Do the best you can with what you’ve got – Lesson from Julie Aigner-Clark

do the best you can with what you’ve got

do the best you can with what you’ve got you may be limited in how many resources

you may be limited in how many resources

you may be limited in how many resources you have but as an entrepreneur you have

you have but as an entrepreneur you have

you have but as an entrepreneur you have to be unlimited in your resourcefulness

to be unlimited in your resourcefulness

to be unlimited in your resourcefulness hi I’m Evan Carmichael your friend and

hi I’m Evan Carmichael your friend and

hi I’m Evan Carmichael your friend and all things entrepreneurship and today I

all things entrepreneurship and today I

all things entrepreneurship and today I want to tell you the story about Julian

want to tell you the story about Julian

want to tell you the story about Julian or Clark the founder of baby einstein

or Clark the founder of baby einstein

or Clark the founder of baby einstein painter Clark was a stay-at-home mom she

painter Clark was a stay-at-home mom she

painter Clark was a stay-at-home mom she was tired of not having enough education

was tired of not having enough education

was tired of not having enough education materials for her new baby daughter and

materials for her new baby daughter and

materials for her new baby daughter and so she thought I’m gonna create my own

so she thought I’m gonna create my own

so she thought I’m gonna create my own video series to help her but she didn’t

video series to help her but she didn’t

video series to help her but she didn’t have the money to do it so here’s what

have the money to do it so here’s what

have the money to do it so here’s what she didn’t do she didn’t go to the banks

she didn’t do she didn’t go to the banks

she didn’t do she didn’t go to the banks she didn’t go to the venture capitalist

she didn’t go to the venture capitalist

she didn’t go to the venture capitalist she didn’t go to the angel investors

she didn’t go to the angel investors

she didn’t go to the angel investors trying to raise money for this but she

trying to raise money for this but she

trying to raise money for this but she also didn’t give up she didn’t say I

also didn’t give up she didn’t say I

also didn’t give up she didn’t say I don’t have the money to do this so I’m

don’t have the money to do this so I’m

don’t have the money to do this so I’m not gonna try here’s what you did do she

not gonna try here’s what you did do she

not gonna try here’s what you did do she bought some film equipment on her friend

bought some film equipment on her friend

bought some film equipment on her friend she started filming herself and put

she started filming herself and put

she started filming herself and put these handmade puppets on her hand and

these handmade puppets on her hand and

these handmade puppets on her hand and she was a star and her and her husband

she was a star and her and her husband

she was a star and her and her husband edited the videos on their home computer

edited the videos on their home computer

edited the videos on their home computer and the first baby einstein videos were

and the first baby einstein videos were

and the first baby einstein videos were created she would go on to build a

created she would go on to build a

created she would go on to build a company with 20 million dollars in sales

company with 20 million dollars in sales

company with 20 million dollars in sales before she got acquired by disney she

before she got acquired by disney she

before she got acquired by disney she got her big payday because she didn’t

got her big payday because she didn’t

got her big payday because she didn’t give up she didn’t let lack of money

give up she didn’t let lack of money

give up she didn’t let lack of money hold her back she did the best she could

hold her back she did the best she could

hold her back she did the best she could with what she had that’s your lesson for

with what she had that’s your lesson for

with what she had that’s your lesson for today good luck