How Neil Yeoh bootstrapped a climate business to $1 million


Hi friend!

This week's deep dive is one that I've seen a little more closely than others, as I met Neil when he was first starting OnePointFive. While chatting with Neil about this one, I didn't realize how fast they were growing. They're on pace for $2 million in revenue this year! I'm incredibly excited to share this and Neil's story.

Now, on to this week's deep dive.


Here's this week's deep dive:

One person will not solve all the challenges of climate change.

Solving the challenges we face now and in the future will require thousands, if not millions, of people.

Even today, we need many more people to solve these challenges.

That's where Neil Yeoh and the OnePointFive team come in.

OnePointFive connects and develops Climate Experts in Residence.

Today, OnePointFive acts as an agency for climate experts in residence and helps others become such experts through its OPF Academy.

OnePointFive earned over $1 million in annual revenue in just four years.

Let's dive into how Neil and his team at OnePointFive got there.


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