Founder of 5 startups in a challenging industry, Trevor Blake has much relevant experience to share about how to make your startup successful, and in these COVID-19 times, food for thought on how you can adapt your company right now.
Trevor Blake built three successful startups and sold them for more than $300 million. Now he’s written a complete instruction manual that covers everything the budding entrepreneur or existing business owner needs to know to build the career or business of their dreams. Unlike the many purely theoretical guides, this is a practical handbook based on Blake’s wildly successful in-the-trenches experience. It incorporates leading-edge strategies that cover every aspect of running a business — including funding, developing systems, and marketing. Blake presents in-depth insight into managing effectively, maintaining cash flow, and adapting to the changing needs of customers in volatile economic times.
His proven methods provide readers the confidence to take the entrepreneurial leap and turn a winning idea into an efficient, profitable company. In the process, readers can not only say farewell to long commutes and tedious jobs but, more important, reinvent themselves and discover the satisfaction inherent in running a business that greatly benefits not only the innovator, but also the end user.
3 Key Points
- Your company needs to have a positive impact, or it won’t last.
- Being involved in completely novel work energizes your team.
- Having a proof of concept is more important than having a plan.
Quote
“Make a positive difference in someone’s life, have fun doing it, and you’ll share in the material and other rewards that come as a result of creating that energy.”
What We Talked About
In this episode, you’ll learn:
Actionable Tips
- Recognize that helping even one person is impact.
- Listen to your trusted partners.
- Don’t wait. Start working now and figure it out.
Resources Mentioned
- Trevor’s book: Secrets to a Successful Startup: A Recession-Proof Guide to Starting, Surviving, and Thriving in Your Own Venture.
- Find Trevor online.
Resources for Your Business
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Ursula Jorch, Host of The Impact Interviews
Ursula Jorch is a business coach, speaker, and podcaster who shows women leaders how to turn their businesses into profitable agents for lasting change, global impact, and a force for good in the world.
