The “Imposter Syndrome” was first defined by Dr. Pauline Clance and Dr. Suzanne Imes as “internal experience of intellectual phoniness which appears to be particularly prevalent and intense among a select sample of high achieving women.” Everybody feels it. Even professionals who are experts in their fields get imposter syndrome. It can be an advantage …

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A Contrepreneur is “an ambitious entrepreneur offering exciting business opportunities but who instead offers a scam that causes their victims to part with their money.”  From the Urban Dictionary: “A con artist who makes their fortune by fooling wantrepreneurs into thinking they’re getting a great deal or coming into some easy money when the reality …

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Jennifer has set the theme for this episode and she opens it with the very intriguing question: should we work six-hour work days instead of the traditional eight-hour work days? The paradigm of a 9-to-5 work day in the US is based on the Fair Labor Act of 1938, which was drafted to curb abuse …

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The Internet has truly revolutionized modern living. We remember, though, when you had to dial to a server and wait quite a while to connect to the Internet. Yet even during those early years in the ‘90s, we knew that this newfangled tool would be big. Fast forward to today. With just a click of …

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In this episode the Geeks tackle the topic of  “morning routines” and exactly what a great morning routine is for you.  As a business owner, you know that your daily entrepreneurial habits start the moment you get up, not when you get to your office. Per a plethora of memes and social media posts, this …

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In this episode the Geeks tackle the topic of  “morning routines” and exactly what a great morning routine is for you. 

As a business owner, you know that your daily entrepreneurial habits start the moment you get up, not when you get to your office. Per a plethora of memes and social media posts, this moment starts before the crack of dawn for successful people. 

A morning structure can also impact on how you perform for the entire day. We’ll share what routines work for us.

What To Listen For:

Some people say you have to get up at 4am to be successful 3:44

Four chronotypes of sleepers: lions, bears, dolphins, and wolves 5:14

Getting up early can give you time to focus on certain work-related tasks before your family wakes up 8:43

Morning routine vs. waking routine 10:48

Structure your day by planning things out the night before or by setting reminders 12:09

One Cool Thing

Joe: Apple will switch away from Intel

Video Reaction

Joe: Living on a $120,000 in DC with passive income from multiple real estate investments

Urban Dictionary 

Sam: Three Stooges Syndrome: when lots of things are wrong, all of those things being wrong can create something positive

Jennifer: Two uglies make a pretty: two ugly parents can produce a beautiful child

What’s Grinding Our Gears?

Joe: Why do some people have the ability to slap their names on a product and people buy it?

Take My Lunch Money

Joe: Amigos Mexican Restaurant

Sources mentioned:

Apple

Intel

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Media consumption is changing rapidly. The majority of people do not watch TV anymore. They would rather spend a lot of time watching TikTok videos than sit through a 4-minute video on Youtube. Two factors have given rise to this TikTok phenomenon: people have more time to spend on social media due to quarantines and …

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Media consumption is changing rapidly. The majority of people do not watch TV anymore. They would rather spend a lot of time watching TikTok videos than sit through a 4-minute video on Youtube.

Two factors have given rise to this TikTok phenomenon: people have more time to spend on social media due to quarantines and the application has many built-in programs that tap into the creativity of its users.

So, what does this trend mean for business? We discuss sample TikToks, statistics, and opinions about this topic in this episode. 

What To Listen For:

Gen Zs spend more time watching TikTok than Youtube 2:52

TikTok vs. Vine 8:43

TikTok is where media is going 10:03

Coronavirus effects on media consumption 10:36

Some stats on TikTok usage 11:33

Businesses that started with TikTok 12:43

A TikTok challenge to hosts and viewers 14:14

One Cool Thing

Jennifer: TravelJohn: A bag you pee into

Video Reaction

Joe: According to articles and videos, 40% of black-owned businesses are not expected to survive the coronavirus

America vs. Australia

Sam: Do the Tim Tam slam 

What’s Grinding Our Gears?

Jennifer: Facebook ad “teasing”

Take My Lunch Money

Jennifer: We are launching a new segment that gives a shoutout to businesses that we’d gladly spend money on, suggestions are welcome

Sources mentioned:

TikTok

Youtube

Vine

TravelJohn

Tim Tam

Facebook

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A business needs several key ingredients. Having clients is a key element to starting a service-based business. Yet, how do you define a client? Is it someone who pays for your service? Is it someone who is a member of a community and might generate leads for your business in the future?  Speaking of community, …

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A business needs several key ingredients. Having clients is a key element to starting a service-based business. Yet, how do you define a client? Is it someone who pays for your service? Is it someone who is a member of a community and might generate leads for your business in the future? 

Speaking of community, how do you define a community and should you use your access to certain online communities to sell your business?

In this episode, we share our thoughts on what you need to start a business. We also have a heated debate on how you define words that are popular in a time when people are interacting virtually.

What To Listen For:

Key ingredient to start a business (11:18)

Hobbies vs businesses (13:55)

Go where the clients are (14:23)

Service-based businesses (15:31)

Get off the starting block (15:50)

Set the goal (20:50)

Strategy to reach the end goal (24:27)

Clients vs. Leads and Referrals (26:58)

Community vs Membership (29:50)

You don’t need a logo and a website before you start a business (40:53)

Be careful of pushing your beliefs to other people (44:40)

A “real” community 45:41

One Cool Thing

Jennifer: Ben & Jerry’s corporate statement on white supremacy 

America vs. Australia

Sam: 3 things to know if you are doing business with Australians:

“We’re gonna have a ripper weekend. We’re just gonna head to the bottle-o before we head on to the barbie.”

What’s Grinding Our Gears?

Joe: Dealing with bad customer service from a pool company

Jen: Plain View Project – a group of lawyers are analyzing racist social media posts of the Philadelphia Police Department

Sources mentioned:

Indie Pod Conference

DoodyCalls

Ben & Jerry’s

Plain View Project

What’s Up with the Geeks?

Joe: Free Live Virtual Automate Your Podcast Conference – July 11, 2020

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What do you need to start a business? It’s not what you think!

What do you need to start a business? It’s not what you think!

Posted by Business Geeks Podcast on Monday, June 8, 2020

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