What advise would you give to your younger self to be better makers/entrepreneurs?

Don't focus on the product only, but figure out distribution and how to make money too (hey corvin 👋)

Hi Corvin, Thanks for a great question. Recently my son asked me the same one. And my answer was: be more patient) Sometimes all we need is to calm down & think.

Work on time management, take regular breaks, learn to prioritize, learn skills other than development (marketing, writing, etc.).

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I am associated with the food industry and the one important piece of advice that I would give my younger self is " focusing more on customer retention strategies from the very beginning" after the lockdown was lifted the worst impact that I have observed in the business is customer retention failure as it was secondary for me once I started off.

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Thanks all for sharing your wonderful pieces of advise 🙏 Here are some things that I'd tell my younger self: 1/ Start building a personal brand - today. 2/ Spend less time learning, more time doing. Dare to be naive and optimistic. 3/ Shut out your ego. 4/ Read the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. 5/ Actively improve your communication - comms are everywhere. This is the full version of it: https://twitter.com/CorvinDeboes...

As a marketer, a lot of the clients that I work with do not follow up with leads. My advice to anyone running a business would be to not fall into that trap. Particularly in B2B sales, companies/people are busy and people won't always respond the first time. Do not be afraid to follow up.

Start writing daily.

I haven’t started yet. I am all in my head so I’ll advise myself to start and make it happen.

First of all, be less afraid and invest more in marketing.

In my opinion, the quotation of Tony Hsieh is good for younger makers/entrepreneurs "Stop chasing the money and start chasing the passion."

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Break down tasks in $10/hr tasks, $50/hr tasks, $100 tasks, and $1000/hr tasks. Outsource anything under a $100/hr task. Build up a community of users prior to launching anything Raise 3x the money than you think you'll need Plan for 3 years of no salary Exercise more Choose partners who are experienced in the field you want to go into Follow the sales. The first version should address the current problem. Later versions can address the problems you think clients want to solve Build a great advisory board Don't get discourage by hearing no. Most people don't have the ability to see what's not there yet Talk to as many customers as possible early and often Don't worry so much about the competition. The world is huge. Do 1 or 2 things great. Don't boil the ocean.

Work hard in right direction and with consistency, because consistency is the mother of glory

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