Start grow sell - 50 lessons for entrepreneurs -> By Jürgen Ingels
“Manna doesn’t just fall from the sky” => If you want to achieve something, you
have to work for it
Life philosophy (you should everyday do 1 percent more)
Work harder than the rest
FOCUS ON TALENT (if you’re average, you’re not going to make it)
If you’re not good in French, let’s say 6/10 -> don’t waste time on things that
you’re not good at !
Working parallel
If you work parallel, after a few years ppl will say you’re smart, but you’re not
smart, you’re just more experienced
Dare to invest
Even if you do something and you’re not so successful, If you do it again or in a
different context you’ll maybe have a different outcome
What makes a company successful ?
- MONEY
- TEAM
- PRODUCT
- MARKET (big one preferably)
-> These are in management books
But 5th one : TIME -> squeeze time (use others experiences to improve faster)
TECHNOLOGY
LIFELONG LEARNING
Eat move sleep
Tomorrow is unstoppable
Qualities of an entrepreneur
If you can dream it, you can do it
Passion is the most important (not everyone is passionate)
Persistence
Luck
Curiosity Be rebel
Creativity
What is the best age for an entrepreneur? 45
Strategy
- Dealers and junkies
Sometimes giving something for free is a good idea, because afterwards if
you say : we have developed our system enough, and leave the company
“Manna doesn’t just fall from the sky” => If you want to achieve something, you
have to work for it
Life philosophy (you should everyday do 1 percent more)
Work harder than the rest
FOCUS ON TALENT (if you’re average, you’re not going to make it)
If you’re not good in French, let’s say 6/10 -> don’t waste time on things that
you’re not good at !
Working parallel
If you work parallel, after a few years ppl will say you’re smart, but you’re not
smart, you’re just more experienced
Dare to invest
Even if you do something and you’re not so successful, If you do it again or in a
different context you’ll maybe have a different outcome
What makes a company successful ?
- MONEY
- TEAM
- PRODUCT
- MARKET (big one preferably)
-> These are in management books
But 5th one : TIME -> squeeze time (use others experiences to improve faster)
TECHNOLOGY
LIFELONG LEARNING
Eat move sleep
Tomorrow is unstoppable
Qualities of an entrepreneur
If you can dream it, you can do it
Passion is the most important (not everyone is passionate)
Persistence
Luck
Curiosity Be rebel
Creativity
What is the best age for an entrepreneur? 45
Strategy
- Dealers and junkies
Sometimes giving something for free is a good idea, because afterwards if
you say : we have developed our system enough, and leave the company
