Today’s episode is a collation of useful sound bites from four previous Breaking Biz guests, all of whom run their own successful businesses. It’s basic advice/learnings delivered in around 7 minutes.
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The contributors are: Tucker Max, Lucas Carlson, Apu Gupta, Charlie Hoehn and Nathan Kontny. Access the original episodes by clicking on the respective name. All Breaking Biz interviews with CEO’s can be found here.
He found internet fame writing about his drunken antics which helped put him in the position he’s in today, successful CEO of Story Ark, angel investor in over 20 companies and advisor.
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In this interview, Tucker Max talks about the mistakes he made with his first company, being a terrible boss and what he looks for when investing in a startup. In between there’s other stories, anecdotes and tips to take on board. If you’re interested in what it takes to be a tech investor here’s an interview with Citymapper investor Alex Dunsdon. If you’re more interested in building your own startup and want some real life lessons then don’t miss out on this interview with AppFog founder Lucas Carlson.
Some key takeaways were:
If you want advice, get it from someone who has both succeeded AND failed
If you hire someone you know is wrong for your business, fire them as quick as you can
The best idea on earth is worthless if you’ve got the wrong team implementing it
You don’t find your passion. You make it
Over the past few years, Charlie Hoehn has worked with more than a dozen best selling authors, including Tim Ferriss and Tucker Max, helping them market (and sometimes create) their books. A former protégé of Seth Godin, things looked great for Charlie, but what no one knew was how much he was suffering on the inside.
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In this interview, Charlie opens up about his struggle with serious anxiety issues which led him to burn out before bouncing back to an extremely profitable app business. Which he then walked away from. This interview is about the importance of ‘play’ and how, as adults, we should never forget how to bring out the inner child within.
‘Play It Away: A Workaholic’s Cure for Anxiety’ is Charlie’s new book, available on Amazon.
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