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Build a company you WON’T sell – Evan Spiegel (@evanspiegel) – #Entspresso


good morning believe nation today’s

good morning believe nation today’s message is create a business you won’t

message is create a business you won’t

message is create a business you won’t sell over to you Evan Spiegel so I’m

sell over to you Evan Spiegel so I’m

sell over to you Evan Spiegel so I’m asked one question most often why didn’t

asked one question most often why didn’t

asked one question most often why didn’t you sell your business it doesn’t even

you sell your business it doesn’t even

you sell your business it doesn’t even make money it’s a fad you could be on a

make money it’s a fad you could be on a

make money it’s a fad you could be on a boat right now

boat right now

boat right now everybody loves boats what is wrong with

everybody loves boats what is wrong with

everybody loves boats what is wrong with you and I’m now convinced that the

you and I’m now convinced that the

you and I’m now convinced that the fastest way to figure out if you’re

fastest way to figure out if you’re

fastest way to figure out if you’re doing something that is truly important

doing something that is truly important

doing something that is truly important to you is to find is to find someone who

to you is to find is to find someone who

to you is to find is to find someone who will offer you a bunch of money to part

will offer you a bunch of money to part

will offer you a bunch of money to part with it see the best thing is that no

with it see the best thing is that no

with it see the best thing is that no matter whether or not you sell you will

matter whether or not you sell you will

matter whether or not you sell you will learn something very valuable about

learn something very valuable about

learn something very valuable about yourself if you sell you will know

yourself if you sell you will know

yourself if you sell you will know immediately that it wasn’t the right

immediately that it wasn’t the right

immediately that it wasn’t the right dream anyways and if you don’t sell

dream anyways and if you don’t sell

dream anyways and if you don’t sell you’re probably on to something maybe

you’re probably on to something maybe

you’re probably on to something maybe you have the beginning of something

you have the beginning of something

you have the beginning of something meaningful there’s a lot of books out

meaningful there’s a lot of books out

meaningful there’s a lot of books out there there’s a lot of thought leaders

there there’s a lot of thought leaders

there there’s a lot of thought leaders out there talking about how to sell a

out there talking about how to sell a

out there talking about how to sell a business how to build a company to flip

business how to build a company to flip

business how to build a company to flip it or to sell it and that is something

it or to sell it and that is something

it or to sell it and that is something that I just fundamentally am not in

that I just fundamentally am not in

that I just fundamentally am not in agreement with I think the work that

agreement with I think the work that

agreement with I think the work that you’re doing should be something that

you’re doing should be something that

you’re doing should be something that you really absolutely believe in and

you really absolutely believe in and

you really absolutely believe in and where you spend your time should be

where you spend your time should be

where you spend your time should be about trying to make a meaningful impact

about trying to make a meaningful impact

about trying to make a meaningful impact and not just trying to build something

and not just trying to build something

and not just trying to build something off to sell it to somebody else and so

off to sell it to somebody else and so

off to sell it to somebody else and so for those of you who are of that mindset

for those of you who are of that mindset

for those of you who are of that mindset you’re probably not going to enjoy this

you’re probably not going to enjoy this

you’re probably not going to enjoy this video but I approach it like a

video but I approach it like a

video but I approach it like a relationship you couldn’t offer me

relationship you couldn’t offer me

relationship you couldn’t offer me enough money to want to leave my wife to

enough money to want to leave my wife to

enough money to want to leave my wife to go do something else

go do something else

go do something else you couldn’t offer me enough money to

you couldn’t offer me enough money to

you couldn’t offer me enough money to want to sell my business to go do

want to sell my business to go do

want to sell my business to go do something else if you paid me X millions

something else if you paid me X millions

something else if you paid me X millions of dollars to sell it to you and then I

of dollars to sell it to you and then I

of dollars to sell it to you and then I could never help entrepreneurs again you

could never help entrepreneurs again you

could never help entrepreneurs again you know I wouldn’t take that deal because I

