# Nick Huber

> Nick Huber is the founder of the Sweaty Startup brand and creator of Bolt Storage, a self-storage private equity firm managing 68+ facilities across 11 states. A Cornell track athlete turned anti-Silicon-Valley entrepreneur, he built a $25M+ net worth by 34 through boring, service-based businesses - self-storage, offshore staffing, and cost segregation - while preaching contrarian gospel to 820,000+ followers across social platforms.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Bolt Storage / Somewhere.com
- **Organizations:** Bolt Storage, Somewhere.com, R.E. Cost Seg, Sweaty Startup
- **From:** Leopold, Indiana, USA
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor's Degree, Cornell University
- **Known for:** Built self-storage portfolio of 68+ facilities across 11 states worth $100M+, Grew Twitter/X following to 430,000+ by posting 5,585 tweets in a single month (February 2021), Raised $7M+ for real estate portfolio entirely through Twitter/X

## Career timeline

- **2011** — Founded Storage Squad at Cornell University with partner Dan Hagberg - began storing students' belongings, invested student loan money in cargo vans
- **2012** — Graduated from Cornell University
- **2013** — Storage Squad revenue grew from $300K to $1M+ in a single year
- **2014** — Began planning first self-storage facility in Ithaca, NY ($2.4M build cost, later valued at $10M+)
- **2017** — First self-storage facility opened; Storage Squad now in 25 college towns; founded Bolt Storage
- **2018** — Launched The Sweaty Startup podcast and brand (December 2018)
- **2019** — Bolt Storage had 7 properties
- **2021** — Sold Storage Squad for ~$1.7M; pivoted full-time to self-storage; acquired 42 facilities by year end; launched heavy Twitter growth strategy
- **2022** — Co-founded R.E. Cost Seg with Mitchell and Melanie Baldridge; portfolio grew to 63 facilities at ~$100M in acquisitions
- **2023** — Self-reported net worth of ~$25M on turning 34; started and later shut down RecruitJet, WebRun, AdRhino, Huber Method
- **2024** — Led $52M acquisition of Somewhere.com (offshore staffing platform) in May 2024
- **2025** — Published book 'The Sweaty Startup: How to Get Rich Doing Boring Things' (Harper Business); shut down 4 side companies to consolidate to 3 core businesses

## Achievements

- Built self-storage portfolio of 68+ facilities across 11 states worth $100M+
- Grew Twitter/X following to 430,000+ by posting 5,585 tweets in a single month (February 2021)
- Raised $7M+ for real estate portfolio entirely through Twitter/X
- Acquired Somewhere.com for $52M in 2024 - offshore staffing platform with 6,000+ global workers
- Co-founded R.E. Cost Seg which completed 6,000+ tax studies at $700-800K/month revenue
- Grew Sweaty Startup Substack to 240,000+ subscribers
- The Sweaty Startup podcast surpassed 1.5M+ downloads across 300+ episodes
- Published 'The Sweaty Startup' (Harper Business, 2025) - longlisted for Porchlight Business Book Awards
- Grew net worth from ~$1.5M at age 30 to ~$25M at age 34
- Built total following of 820,000+ across all social platforms with 2B+ content views

## Latest updates

- **2025-04** — Announced shutting down 4 companies (RecruitJet, WebRun, AdRhino, Huber Method) to focus on 3 core businesses
- **2025-01** — Published 'The Sweaty Startup: How to Get Rich Doing Boring Things' with Harper Business
- **2025-01** — Book longlisted for 2025 Porchlight Business Book Awards in Innovation & Creativity category
- **2024-05** — Led $52M acquisition of Somewhere.com offshore staffing platform
- **2024-01** — Bolt Storage portfolio reached 68 facilities across 11 states

## Links

- Website: https://www.sweatystartup.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sweatystartup/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/sweatystartup
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBYwRdRw6x9bH4PsyCLnmOw
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sweatystartup/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sweatystartup

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Last updated: 2026-04-26