How to Build a Goddamn Empire is the vulnerable, funny, no-bullsh*t book on entrepreneurship you always wish existed.

How to Build a Goddamn Empire is the vulnerable, funny, no-bullsh*t book on entrepreneurship you always wish existed.

How to Build a Goddamn Empire is the vulnerable, funny, no-bullsh*t book on entrepreneurship you always wish existed.

How to Build a Goddamn Empire is the vulnerable, funny, no-bullsh*t book on entrepreneurship you always wish existed.

How to Build a Goddamn Empire is the vulnerable, funny, no-bullsh*t book on entrepreneurship you always wish existed.

In 2022, I sold my e-commerce startup, Bulletin, to the largest B2B events company in the United States. It was a huge feat, but the journey was brutal (and that's the understatement of the century!)

As a first-time and inexperienced founder, I felt like I couldn’t relate to the glossy, glamorous entrepreneurs crowding my Instagram feed. In reality, I thought, building something from nothing is a confusing and emotional challenge you sign up for every single day. It's unglamorous, taxing, and endlessly stressful. It's a constant, dirty fight with your imposter syndrome and the intense fear that if things don’t work out, you've failed miserably. And publicly.

While in the thick of scaling my business and a stressful pivot, I decided to write about my experience in real-time. The book, which reads like both a relatable "how-to" guide and candid personal diary, was written from the trenches and from the heart, and features stories from over 30 other founders who have built companies of radically different stages and sizes. I offer candid insights into the nuts and bolts of building a brand from scratch—discussing early failures, picking the right co-founder, securing press, finding funding, and more. The book was featured on "The Today Show" and in The Information, Forbes, and more.

One of the most important messages of the book is that there is intrinsic and long-term value in building something of your own, whether you sell, crash and burn, or forever teeter on the precipice.

If you're interested in reading HTBADGE or learning more, you can ORDER HERE.

 

In 2022, I sold my e-commerce startup, Bulletin, to the largest B2B events company in the United States. It was a huge feat, but the journey was brutal (and that's the understatement of the century!)

As a first-time and inexperienced founder, I felt like I couldn’t relate to the glossy, glamorous entrepreneurs crowding my Instagram feed. In reality, I thought, building something from nothing is a confusing and emotional challenge you sign up for every single day. It's unglamorous, taxing, and endlessly stressful. It's a constant, dirty fight with your imposter syndrome and the intense fear that if things don’t work out, you've failed miserably. And publicly.

While in the thick of scaling my business and a stressful pivot, I decided to write about my experience in real-time. The book, which reads like both a relatable "how-to" guide and candid personal diary, was written from the trenches and from the heart, and features stories from over 30 other founders who have built companies of radically different stages and sizes. I offer candid insights into the nuts and bolts of building a brand from scratch—discussing early failures, picking the right co-founder, securing press, finding funding, and more. The book was featured on "The Today Show" and in The Information, Forbes, and more.


In 2022, I sold my e-commerce startup, Bulletin, to the largest B2B events company in the United States. It was a huge feat, but the journey was brutal (and that's the understatement of the century!)

As a first-time and inexperienced founder, I felt like I couldn’t relate to the glossy, glamorous entrepreneurs crowding my Instagram feed. In reality, I thought, building something from nothing is a confusing and emotional challenge you sign up for every single day. It's unglamorous, taxing, and endlessly stressful. It's a constant, dirty fight with your imposter syndrome and the intense fear that if things don’t work out, you've failed miserably. And publicly.

While in the thick of scaling my business and a stressful pivot, I decided to write about my experience in real-time. The book, which reads like both a relatable "how-to" guide and candid personal diary, was written from the trenches and from the heart, and features stories from over 30 other founders who have built companies of radically different stages and sizes. I offer candid insights into the nuts and bolts of building a brand from scratch—discussing early failures, picking the right co-founder, securing press, finding funding, and more. The book was featured on "The Today Show" and in The Information, Forbes, and more.

In 2022, I sold my e-commerce startup, Bulletin, to the largest B2B events company in the United States. It was a huge feat, but the journey was brutal (and that's the understatement of the century!)

As a first-time and inexperienced founder, I felt like I couldn’t relate to the glossy, glamorous entrepreneurs crowding my Instagram feed. In reality, I thought, building something from nothing is a confusing and emotional challenge you sign up for every single day. It's unglamorous, taxing, and endlessly stressful. It's a constant, dirty fight with your imposter syndrome and the intense fear that if things don’t work out, you've failed miserably. And publicly.

While in the thick of scaling my business and a stressful pivot, I decided to write about my experience in real-time. The book, which reads like both a relatable "how-to" guide and candid personal diary, was written from the trenches and from the heart, and features stories from over 30 other founders who have built companies of radically different stages and sizes. I offer candid insights into the nuts and bolts of building a brand from scratch—discussing early failures, picking the right co-founder, securing press, finding funding, and more. The book was featured on "The Today Show" and in The Information, Forbes, and more.

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In 2022, I sold my e-commerce startup, Bulletin, to the largest B2B events company in the United States. It was a huge feat, but the journey was brutal (and that's the understatement of the century!)

As a first-time and inexperienced founder, I felt like I couldn’t relate to the glossy, glamorous entrepreneurs crowding my Instagram feed. In reality, I thought, building something from nothing is a confusing and emotional challenge you sign up for every single day. It's unglamorous, taxing, and endlessly stressful. It's a constant, dirty fight with your imposter syndrome and the intense fear that if things don’t work out, you've failed miserably. And publicly.

While in the thick of scaling my business and a stressful pivot, I decided to write about my experience in real-time. The book, which reads like both a relatable "how-to" guide and candid personal diary, was written from the trenches and from the heart, and features stories from over 30 other founders who have built companies of radically different stages and sizes. I offer candid insights into the nuts and bolts of building a brand from scratch—discussing early failures, picking the right co-founder, securing press, finding funding, and more. The book was featured on "The Today Show" and in The Information, Forbes, and more.

One of the most important messages of the book is that there is intrinsic and long-term value in building something of your own, whether you sell, crash and burn, or forever teeter on the precipice. If you're interested in reading HTBADGE or learning more, you can ORDER HERE.

 

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COPYRIGHT ALI KRIEGSMAN, 2020.

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COPYRIGHT ALI KRIEGSMAN, 2020.