What Has Failure Taught You?

Jul 16, 2024
Join Jake Parker, Will Terry, and Anthony Wheeler for a laid-back chat about their latest projects, perspectives on risk and failure, business ideas, and more!
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KEY TAKEAWAYS
  • Being an entrepreneur means trying things. Some ideas will fail and some will take off, but you won’t know unless you try. Don’t let that hold you back; embrace the failures and learn from them.
  • Success is coming if you keep learning, trying, and improving your work.
  • Hobbyists can work for fun, but entrepreneurs must be more strategic.
  • Think long-term. What could you sell today so you can afford to hire employees in the future? What could make you passive income? Invest in your business to increase your return over time.
  • Don’t shoe-horn your ideas into a publisher’s vision; both ideas will be compromised in the process.
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Jake Parker: mrjakeparker.com. Instagram: @jakeparker, Youtube: JakeParker44
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