2014 A Look In The Rear View Mirror
Overview
Episode 69 is a look back at 2014 for me, what I learned and what you can take away from it. Some of my highlights:
- Speaking at NMX
- Inc Military Entrepreneur Event
- Launching a Veteran Entrepreneur Mastermind
- Interview on other Podcasts
- Techstars Patriot Boot Camp
- VeteranWise
- Hitting the 1 year mark and recording 68 Episodes
Lessons Learned / Quotes
These are some of the many great quotes from the show in 2014
Meeting the right people is a huge part…I am just an incredibly strong believer in mentorship and the role of mentors…I also don’t believe in just one on one mentorship ….mentorship is a team thing
-Dave Cass Uvize Episode 58
This is going to be a huge part of your life….make sure you believe in what you are doing
-Greg Call PatriotMove Episode 46
I think the most important thing is, you have to have demonstrated some level of progress with your business….. you need to be able to show your resourcefulness by making progress on limited resources.
-Brad Harrison Scout Ventures Episode 57
(in reference to working a “day” job while building a company) I would turn that around and say what wasn’t a challenge. Everything about it was hard. But,…I was on such a substantial learning curve that things I was learning in either one (job) reinforced the other. So, it was actually a great help. I think it ended up making both of them more successful more quickly.
-Ben Williams Reelio Episode 48
Everyone looks at these cases of guys that are wildly successful right out of the gate. I will say that is the exception and not the rule…..The elevator to success is broken, you have got to take the stairs
-Matt “Griff” Griffin Combat Flip Flops Episode 47
Now I get why they call it a start up. You are constantly getting knocked down and if you don’t get back up you are not going to survive….Just when you are ready to throw it all in, one little window, one little door opens enough to get you through…
-Jennifer Pilcher Military One Click Episode 55
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