<p>Stop making million-dollar decisions alone. Hampton gives you a personal board of eight vetted founders in your city who meet monthly to tackle your hardest problems. Find your group: <a href="https://joinhampton.com/">joinhampton.com</a></p><p><br>Kevin Bartchlett built a $9M compost toilet company from the ground up – and walked away with nothing. No contract, no payout, just a handshake. That blind faith turned into a hard lesson in trust that cost him everything – and now, the reason he’s rebuilding on his own terms.<br></p><p><strong>Here’s what we talk about:</strong></p><ul><li>Building a $9M business from scratch – with <em>zero</em> equity in writing</li><li>The moment he realized his million-dollar payday was gone</li><li>How a $9M sale turned into $0 overnight</li><li>What “sweat equity” really means when it’s only a handshake</li><li>How trusting the wrong partner cost him ownership and peace of mind</li><li>Why he still refuses to be angry about it</li><li>What he’s building next (yep, it involves flying cars)</li><li>The lesson behind it all: if you’re going to bet on yourself, go all in<p></p></li></ul><p><strong>Cool Links:</strong></p><ul><li>Hampton <a href="https://www.joinhampton.com/">https://www.joinhampton.com/</a></li><li>Lower Street <a href="https://www.lowerstreet.co/">https://www.lowerstreet.co/</a></li><li>Kevin Bartchlett <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-a-bartchlett-262233ba/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-a-bartchlett-262233ba/</a> </li></ul><p><br><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p><ul><li>Get a team of AI agents that run compliance for you at <a href="http://delve.co/moneywise">delve.co/moneywise</a></li><li>Achieve your dream body with <a href="https://www.dailybodycoach.com/moneywise">dailybodycoach.com/moneywise</a></li><li>Join 700+ founders hiring A-players in Latin America at <a href="http://hirewithnear.com/moneywise">hirewithnear.com/moneywise</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Chapters:</strong></p><ul><li>(1:58) Building a Compostable Toilet Empire – The Dream of a Big Exit</li><li>(3:22) When Expectations &amp; Reality Collide</li><li>(4:24) Picking Up the Pieces: What Happens After the Deal</li><li>(6:01) The True Cost of Not Getting It in Writing</li><li>(9:41) Why Compostable Toilets?</li><li>(11:21) Meeting His Future Partner &amp; Early Roles</li><li>(14:56) Overinvested, Under-Rewarded: The Ownership Dilemma</li><li>(20:28) Chasing Success, Counting the Cost</li><li>(22:28) The Road to Resignation</li><li>(24:49) Finding Empathy for His Partner</li><li>(27:02) New Ventures: Flying Cars</li><li>(29:12) Reflections – Betting on Yourself</li></ul><p><br></p><p>This podcast is a ridiculous concept: high-net-worth people reveal their personal finances. Inspired by real conversations happening in the Hampton community.</p><p><strong>Your Host: Harry Morton</strong></p><ul><li>Founder of Lower Street, a podcast production company helping brands launch and grow top-tier podcasts.</li><li>Co-parents a cow named Eliza.</li></ul>

Moneywise

Hampton

I Built a $9M Company And Got Nothing

NOV 18, 202533 MIN
Moneywise

I Built a $9M Company And Got Nothing

NOV 18, 202533 MIN

Description

Stop making million-dollar decisions alone. Hampton gives you a personal board of eight vetted founders in your city who meet monthly to tackle your hardest problems. Find your group: joinhampton.com


Kevin Bartchlett built a $9M compost toilet company from the ground up – and walked away with nothing. No contract, no payout, just a handshake. That blind faith turned into a hard lesson in trust that cost him everything – and now, the reason he’s rebuilding on his own terms.

Here’s what we talk about:

  • Building a $9M business from scratch – with zero equity in writing
  • The moment he realized his million-dollar payday was gone
  • How a $9M sale turned into $0 overnight
  • What “sweat equity” really means when it’s only a handshake
  • How trusting the wrong partner cost him ownership and peace of mind
  • Why he still refuses to be angry about it
  • What he’s building next (yep, it involves flying cars)
  • The lesson behind it all: if you’re going to bet on yourself, go all in

Cool Links:


Sponsors:


Chapters:

  • (1:58) Building a Compostable Toilet Empire – The Dream of a Big Exit
  • (3:22) When Expectations & Reality Collide
  • (4:24) Picking Up the Pieces: What Happens After the Deal
  • (6:01) The True Cost of Not Getting It in Writing
  • (9:41) Why Compostable Toilets?
  • (11:21) Meeting His Future Partner & Early Roles
  • (14:56) Overinvested, Under-Rewarded: The Ownership Dilemma
  • (20:28) Chasing Success, Counting the Cost
  • (22:28) The Road to Resignation
  • (24:49) Finding Empathy for His Partner
  • (27:02) New Ventures: Flying Cars
  • (29:12) Reflections – Betting on Yourself


This podcast is a ridiculous concept: high-net-worth people reveal their personal finances. Inspired by real conversations happening in the Hampton community.

Your Host: Harry Morton

  • Founder of Lower Street, a podcast production company helping brands launch and grow top-tier podcasts.
  • Co-parents a cow named Eliza.