episode, I’m capturing five lessons from August 2026 , recorded in real time while building a mid-six-figure service business. Lessons from August 2026: Lesson 1: Build it for the team first Lesson 2: Speed is part of the product Lesson 3: Focus means saying no Lesson 4: Structure creates capacity Lesson 5: If it's not defined, som
Founder Journal: The CRM Bet (Jul '26) (opens the original)
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This is my monthly Founder Journal. A personal record documenting the decisions, lessons, and adjustments as we build toward a $1M business by the end of 2027. In this episode, I’m capturing five lessons from July 2026 , recorded in real time while building a mid–six-figure service business. Lessons from July 2026: Lesson 1 — Standards decay at the speed of delayed consequences Lesson 2 — Sometimes you go backwards to go forwards Lesson 3 — Framing sets the price, the price doesn't set itself Le
Founder Journal: June '26 (opens the original)
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This is my monthly Founder Journal. A personal record documenting the decisions, lessons, and adjustments as I build toward a $1M business by the end of 2027. In this episode, I’m capturing five lessons from June 2026 , recorded in real time while building a mid–six-figure service business. Lessons from June 2026: The Trait That Built This Business Is Now Its Ceiling The Cost of Taking Our Eye Off the Team We Picked a Number and Called It a Strategy Why Stories Beat Bullet Points A Little Prep T
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