When I was 11, I lit roman candles inside my foster home. Yup… inside. Bad idea… Turns out, couches can catch fire. Which makes a foster home kinda happy when that 11 year old kid packs up his bag and leaves. Fast forward a few years and I was still making bad decisions…
“Should I take outside investment?” “Should I allow a new partner to join my small team?” “Who should I hire next?” Are decisions like these swirling around in your mind at 3 am in the morning? If so, watch out!
It’s one thing to have a great idea… But how do you take a crazy idea and turn it into millions per year and then exit? That’s what we’re discussing in today’s video with my guest Trent Kitsch. Trent’s a guy that’s done it all. Right from the get-go, he was faced with uncertainty and rejection. But Trent pushed through.
It’s hard to say goodbye… For years, the last thing I thought about every night was my company, Spheric Technologies. It was part of me. It was me. My identity was: Dan @ Spheric And at 28 years old, something happened that changed my life forever. Someone asked me if I was looking to sell. Sell? My baby?!
Think of how easy it would be to scale if you could say… “Google is one of our customers.” (Or an early adopter equivalent in your industry.) Right? There are some early adopters out there… And if you can sign them on as a customer (or strategic partner) they’ll bring all your other perfect-fit customers along with them. You go
“If it doesn’t matter to an 8-year-old, it doesn’t matter.” Back when social media was barely a thing. And when Zuckerberg was still coding in Harvard. Lane Merrifield was on a mission to change the world… His mission:
Imagine you’re the captain of a ship. You’ve recruited sailors. You’ve sailed out of the harbour in search of far away treasures… And now you’re caught in a raging open sea storm.
When Josh was 18, he saw a young entrepreneur in his town driving a lamborghini… A guy who lived in the rich part of town. “Wow, this guy is SO young, and so successful. I wonder what he does.” Josh was amazed. And that was it.
Imagine a stranger sent you a box of toys… So many you had to hide them from your kids because it’s more than you’d give them on a Christmas day! That’s the story of how I met Brad Pedersen. Random chance encounter in the Air Canada lounge several years back. We got talking. And then Brad dropped the question:
If you ever find yourself smashing your head against the ceiling… Wondering if it’s supposed to get easier as you grow… Then you’re not alone. A lot of entrepreneurs hope things get easier as they scale.
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