From Zero to 2M+: How Josh Dorkin Built the Bigger Pockets Community

This episode features Greg Isenberg interviewing Josh Dorkin, the founder of Bigger Pockets. They discuss the origins and growth of Bigger Pockets as a community-driven real estate investing platform, emphasizing the challenges of community building, brand protection, and the importance of focusing on niche markets where information is scarce. Josh shares insights on bootstrapping, dealing with VCs, and the shift from intense grind to a more balanced life post-exit. Greg also introduces his own AI productivity community, 'You probably need a robot.com,' and discusses Josh's brother's 'electrical fertilizer' project as examples of finding opportunities where 'there's no book for that.' The conversation highlights how to identify unmet needs, build communities around them, and create digital products.