know I wouldn’t take that deal because I

know I wouldn’t take that deal because I love what I do I think at the core is

love what I do I think at the core is

love what I do I think at the core is you have to find the thing that you love

you have to find the thing that you love

you have to find the thing that you love doing stop looking for businesses just

doing stop looking for businesses just

doing stop looking for businesses just to make you money

to make you money

to make you money but that you can get lost in that become

but that you can get lost in that become

but that you can get lost in that become a piece of you now if you grow and

a piece of you now if you grow and

a piece of you now if you grow and evolve when your business doesn’t grow

evolve when your business doesn’t grow

evolve when your business doesn’t grow and evolve with you and that means you

and evolve with you and that means you

and evolve with you and that means you stop loving it and you need to sell it

stop loving it and you need to sell it

stop loving it and you need to sell it fine but the intent going in

fine but the intent going in

fine but the intent going in is I want this to last forever because

is I want this to last forever because

is I want this to last forever because you make different decisions because you

you make different decisions because you

you make different decisions because you care more because you value the work

care more because you value the work

care more because you value the work that you’re doing in the process of

that you’re doing in the process of

that you’re doing in the process of building something and by doing that you

building something and by doing that you

building something and by doing that you create a company that inherently becomes

create a company that inherently becomes

create a company that inherently becomes much more valuable that’s the funny

much more valuable that’s the funny

much more valuable that’s the funny thing that by pouring the love into it

thing that by pouring the love into it

thing that by pouring the love into it really caring about the product and the

really caring about the product and the

really caring about the product and the service and the processes you create

service and the processes you create

service and the processes you create something that’s much more valuable than

something that’s much more valuable than

something that’s much more valuable than if you were building something just to

if you were building something just to

if you were building something just to try to flip it and sell it to somebody

try to flip it and sell it to somebody

try to flip it and sell it to somebody else so if you’re at the early stages of

else so if you’re at the early stages of

else so if you’re at the early stages of your business you’re trying to grow it

your business you’re trying to grow it

your business you’re trying to grow it to the next step I would highly

to the next step I would highly

to the next step I would highly encourage you to buck those trends of

encourage you to buck those trends of

encourage you to buck those trends of building a business to sell it and

building a business to sell it and

building a business to sell it and instead think about what is something

instead think about what is something

instead think about what is something that I can build that is truly deeply

that I can build that is truly deeply

that I can build that is truly deeply meaningfully amazing and valuable to me

meaningfully amazing and valuable to me

meaningfully amazing and valuable to me and the world and I could not imagine

and the world and I could not imagine

and the world and I could not imagine giving up that I would do this even if I

giving up that I would do this even if I

giving up that I would do this even if I wasn’t getting paid to do it because I

wasn’t getting paid to do it because I

wasn’t getting paid to do it because I love the work so much you find that and

love the work so much you find that and

love the work so much you find that and that’s we’re gonna find your ultimate

that’s we’re gonna find your ultimate

that’s we’re gonna find your ultimate paycheck your ultimate value your

paycheck your ultimate value your

paycheck your ultimate value your ultimate contribution girlfriend success

ultimate contribution girlfriend success

ultimate contribution girlfriend success your ultimate happiness and so the

your ultimate happiness and so the

your ultimate happiness and so the question of the day today is are you in

question of the day today is are you in

question of the day today is are you in the business now that you would not sell

the business now that you would not sell

the business now that you would not sell I’m curious to find out leaving the

I’m curious to find out leaving the

I’m curious to find out leaving the comments below I’m gonna join in the

comments below I’m gonna join in the

comments below I’m gonna join in the discussion finally wanna give a quick

discussion finally wanna give a quick

discussion finally wanna give a quick shout out to Coach molestin thank you so

shout out to Coach molestin thank you so

shout out to Coach molestin thank you so much for the love and in buying a copy

much for the love and in buying a copy

much for the love and in buying a copy of my book and for hailing me a cab in

of my book and for hailing me a cab in

of my book and for hailing me a cab in New York City when I couldn’t get one

New York City when I couldn’t get one

New York City when I couldn’t get one myself I appreciate the love those are

myself I appreciate the love those are

myself I appreciate the love those are you watching you had a chance at a shout

you watching you had a chance at a shout

you watching you had a chance at a shout out in the future video make sure to

out in the future video make sure to

out in the future video make sure to pick up a copy of the book and email in

pick up a copy of the book and email in

pick up a copy of the book and email in your seats to keep track thank you guys

your seats to keep track thank you guys

your seats to keep track thank you guys so much for watching and have an amazing

so much for watching and have an amazing

so much for watching and have an amazing day continue to believe or whatever your

day continue to believe or whatever your

day continue to believe or whatever your one word is and I’ll see you again

one word is and I’ll see you again

one word is and I’ll see you again tomorrow morning for another shot event

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