PreneurCast: Entrepreneurship, Business, Internet Marketing and Productivity

Pete talks to Dom about the 7 Levers of Business - 7 areas of any business that can be improved to provide growth, and how a systematic approach to making small increases in each one could almost double your profits in less than a year.

Links:

Book Yourself Solid - Michael Port

Built to Sell - John Warrillow

Why We Buy - Paco Underhill

Million Dollar Idea Podcast - Pete Williams

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While Dom takes time out for a beer in the local beach bar, Pete talks about the importance of understanding context and framing when communicating with people.

Links:

Pearls Before Breakfast - Washington Post Article mentioned by Pete

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This week, Pete chats with Ed Dale, Internet Marketing Impresario, about their mutual 'bromances' with running, chocolate and John Meyer, and they discuss John's lecture at Berklee and the idea of focussing on developing an idea before you promote it.

Links:

Recording of John Mayer's 2008 Lecture at Berklee on the Thirty Day Challenge Site

A Review of John Meyer's 2011 Lecture at Berklee

Audio from John Meyer's 2011 Lecture at Berklee

PodcastsWithEd.com - Ed Dale's Podcast Site (cunningly named!)

Books:

Improv Wisdom - Patricia Ryan Madison

Evil Plans - Kevin MacLeod

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Fresh from an early-morning training session, Pete Williams talks to Dom Goucher about his Ironman training, and how there are lessons for every Entrepreneur in the way athletes go about their training.

Links:

www.FreedomOcean.com - James Schramko's Freedom Ocean Podcast

The Power of Full Engagement - Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz

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Pete Williams talks to Dom Goucher about pitching to potential JV partners and affiliates, and gives out some awesome tips for making your proposals stand out, whoever you're making them to!

Links:

The Game - Neil Strauss' Book

StyleLife.com - Neil Strauss' Style Life Academy

StyleLifeApp.com - The Style Life iPhone App

Clickbank.com - Affiliate Network

PayDotCom.com - Affiliate Network

PaidOnTime.net - Certified Affiliate Directory

GoingAnalogue.com - Pete's course about using offline marketing for online results

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After a brief celebration at Preneurcast being featured as New and Noteworthy by iTunes, Pete Williams talks to Dom Goucher about the importance of numbers in a business, specifically the importance of looking at the right numbers in the right way.

Links:

[email protected] - Send an email if you're interested in having Pete's Web Marketing Team help your business

Terry Pratchett - The Author

21stcenturyfinancialeducationsummit.com - Tim Ferris in Australia (October 2011)

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Pete Williams talks to Dom Goucher about Mastermind Groups, the good, the bad and the ugly. He also shares some awesome tips that make his own Mastermind sessions super-effective.

Links:

http://www.preneurmarketing.com/edsvideos - Right now, there's a 50% discount on the recordings from the Melbourne "Going Pro" conference, which include Pete's incredibly popular "Leverage" presentation

Livescribe Smartpen - Awesome tool for recording and making notes at the same time

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Pete Williams talks to Dom Goucher about the other book he's been working on that he recently published on Amazon (and other good booksellers), and how he managed to fit it into his schedule.

Books Mentioned:

Media Strategies for Internet Marketers - Pete's Book

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After the previous show's confessions, Pete Williams and Dom Goucher discuss the topic of failure, and how to deal with it, where ever it occurs.

In this episode, Pete asks the question, "who was this?":

Born into poverty.

Failed in business in 1831.

Ran for the state legislature and lost in 1832.

Failed in business again in 1833, and lost money that he had borrowed from friends.

Had a nervous breakdown in 1836.

Was defeated when running for Speaker in 1838.

Was defeated when running for Elector in 1840.

Was defeated running for Congress in 1843 and 1848.

Was defeated running for Senate in 1854 and 1858.

Was defeated running for Vice President in 1856.

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Originally planned to be a call from the poolside in Bali, Pete Williams and Dom Goucher discuss how making assumptions can lead to problems (like missing a flight you've had booked for months). There's an update on the book project too.

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