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Entrepreneurship
I have been on this entrepreneurial journey for more than twenty years.
Entrepreneurship
So you think you want to be on an entrepreneurship journey? Or perhaps you are just curious about other people who are entprenreneurs.
Entrepreneurship is made to look glamorous and yet on the whole it is not. Most people if you were to ask them, as business owners they are likely you will be living on a very tight budget, rather than driving around in a Tesla.
As they say the road to Entrepreneurship is littered with the carcasses of the ‘hopeful’. It is a lot of hard work however it can be extremely rewarding both financially and emotionally. However, neither of those things is guaranteed. You get to run your own business, and make your own rules as well as build something special from the ground up. But for every Silicon Valley success story there are thousands of people that will never be a true ‘entrepreneur’.
I have found that the best way is to learn from others. I have run many successful entrepreneurial businesses. And I have made plenty of mistakes. In these blog posts I share the ups and the downs. You may want to subscribe to my Monday Xpresso Newsletter so that you can get a weekly dose of motivation.
So let’s get started on your entrepreneurial journey. Be curious, and have fun – reading and learning about being an entrepreneur.
Different ‘Chapters’ to explore – Entrepreneurial blog posts
Shark Tank Australia
Shark Tank Series 3 is on it's way... And nominated for a 2016 Logie We were very excited to hear yesterday that Shark Tank has been nominated for 'Best Reality Program 2016' in the TV Week Logies. If you believe in Aussie Innovation and want to support small...
There are people who won’t sleep tonight… too excited by their dreams
I reflect on what it's like setting out on the entrepreneurial journey - sometimes you are too excited to sleep as you are so full of possibility and dreams... and other times you can't sleep because you are worried about what you have taken on and what you need to...
Entrepreneur’s Journey; 14 November 2016
With the media full of US politics and election results - one thing I am so aware of is that as business leaders we will keep doing what we can do to make the world a productive place for all. We are doing our bit to keep commerce thriving, to employ people, buy...
The entrepreneur’s journey: 7 November 2016
I was a little embarrassed today, when someone I do want to catch up with suggested a bunch of dates to see me in November... and the only time we could find was in the new year - argh! I can feel the year closing quickly. I had such a great week to start November,...
The entrepreneur’s journey This Week 31 October 2016
Last week was all about resilience, focus and a few laughs - there were plenty of lessons. Monday was all about strategy and planning for Redii.com Tuesday was to be a continuation of the 'design thinking project' and reviewing numbers... and mostly this got...
What ever happened to….
We all love a success story; now I find quite regularly that the first question that I get at speaking engagements is "whatever happened to the businesses you invested in as part of Shark Tank?" When we are on set - I am looking for not just the business idea, and...
This experiment – touched, moved and inspired me
Do you know people who seem to be grumpy every day? When my colleague Claire sent me the below video - it moved me. The simplicity of the message. It is absolutely worth a few moments to experience a wonderful source of happiness - that is available to the grumpiest...
5 things I was looking for in the pitches on Shark Tank Series 2
After every episode, the social team from Channel Ten have been diligently updating the leaderboard outlining which shark is making which offer and the amount that each of us has invested in the start-ups. There is much more to what this leader board says - it is not...