Brian Miles

Co-Founder, Miles Advisory Group · 1 appearance on the record.

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Bryan Miles and his wife Shannon bootstrapped BELAY into a 100% remote virtual staffing enterprise that exceeded $100M in revenue before completing a majority recapitalization with Tenex Capital Management. He also authored the book Virtual Culture and co-founded Miles Advisory Group and craft brewer NoFo Brew Co.

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5 assertions · every statement was checked. The predictions and assertions are the 5 claims: statements the public record can support or contradict. 1 is resolved, and 4 name no date, number or outcome precise enough to check. Everything else (opinions, insights, what ifs, disclosures) can never be settled by the record, so it carries no assessment.

The record, in short

What the tape says about how Brian argues and how the claims held up. Everything they said, and everything said about them, is in the tabs below.

Their most notable supported claim

Assertion Supported
Brian Miles: Zirtual imploded due to poor financial management
“Zurchal imploded two years ago and was sold to this organization that now owns it in Columbus, Ohio, because they didn't manage their money very well.”
Brian Miles May 23, 2018 ▶ 9:16 1033 Couple Cashes Out 401k in 2010, Now Doing $15m/Year

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Everything Brian Miles said on Top Founders that made the record, most notable first. Filter by type, assessment or year in the ledger →

Assertion Supported
Brian Miles: Zirtual imploded due to poor financial management
“Zurchal imploded two years ago and was sold to this organization that now owns it in Columbus, Ohio, because they didn't manage their money very well.”
Brian Miles May 23, 2018 ▶ 9:16 1033 Couple Cashes Out 401k in 2010, Now Doing $15m/Year
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Brian Miles: Bootstrapped Belay reached profitability in 14 months
“We have not raised a dime in capital for our business. We bootstrapped it all. We've got the profitability around 14 months in.”
Brian Miles May 23, 2018 ▶ 4:38 1033 Couple Cashes Out 401k in 2010, Now Doing $15m/Year
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Brian Miles: Belay equity is split 51/49 in Shannon's favor
“Well, it's a 51, 49. It's not that far off, but it's majority owned by a woman.”
Brian Miles May 23, 2018 ▶ 4:54 1033 Couple Cashes Out 401k in 2010, Now Doing $15m/Year
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Brian Miles: Belay finished 2017 with nearly $15 million in revenue
“We ended the year just shy of 15.”
Brian Miles May 23, 2018 ▶ 7:21 1033 Couple Cashes Out 401k in 2010, Now Doing $15m/Year
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Brian Miles: Worldwide 101 is Belay's closest direct competitor
“I would say our closest competitor is worldwide. One-on-one they're based over in London. But they do operate here in the States.”
Brian Miles May 23, 2018 ▶ 4:15 1033 Couple Cashes Out 401k in 2010, Now Doing $15m/Year

The other half of the tape: Brian Miles's own voice is left out of every number here. 1 statement on the record names them. every mention, with the transcript →

Statements about Brian Miles, by other people (1)

Disclosure
Shannon Miles: Belay was funded in 2010 by cashing out a 401(k)
“We spent our twenties getting in a lot of debt. And getting out of it and actually saving and having a four Oh one K that we used in 2010 to fund our businesses.”
Shannon Miles May 23, 2018 ▶ 2:03 1033 Couple Cashes Out 401k in 2010, Now Doing $15m/Year

Appearances (1)

EpisodeDateSpeaking time
1033 Couple Cashes Out 401k in 2010, Now Doing $15m/Year May 23, 2018 6m
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