SHOW NOTES for Alex Cunliffe - Inkthreadable
1:50 - Tell the audience what Inkthreadable is - AC explains briefly what his brand is.3:50 - What do you do and how long have you been doing it? - AC: Amy is my partner in life and business. The beginnings when they were 14 years old. 6:06 - Tell us about your name inkthreadable. 7:30 - Units, staff, size, etc. - AC: Specific data9:40 - Turnover and growth - 10:50 - What challenges did you face? AC: Creating a company with no experience at 17 years old. Family of entrepreneurs helped with good advice. 13:08 - Inkthreadable is a software company that offers a physical product as a service.18:26 - Printing leggins for Martyn Cook, the challenge.22:15 - The risks you’ve taken. AC - Change the equipment from desktop to large scale industrial. How do the new industrial machines function.28:54 - Family. The birth of his child and how this affected the business. 33:40 - How can one manage being a good dad and a serious entrepreneur. “We do things as a family”38:10 - “One of the things that are most important for me is happiness” 39:17 - How do you deal with an issue or problem? The fake stealing of Frozen soundtrack talk.46:00 - The story about his customer, a lifestyle entrepreneur, who build a six figure business in 12 months while traveling the world.49:50 - Round of quick questions. How do you get into a state of flow? Reflection and mindfulness.53:10 - If you ran a school, what non traditional lesson would you teach? Basic Business. Marketing, sales, financing, taxes, operation.54:40 - What silly thing should people do more often? Sing and dance55:40 - Best advice? Don’t turn down opportunity58:15 - Benefits for the listeners.