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“Someday when I have more time, I will start my own business.” Does this phrase feel familiar? We often find ourselves putting our goals and dreams on hold because we experience resistance or challenges such as time restraints or a lack of money. Kristen Swanson, a breast cancer survivor, learned that we don’t have to wait for “someday” through a life changing event. Her experience helped her realize that we don’t have to wait for “someday”. We can go after our goals now.

This is Entrepreneurs of Faith, a Sunday episode of Monetization Nation. I’m Nathan Gwilliam, your host. In today’s episode, we’re going to discuss an article written by clinical mental health counselor, Rod Jeppsen. In his article, Jeppsen teaches us how we can more effectively communicate with our spouses. 

It can be hard to be the spouse of an entrepreneur. We often get sucked into projects and responsibilities or have to work long and odd hours, especially when we’re first starting our businesses. We’re asking a lot of our spouses; that’s why it is important to continue to put effort into our relationships and learn how to communicate more effectively with our spouse. 

Read more at: https://monetizationnation.com/blog/together-or-apart-how-to-effectively-communicate-with-our-spouses/

 

This is Entrepreneurs of Faith, a Sunday episode of Monetization Nation. I’m Nathan Gwilliam, your host. In today’s episode, we’re going to discuss an article written by clinical mental health counselor, Rod Jeppsen. In his article, Jeppsen teaches us how we can more effectively communicate with our spouses. 

Read more at: https://monetizationnation.com/blog/together-or-apart-how-to-effectively-communicate-with-our-spouses/

Bob Tiede is an expert at asking great questions and teaching other people to ask great questions. Bob has a blog called Leading with Questions, where he just celebrated his ninth anniversary. The blog is followed by leaders in more than 190 different countries. Bob is also the author of four very popular books: Now That's a Great Question, 339 Questions Jesus Asked, Great Leaders Ask Questions, and the Little Book of Big Leading with Questions Quotes. 

In today’s episode we’ll be discussing the best strategies to become a good leader in our businesses by asking questions.

 

What makes a good leader?

In 1997, Navy Captain D. Michael Abrashoff, took over command of the USS Benfold, one of America's warships. Morale on that ship was the lowest in the Navy at that time and 18 months after Abrashoff took over as captain, morale was the highest in the Navy. His key strategy to solve this problem was to listen.

Bob Tiede is an expert at asking great questions and teaching other people to ask great questions. Bob has a blog called Leading with Questions, where he just celebrated his ninth anniversary. The blog is followed by leaders in more than 190 different countries. Bob is also the author of four very popular books: Now That's a Great Question, 339 Questions Jesus Asked, Great Leaders Ask Questions, and the Little Book of Big Leading with Questions Quotes.

Welcome back to another episode with Andrew Romans. In the last episode, we defined venture capital (VC), angel investing, and private equity, and we discussed three ways to de-risk venture capital, and how entrepreneurs can leverage technology. In today’s episode, we’ll discuss how to raise capital for your business.

How to Start Raising Capital

Here are a few of Andrew's ideas on how to start raising capital for a business.

Build the Team First

When Andrew founded Global Telecom, he recognized that he was young and didn't have a lot of experience, so he decided to build a great team. He recruited the former CFO of AT&T and other top professionals in different fields and signed employment agreements with them contingent upon $5 million of funding. Then he was able to go into the VCs and say, “It's not just me, here's the team.”

Andrew said, “Go out and recruit people. If you can recruit really top people in this talent war where they have so many choices, that says something to investors.”

Welcome back to another episode with Andrew Romans. In the last episode, we defined venture capital (VC), angel investing, and private equity, and we discussed three ways to de-risk venture capital, and how entrepreneurs can leverage technology. In today’s episode, we’ll discuss how to raise capital for your business.

How to Start Raising Capital

Here are a few of Andrew's ideas on how to start raising capital for a business.

Andrew Romans is a venture capitalist, entrepreneur, and advisor for governments and corporations on Corporate Venture Capital programs. He is the CEO and General Partner of 7BC Venture Capital and the co-founder of Rubicon venture capital, a venture capital fund focused on investing in and supporting artificial intelligence (AI), FinTech, and software infrastructure startups. By the time he was 28 years old, he’d raised more than $48 million for tech startups he founded. 

Andrew is also the author of three books: The Entrepreneurial Bible to Venture Capital, Masters of Corporate Venture Capital, and Masters of Blockchain. He also hosts the podcast Fireside with a Venture Capitalist. In today’s episode, we’ll discuss the difference between venture capital, angel investing, and private equity, three ways we can reduce risk in venture capital, how entrepreneurs can leverage data and technology, and Andrew’s career. 

Read more at: https://monetizationnation.com/blog/what-is-venture-capital-and-3-ways-to-reduce-its-risk/

Andrew Romans is a venture capitalist, entrepreneur, and advisor for governments and corporations on Corporate Venture Capital programs. He is the CEO and General Partner of 7BC Venture Capital and the co-founder of Rubicon venture capital, a venture capital fund focused on investing in and supporting artificial intelligence (AI), FinTech, and software infrastructure startups. By the time he was 28 years old, he’d raised more than $48 million for tech startups he founded.

Justin and Alexis Black are authors, speakers, and serial entrepreneurs. Together, they've created ventures such as the Scholarship Expert and the Rose Empowerment Group, which supports hundreds of young people. Their current venture is called Redefining Normal. They've published a book called Redefining Normal, which shares their journey of two foster kids overcoming their pasts. 

 

In today’s episode, we’re going to discuss their journey and how we, as entrepreneurs, can make an impact on our communities.

Overcoming the Past

Alexis and Justin are both foster care alumni. Justin entered the foster care system when he was 9 years old and bounced from home to home throughout his childhood years. This created a lot of mental health struggles, leading to unhealthy habits such as substance abuse.