From Paul Allen’s wonderful blog…
Here’s some advice from entrepreneur Joe Ollivier, who has helped start or fund 27 companies in the past three decades. He is a member of the Utah Angels and runs First Capital Development in Provo, Utah. Joe explains what it takes to be an entrepreneur.
It’s a great list. I’ve printed it out and will keep it close. A few highlights are:
- It has to be a business that gives you an emotional high.
- Avoid any business that is labor or inventory intensive.
- Find a lifelong mentor as soon as possible. Have him continually play devil’s advocate.
- Have the attitude that everything that happens to you in your life is your own personal responsibility; you are never a victim.
- Remember that you will learn much more from your mistakes and failures than your successes.
- Expect to become wealthy – do a financial statement on yourself each quarter.
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“Avoid any business that is labor or inventory intensive. “
Why?
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“Avoid any business that is labor or inventory intensive. “
Why?——-
Great list. I just read “Mentored by a Millionaire” and some of the items on this list
triggered that book in my mind. I think you would enjoy it.
I would add that almost anyone in front of you can be used as a mentor or teacher.
I notice all feedback, good and bad—feedback includes other’s reactions noting it
may be filtered through their own projections. I also notice my reactions to other people and situations.
So I use other people as a mirror to look for blind spots, and find my strengths and
weaknesses. I agree about failure (as long as you learn from failure) and I wrote about
how many successful companies (and individuals) have had failure in their past in a post
from a talk given by managing director at Sutter Hill Ventures – http://evelynrodriguez.typepad.com/crossroads_dispatches/2004/04/bill_younger_ma.html
Great list. I just read “Mentored by a Millionaire” and some of the items on this list
triggered that book in my mind. I think you would enjoy it.
I would add that almost anyone in front of you can be used as a mentor or teacher.
I notice all feedback, good and bad—feedback includes other’s reactions noting it
may be filtered through their own projections. I also notice my reactions to other people and situations.
So I use other people as a mirror to look for blind spots, and find my strengths and
weaknesses. I agree about failure (as long as you learn from failure) and I wrote about
how many successful companies (and individuals) have had failure in their past in a post
from a talk given by managing director at Sutter Hill Ventures – http://evelynrodriguez.typepad.com/crossroads_dispatches/2004/04/bill_younger_ma.html