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The Body and The Beast Ep79 - HOW TO BUILD A BUSINESS PT1
Manage episode 409346214 series 3440241
In this conversation, Jay and Dan discuss the process of starting a business and transitioning from employment to entrepreneurship.
They emphasiSe the importance of finding clarity and identifying one's skills and passions. They also highlight the value of researching successful businesses in the same field and asking for feedback from friends and colleagues.
Takeaways
- Test and hire freelancers to help with tasks you're not organized or skilled in.
- Reach out to people through DMs and other forms of outreach to make connections and promote your product or service.
- Tell people what you do and how you can help them, as it is your duty to share your solution.
- Be persistent in your marketing efforts and consistently make offers to your audience.
- Believe in your product or service and confidently promote it to others.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Personal Updates
02:10 Transitioning from Employment to Entrepreneurship
04:48 Taking the First Step and Overcoming Doubts
06:15 Finding Clarity and Identifying Skills
07:13 Researching Successful Businesses in the Same Field
10:20 Asking for Feedback and Identifying Personal Strengths
11:41 Building a Personal Brand and Connecting with Customers
16:24 People Buy People, Not Products
23:15 Conversations Lead to Conversions
24:42 Testing and Hiring Freelancers
25:12 The Power of DMs and Outreach
26:09 The Importance of Telling People What You Do
27:04 Consistency in Marketing and Offers
28:20 The Duty to Share Your Solution
29:00 Overcoming the Fear of Failure
29:25 Being Shameless in Self-Promotion
30:22 The Importance of Persistence and Rejection
31:16 Getting Through to Busy People
32:15 The Power of Routine and Persistence
33:03 The Value of Offering to Work for Free
34:02 Reducing Friction and Making Connections
35:12 The Importance of Confidence and Belief in Your Product
37:28 The Three Cs: Content, Conversations, and Connections
39:46 The Reality of Entrepreneurship
45:23 The Skills Needed to Grow a Business
48:37 Teaser for Next Episode: Specifics on Business Skills
100 episodes
Manage episode 409346214 series 3440241
In this conversation, Jay and Dan discuss the process of starting a business and transitioning from employment to entrepreneurship.
They emphasiSe the importance of finding clarity and identifying one's skills and passions. They also highlight the value of researching successful businesses in the same field and asking for feedback from friends and colleagues.
Takeaways
- Test and hire freelancers to help with tasks you're not organized or skilled in.
- Reach out to people through DMs and other forms of outreach to make connections and promote your product or service.
- Tell people what you do and how you can help them, as it is your duty to share your solution.
- Be persistent in your marketing efforts and consistently make offers to your audience.
- Believe in your product or service and confidently promote it to others.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Personal Updates
02:10 Transitioning from Employment to Entrepreneurship
04:48 Taking the First Step and Overcoming Doubts
06:15 Finding Clarity and Identifying Skills
07:13 Researching Successful Businesses in the Same Field
10:20 Asking for Feedback and Identifying Personal Strengths
11:41 Building a Personal Brand and Connecting with Customers
16:24 People Buy People, Not Products
23:15 Conversations Lead to Conversions
24:42 Testing and Hiring Freelancers
25:12 The Power of DMs and Outreach
26:09 The Importance of Telling People What You Do
27:04 Consistency in Marketing and Offers
28:20 The Duty to Share Your Solution
29:00 Overcoming the Fear of Failure
29:25 Being Shameless in Self-Promotion
30:22 The Importance of Persistence and Rejection
31:16 Getting Through to Busy People
32:15 The Power of Routine and Persistence
33:03 The Value of Offering to Work for Free
34:02 Reducing Friction and Making Connections
35:12 The Importance of Confidence and Belief in Your Product
37:28 The Three Cs: Content, Conversations, and Connections
39:46 The Reality of Entrepreneurship
45:23 The Skills Needed to Grow a Business
48:37 Teaser for Next Episode: Specifics on Business Skills
100 episodes
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