I started this audiobook to help anyone start their own business or help their company grow with very little resources. I hear people all the time say I want to start a business but say things like I don’t know where to begin, I don’t have any money, I don’t know how to code, I am awful at sales, I don’t have the time, I am not a marketer, no one will buy from me, the time is not right, and many other excuses. When you say these things, you are not being resourceful. You are already giving your mind excuses to fail. Stop it. Get out and make it happen. There are no more excuses. We are in some very exciting times where technology has decreased the cost and time it takes to start and run a profitable business. I wanted to write something I wish I had access to when starting my companies over 12 years ago.

In the following posts, I will show you how to be resourceful in every step of starting and running a successful business. From generating business ideas to marketing your products, you will be prepared to significantly grow your business with very few resources. I will show you how automation will lead to liberation.

I have structured the bulk of the material into what I call the IDEAL method for resourceful startups. Within the IDEAL method, there are various stages that have been proven to launch and run successful startups. These stages run in a cycle that continues for the life of the business. The Idea and Thinking Stage is the foundational stage to ensure you are successful in all the other stages. The Development and Iteration Stage outlines how to get to market quickly, build an MVP (Minimum Viable Product) and do it at the lowest cost possible with very few resources. Within this stage, I will also explore how to collect real-time feedback from sample users and move it in and out of The Idea and Thinking Stage again so that you can iterate the product or idea and move it into the final Execution and Growth Stage. This stage is the most important as it helps you generate cash flow quickly while helping to collect feedback to improve existing products and launch new ones. The cycle is a continuous process that should never end. I refer to this as the IDEAL Method for Resourceful Startups.

Along with the three stages of success, Idea and Thinking, Development and Iteration and Execution and Growth, it is also important to continuously ask yourself the below automation and liberation questions during every stage of your journey. Remember, to automate is to liberate. Automation Have we automated or have we thought about automating everything we can. If not, why? Liberation Will the decisions and ideas we generate now liberate us to be less stressed, have more time, earn more money and help us live a more meaningful and purposeful life? I will help you, step by step, build a very profitable business with very few resources. Even if you are not starting a company but working at one, you can still use these techniques and strategies to grow your division, generate more profit, and automate your process. Life is too short not to live a more meaningful and purposeful life. You can accomplish extraordinary things with the right tools, a lot of hard work and a powerful purpose to set your sails in the right direction. Let's take this journey together.