Hacker Practice: Growth, Systems, And Risk For Startups And Smb

Stan Dutton overseeing a small group class at his old gym in Chinatown, Boston, MA. Stan Dutton is the co-owner of UpLifted Inc. in Boston. He was one of the top 20 165-pound powerlifters in the United States in 2014. He completed 300 hours of hands-on training at the American Academy of Personal Training and earned his Training for Warriors Level 2 certification. He is a second degree black belt in Taekwondo. I met Stan Dutton while recording my boss doing squats at his gym. We immediately hit it off. Two young college dropouts trying to make it as entrepreneurs in the city of higher education (Boston). What's not to like? Stan and his partner Nathan were running a Training for Warriors franchise location when I met them. Stan impressed me with world records in power lifting and constant enthusiasm for life and business. Plus, he's a genuinely nice guy. (Nathan is also impressive, I mean, the dude's biceps are enormous.) Now, Stan is undergoing a totally new transformation. It's an exciting time to be a