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School for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 679: PaperworkWelcome to the school for startups minute, with Jim Beach. This year we have been going through every single step you need to do to start a successful business and I hope you can do a low risk startup. Meaning you spend under five thousand dollars to test and validate your new idea. This week, we will go through all of the legal things you need to do to get up and running and you may notice. This is pretty deep in the series. We've been going a couple of months now. And I'm just now, bringing up the...2025-04-1301 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 548: FlyingMy favorite type of dream is the flying dream, I just lean back with my arms wide and fall into it and just take flight. It's so much fun. It means that I am feeling free and that I have independence or if it's dark, it could mean that I'm trying to flee or Escape the realities of life.2024-10-0501 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 543: Write It DownToday next week will be devoted to what our dreams actually mean, but our final tip for remembering dreams, better write them down. As soon as you wake up, take a piece of paper and a pencil and write down everything. You can think of do it before you get out of bed before you take the sheets off before you look at your phone paper and pencil. Write down everything. You can think of the first days you'll have nothing. Don't worry.2024-09-2701 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 542: Lots of WaterHere's my crazy idea right before bed. AS counter-intuitive as it maybe, drink a whole bunch of water. Fill yourself up with as much as you can, you know, you're gonna end up going to the bathroom, in the middle of the night. That's the idea. Your body will wake you up right after your Rim, sleep to send you to the bathroom. Your rim sleep is when you're most likely to have your dream as soon as your body wakes up to go to the bathroom, start thinking, what was my dream? What was my dream? You'll probably...2024-09-2701 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 541: Roll OverAnother tip to remembering your dreams is to wake up more slowly instead of waking up in immediately, getting out of bed, just roll over and let the sleep come back. Try to remember what you dreamed about. You're still in that sleepy face and your chances of remembering your dream or the highest, right? As you wake up, hit the snooze button, roll back over and think, what did I dream last night? Try it on the weekends and you'll have some time to play with it.2024-09-2701 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 540: Power Down HourIf you want to remember your dreams better, you need to pay more attention to how you go to bed. Your electronics, need to go to sleep an hour before you do. No phone, no television for that last hour. Let your mind, and your eyes have some time off and let them relax. Try not to think of any new things. Get a to-do list done for the next day and go to bed, thinking about what you're gonna dream.2024-09-2701 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 539: ConsistentI love a good sleep and a good dream, but I hardly ever remember my dreams. So I decided I would work on it for the next two weeks. We're going to talk about dreaming this week. How to remember your dreams and next week? What some of the common dreams mean? I'll get started with my first tip on how to remember your dreams right after... If you want to remember your dreams, consistency is the key go to bed roughly, at the same time every night, you shouldn't fall asleep immediately, but you shouldn't have...2024-09-2701 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 538: Other IndustriesLook at other Industries if you're stuck, trying to figure out how to do something at your business, look how someone else is solving the same problem in a different industry and see if that might give you insight into a good solution for you.2024-09-2101 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 537: BrainstormingBrainstorming is probably the most famous way of coming up with the new idea. Many academics have looked at it and the results are mixed. Some people really believe in it and some people find serious flaws. I think what matters is if it works for you in your organization sometimes. The mix is just right. The moderator is perfect and everyone plays along and it can be very effective. Sometimes it turns into an HR disaster. Be careful.2024-09-2101 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 536: SubtractionSometimes the new idea happens when you take away from the existing structure, for example, the circus, we all know the circus, a big name, star doing the Lions and expensive animals and elephants when Cirque du Soleil was working on their business model, they eliminated, the star, and they eliminated animals saving tons of money, it was a great way to reinvent the circus for a new age and it's a lot cheaper than the old model.2024-09-2101 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 535: Ideas Are SlowGood ideas come slowly. That's right. When you are trying to come up with a new idea realize that you should do it in several steps. Have a kernel of an idea. Just the beginning recognize that reflect on what you already have spend time evaluating it and let it change and evolve in your mind and it will be better than the second week than it wasn't week one.2024-09-2101 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 534: Study the