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#861: 4-Hour Workweek Success Story Brian Dean — From Dad’s Basement to Selling Two Companies
The Tim Ferriss Show · Apr 16, 2026 · 1 h 02 min
Brian Dean is the founder of Backlinko and Exploding Topics , both acquired by Semrush, which itself was recently acquired by Adobe for $1.9 billion. Brian's story starts exactly where a lot of great stories start: broke, directionless, and eating canned beef stew in his dad's basement during the 2008 financial crisis. He picked up a copy of The 4-Hour Workweek and took action. As is nearly…