#801 Why Founders Stall at $300K + The Blank Sheet Dan shares strategies for creating value as an entrepreneur - from maximizing personal productivity to defending your creative space so you can build something meaningful. He breaks down the common roadblocks entrepreneurs face at the $300K revenue mark and shares practical wisdom for navigating difficult personalities in business and in life.
Book recos form the episode:
“Getting Things Done” (https://www.amazon.com/Getting....-Things-Done-Workboo
“5 Types of People Who Can Ruin Your Life” (https://www.amazon.com/Types-P....eople-Ruin-Your-Life
“The Courage to Be Disliked” (https://www.amazon.com/The-Cou....rage-to-Be-Disliked-
CHAPTERS
(000:13) Intro
(000:45) “Entrepreneurs create more value than they consume”
(002:12) Create & define space for creativity
(003:52) Consistency in daily activities
(004:55) “Getting Things Done”
(005:59) What’s your “one thing”?
(006:22) Setting up for reactive success
(008:3 Being your own leader (Manage productive time)
(00:11:4 Change meeting structure to protect creative time
(00:15:17) The $300K sticking point
(00:15:55) Key blockers: marketing systems & hiring decisions
(00:17:46) Taking a pay cut in order to grow
(00:18:53) Scale beyond one-to-one service delivery
(00:19:56) Organizational design is critical
(00:21:18) “The Five Types of People Who Will Ruin Your Life”
(00:237) “The Courage to Be Disliked”
(00:24:11) Improving business and personal relationships
(00:25:39) Wrap Up
CONNECT
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PLAYLIST
"The Tailwind Index" & Dodging Business Blindspots (https://tropicalmba.com/episod....es/tailwind-index-do
The Unexpected Downsides of Selling Your Business (https://tropicalmba.com/episod....es/exit-founders-dis
Success Without Sacrifice? (https://tropicalmba.com/episod....es/success-without-s
http://www.tropicalmba.com/epi....sodes/founders-stall