QuestionImagine you need an idea for some reason at work, your boss tells you to come up with new business idea or at school, you have to come up with an idea for a term paper or you decide to start a business. But you have no idea what you're going to do this week is for you. We're going to talk about how to get ideas, how to make them good and what the process will be I'll give you my first tip right after this. Good ideas comes from great questions. Einstein said that if y...2024-09-2101 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 533: Study PassionsStudy your passions for a week or so. Write down all of the things that you know, you're passionate about and all of the activities that you enjoy doing and then actually focus on that list in a methodical way go down one at a time and say could I do this for the rest of my life just to do? This is this so interesting to me that I could focus. 40 hours a week 60, 80 hours a week doing this. If the answer is yes, That may be your dream business idea.2024-09-1501 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 532: Become CreativeIf you want to be an entrepreneur one day focus on your creativity today, carve out five or ten minutes every day to try to be creative, sit down with a piece of paper and pencil and just write all of the ideas that come into your head, no matter how silly and do that every day for a while, you will find that you are becoming better at it and more creative and then try to focus your attention on something and see how creative you can become. 2024-09-1501 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 531: Talk to SpouseToday If you want to start a dream business, one day, start talking to your family. Now let your spouse know that that's a dream of yours and if you're still in the dating free spouse mode, make sure you tell everyone that you might become married too. On the third or fourth date, say, hey, I want to be an entrepreneur one day. Are you gonna be okay with that if their answer is a bad one? Well, Move on. 2024-09-1501 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 530: Get GoodGet good at something, that's today's tip. If you want to be an entrepreneur eventually you don't know what it is exactly yet but you still want to be set up get really good at one particular thing or two just develop some significant skills. Probably, you'll choose something that you're passionate about and that will one day be a business. If you have no idea what you want to do, study python computer language onto YouTube. 2024-09-1501 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 529: 5k and Credit HistoryI saw a statistic this week that really shocked me, it said that, 76% of Americans secretly wish that they were an entrepreneur. Wow, that's a big number, especially considering that only 10 or 11 percent of Americans are entrepreneurs. It's a huge gap. This week, I want to talk about getting ready to start a business. The things you need to do. Before you even have your idea, things you need to do to prepare so that you will be successful into decrease, your chances of failure. I'll have tip number one right after this. Your dream business, first...2024-09-1501 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 528: Side GamingToday, our final financial suggestion is to have some sort of side income. Something that's in addition to your main normal job or occupation. Maybe it's renting the room over the garage on Airbnb or renting your swimming pool on Swimply, or getting paid to play video games. That's right. There is an app called free cash. That will pay you up to twenty dollars a day to play video games. That's a side business. Even my kids might enjoy. 2024-09-0701 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 527: AdvisorsA financial mistake, that most of us make is not having a financial advisor. As a matter of fact, 99 of Americans don't have one. But if you do have one, you make about three to four percent, more per year on your Investments. If you have over 100 thousand dollars in your 401k, you should probably engage a financial advisor to help you plan that money and help it grow a little bit faster. I'm not a financial advisor, so I have nothing to gain by this but you might 2024-09-0701 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 526: Debt ReliefA big Financial mistake that lots of people make is letting their debt, get too big without restructuring. It if your debt is over 10 thousand dollars, you should probably go to an organization like National debt relief. They are a non-profit organization designed to helping people who are just in over their head a little bit. They can probably renegotiate that debt and reduce it by as much as 25 percent.2024-09-0701 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 525: Shopping ExtensionsI love the convenience of finding what I want on Amazon, just clicking and boom!, its done, It's there. The next day I am addicted. Like so many of us are, but we're all overpaying on almost every purchase. There is a cheaper on online solution available. The highest ranked shopping extension is the Capital One shopping browser extension or app. You install it and whenever you're about to buy something it lets you know about coupons or cheaper alternatives somewhere else on the web. It's a great extension given a try. 2024-09-0701 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 524: Auto InsuranceThis week. I'm going to be talking about common Financial mistakes that we all make little mistakes in our everyday lives. That when you add it all up together, could make a big