Entrepreneurship

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Why I Created "Another" Entrepreneur Retreat Company

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Why I Created "Another" Entrepreneur Retreat Company

There are a s!@$load of entrepreneur-focused events and retreats out there...

Baby Bathwater, Archangel Summit (& Masters), Mastermind Talks, Summit, Two12, the list goes on and on. If you want to go somewhere for a few days, hang out with other entrepreneurs and company founders, learn a thing or two, and connect with some great people, you have no shortage of amazing options.

I've attended a lot of these events and I always get massive value out of going. Surrounding myself with people who think big and who think about being more successful - on all levels - causes me to up my own game.

So why the hell would I start a business in this space (with Mastermind Adventures last year)?

Deep Dive: My Journey Into Psychedelic Therapy

Deep Dive: My Journey Into Psychedelic Therapy

This post may very well make some of you think I’m a total wacko. Hopefully by the end you’ll realize I’m 100% sane, perhaps more sane than I’ve ever been.

This past Friday I took part in something called a ‘deep dive’. In a nutshell, it was a guided experience using powerful psychedelic medicine, with 11 friends and strangers. It was one of the most profound and beautiful experiences of my life.

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How To Accomplish Anything In 1/2 Hour (Or Less)

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How To Accomplish Anything In 1/2 Hour (Or Less)

Many of the entrepreneurs I work with work at full time jobs that don’t provide them with much fulfillment, meaning or joy. Underlying this lack of fulfilment is an idea, a dream that’s been itching away for years without ever being scratched. Typically the first question they ask me is some variation of “Where do I start?’ or “How do I start?”.

The enormity of starting a new business - or any new worthwhile endeavour - typically overwhelms most people, and they feel that it requires a massive commitment on their part: quitting their job, selling their house, moving to a new country… some sort of big change to signify their commitment to their dream.

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Starting a Business In The 21st Century

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Starting a Business In The 21st Century

We live in a golden age of entrepreneurship. Now, more than ever before, it's easier to start a business, and easier than ever to scale that business to stratospheric heights.

Witness Uber. The darling of Silicon Valley (if not the media or the taxi industry) is just 6 years old yet has managed to achieve a market capitalization (the total value of its stock) of over $50 billion. That's 50 billion dollars in just over 6 years. That's higher than the market capitalization of GM, which was founded in 1908.

Another comparison? It took GM 30 years to reach a market cap of 1 billion. Uber? Just over 3.

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The #1 Reason Why Businesses Fail

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The #1 Reason Why Businesses Fail

Often, as entrepreneurs, when things are going poorly, we tend to think the problem is with our marketing, or with our sales process. Latch on to the right marketing plan, goes the thinking, or improve our sales funnel, and customers will start pouring in. 

If you've had success (i.e. growing revenue and profitability) in the past, this may indeed be the case, and you may just need some improvements to your marketing or sales funnel.

However, for most struggling businesses, problems with profitability and finding customers usually stem from a poorly thought out business model (for a fantastic, in-depth read on business models, check out this article from Harvard Business Review).