The Key To Success As An Entrepreneur, Colleen DeBaise Apr 19, 2018 Wes Schaeffer The Sales Podcast Press Releases Marketing Automation Entrepreneur Share this blog post on Twitter Share this blog post on Facebook Share this blog post on LinkedIn Remove the polish and make it personal to help your story sell Stream below or right click here to download the episode. [ LISTEN NOW ON ITUNES ] Sales Tips you'll learn in The Sales Podcast... "The Wall Street Journal. Complete Small Business Guidebook" "Start a Successful Business: Expert Advice to Take Your Startup from Idea to Empire (Inc. Magazine)" Many entrepreneurs are driven to start a business because of a pain point they want to solve Sara Blakely, founder of Spanx Time, patient, effort, resources are required Mint.com founder was struggling with his personal finances became his own first customer Be willing to adapt and modify your initial idea "The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses," Eric Reiss Start with your MVP—Minimum Viable Product Netflix and Amazon Elon Musk Things will never be perfect to launch so launch So much common sense is overlooked "Staple yourself to your customer's order." Get new ideas from new people Conferences Mentors Masterminds Co-working Your pitch is too polished and impersonal for bonding with the media Highlight the quirky bits of your entrepreneurial journey "We (in the media) are not investors." "If it bleeds it leads." Make it personal Share your secrets to success, your growth hacks, your secrets, your morning routines Create a hook around a "news peg" "Fast turnaround" - less of a profile piece and more current Her favorite entrepreneurial story is Warby Parker, online eyeglass retailer They disrupted the status quo Related Articles: Dean Rotbart: Get More Press With Less Stress (For Free) Design Pickle's Russ Perry Is "The Sober Entrepreneur" From Stanford to Google To Entrepreneur, How Steven Benson Launched Badger Mapping Listen To Previous Episodes of The Sales Podcast Links Mentioned In The Sales Podcast Check out Colleen DeBaise's home on the web Get Colleen DeBaise's books Start a Successful Business: Expert Advice to Take Your Startup from Idea to Empire (Inc. Magazine) The Wall Street Journal. Complete Small Business Guidebook Follow Colleen DeBaise's work on Inc
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