I spoke with serial entrepreneur Paul Coleman (Fuse Mobile) about starting new businesses and what it take to succeed. Some key conversations around being willing to throw yourself at opportunities, creating a wedge, building team and dealing with failure.
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Chapters
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:07 Start
00:00:45 Paul Intro
00:03:06 Changing Industry
00:06:01 Experience starting something new
00:06:55 Technical business without a technical background
00:08:08 The wedge
00:12:19 Wayne's thoughts on making it work
00:12:49 Paul's response
00:18:15 Big tech saying come back to the office
00:21:10 Pivot points in business
00:23:00 You need open clear feedback
00:25:05 Can do attitude is a must
00:26:30 First team story
00:27:23 What you need as a entrepreneur
00:28:23 What about when you have the wrong person on the team
00:34:40 Discovery phase is critical
00:38:00 Benefits of discovery
00:43:04 Agreed value for project success
00:46:38 every project must deliver value
00:52:24 setting your self up for success, get ownership from both sides
00:56:22 Personal health and building a business
01:01:35 Designed to be in community