un-trepreneurship - my struggle with being an accidental entrepreneur
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Just my story on how I got to do what I am doing, how I didn't actually want to start my business, how I had basically no choice, and jumped and did it. Outlining how I kept to my beliefs, how that got difficult as I got bigger, and how I eventually got peaceful with the fact that scale isn't a bad thing.TRANSCRIPT
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The case for not scaling
Wil Reynolds Associate
@wilreynolds
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@wilreynolds
My PATH
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@wilreynolds
Make this matter
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@wilreynolds
To this kid
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@wilreynolds
Helping people to grow…
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@wilreynolds
Rocket ship Startup Fail Fortune 500 Fail
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@wilreynolds
Volunteering
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@wilreynolds
I missed the kids (not the parents)
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@wilreynolds
Me: Can I work through my lunch?
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@wilreynolds
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@wilreynolds
30 months, 30 knocks, 0 interviews, Desired salary: 48k
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@wilreynolds
I quit.
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@wilreynolds
I had no choice
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@wilreynolds
1st Call
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@wilreynolds
Entrepreneur, bleh
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@wilreynolds
Associate
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@wilreynolds
Entrepreneur
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@wilreynolds
Untrepreneur
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@wilreynolds
ACCIDENTAL Entrepreneur
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@wilreynolds
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@wilreynolds
My Compass
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@wilreynolds
My QUIRKS
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Self-Righteous
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24 @wilreynolds
“Never get over 10 people”
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25 @wilreynolds
Know my team
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26 @wilreynolds
Out Care my competitors
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27 @wilreynolds
We are not getting over 15
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@wilreynolds
Soul Searching
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@wilreynolds
Growth vs Care
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@wilreynolds
Got sick of saying “NO”
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Growth vs Care Let’s “Grow”
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@wilreynolds
So I scaled
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Growth vs Care Let’s “Grow”
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@wilreynolds
First thing to break … Promises + Processes
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@wilreynolds
The Pain of Building non-scalable processes
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Running into Walls, no planning
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Hired Finance @
5.2 Million
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattmendoza
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@wilreynolds
Hired HR @
58 employees
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattmendoza
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@wilreynolds
Hired IT @
63 employees
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattmendoza
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@wilreynolds
My TEAM
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@wilreynolds
Showering w/ My Team
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@wilreynolds
Over communicate CARE
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Instilling in your leaders the importance of TEAM
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You can scale caring
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@wilreynolds
When’s the last time you did something for …
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My NUMBERS
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The day 10% mattered
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@wilreynolds
3 Tips for Accidental Entrepreneurs
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Be a student…forever, be open to learning
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First Rodeo
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@wilreynolds
Be a student…forever
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@wilreynolds
Be a student…forever
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The one piece of advice everyone says…
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Work on the business instead of in the business
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@wilreynolds http://www.flickr.com/photos/61053765@N00/3971737082
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@wilreynolds
Work on what makes you happy
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@wilreynolds
Hire someone who’s happy place is “on” the business
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On vs In
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2002 – 2008-80% in / 20% on 2009 – 2012-20% in / 80% on 2013 – Beyond – 50/50
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Growth is a retention strategy
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@wilreynolds
Volunteer your time, keep your “problems” in check