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3. 7 Powerful Secrets of Thinking
Like an Entrepreneur
1. Choose your mind-set
Steve Jobs once said, "The only way
to do great work is to love what you
do. If you haven't found it yet, keep
looking. Don't settle."
2. Be determined
venture capitalist Paul Graham
pointed out, "The most important
quality in an entrepreneur [is] not
intelligence but determination."
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4. What do you understand
about the words?
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7. 3. Build a solid relationship bridge
"The ability to build strong
relationships is crucial for survival
and growth. Successful
entrepreneurs are adept at building
relationships." And, they are skilled
at keeping and growing them over
the long run.
4. Slow down to lead
Richard Branson put it, "Other
people have ideas also."
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8. Steve Job
My model of business is the Beatles.
They were four guys who kept each
other’s kind of negative tendencies in
check.
That’s how I see business : great
things in business are never done
by one person; they are done by
team of people.
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9. 5. Know your business "health"
metrics
The most successful businesspeople
know exactly what makes their
organizations tick, and they keep a
very close eye on the metrics--
making fast corrections when
necessary
6. Be prepared to swim upstream
As Nelson Mandela said, "It always
seems impossible until it's done."
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10. The Biggest Challenges for
Small Businesses Today
• Sales That Move Like Snails
• Customers Paying Late—Or Not
Paying At All
• Trump may have the phrase "Never
Give Up", "Keep Trying Regardless".
• Find A Way ... Or Make One
• Consistent Baby Steps
• Create a Success Team
• Plan For Money
• PRODUCT SMALL...PURPOSE BIG
• Know IT! Own IT!
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11. 7. Resolve to succeed
Know that you can succeed (you
can!), and then put all of your
energy into it.
7 Powerful Secrets of Thinking
Like an Entrepreneur
7 Powerful Secrets of Thinking Like an Entrepreneur
From Shift Your Thinking: Win Where You Stand,
entrepreneur and author Clifton Taulbert
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12. 1. Business Concept :
a. Business Idea
b. Product Portfolio
c. Revenue Model
d. Customer Portfolio
e. Market Position
2. Customer Relation:
a. Networking
b. Marketing
c. Communication & PR
d. Branding
3. Operations:
a. Financial
b. Funding
c. Production & Deliveries
d. IT Systems
e. Facilities
4. Organization:
a. Ownership & Board
b. Employees
c. Partnership
d. Business Processes
e. Legal Issues
AREAS OF SCREENING
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13. All Right
• Do the right thing
• The right way
• At the right time
• The right place
• The right people
• For right reason
Business is like a man
rowing a boat upstream. He
has no choice; he must go
ahead or he will go back.
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