Week 3

What dose he mean by sell out.

Week three.
takeaways.
Be the difference and make decisions, real decisions. And do do not try to please every one.
Find the problem and then fix it. if you can not be passionate about the product then be passionate about the process.
Sell tools (give the experts the tools to do what they are good at, do not be the expert)
Ask questions to find the problems and to find out how they want them fixed.
have confidence not arrogance. be willing to be wrong and own your mistakes. use the resources you have and use all of them do not use the one you do not have (borrowing money)

Questions
where is the best place to get a developer skill set?
where is the best place to learn coding?
can any one explain internet marketing and how to do it?
in the second podcast the guy (dane maxwell) said that borrowing money is a good idea. but what would happen if you borrowed to much or the businesses went under or never even started?

started at code academy and loving it

Sorry, still in the game just fielding holidays, trips and illness....
I was intrigued by the thoughts on writing, and the absolute value for inspiring to action.
But I think my biggest take-away, is that parents really suck at knowing what is best for their children.
Actually, I agree! But Father God absolutely does know what is best and in hindsight we can often see how He has been skilfully working to unpack us even in the worst times.
It is important for me to continue to empower my children to make and own their own decisions.

I think I am crippled by looking for a passion. I think I have over-rated becoming an expert.
Love the posture of becoming really good at listening for and identifying the problems and pain points of others.
Listening!!! Key skill set here!

Still pondering the confidence pod cast. Right now the biggest take away is to name the fear. Naming it allows you to quantitize it and to make choices to mitigate it.

my question is about the engineering resources Dan and Ian pointed to. I am wondering if they would be a good resource for David. Coding seems a good fit for Stephen. The thoughts on writing seemed appropriate for Lydia.

Hello, all. Sorry it took me so long to get to this. <busyness>

Takeaways from Podcast 1:
-The Writing Skill Set. Generating concepts, provoking action, put your content out there (even when you're not sure it's very good), and focus your writing on moving things forward. This is really an entirely different approach to writing than I've ever taken, but definitely a very good one- especially for entrepreneurs.
-The Hero Skill Set. Yeah, I can definitely realize how important it is to just make the decision instead of getting caught up in all the details and "high-fiving." As a type three, I really appreciate the ability to make decisions in order to get things done and I go a wee bit crazy when there's something preventing me from making those decisions.

Questions:
1.) How can the concepts talked about with the writing skill set (mentioned above) apply to creative writing, and/or how can creative writing be applied for entrepreneurial reasons/skill sets (e.g. copywriting)? I have an inkling that the core concepts of creative writing (namely, writing in images, to be terribly simple) could bring a lot to the business/marketing/entrepreneurial industry... but I'm not sure what that looks like yet.

I can't think of another question. Enjoyed this podcast, though. I'll post another if I think of one.

Takeaways from Podcast 2:

Firstly, this one was awesome. Dane Maxwell is the bee's knees. (Enjoying week 4/5 so far too).

-Place your passion in the action (rhymes, ha) of helping people rather than in the specific action of your business, product, etc.
-Bring value, bring value, bring value- to anything you put your hands to. Become an expert in problem solving.

Questions:
1.) this one might not count as an actual question, but when they were referring to "code" does that mean coding software (i.e. building software)? I wasn't quite sure what they meant there.
2.) How does integrity play into the whole "front the money to build the product thing?" It was a little weird hearing him pretty much say to never use your own money. That feels like it could be sketchy.
3.) How can the concept of "problem solving" be applied to things when you aren't building software but still selling a product/service? Is it the same process without the software part (idea extraction, solution idea, building solution)?

Anywhosen, that's mine. Don't be telling anyone to grow up and be zebras now, k? K.
-Lydia