The Inforium | The CIG Story: From Dorm Room Project to Full-Time Business @TheInforium | Uploaded April 2019 | Updated October 2024, 13 hours ago.
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Gather 'round, folks, it's time for a story. Here's how College Info Geek went from a side project in college to the full-time job it is today.
Show notes and links: collegeinfogeek.com/the-college-info-geek-story
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Timestamps!
0:01:57 – Why Thomas started College Info Geek
0:08:21 – How CIG grew and became a business
0:27:08 – Sponsor: Brilliant (Learning problem-solving skills)
0:29:14 – Sponsor: Hover (Buying a domain name)
0:31:39 – How Martin joined the team
0:50:54 – Starting the podcast
0:58:42 – Going pro
1:08:22 – The current state of the business
1:16:27 – Why Thomas went all-in on the website
1:19:28 – Conclusion
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Find all episodes (including episodes #1-99) of the podcast here:
collegeinfogeek.com/cast
My book "10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades" is completely free, so check it out if you're interested in improving your grades!
collegeinfogeek.com/get-better-grades
Subscribe to my main channel: youtube.com/thomasfrank
Accelerate your learning in math, science, and computer science with Brilliant. Start learning for free at brilliant.org/collegeinfogeek — and if you're one of the first 83 people to use this link, you’ll also get 20% off your subscription.
Hover: Get 10% off your first domain name purchase by going to hover.com/cig.
Big thanks to Brilliant and Hover for sponsoring this week's episode!
Gather 'round, folks, it's time for a story. Here's how College Info Geek went from a side project in college to the full-time job it is today.
Show notes and links: collegeinfogeek.com/the-college-info-geek-story
Follow Thomas:
Twitter ➔ twitter.com/tomfrankly
Instagram ➔ instagram.com/tomfrankly
Follow Martin:
Twitter ➔ twitter.com/yomartholomew
Instagram ➔ instagram.com/yomartholomew
Want to listen to the podcast from anywhere? Subscribe to the audio-only feed:
Apple Podcasts ➔ buff.ly/2m3fu9G
Spotify ➔ buff.ly/2CZ6Ltx
Google Play ➔ buff.ly/2m3fnuG
---------
Timestamps!
0:01:57 – Why Thomas started College Info Geek
0:08:21 – How CIG grew and became a business
0:27:08 – Sponsor: Brilliant (Learning problem-solving skills)
0:29:14 – Sponsor: Hover (Buying a domain name)
0:31:39 – How Martin joined the team
0:50:54 – Starting the podcast
0:58:42 – Going pro
1:08:22 – The current state of the business
1:16:27 – Why Thomas went all-in on the website
1:19:28 – Conclusion
---------
Find all episodes (including episodes #1-99) of the podcast here:
collegeinfogeek.com/cast
My book "10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades" is completely free, so check it out if you're interested in improving your grades!
collegeinfogeek.com/get-better-grades
Subscribe to my main channel: youtube.com/thomasfrank
