#266 - From 18 Failed Startups to Multi-Million Dollar Success | Igor Vainshtein
Can you fail 18 times and still build a million-dollar business?
Absolutely — if you treat failure as a training ground, not a dead end.
Igor Vainshtein shares his raw insights about what really happens behind the scenes of building, scaling, and sometimes losing businesses.
Igor is a serial entrepreneur, TEDx speaker, best-selling author, and the founder of GolfTrak.app and Entrepreneurpoly. With over 20 businesses under his belt (most of them failures), he’s a believer that the entrepreneurial journey is about growth, not just wins.
🎧 In this episode, you’ll hear:
Why most success stories skip the hard parts - and what you need to know about surviving failure.
The danger of relying on “passive income” and what happened when Igor tried it.
How to spot and recover from toxic business partnerships.
Learn how this resilience, reinvention, and real-world entrepreneurship example on Igor’s personal story and dive deep into lessons every business leader can apply — whether they're in a startup, managing a team, or trying to navigate the ups and downs of business ownership.
Key Takeaways:
Why Igor believes sales is the #1 skill in both business and life - and how you can sharpen yours.
What the board game Entrepreneurpoly teaches about cash flow, conflict, and character.
How immigrant grit and a “nothing to lose” mindset can be a superpower in business.
The myth of overnight success and the reality of starting over again and again.
Join us! This episode is packed with real stories, practical lessons, and the kind of candid business talk that’s often missing from polished interviews.
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🎙 Featured Guest: Igor Vainshtein
🔹 Website: https://www.igorvainshtein.com
🔹 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/igorvainshtein/
🎲 Check out the game: https://biz.game
Episode Topic: From Failing to Succeeding
Key Takeaways:
Why Igor believes sales is the #1 skill in both business and life - and how you can sharpen yours.
What the board game Entrepreneurpoly teaches about cash flow, conflict, and character.
How immigrant grit and a “nothing to lose” mindset can be a superpower in business.
The myth of overnight success and the reality of starting over again and again.
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