Well, before I get into that, let’s first talk about what I learned a bit too late… What I learned too late in my career I’m really good at one thing and one thing only. It doesn’t matter what industry a site is in, I can drive traffic to it and make it popular. But because I can do one thing well, it doesn’t mean I can create a successful business. I still need amazing people around me. And if he doesn’t have the time, he finds someone who does. It’s obvious, but when you start out as an entrepreneur at too young of an age, you make mistakes (sometimes huge ones) that you more likely wouldn’t have made if you had started your entrepreneurial journey a bit later. The reason I wouldn’t pick a fast-growing startup is that the hardest part is making a company work and then growing it. After my first 3 years in a startup, I would then spend the next 2 years working at a mid-size startup that has raised at least 10 million dollars and is growing up and to the right like a hockey stick. And after those 2 years are done, I would spend 2 years working at a mid-sized company. By working with others, you’ll learn what works and, more importantly, what doesn’t work.
I started young. At the ripe age of 15 and a half, I started my first online business.
Can you guess what it was?
It was a job board. I created it because I couldn’t find a high paying job at that young of an age. Heck, I struggled to find even a low paying job!
As you probably can guess, it failed and, eventually, I went on to do other stuff.
From creating an ad agency to a few software companies… the list goes on and on.
But if I had to start all over again, what do you think I would do?
Well, before I get into that, let’s first talk about what I learned a bit too late…
What I learned too late in my career
I’m really good at one thing and one thing only.
It’s driving traffic to a site.
It doesn’t matter what industry a site is in, I can drive traffic to it and make it popular. And best of all, I can do it without ads.
But because I can do one thing well, it doesn’t mean I can create a successful business. I still need amazing people around me.
For example, when I started working with Mike Kamo, my business started to take off.
He’s the CEO of my ad agency, and typically the CEO of whatever I want to do. And if he doesn’t have the time, he finds someone who does.
See, Mike doesn’t have a college degree and he’s not your typical CEO. But he is really good at building teams and hiring the right people. And best of all, he can do so on a budget.
That is his best skill!
And working with him I realized that no matter how smart you are, you’ll never build a big company unless you have a talented team.
Sure, you can get to millions on your own, but it’s hard to get to 9 figures or even 8 figures a year in revenue without an amazing team.
People help you scale and grow fast. With more brain power, assuming you are picking good people, you’ll solve your problems faster and see revenue roll in.
So what would I do if you started over again?
Well, the lesson above is one of the hardest lessons I had to learn. And I learned it too late in my career.
It’s obvious, but when you start out as an entrepreneur at too young of an age, you make mistakes (sometimes huge ones) that you more likely wouldn’t have made if you had started your entrepreneurial journey a bit later.
So, what would I do?
Well, I would spend the first 9 years of my entrepreneurial journey in the workforce.
The first 3…
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