5 lessons for entrepreneurs
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You learn some pretty hard lessons in 20 years of entrepreneurship. Hopefully, you can avoid some of my mistakes by reading this presentation.TRANSCRIPT
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LESSONS LEARNED IN 20 YEARS AS AN ENTREPRENEUR 5
IAN LURIE CEO, PORTENT @PORTENTINT
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WHO IS THIS GUY? @PORTENTINT CEO, FOUNDER, PORTENT, INC. WWW.PORTENT.COM
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SINCE 1995
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SINCE. 1995.
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I’VE BEEN THROUGH A LOT (AND I’VE HAD MY MOMENTS)
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SOME STUFF IS FINALLY SINKING IN
guess i shouldn't have
done that
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MY 5 LESSONS just mine. your results may vary.
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ENTREPRENEURS these lessons are for
you don’t have to be one
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BELIEVE IT 1 IT’S WHAT GUIDES YOUR WORK
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IT’S PERSONAL don’t let anyone tell you different
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LIVE IT in the way you work
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KNOW WHY you’re doing this
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LOVE IT enough to learn it
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LOVE IT enough to teach it
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THE CUSTOMER IS NOT ALWAYS RIGHT
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WHEN YOUR GUT SPEAKS LISTEN
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BALANCE 2 LIFE, WORK AND HEALTH
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YOU CAN WORK any 100 hours/week you want
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YOUR FAMILY must support what you’re doing
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YOU STILL have to clean the toilet now and then
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YOUR 1ST DUTY is to remain standing
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YOU’RE NOT CAPTAIN AMERICA YOU’RE A GRUNT
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TREAT YOURSELF you deserve it
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YOU DON’T HAVE A.D.D. you’re just disorganized
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BECOME A MASTER TIME MANAGER it’s your most precious resource
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GROWTH 3 MUST BE SUSTAINABLE
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YOU ARE TAKING RISKS NOT CRASHING CARS be smart
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HIRE FOR INTELLIGENCE NOT SKILLS anything can be learned. if you can think.
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HIRE FOR EQ NOT POLISH they can always wear a suit
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TEACH THE SH#T OUT OF EVERYTHING
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LEARN THE SH#T OUT OF EVERYTHING
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WORK AT THE EDGES DELEGATE THE MIDDLE
expertise leadership execution
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DO THE MATH it doesn’t lie (but it may fib)
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SET CLEAR, MEASURABLE GOALS for yourself and others
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CHANGE IS GOOD until it’s not
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DON’T WAIT FOR THE PERFECT TOOL forever is a long time
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CASH FLOW IS KING you can’t breathe without air
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TRUST 4 BUILD IT. DEMAND IT.
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INTEGRITY IS THE ACE it’s not a renewable resource
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DON’T FART IN PUBLIC people remember that
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IF YOU CAN’T TRUST THEM FIRE THEM employees or clients
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SET CLEAR STANDARDS ‘be great’ doesn’t do it
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CRAZY ISN’T MOTIVATIONAL no one likes working for a nutjob
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TAKE A TIME OUT before you explode
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NICE IS NOT HELPFUL it’s destructive
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LEADERSHIP 5 IN ALL THINGS
photo by richard masoner
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LEAVE YOUR EGO AT THE DOOR it’s distracting
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LISTEN, THEN DECIDE please. pre please.
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YOU DO KNOW WHAT YOU’RE DOING even when you don’t
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FOUNDERS MUST BUILD THE THING it’s hard to run the business otherwise
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CEOs MUST KNOW THE WORK otherwise they make bad decisions
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REVEAL TO DISCOMFORT it beats hiding
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THINGS GO WRONG it’s how you react that counts
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NEVER EVER EVER EVER stop learning in public
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THE PEOPLE who taught me
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BEN HOROWITZ THE HARD THING ABOUT HARD THINGS
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PATRICK LENCIONI EVERYTHING HE’S WRITTEN
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GUY KAWASAKI ENCHANTMENT
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STEPHEN AMBROSE D-DAY
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DORIS KEARNS GOODWIN TEAM OF RIVALS
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STEVEN JOHNSON THE GHOST MAP
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ALL OF HISTORY great leaders are great teachers
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MY WHOLE FAMILY through patience & occasional lack thereof
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EVERYONE I’VE WORKED WITH with judicious eye-rolling & support
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MIND YOUR PARTNERS and yourself
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LOVE WHAT YOU DO to your core, without question
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DO IT WELL and beer every day
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STAY HUMBLE enough to learn
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STAY ARROGANT enough to lead
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