difference. I'll give you mistake. Number one right after this. One mistake that a lot of Americans are making is overpaying on their auto-insurance. As a matter of fact, the average American family is paying 417 a year more than they should be. There is a free website that makes no commissions. As far as I understand called coverage.com, I'm...2024-09-0701 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minutes 523: 'Thank you for...'Our final useful phrase to make you appear to be more successful. Is one that your mother taught you. Most likely it is simple. Thank you. There is nothing you can do. That makes people feel more appreciated than thinking them. It is a great way to endear yourself with your team and to come across as someone thinking about others concerned about their success and happiness, and willing to share the success amongst the entire team. Thank you for listening. 2024-08-3101 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minutes 522: 'Back then'Our fourth useful phrase is "Back then", it's important to use phrases like that back then to highlight your previous accomplishments. Speaking about your prior successes, that way can unlock more opportunities for the future and smart communicators. Use this to contrast things between now and prior to when they worked back, then is a great phrase to make you look more successful.2024-08-3101 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minutes 521: 'Here's what's new'We've all gotten that email that summarizes the meeting that you were just in or an email describing a conversation that you had yesterday. They are a waste of time and not appreciated at all. Here's the phrase to change that. "Here's what's new" - Maybe even use that as the subject line, it shows people that you respect their time and your only providing new useful relevant information. Great phrase to use!2024-08-3101 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minutes 520: 'I'm excited about this.'There are certain phrases that successful people say, all of the time they are time tested and well received today's useful phrase is I'm excited about this whenever a project at work or school comes up. That's the appropriate response to show that you are excited going to be involved going to participate that you heard what the assignment is and that you actively Embrace it using phrases. Like this will help you get promoted. So your boss that you really do care and make you a little bit more successful. 2024-08-3101 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minutes 519: 'I hear what you're saying.'Workplace experts have identified five, key phrases that make you sound smarter phrases that you can say at work at home at school, that will make people think oh this person's actually engaged paying attention, this person deserves a raise, I'll share these five phrases with you this week starting in just a second. If you want to be a great Communicator, you must speak and listen well, and more importantly, the people that are listing to you, they must feel like you are engaged with them that when they speak, you are listening. So one of t...2024-08-3101 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 518: For IntrovertsIf you're an introvert, you can use this to your advantage. Tell people, you are nervous in groups and prefer talking to them one-on-one. They will appreciate the openness and this will increase their devotion to you, and therefore, your Charisma goes up. Introversion can be an advantage in almost every situation even in Charisma. 2024-08-2401 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 517: ConfidenceThis week, I've already suggested being a great listener, asking other people about the details in their lives and using handwritten notes to become more charismatic. All of these make people more devoted to you and that leads to Charisma. Another thing that you can do is develop your confidence and it's a very specific confidence show that you also have flaws be. So confident that you're willing to let people see your mistakes and flaws and that will make them more devoted to you. 2024-08-2401 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 516: LettersIf you want to be more charismatic, have people more devoted to you, do things that show that you care about them. Listen, when they talk ask questions about their kids, remember their kids birthdays. And here's another great tip. Send them written notes, hand written. Thank you notes, written notes for a great conversation, a written note to let them know your thinking about them. There's no better way in today's world of electronics to show that you care. Then by handwriting a note.2024-08-2401 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 515: DetailsCharisma can be learned. It is something that you can develop over time George Clooney didn't start off. So charismatic he developed it over decades of time. Obviously he had a head start though but the rest of us can learn to be more charismatic in our everyday lives. I'll give you a tip on how to do that right after this. Today, let's take it a step further, not only do you show interest but actually do the things that indicate your following that person's life follow up on their kids and how their family is d...2024-08-2401 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 514: InterestWhen we see stars and billionaires, we think. Wow, that person has such Charisma, everyone is looking at them, but think about it in your office. Is there someone with more Charisma than everyone else and your friend group or neighborhood? Is there, someone