1) How to Know if You Are an Entrepreneur | Seth Godin
05/16/16 • 35 min
This interview was originally published on April 6, 2015, as HTE 076: Seth Godin on the Difference Between Failure and Your Struggle With Failure
Seth Godin's concise definition of what makes someone an entrepreneur rather than a freelancer is an excellent starting point for coaches, freelancers, and new entrepreneurs.
Entrepreneurship, as described by Seth Godin, is about more than simply the creation of a job for yourself -- it is about mindset, scale, and growth.
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Today’s guest is one of the most well-respected and prolific marketing minds alive today.
After his first job out of college working at a software company, my guest started a book packaging business, which he later sold to his employees.
He then co-founded Yoyodyne, a unique marketing service, and company — he sold this company to Yahoo! in 1998 for $30 million. During that time, he launched another web company called Squidoo, which was acquired in 2014 by
During that time, he launched another web company called Squidoo, which was acquired in 2014 by HubPages. Most of you will know my guest for his writing. He writes daily
He writes daily on his blog, one of the most popular blogs in the world, and he has also written 18 books that have been bestsellers.
Now, let’s hack...
Seth Godin.
In this 37-minute episode Seth Godin and I discuss:
- Why and how Seth set up his business to be able to work on something new every day
- Understanding what a brand is (and isn't)
- The difference between a freelancer and an entrepreneur
- Seth's definition of an entrepreneur (and why it matters to you)
- Why Seth thinks that everyone should blog every day
- Figuring things out -- when he does not understand something
- Seth Godin's blog
- Seth's (free) ebook: Unleashing the IdeaVirus
- All of Seth's books
- Seth on Twitter
- Jon on Twitter
- Exclusive Sponsor: FreshBooks (30-day Free Trial)
This interview was originally published on April 6, 2015, as HTE 076: Seth Godin on the Difference Between Failure and Your Struggle With Failure
Seth Godin's concise definition of what makes someone an entrepreneur rather than a freelancer is an excellent starting point for coaches, freelancers, and new entrepreneurs.
Entrepreneurship, as described by Seth Godin, is about more than simply the creation of a job for yourself -- it is about mindset, scale, and growth.
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Today’s guest is one of the most well-respected and prolific marketing minds alive today.
After his first job out of college working at a software company, my guest started a book packaging business, which he later sold to his employees.
He then co-founded Yoyodyne, a unique marketing service, and company — he sold this company to Yahoo! in 1998 for $30 million. During that time, he launched another web company called Squidoo, which was acquired in 2014 by
During that time, he launched another web company called Squidoo, which was acquired in 2014 by HubPages. Most of you will know my guest for his writing. He writes daily
He writes daily on his blog, one of the most popular blogs in the world, and he has also written 18 books that have been bestsellers.
Now, let’s hack...
Seth Godin.
In this 37-minute episode Seth Godin and I discuss:
- Why and how Seth set up his business to be able to work on something new every day
- Understanding what a brand is (and isn't)
- The difference between a freelancer and an entrepreneur
- Seth's definition of an entrepreneur (and why it matters to you)
- Why Seth thinks that everyone should blog every day
- Figuring things out -- when he does not understand something
- Seth Godin's blog
- Seth's (free) ebook: Unleashing the IdeaVirus
- All of Seth's books
- Seth on Twitter
- Jon on Twitter
- Exclusive Sponsor: FreshBooks (30-day Free Trial)
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2) Find a Multiplier Effect For Your Income | Stephen Key
This interview was originally published on November 24, 2014, as HTE 027: Finding A Multiplier Effect For Your Income | Stephen Key.
The popularity of this episode is rooted in Stephen Key's unique perspective on passive income. Not that Stephen encourages laziness, but he does push us all to find our multiplier effects and to create income streams beyond our hours worked.
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Today’s guest on Hack The Entrepreneur is an entrepreneur and an inventor, that consistently earns millions of dollars licensing his ideas to companies like Disney, Nestle, and Coca-Cola.
He is not high-tech, but he knows how to take an idea and very quickly make it a global sensation.
Before becoming a savvy inventor, he spent part of the 1980s as the head of design at Worlds Of Wonder. They had two number one hit toys that you may remember, Teddy Ruxpin and LazerTag. Since this time he has started his own businesses,
Since this time, he has started his own businesses, InventRight, and Spinformation, and has sold 100s of millions of products.
He is the author of the best-selling book, One Simple Idea.
He currently writes a weekly column on Entrepreneur.com and also writes regularly for Inc Magazine.
Now, let’s hack...
Stephen Key.
What you will learn in this episode:- Why the multiplier effect is required to produce great wealth
- How creative people get distracted so often (and how to work through this)
- How to choose an idea that you can implement very quickly
- The one simple thing Stephen did that doubled his business in 8 months
- Why you should borrow ideas when you see them
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