YOLOpreneur With John Simerlink: Recent Episodes
John Simerlink
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"We had 8 people staying in a two bedroom apartment . . . It was one of the most difficult times we had to go through . . . but that's how we banded together to start off our new company"
In this episode I interview Ohio State dropout Emannuel Setegn on how he and his friends Piyush and Vineet developed a device (high resolution magnetocardiogram) that images the heart in a manner more useful than EKGs.
Learn: -How Piyush and team spotted a gap in current scientific capabilities that was transferring over to the medical world -How Piyush and team raised their initial $125k -How Piyush and team raised their next $265k -What team did with initial funding -"It would take days to analyze one research paper" -60 hour work weeks -Why nothing is a deal until its done on paper -Beware of greedy VC's -How the team secured funding from Mark Cuban -Why you shouldn't be afraid of the FDA as a medical device entrepreneur -Why you need to convince your investors the FDA is not scary -Genetesis.com
-What Kevin decided to do when he didn’t have an internship one summer -How Kevin got started with his first clients for that summer (he had done some client work previously) -Why Upwork/Contracting web sites are not good ways to grow a business long term [2:45–3:30] -How to switch to types of work that pay more -How to establish relationships with your clients to get higher pay -How to cut clients and switch to higher paying clients -How to find really good, high-paying clients -Just get that first client to get the ball rolling -Kevin’s new company http://burnchurn.io
Full transcript at: https://medium.com/@johnsimerlink/yolopreneur-podcast-s1e4-how-20-yo-kevin-unkrich-makes-80-hr-contracting-f52be5a2a483
Follow John at:
-Twitter: @RealYOLOpreneur -IG: @realyolopreneur -YT: youtube.com/Johnsimerlink - http://realyolopreneur.com
-Umanity makes volunteering easier
-How to catch the volunteering bug
-Perils of a startup, how deep is the rabbit hole?
-Going from an LLC to an S Corporation
-How to pitch to a room full of investors
-Turning ideas into a way to help people
-Inner workings of a startup
-From music teacher to tech wiz
-How to identify the needs of society
-Finding the right mentor
-Building a great team
-Managing the budget of a startup
-The love of a mother
-Knowing when to pivot
-The world needs more problem solvers not millionaires and billionaires
--- View the full transcription of the podcast here at https://medium.com/@johnsimerlink/yolopreneur-podcast-s1e5-how-college-student-ryan-started-a-six-figure-volunteering-platform-d32c0fa890f3
Follow John at: -Twitter: @RealYOLOpreneur -IG: @realyolopreneur -YT: youtube.com/Johnsimerlink
-The biggest problem entrepreneurs have is just getting started. Just start anyway
-How to negotiate a raise during an INTERNSHIP
-Why as long as you have skills and a portfolio(at least in programming), you can get hired, even without a degree
- The benefits of vocational school
-A list of entrepreneurial sites
-Why you should start your own business instead of working for others
-The Virtue of working 90 hour work week and how most people don't
View this episode on Youtube at https://youtu.be/R7b_CCrUNnk
Follow John at:
-Twitter: @RealYOLOpreneur -IG: @realyolopreneur -YT: youtube.com/Johnsimerlink
-How Matt Williams dropped out of college and started 2 social media marketing agencies
-Learn from Matt's experience of working with NFL, MLB, and MLS athletes
-Manage your element, environment, and energy
-Why Matt Limits his circle of friends
-Importance of patience
-Importance of having a routine
-Get in on trends early
-How Matt hustled his way for free into a Ritz Carlton executive suite
-Do what you love. Life is short. There is nothing worse than seeing someone miserable in their job, because they chose a career just to please their parents.
Follow Matt at:
-IG: @matt_williams20
-Twitter: @williams_matt20
-Vero: @mattwilliams
Follow John at:
-Twitter: @RealYOLOpreneur -IG: @realyolopreneur -YT: youtube.com/Johnsimerlink
I am dropping out of Ohio State to build an education app called Branches. I have/had a full ride scholarship. My end goal is to make education 10x faster. branches-app.com. Join me in interviewing successful entrepreneurs to learn how to actually start a business.
-The biggest problem entrepreneurs have is just getting started. Just start anyway -How to negotiate a raise during an INTERNSHIP -Why as long as you have skills and a portfolio(at least in programming), you can get hired, even without a degree
I am dropping out of Ohio State to build an education app called Branches. I have/had a full ride scholarship. My end goal is to make education 10x faster. https://branches-app.com. Join me in interviewing successful entrepreneurs to learn how to actually start a business.