Starting a Business From Scratch? : Here´s Exactly What I´d Do

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🗓️ 11 March 2026

⏱️ 18 minutes

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If I had to start a business from scratch today, what would I do differently? In this episode of How To, Gino breaks down the exact steps he would take if he were starting over with no audience, no network, and no established business. From identifying opportunities and building the right mindset to surrounding yourself with the right people, Gino explains the practical framework that can help aspiring entrepreneurs move from ideas to action. Whether you're thinking about launching your first business or looking for clarity on your next step, this episode focuses on the fundamentals that truly drive long-term success.

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0:00.0	There are three things that I would do differently today if I had to start my business over years ago.
0:13.0	Hello and welcome to the how to podcast. My name is Gino Barbaro, one of the co-foundersfounders of Barbara 360 and of Jake and Gino.
0:22.4	And that's what we're going to be discussing on today's show.
0:26.3	What would I have done differently if I was starting a business today versus what I did
0:32.7	wrong years ago?
0:34.8	And let me preface it by saying, I don't know if I did anything incorrect or wrong.
0:40.5	There's just a lot of learning lessons that I had taken. I think for me, the most positive
0:47.7	one was that I just started. Most people out there, they want to start a business. They never
0:52.6	get the courage or they have excuses or they have limiting beliefs or behaviors that prohibit them from starting or from taking that step.
1:02.1	I didn't have that problem. I already had great mentors in my parents. My parents were both immigrants from Italy that came to this country with a few bucks in their pockets, literally, and they both couldn't speak the language.
1:16.4	They both learned how to speak the language.
1:18.2	And my father, with being here within 15 years, was able to open up his restaurant.
1:23.9	For me, I saw that.
1:25.4	So I had no excuse.
1:26.9	I went through college. I didn't like working in a cubicle. I saw that. So I had no excuse. I went through college.
1:28.6	I didn't like working in a cubicle.
1:31.2	I worked downtown on 99 John Street for AIG back, a little scared to say the date in 1992.
1:42.0	And I worked there for a year and I hated it. I just did not like working in the city. I didn't like working in corporate. I hate the cubicle. I was not a good employee. I knew that I had to be an employer. I had to be the boss. I couldn't be that employee. The first thing, the first big mistake that I made was my mindset. I started a business or I opened up
2:05.1	my restaurant because it was all about me. I was trying to provide for my family when in reality
2:14.8	what I should have been doing is I should have thought and started from the
2:20.4	premise of providing for your customer. And then if you have employees, the employees
2:26.8	should come second or if you want to put the employees first and the customers, whichever
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