46: Bootstrapping It w/ Vince Carter

EP. 46Today’s show is a rebroadcast of my appearance on the Vince Carter’s podcast, ‘Bootstrapping It.’
{Key Takeaway Notes taken from www.BootstrappingIt.com/?p=210}

Key Takeaways

  • Sometimes to move forward we have to move backward.
  • Lessons learned:
      1. Risk of leverage – This risk can be minimized by taking a cyclical instead of straight-line approach to growth
      2. Risk of not concentrating on core business
      3. Pay attention to being in the right place and the right market delivering the right thing
  • As a result of this experience, Brian is committed to bootstrapping his future business endeavors. His current focus is business consulting. His advice for aspiring bootstrappers looking to start a business:
  1. Find your passion (the right niche). Once you find that passion:
  2. Go after it. Be persistent!

 Tweetable Quotes

  • [Tweet “Find your passion (the right niche). Go after it. Be Persistent!”]
  • [Tweet “Sometimes to move forward we have to move backward.”]
  • [Tweet “Pay attention to being in the right place and the right market delivering the right thing”]

Resources

For complete show notes and clickable links go to www.BrianMininger.com/SBR46