Torenberg: Services are shifting from education to done-for-you execution
Erik Torenberg · How To Build A Million-Dollar Media Empire | Erik Torenberg · Jan 5, 2024 · at 53:36
Turpentine co-founder Erik Torenberg outlines business opportunities around accountability and agency services with host Greg Isenberg.
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“I think in general, it's a big trend of, like, shifting from, like, teach you how to do something to, like, press button and it's done. Like, do it for you.”
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