This document provides advice for starting a business as an entrepreneur. It begins by introducing the author, Cory Miller, who started his WordPress business iThemes in 2008 and has since grown it to include 24 employees and hundreds of WordPress products serving thousands of customers. The document then discusses why someone might want to start a business, such as creating their ideal job and changing the world. It outlines eight questions for entrepreneurs to ask themselves to help get started, including what they want to offer, how they will make money, who will be on their team, and what they are doing now to achieve their dream. The author emphasizes taking action now to move closer to one's goals.

1. How to Get Started
as an Entrepreneur
by Cory Miller

2. Most people don’t
know where to begin

3. Why Me? The Yada Yada
Started iThemes in 2008 in my home
Grown to 24+ team members
Hundreds of WP products; thousands of customers
WordPress was my career’s rocket launcher
I am living my dream & want to help you do the same

4. Why Start a Business?
Create your ideal job doing rockin’ work
Align work with life
Work with people you like & enjoy
Turn ideas into reality
Make money building something you own
And ...

5. CHANGE THE WORLD
Make meaning while making money

6. Your First 8 Questions
To Get You Started

7. 1. What does your calendar
look like for the next 5 years?

8. 1. Block out 2012-2017

9. What consumes you enough
to devote 5 years to?

10. 2. What are you going to
offer that makes people’s
lives awesome?

11. 2. Make people’s
lives awesome

12. How are you making
someone’s life better, easier?

13. 3. What does your perfect
playground look like?

14. How do you want or
need to work?

15. 4. How are you going
to make money?

16. Passion without profit
is called a hobby

17. 5. Who is your pirate crew?

19. ‘If you want to go fast, go alone.
If you want to go far, go together.’
—African proverb

20. First Key People?
S.O., Accountant, Attorney

21. 6. What would you
give up to get it?

22. How BAD do you want it?

23. My SECRET motivating,
kick in the pants ...

24. I’m scared to death of ...
REGRET

25. I want my life to COUNT

26. SO DO YOU ...
whether in a job, blogging with
WP or starting a business

27. 7. What are you doing NOW
to achieve your dream?

28. Your Assignment:
Do ONE thing today that
makes the biggest impact
& moves you closer

29. “Vision without execution
is hallucination.”
—Albert Einstein

30. Now ... what the heck
are you waiting for?!

31. This is me ...
cory@ithemes.com
... and where I blog
StartupSofa.com