The MooseofDoom Podcast

Contracts can be a daunting and intimidating thing when you’re first getting started in business or with using them. Do not be afraid any longer and listen to this episode! We get into the basics of contracts and how to understand them. We also talk a little bit about some common pitfalls and how to avoid them.

At the end of the day many businesses come down to money. How much money you have, are making and spending, and how healthy these values are can all be described in a series of financial statements. Moose talks in this episode about what each of these statements are and how they help. We also come full circle and get back to the beginning with how to write your Executive Statement or “elevator pitch”. Don’t miss out because now you should have the tools to get a full business plan at least started!

Describing how your business or platform is organized can give you tremendous insight into gaps where you are short on resources to be successful. The next part in your business plan, the Operations and Management Plan, covers this requirement. In this episode, Moose also talks some more about building a team, networking, and the value to be gained from a well designed team.

This episode goes over one of the most detailed sections of any business plan, the Design and Development Plan. The section contains loads of useful information about how your product or service is put together, how it will get to consumers, and how it may evolve over time. A big part of managing this section comes in the form of detailed schedules. Scheduling can be a daunting task, but Moose breaks it down to try and help even beginners get the hang of it.

Understanding and identifying your target market determine a lot about your eventual success in business. Understanding how your competition behaves and where they are weakest in your market can make or break your business no matter how great you know your target market. This episode talks about how to write the market strategies and competitive analysis sections of your business plan and unlock their benefits.

Finding a great idea isn’t as hard as most people think when starting a business. Let the world around you serve as inspiration as you listen to the first part in our multi-part series on how to write a business plan. Also learn in this episode how to write the Business Description portion of your business plan.

Ignoring your numbers can be hard but is so beneficial to an early stage content creator. Moose talks in this episode about how to benefit from this and when it is ok to monitor your numbers. Oh yeah, and Moose also BLOWS YOUR MIND WITH SOME MOTIVATION and a mind-expanding angle on your influence even with a small viewership base.

Monetizing your content and your business too early can often be a death song for it. In this episode Moose talks about why you should consider holding off on monetizing your content and business and the value this can create.

Many of us have heard about compound interest or what happens to our money while it sits in a bank account. The idea of compounding can also apply to many other things. In this episode, Moose looks at how even small investments of your time can have a compounding effect long term for your business and content.

Our legacy is all that we have left in this world when we pass from it. This episode talks about a personal story that got me thinking about how more people could benefit from improving their daily interactions with others. Imagine the world we would live in if everyone did at least one good deed a day and got rid of their negative and selfish attitudes.