that has just a little bit more "Rizz" as Generation Z would say. They're probably is and it can be taught, you can learn to have more Charisma. And this week, I will give you some tips on how to do exactly that. Charisma is about the devotion that someone elicits. It's not...2024-08-2401 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 513: Build BusinessWhile you're looking for a job, spend two hours a day. Also, trying to build a business. There are lots of classes and courses that can help you find an idea and get started. So do that go ahead and build the business and put the two in competition. Let the business and the job to search. Go simultaneously and see, which one does better, and which one ends up supporting you. The last time I looked for a job was 1993, I started a business and I haven't had an employer since then.2024-08-1701 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 512: Too comfortableI hear from interviewers all the time that people don't pay enough attention during the interview. That's right. They're distracted. They look at their phone. Their eyes are not directly into the camera or even better if it's an in-person interview is the person's eyes. You are going into an interview, be it virtual or live to make an impression and you're on your phone looking to see if you just got a message, absolute craziness. If it's virtual over Zoom, make sure the background is a plain white wall, not your bedroom.2024-08-1701 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 511: Without doing researchWe are giving you tips to help you. Not only get an interview but do better at the interviews. I'll share today's tip right after this. When you have an interview you need to prepare for it in many different ways, you need to make sure you get dressed nicely and so you look really good and you need to make sure your resume is sharp and you need to study the company. You're going into the interview is not for the company to introduce themselves and tell you about the company. It's the time, you should...2024-08-1701 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 510: OvereagerI'm hearing from a lot of recruiters that they're seeing the same mistake again. And again, I'll share the mistake and how to solve it right after this. The mistake that people are making is that they are over eager to get promoted and they're asking, not only what is the salary for this job, but what would my salary be for the next job? And how long until I can hope to get promoted. Oh boy, recruiters hate to hear this. I made the same mistake when I was young. I was interviewing at Coca-Cola and...2024-08-1701 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 509: Sharing too muchI know some of you out there right now are looking for a job and I want you to know that you have my support and prayers this week is for you. And for everyone else. Remember you will be looking for a job again in the future. And so all of this advice is really important. I'll give you my first tip right after this. A great resume is critical. You all know that. But now the resume must match the keywords that the search engines are looking for thousands of applications come in and your r...2024-08-1701 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 508: Side HustleMost of the advice I've given this week, has been defensive how to cut your expenses and things like that. Today's advice is aggressively offensive. Now is the time to start your dream business. Now is the time to start your gig side job. Rent, the pool Airbnb, Something, Now's the Time. 2024-08-1001 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 507: DealsPart of economic uncertainty is extra volatility. In the markets, they're like a roller coaster with huge crashes and then big rebounds. So this is an excellent time to pick a market. Study its patterns, learn when the dips are going to happen and buy 2024-08-1001 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 506: SavingsTo truly be prepared for economic uncertainty. You should have six months of months of saving in a readily available, cash account, money that you can get too quickly without selling something or converting something money. That's not in your 401k. If you have six months of your mortgage car, payments food, gas, all of those Basics saved, you can then feel good about spending money on a vacation. 2024-08-1001 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 505: ReassessYesterday, I suggested that now is a good time to cut. Some of the luxuries. Do you need all five streaming services? No, you can probably get by with three with the remaining services that you're still paying. For now is also an excellent time to see. If you're getting the best rates, for the things you still need. I was able to cut hundreds of dollars by changing my cell phone service to one of the 15 a month plans, it's just as good. I also changed my internet provider and saved, 120 bucks a month. 