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Escape from Cubicle Nation Podcast
Advice, support and encouragement to stop being a corporate prisoner and start your own business
May 05 2008
May 05 2008
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For this week's podcast, I had the pleasure of interviewing Gary Schoeniger , founder of the Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative .
Gary has a really interesting story -- from dead broke desperate handyman to successful entrepreneur.
Over the last 15 years, he has interviewed hundreds of successful
entrepreneurs to discover which skills are critical for starting and
running a business. Many are not what you think.
My favorite advice from the interview:
"Find a problem. Figure out how to solve the problem. Find more people with the same problem and you have a business."
I
like that Gary's views make me think. I have been in "do what you love
(and work and work and work and work) and the money will follow" mode
for so long that the "problem/solution" model was very intriguing.
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2008-08-05
 | Blog basics for beginners with Nathan Bowers Part 2 |
| Blog basics for beginners with Nathan Bowers Part 1 |
| You can do good and do well: Lessons from "The Go-Giver" |
| Are you selling your entrepreneurial soul if you get a day job? |
| How to develop an entrepreneurial mindset |
| Is it possible to have a cool job? |
| Realistic expectations for making money in your startup business |
| 5 reasons why entrepreneurship is the best personal development on the planet |
| Embrace synchronicity in your business and enjoy the results |
| What to do when you hit the "starting a business is too hard" wall |
| How do you know when it is safe to call yourself an expert? |
| Soul-wrenching insight on creative blocks from The War of Art |
| Striking a balance between being rich and being famous |
| How to go from vague idea to concrete business concept |
| Use classes and workshops to get stuff done |
| Controversy is good: go ahead, disagree with me! |
| Cash flow is king |
| Networking tip: Use the phone! |
| Cut through work paralysis by replacing "perfect" with "good enough" |
| Small business marketing advice from expert John Jantsch |
| Take the brute force out of your fears by dissecting them |
| Interview with Martha Beck: Your left toe holds the clue to your right life |
| Stop playing small |
| When is your brand "good enough" to start marketing? |
| Proud member of the Island of Misfit Toys |
| The customer likeability factor |
| The curse of competence |
| Beat negative self-talk when starting a business |
| Reduce your marketing dread |
| How do I choose which business to start? |
| Escape Podcast - Plan your life then your business |
| Escape Podcast - First episode |