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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 S1 Episode Six on TEN
If you saw the program you will see clearly how much fun it was to make - I know I say it every week but the diversity of ideas is amazing. I'm sure you too can see the difference in the effectiveness of the pitches - sometimes we just could not quite 'get' it. Other...
Love them or they will leave you
It was great to have a $2 million pitch on TEN’s Shark Tank a few weeks ago. It was a business with a track record, a solid customer base and a clear vision for growth. Not to mention Stan Kruss, the founder, was an extremely polished presenter. When Andrew Banks...
Shark Tank S1 Episode Five on TEN
Watching this episode at home with the family - we had plenty of laughs. Every week we marvel at how diverse the business ideas are - and equally how commercially ready they may or may not be. I was delighted with the show - it showcases great Australian innovations...
Is an investor what you want?
As we enter the second month of Shark Tank, I thought it was time to reflect on an important topic. Although this might seem confusing, sometimes when you miss out on an investment deal, it’s actually the best thing for your business. This may seem contradictory, but...
Shark Tank S1 Episode Four on TEN
Here is my review of the pitches we saw in Shark Tank Australia episode 4 - yet another great show demonstrating the diversity of Australian innovation. It was pretty exciting to see such a big pitch come into the Tank... Scope My Project – The two founders...
Live What You Love: Purpose (Extract)
Purpose extract from Live What You Love I don’t live to work, I work to live. But if I love the work I choose, then my work is no longer work. Our society celebrates the idea of the workaholic. Earlier in this book I have written that the happy employee creates a...
Why I ate pet food on national TV and why I would do it again
When I walked into work on Monday morning I was met by RedBalloon’s PR Executive who greeted me with, “You’ll never believe the headline I just read about you!” The article she was talking about was Shark Tank recap: The night Naomi Simson ate dog food on national...
‘The Sharks’ reveal their secrets to running a successful business.
THEY are ‘The Sharks’ on Ten’s new reality show Shark Tank — and here they reveal their secrets to running a successful business. This article appeared in news.com.au on 18 February 2015 So just who are these entrepreneurs and what have they done to be worthy of the...