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Starting a Business From a Failed Startup with Matthew Berk – Honest Ecommerce Ep. 174 [Video]

Berk started his career as a software engineer and considers himself a product-focused builder. He is the creator of the first local search engine and is the author of a wide range of patents on everything from VoIP to data mining. He’s an equal-opportunity coffee drinker but is most fond of fresh crop Geishas from Colombia. As the co-founder and chief executive officer of Bean Box, a global marketplace for specialty coffees, coffee subscriptions, and coffee gifts, Matthew Berk is responsible for the development, growth, and vision of the brand. In This Conversation We Discuss: [00:00] Intro[01:12] How Matthew conceptualized Bean Box[04:19] The parallels to Lean Startup principles[05:08]Try things even if you get it wrong [07:11] Doing Ecom is trying to sell 2 products[09:26] Focus on getting the products into people’s hands[10:59] 2 areas where you could easily get lost in[11:43] How to avoid “price spiraling”[16:14] Competitor comparison can be pointless[17:54] Sponsor: Electric Eye https://electriceye.io[18:14] Sponsor: Mesa https://apps.shopify.com/mesa[18:58] Sponsor: Gorgias https://gorgias.grsm.io/honest[20:24] Sponsor: Rewind https:/rewind.com/honestecommerce[20:55] Sponsor: Klaviyo http://klaviyo.com/honest[21:42] The ratio between capital raised and revenue generated[22:47] Investing in people is a rocket fuel for business[24:15] Capital can obfuscate your problems[27:05] The entrepreneur’s job is prioritizing problems[28:31] You don’t have to grow if you don’t want to[32:09] When should you go custom[37:10] Would Bean Box’s strategy 8 yrs ago work today?[39:02] Where to find Bean BoxResources:Subscribe to Honest Ecommerce on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/c/HonestEcommerce?sub_confirmation=1Connect with Matthew https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewberkShare the joy of small-batch, locally-roasted beans with coffee lovers around the country https://beanbox.com/Read The Lean Startup http://theleanstartup.com/bookScale your business with https://electriceye.io/Download Mesa at the Shopify App Store https://apps.shopify.com/mesaLevel up your customer support https://gorgias.grsm.io/honestRespond to any of Rewind’s welcome emails and mention HONEST ECOMMERCE to get 1 month free http://rewind.io/honestGet started with a free account at http://klaviyo.com/honestIf you’re enjoying the show, we’d love it if you left Honest Ecommerce a review on Apple Podcasts. It makes a huge impact on the success of the podcast, and we love reading every one of your reviews!Review Link: http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1447700156Honest Ecommerce is a weekly podcast, community & educational resource providing online store owners with honest, actionable advice to increase their sales and grow their business. Visit http://honestecommerce.co/ for more information.If you like our videos, consider subscribing & joining our FREE Facebook grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/honestecommerce/Or get all our content sent directly to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletter: https://honestecommerce.co/pages/subscribe

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How to Start a Business MASTERCLASS with Kirsten Lowis [Video]

So, you’re thinking about starting a business from scratch? Great! At this point, you are likely to beexcited and have high expectations of your future business. You may already have an idea of whatservice or product you want to sell, or at least the market you want to enter. This is the perfect timefor us to be working together.During the How to Start your Business course, our MasterClass Instructor (Kirsten Lowis) will be teaching you to be smart, stay non-emotional, stick to the facts and keep an open mind. By the end of the course, you will be in a position to start your journey with a bit of healthy scepticism and be aware of the warning signs. Blind optimism may cause you to invest too much time, money and energy so it’s important that during thisprogram we keep it simple and most importantly, we keep it realistic.If you’re interested in enrolling in the FULL How to Start your Business course with personalised tutoring, go to www.zoominbusiness.com

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Entrepreneur Motivation: Starting a Business & Investing [Video]

Raising capital for small companies is a difficult and time-consuming process — legendary entrepreneur Ross Beaty, chairman of Equinox Gold, emphasizes the importance of having tenacity and adaptability to change strategy when things don’t pan out. From a lifelong journey of building up businesses and investing, he chats with his long-time friend and fellow investor Rick Rule, president and CEO of Rule Investment Media, to share the lessons Beaty learned in the energy and mining space. The pair examine the changing capital and scale requirements of companies today in a market where long-term value creation is of utmost importance. Filmed on October 6, 2021.Thanks for watching The Interview, the premier business and finance interview series in the world. Subscribe to our channel now for more videos like this one: https://rvtv.io/subscribeDo you want even more content like this? And to see this video before we release it here? Become a member of Real Vision — get started for 7 days for only $1: https://rvtv.io/membershipAbout Real Vision™:Real Vision™ is where you can gain an understanding of the complex world of finance, business and the global economy with real in-depth analysis from real experts. Connect with Real Vision™ Online:Twitter: https://rvtv.io/twitterInstagram: https://rvtv.io/instagramFacebook: https://rvtv.io/facebookLinkedin: https://rvtv.io/linkedin Creating Value Through Entrepreneurshiphttps://www.youtube.com/channel/RealVisionFinanceFor the transcript visit: https://rvtv.io/TheInterviewDisclaimer:This is pretty obvious, but we should probably say it anyway so that there is absolutely no confusion…The material in REAL VISION GROUP video programs and publications {collectively referred to as “RV RELEASES”} is provided for informational purposes only and is NOT investment advice. The information in RV RELEASES has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but Real Vision and its contributors, distributors and/or publisher, licensors, and their respective employees, contractors , agents, suppliers and vendors { collectively, “Affiliated Parties”} make no representation or warranty as to the accuracy, timeliness or completeness of the content in RV RELEASES. Any data included in RV RELEASES are illustrative only and not for investment purposes. Any opinion or recommendation expressed in RV RELEASES is subject to change without notice. RV Releases do not recommend, explicitly nor implicitly, nor suggest or recommend any investment strategy. Real Vision Group and its Affiliated Parties disclaim all liability for any loss that may arise (whether direct indirect, consequential, incidental, punitive or otherwise) from any use of the information in RV RELEASES. Real Vision Group and its Affiliated Parties do not have regard to any individual’s, group of individuals’ or entity’s specific investment objectives, financial situation or circumstance. RV RELEASES do not express any opinion on the future value of any security, currency or other investment instrument. You should seek expert financial and other advice regarding the appropriateness of the material discussed or recommended in RV RELEASES and should note that investment values may fall, you may receive less back than originally invested and past performances is not necessarily reflective of future performances. Well that was pretty intense! We hope you got all of that – now stop reading the small print and go and enjoy Real Vision.

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Starting A Business – Part 1 #SUTGTA [Video]

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