The Tim Ferriss Show — #861: 4-Hour Workweek Success Story Brian Dean — From Dad’s Basement to Selling Two Companies

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#861: 4-Hour Workweek Success Story Brian Dean — From Dad’s Basement to Selling Two Companies

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Brian Dean is the founder of Backlinko and Exploding Topics, both acquired by Semrush, which itself was recently acquired by Adobe for $1.9 billion. Brian's story starts exactly where a lot of great stories start: broke, directionless, and eating canned beef stew in his dad's basement during the 2008 financial crisis.…

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