StartupSofa.com - First Steps to Launching Business Dream

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Get key questions to explore before launching your business startup from Cory Miller, founder of iThemes.

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First Steps to Launching Your Business Dream

I have an idea, now what?

Goals today ...

I want to force you to think deeply about what you makes you happy, fulfilled

I want to humble you

I want to scare you

I want to push you

And at some point, inspire you ...

Why do you want to start a business?

Entrepreneurship is the hardest job you’ll ever have.

To understand and love what I do ... which means:

Build a secure future for me, my family & team

Provide something of value to the world

Have creative freedom & somewhat control my destiny

Build the ultimate workplace & job

Live my dreams, live w/o regrets & leave a legacy

Why I want to start a business

Entrepreneurship is the hardest job ever ....

It’s also the most fun & fulfilling job I’ve ever had.

What are your life goals and objectives?

What do you want to do with your life?

What makes you most happy?

What type of work / situation makes you most happy?

What kind of life are you seeking to build for you & family?

What stirs you up?

What financial goals do you have?

What do you want your work life to look like?

Who are most important people to you & how do you want to be remembered?

What compelling vision of future do you have?

How do you want to change the world?

How does your significant other answer those questions?

How does starting a business help you achieve those life goals & desires?

Is this for you?

Are you ready?

I was at the right place, at the right time, with the right partners ... and I was READY.

Do you have the ...Commitment

Focus

Skills

Time

Energy

Support

Money

Passion

Vision

Resources

... to launch your dream?

If not, then go get them or stop now.

A final word or two ...

How to be an entrepreneurfrom a poster I found on the web

‘Be something you love and understand’

-Lynyrd Skynrd ‘Simple Man’