Startup to Sold

The Raw, Nonglamorous, Messy Truth & Stuff You’re Not Going to Learn in Business School about Growing an Industry-Leading Company—Without Any Debt

​In Startup to Sold, Chuck Temple leads you through his journey of going from a broke college graduate with no business education or experience to the successful owner of an industry-leading, multimillion-dollar company. You’ll follow Temple as he relates—with an approachable humor and honesty—his path to creating, growing, and finally selling his startup company.

Balancing the lessons he learned in navigating business decisions with insights into his own personal growth on the entrepreneurial odyssey, Temple will help you discover how to advance from concept to company. From the small apartment where he fulfilled his first client’s order to the four thriving stores he was managing just before his company was acquired, Temple distills the useful tips, lessons learned, game-changing resources, and engaging anecdotes from his journey to help you on yours.

For first-time entrepreneurs and aspiring business owners, Startup to Sold is an accessible, valuable tool that highlights the realities of what it takes to achieve entrepreneurial success.