Zero Capital Startup
20:43
Car Talk: BASE, break-even, and the $360k goal
Full ride-along — from the five kinds of jobs to why you double your number and what 360 jobs a year really means.
19:58
Day One: who I am, and why I'm filming this
The origin story — Ashland, the union, a broken leg, and walking away from a $186k job to build this on camera.
1:07
The 5 kinds of jobs
1:05
Your business owes you a salary (BASE)
1:58
Why you double your number (taxes)
1:07
$180k to break even, $360k is the goal
0:49
I don't even touch the material
1:50
360 jobs a year — can you really?
1:24
Everything to run your business
0:22
I left a $186,000 a year job
1:11
A broken leg, a divorce, a year lost
0:47
$11.50 an hour with my dad — the best days
0:56
Why running a crew is so hard
1:22
The hidden cost of union money
0:28
The one number every contractor has to know
1:55
$40 DIY studio soundproofing
0:25
They paid me $327 a day just to show up
0:40
Everywhere I look, there's a ghost
Watch
Dale Barber — 25 years in the trades — building a business from zero, on camera. Pick one and go.
Lessons
Long form
20:43
Car Talk: BASE, break-even, and the $360k goal
Full ride-along — from the five kinds of jobs to why you double your number and what 360 jobs a year really means.
19:58
Day One: who I am, and why I'm filming this
The origin story — Ashland, the union, a broken leg, and walking away from a $186k job to build this on camera.
Shorts
1:07
The 5 kinds of jobs
1:05
Your business owes you a salary (BASE)
1:58
Why you double your number (taxes)
1:07
$180k to break even, $360k is the goal
0:49
I don't even touch the material
1:50
360 jobs a year — can you really?
1:24
Everything to run your business
0:22
I left a $186,000 a year job
1:11
A broken leg, a divorce, a year lost
0:47
$11.50 an hour with my dad — the best days
0:56
Why running a crew is so hard
1:22
The hidden cost of union money
0:28
The one number every contractor has to know
1:55
$40 DIY studio soundproofing
0:25
They paid me $327 a day just to show up
0:40
Everywhere I look, there's a ghost