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The Mindvalley Podcast

The 3 Important Things That Every Entrepreneur Should Be Doing Now - Verne Harnish

The Mindvalley Podcast

Mindvalley

Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Mental Health

4.51.5K Ratings

🗓️ 10 February 2021

⏱️ 92 minutes

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Summary

Most businesses aren’t gonna make it. But if you’re one of the many passionate entrepreneurs dreaming of moving from ‘starting-up’ to ‘scaling-up’...you’ve come to the right place. Our guest, Verne Harnish is here to lend a hand in helping your business and workforce thrive. Commonly known as the ‘Growth Guy’, and founder of the Young Entrepreneurs’ Organization, Verne certainly knows where it’s at when it comes to business. He is here to help you not to be a part of the 76% of businesses that fail!   Verne Harnish is a world-leading expert, speaker, author, and entrepreneur in the field of business growth. As part of his personal mission to support entrepreneurs, he co-founded Growth Institute, a premier online training company that has helped mid-market companies in over 50 countries learn and implement the latest business methodologies. He also founded the world-renown Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) and chaired for 15 years. Verne is also the Founder and CEO of Scaling Up, a global executive education and coaching company with over 180 partners on six continents.    Listen out for: - The 3 fundamental Rockefeller habits.  - The 4 practical, agile, scaleup ideas that you can use now. - The 7 critical principles of a winning business strategy. - The theory of constraints.   Bonus:                                             - Subscribe to Mindvalley Membership to discover 30+ Mindvalley Quests, watch our podcast sessions live, interact with the guests, connect with the world’s best teachers and find your community 👉 https://go.mindvalley.com/NOW   Like this episode? Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasting app. Share this with your friends on Instagram or Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

You do not have to be the head of the company.

0:03.5

It's one of the first things the entrepreneur has to come to a realization.

0:07.0

You may have title of CEO or whatever is appropriate in your country,

0:11.0

but it doesn't mean that that is the function you need to do.

0:14.0

Steve Jobs, when he came back to Apple,

0:16.9

the only function he chaired was marketing.

0:20.0

Tim Cook did everything else,

0:21.6

which was why he was easy when Steve passed away for Tim to take back over.

0:27.0

I am Vision Laciani, founder of Mind Dali, the School for Human Transformation.

0:31.3

You're listening to the Mind Dali podcast,

0:33.2

where we'll be bringing you the greatest teachers and thought leaders on the planet.

0:37.3

It discussed the world's most powerful ideas and personal growth

0:40.4

for mind, body, spirit, and work.

0:44.5

What's interesting, 11,000 startups every hour in the world.

0:50.3

So we're not hurting for new companies.

0:52.2

And what's interesting in the United States,

0:53.8

76% of those companies never get beyond the entrepreneur as the sole employee.

1:00.4

And I would suggest that most of those companies are overstaffed.

1:06.2

Yeah, exactly.

1:08.0

It's going to be a rough morning.

1:09.2

All right, I'm going to have to tell the audience when to laugh in my jokes.

1:13.2

Here's why we're here, though.

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