2024-08-1001 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 504: Cut BackIt was a difficult one for the American economy. The stock market was up and down, thousands of points. There was a negative jobs report which sent everyone into a frenzy. So this week, I thought we would talk about some things that you should do before we have a recession if we do, I don't know that we're going to it's been predicted for a couple of years now and it still has not happened. We're all hoping for a soft Landing. This week, I'll give five tips on things to do before economic uncertainty did M...2024-08-1001 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 503: BreathingBefore you have that stressful conversation with your boss, just breathe. Take a minute or two to breathe in and breathe out. Focus only your breathing. Nothing else. Don't think about the conversation with your boss don't pre live it, just relax with your breaths. It will make you feel better, and you'll have a better conversation2024-08-0301 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 502: ListeningWhen we are talking to someone say our boss so frequently our minds drifts off to how am i going to respond? What is my next comment going to be? We're not listening and paying attention to be more mindful. Pay attention. Listen actively and then plan your response after the other person has stopped talking. Nothing will help you more than being a better listener.2024-08-0301 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 501: JournalTry keeping an emotions journal. At the end of the day, write down all of the things that you felt the significant emotional events of the day. What brought them on? How did you feel? Did any parts of your body? Feel different, did you feel the argument in your stomach, right? All of this down reflect on it and it will greatly help your ability to control your emotions and to have a better day.2024-08-0301 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 500: MeditationAs we learn to control our mind, one of the important things that we do everyday is take few minutes off, turn our brain off. Some people may call it quiet time or a cat nap. As my aunt would say spend a few minutes thinking about nothing, close your eyes and let the emptiness envelop you. 2024-08-0301 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 499: S.T.O.P.It is a marvelous Monday, is it a marvelous day for you? Is it your choice? Yes, it is. It's called mindfulness. The idea that you can be present and fully engaged in the moment. And also that you can decide what your emotions are, your mind is in control this week, I'm going to give you five tips to better control your mind, to be happier to have less stress and to be in control of your emotion. Your mind can be in control of your emotions. use the S.T.O.P technique. If you...2024-08-0301 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 498: Name the fearNaming the fear can knock the wind out of it," says Owens. "Because these are internal beliefs that don't have anything to do with actual performance or abilities, most people would be surprised to learn who among them is dealing with imposter syndrome. Receiving good feedback from your peers or talking to a mental health professional about your feelings can be important and effective ways to put things in perspective."2024-07-2701 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 497: Focus on othersFocus on others. While this might feel counterintuitive, try to help others in the same situation as you. If you see someone who seems awkward or alone, ask them a question to bring them into the group. As you practice your skills, you will build confidence in your own abilities.2024-07-2701 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 496: Take baby stepsTake baby steps. Don't focus on doing things perfectly, but rather, do things reasonably well and reward yourself for taking action. For example, in a group conversation, offer an opinion or share a story about yourself.2024-07-2701 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 495: Stop Social MediaThis week we are talking about moving past imposter syndrome. Impost syndrome is the belief that you just aren’t good enough. Despite a great career, you feel like you are a fake and that someday you will be called out. You are lucky you aren’t a bum, they will say. This week I will talk about moving past imposter syndrome, Ill start right after this. Use social media moderately. We know that the overuse of social media may be related to feelings of inferiority. If you try to portray an image on social media that does...2024-07-2701 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 494: Stop comparingThe Imposter Syndrome is the inability to realistically assess your competence and skills. You just doubt your ability. You Attribute your success to external factors. You constantly Berate your performance and you Fear that you won't live up to expectations. This week I will talk about moving past imposter syndrome. To move past these feelings, Stop comparing. Every time you compare yourself to others in a social situation, you will find some fault with yourself that fuels the feeling of not being good enough or not belonging. Instead, during conversations, focus on listening to what the other...2024-07-2701 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 493: Feeling EntertainmentAll Right! Here we go. He predicts that harmless nano scale. Electrodes inserted into the brain through the bloodstream will allow our brains to be upgraded so that we actually feel every thought in entertainment, meaning that you can go to a movie and feel what the characters are thinking. When they're not talking, just from the AI, I dont really understand it, but he says, it'll be amazing and we'll be able to process millions of times faster. I'm all in for that.2024-07-2001 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 492: Cheaper LifeKurzweil 4th prediction is that life is about to get cheaper, easier and better for all of us in the near future. I like that! He says that new technology including 3D printing of Skyscrapers Robots that do dangerous, underground, mining and incredible breakthroughs in solar power will make