This interview was originally published on February 11, 2015, as HTE 059: Partnerships and the Creativity of Limitations | Brian Clark

This conversation revolved around three essential elements of entrepreneurship: creativity, partnerships, and becoming the CEO of your company (even if you are a one person company).

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When I originally sat down to outline the idea for Hack The Entrepreneur, I immediately wrote out a short list of people that I wanted to interview. I used this list as one of my metrics for success and I am happy to say that today's guest is number two on that list.

To me, the idea that one person could start a blog, not sell anything for 18 months, and turn that blog into an 8-figure media company is endlessly fascinating.

He is a former lawyer, serial entrepreneur, writer, and creator.

In January of 2006, my guest started a one-man blog called Copyblogger. Copyblogger is now an 8-figure per year media company called Copyblogger Media, of which he is the founder and CEO.

He has ranked among the top in the world for social media and content marketing. He's been featured in countless books about business and media, and he has graced many stages. N

ow, let's hack…

Brian Clark.

What you will learn in this episode:

Brian's unique vision of productivity and why it works
How to be wrong and adapting in real time
How focusing on your one important task each day can enable you to get more done
Allowing your mindset to accept the fact that you can do anything
How Copyblogger Media was created in a mere three hours

Resources and links mentioned:

Copyblogger
Further.net
Rainmaker.fm
The Rainmaker Platform
Brian on Twitter
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