People find motivation is different places.
Many find theirs by proving others wrong. Here is a story that put a chip on my shoulder in the early days.
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Many find theirs by proving others wrong. Here is a story that put a chip on my shoulder in the early days.
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2/ During the first year of @MorningBrew, a *very* well known media exec (you would know him by name) reached out to us.
He mentioned wanting to invest, or even buying @MorningBrew.
We told him every single thing we knew about our company, our readership, and the industry.
He mentioned wanting to invest, or even buying @MorningBrew.
We told him every single thing we knew about our company, our readership, and the industry.
3/ After @businessbarista and I spoke with him, he made it clear he was interested.
We were very excited, and thought it was a once in a lifetime opportunity.
However, we didn't hear from him for a few weeks.
We were very excited, and thought it was a once in a lifetime opportunity.
However, we didn't hear from him for a few weeks.
4/ When we finally got ahold of him he told us:
"I like you, but you don't have the X factor of the other media cofounders I just invested in."
It was pretty clear he was never interested in investing and was just information gathering.
We were too naive to know.
"I like you, but you don't have the X factor of the other media cofounders I just invested in."
It was pretty clear he was never interested in investing and was just information gathering.
We were too naive to know.
5/ I think about that call a lot.
I'm sure he doesn't remember that call, but I will never forget it.
I'm sure he doesn't remember that call, but I will never forget it.
6/ Learn to find motivation in small things. It'll keep you going during the hard times.
If you're interested in more stories about scaling a business, check them out here and follow me for more.
https://twitter.com/austin_rief/status/1339411082063060992?s=20
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