things that seem luxurious today available almost to everyone. I'm all for this.2024-07-2001 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 491: ImmortalityOur 3rd prediction this week is that by 2030, Humans will begin to achieve immortality, Kurzweil says that we will soon reach escape velocity for immortality with huge advances using AI by biological simulators to create new drugs in weeks instead of years. He predicts that we will be able to in essence back up ourselves using technology and AI. Hey guys! better get a new hard drive.2024-07-2001 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 490: Fifth EpochKurzweil's 2nd Prediction is that human intelligence is about to explode. he says, we are entering the fifth epoch of intelligence when men will merge with machines. He cites the example of Elon Musk's neuralink company, which he says is leading the race right now. Rather than AI becoming a competitor. Kurzweil says, it will become an extension of ourselves with the upper rages of our neocortices attached directly to the cloud. 2024-07-2001 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 489: Dead BackupsRay Kurzweil is the principal researcher and AI Visionary at Google. You don't get more impressive than that job title. He just released a new book called, "The singularity is Near". When we merge with AI, in the book, there are five incredible predictions about the near future. I will share those five prediction with you this week. Starting with number one. Prediction #1: By the 2040s, we will be able to copy a human body with DNA. Kurzweil predicts, we will be able to grow a new body, a shell for the artificial intelligence. That mimics the...2024-07-2001 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 488: SundaysA little bit of planning goes a long way. Use Sunday to plan the week. Decide what you're going to do each day of the week. Use the first 10 minutes of every morning to decide what critical task need to be done that day. What task need to be done later a little time planning helps a lot. 2024-07-1401 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 487: NotificationsTurn the notifications off just because someone wants your attention right now doesn't mean you have to give it to them, bundle all of your email and text and do them all at the same time, once a day. That's all that you have to do. You don't have to do email tree times a day. The people you are responding to don't deserve that level of attention, do it once a day, put it away and then move on.2024-07-1401 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 486: Daily ThemeOne way to manage your time and increase your productivity is to have daily themes. Spend the entire day doing one task and then don't do it again for a couple of Weeks. Jack Dorsey at twitter was famous for doing this, that's how he was able to run two companies. At the same time, I do this myself, I bundle interview in one day, it makes me a lot more efficient.2024-07-1401 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 485: Color SchedulingScheduling is that the core of successful time management, you need a calendar system and I highly suggest that you use color codes to block off segments for each task. For example, I use blue for meetings, green for phone calls, yellow for production time and red for doctors visits. Good scheduling will make you more productive and make your life much happier and less stressful.2024-07-1401 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 484: Eat the FrogThis week I want to talk about time management skills to be successful. One of the most important abilities is to manage time. Effectively data shows that most Americans feel overwhelmed and feel like they can never get everything done in just a second. I'll give you my first tip on more effective time management. Mark Twain said if you have to eat a frog, eat it early in the morning, if you have to eat two frogs, eat the big one. First he's on to something when it comes to time management, focus on the most c...2024-07-1401 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 483: Are There Laws or Regulations Holding You Back?The final question on our list are there laws or regulations that are holding you back, you must know the legal landscape that you are facing every rule and regulation out there, both at the state and federal level. Oh and don't forget those ornery local regulations as well. You need to know what's going on in the space. There's easily available information online. Next week, we're talking about time management have a great weekend. 2024-07-0601 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 482: What Solutions Exist?The fourth question to ask yourself is what other solution exist. It's important that you understand the industry as a whole and who your competitors are and what challenges you face, you may learn some great things from them. Have they already tried certain pricing models that didn't work or have they developed a great value proposition that you should emulate learning about the competition is vital 2024-07-0601 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 481: Are People Interested?One vital question that you have to ask about any new idea is are people interested obviously you're interested or you wouldn't be thinking about it but there’s a much bigger question: are thousands millions of people also interested in this idea you have to test it maybe create a subgroup on Reddit And see how many people sign up. Or start a crowdfund campaign and see if you can actually hit your goal with hundreds of people