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The Chase Jarvis LIVE Show

How to Choose a Business Idea That Fits You Best

The Chase Jarvis LIVE Show

Chase Jarvis

Celebrity, Art, Career, Creativity, Money, Entrepreneurship, Self-improvement, Education, Careers, Writing, Interview, Investment, Influencer, Business, Photography

4.8641 Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2024

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, T.A. McCann shares his insights on entrepreneurship and building successful businesses. As a serial entrepreneur and founder of multiple ventures, including Senosis and Rival IQ, T.A. brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the table.

During the conversation, we explore various aspects of entrepreneurship and how to find the right idea to work on. T.A. emphasizes the importance of aligning your interests and skills with the business you want to build. He also discusses the role of co-founders and the value of working with individuals who complement your abilities.

Some highlights we explore:

  • The criteria for choosing the right business idea based on your skills and interests
  • The significance of understanding the market and the customers you want to serve
  • The balance between building a big business and staying close to the creative process

Enjoy!

Transcript

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0:00.0

there are so many reasons to not do entrepreneurship. So many. I mean, there's lots of reasons

0:07.8

to do it, but there's lots and lots of very, very good reasons, most of which are oriented

0:12.9

towards having a reasonably stable, balanced life, right, where you have time all the time you

0:20.0

want to do all the things that,

0:21.9

let's call it normal people do. As you move away from, let's call it a corporate job,

0:27.3

you know, to an entrepreneurial passion, it is going to take a much larger percent of your time.

0:33.2

And the sacrifice is likely to be much higher. And therefore, if all of the answers are, well, I can't, I can't, I can't, I can't, then that's fine.

0:40.8

Just don't.

0:42.3

Right?

0:42.8

Just don't.

0:43.9

Yeah.

0:44.2

And just keep doing your thing.

0:45.9

But don't put all the cants up there and whine about it.

0:52.0

Hello, their friends.

0:53.1

Welcome to an episode of the show.

0:55.4

She good buddy Chase here. Very excited about today's guest. He's been on the show before.

0:59.7

He's my good friend, almost like a co-hosted episode, I would call this, my good friend, T.A. McCann.

1:05.7

Now, you may remember, listen to the show before, that T.A. is a serial entrepreneur.

1:09.6

He sold companies to Google

1:11.1

and Blackberry, my others. He used to work for Paul Allen managing Vulcan Capital. He's

1:18.3

sold senior roles at Microsoft. And today he's a managing director at Pioneer Square Labs,

1:23.3

which is a startup studio, Venture Capital Fund, and it's focused on building amazing companies.

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