willing to help you.2024-07-0601 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 480: Is It Something You’re Good At?There are 5 vital questions that must be answered when studying a new idea. yesterday I suggested that you must be able to clearly state what the problem is that you're solving for you to be successful today I'll give you question #2 When you are deciding whether to pursue a new idea say start a new business there are some vital questions that you must be able to answer one of them is are you good at the business you're thinking about for example I don't know anything about AI so I shouldn't start an AI business it...2024-07-0601 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 479: What Problem Will This Solve?This week we are talking about the 5 vital questions that must be answered when considering a new idea. I believe in reducing risk as much as possible for any new idea or endeavor. The way to do that is to make sure you can answer the 5 questions to be discussed this week. I will give you the first one right after this. Any new business, idea or opportunity should answer the question, what problem will this solve?2024-07-0601 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 478: Multi-Generational Businesses2024-06-3001 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 477: In Charge!2024-06-3001 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 476: No sexism, Ageism, Racism2024-06-3001 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 475: Providing Jobs2024-06-3001 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 474: Make the World a Better Place2024-06-3001 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 473: Every Question2024-06-2201 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 472: Crowdfunding Help2024-06-2201 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 471: Explain It Back2024-06-2201 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 470: Ask the Market2024-06-2201 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 469: Ask a friend2024-06-2201 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 468: Daydream2024-06-1501 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 467: Doodle like the Stars2024-06-1501 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 466: Create2024-06-1501 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 465: Play a Video Game!2024-06-1501 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 464: Learn a Language2024-06-1501 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 463: A Million Dollar Fine!2024-06-0801 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 462: Driver Licenses Too!2024-06-0801 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 461: Now!2024-06-0801 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 460: Terrorists Too?2024-06-0801 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 459: Now Federal Too!2024-06-0801 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 458: Copy!2024-06-0101 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 457: Pen and Paper2024-06-0101 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 456: Daily Devoted Time2024-06-0101 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 455: Brainstorm2024-06-0101 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 454: Look Overseas2024-06-0101 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 453: Spread the Word2024-05-2501 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 452: Practice, Practice & Practice2024-05-2501 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 451: Create a Pitch2024-05-2501 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 450: Find a Publicist2024-05-2501 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 449: How to get famous2024-05-2501 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 448: Bulk MarketingThis week we are talking about 5 things that I think are over, done, gone, out of here! So far this week, I have predicted that the 5 day work week, working at home the investing window in AI, and the importance of college degrees are all behind us. I will share todays item on the list of things going away, right after this. The new Sphere arena in Las Vegas allows each section to hear a different audio. One section can be listening in French and the section next to them in Spanish. Marketing will be the same. I...2024-05-1801 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 447: 4 Year College DegreeThis week we are talking about 5 things that I think are over, done, gone, out of here! So far this week, I have predicted that the 5 day work week, working at home and the investing window in AI are all behind us. I will share todays item on the list of things going away, right after this. Up until very recently, a 4 year degree was a requirement for many many jobs, even when no college level skills were actually needed or used in the job. The pandemic killed that. College degrees will become a less frequent requirement f...2024-05-1801 minSchool for Startups MinutesSFS Minute 446: AI Investment WindowThis week we are talk about 5 things that I think are over, done, gone, out of here! So far this week, I have predicted that the 5 day work week and working at home will gradually go away. That’s right, I predict most people will be in office 4 days a week, with a 3day weekend. I will share todays item on the list of things going away, right after this. Artificial intelligence is the new rage, Chat GPT announced it is rolling out sight and hearing in the next version. However, the huge opportunity to invest in AI...2024-05-1801 min