Failure Before Success – My biggest failure online – Ask Evan

hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to an

hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to an edition of ask Evan in today’s episode

edition of ask Evan in today’s episode

edition of ask Evan in today’s episode I’m going to answer question for my form

I’m going to answer question for my form

I’m going to answer question for my form readers dawn wrote in asking about

readers dawn wrote in asking about

readers dawn wrote in asking about failures and he said as an entrepreneur

failures and he said as an entrepreneur

failures and he said as an entrepreneur what was your biggest failure online so

what was your biggest failure online so

what was your biggest failure online so thanks for the question dawn I think

thanks for the question dawn I think

thanks for the question dawn I think there’s a lot you can learn from your

there’s a lot you can learn from your

there’s a lot you can learn from your own failures but also from the failures

own failures but also from the failures

own failures but also from the failures of others and hopefully you don’t make

of others and hopefully you don’t make

of others and hopefully you don’t make those same mistakes because you can

those same mistakes because you can

those same mistakes because you can learn from other people’s fails instead

learn from other people’s fails instead

learn from other people’s fails instead of making them yourself I think the

of making them yourself I think the

of making them yourself I think the biggest failure in line for me was when

biggest failure in line for me was when

biggest failure in line for me was when I had my first real software company was

I had my first real software company was

I had my first real software company was 19 years old we’re thinking what kind of

19 years old we’re thinking what kind of

19 years old we’re thinking what kind of features you want to build in this who

features you want to build in this who

features you want to build in this who could sell it online to our customers

could sell it online to our customers

could sell it online to our customers and one of the things we added in the

and one of the things we added in the

and one of the things we added in the most complicated piece in the software

most complicated piece in the software

most complicated piece in the software was ability to do undo redo unlimited

was ability to do undo redo unlimited

was ability to do undo redo unlimited time so what that means basically is if

time so what that means basically is if

time so what that means basically is if you are making a mistake you can go undo

you are making a mistake you can go undo

you are making a mistake you can go undo and you can do undo again and then do

and you can do undo again and then do

and you can do undo again and then do again and this is for Biotechnology

again and this is for Biotechnology

again and this is for Biotechnology software so it was really complex

software so it was really complex

software so it was really complex software and you wouldn’t think the most

software and you wouldn’t think the most

software and you wouldn’t think the most complicated thing and that’s in the

complicated thing and that’s in the

complicated thing and that’s in the software was be able to do undo redo a

software was be able to do undo redo a

software was be able to do undo redo a little bit at times most software

little bit at times most software

little bit at times most software programs even word or Photoshop whatever

programs even word or Photoshop whatever

programs even word or Photoshop whatever you used to we’ll only undo a certain

you used to we’ll only undo a certain

you used to we’ll only undo a certain number of times after that you know if

number of times after that you know if

number of times after that you know if it’s 20 times for example then you can’t

it’s 20 times for example then you can’t

it’s 20 times for example then you can’t do any more for our software can do

do any more for our software can do

do any more for our software can do unlimited so that was such a cool

unlimited so that was such a cool

unlimited so that was such a cool feature who’s going to love this nobody

feature who’s going to love this nobody

feature who’s going to love this nobody else does this on the market and as it

else does this on the market and as it

else does this on the market and as it turns out nobody cared fortunately had

turns out nobody cared fortunately had

turns out nobody cared fortunately had enough other stuff in our software that

enough other stuff in our software that

enough other stuff in our software that people liked and bought it found really

people liked and bought it found really

people liked and bought it found really helpful but the lesson there was we

helpful but the lesson there was we

helpful but the lesson there was we spend so much time working on this

spend so much time working on this

spend so much time working on this feature that we thought was really cool

feature that we thought was really cool

feature that we thought was really cool but nobody else cared about and we

but nobody else cared about and we

but nobody else cared about and we didn’t take enough time listening to our

didn’t take enough time listening to our

didn’t take enough time listening to our customers and pulling them for their

customers and pulling them for their

customers and pulling them for their feedback before going out and building

feedback before going out and building

feedback before going out and building our product so since then that’s

our product so since then that’s

our product so since then that’s probably the biggest failure are made

probably the biggest failure are made

probably the biggest failure are made and luckily again we still had enough

and luckily again we still had enough

and luckily again we still had enough other great things in our software that

other great things in our software that

other great things in our software that people wanted to buy but that was the

people wanted to buy but that was the

people wanted to buy but that was the most complicated time-consuming thing

most complicated time-consuming thing

most complicated time-consuming thing that we spent their time on so it could

that we spent their time on so it could

that we spent their time on so it could have been spent a lot more effectively

have been spent a lot more effectively

have been spent a lot more effectively since then we try to do a lot of

since then we try to do a lot of

since then we try to do a lot of the failure so I remember calm now we

the failure so I remember calm now we

the failure so I remember calm now we fail a lot we tried tons of new projects

fail a lot we tried tons of new projects

fail a lot we tried tons of new projects every month and we see what sticks and

every month and we see what sticks and

every month and we see what sticks and what doesn’t stick I’m trying things my

what doesn’t stick I’m trying things my

what doesn’t stick I’m trying things my team is trying things and we encourage

team is trying things and we encourage

team is trying things and we encourage failure we just try not to fail big we

failure we just try not to fail big we

failure we just try not to fail big we try to start small in all of our

try to start small in all of our

try to start small in all of our projects and then slowly build up and up

projects and then slowly build up and up

projects and then slowly build up and up and up as you see that they’re getting

and up as you see that they’re getting

and up as you see that they’re getting some traction we try not to spend a lot

some traction we try not to spend a lot

some traction we try not to spend a lot of money especially the beginning of any

of money especially the beginning of any

of money especially the beginning of any new project a great example since you

new project a great example since you

new project a great example since you guys are watching this video is our

guys are watching this video is our

guys are watching this video is our videos if you look back to the early you

videos if you look back to the early you

videos if you look back to the early you know first videos that we did we first

know first videos that we did we first

know first videos that we did we first partnered up with the video production

partnered up with the video production

partnered up with the video production company that didn’t cost us money and

company that didn’t cost us money and

company that didn’t cost us money and then I did them on my own and didn’t

then I did them on my own and didn’t

then I did them on my own and didn’t have nice gear any lighting any

have nice gear any lighting any

have nice gear any lighting any microphone it was no no staying for the

microphone it was no no staying for the

microphone it was no no staying for the camera so things were wobbly and the

camera so things were wobbly and the

camera so things were wobbly and the material was still good but the lighting

material was still good but the lighting

material was still good but the lighting was bad and the quality was just really

was bad and the quality was just really

was bad and the quality was just really bad compared to what the videos are now

bad compared to what the videos are now

bad compared to what the videos are now but we did that because I didn’t want to

but we did that because I didn’t want to

but we did that because I didn’t want to spend a lot of money starting up a new

spend a lot of money starting up a new

spend a lot of money starting up a new project that wasn’t going to be

project that wasn’t going to be

project that wasn’t going to be successful so we’ll try whole bunch of

successful so we’ll try whole bunch of

successful so we’ll try whole bunch of those little things and then most of

those little things and then most of

those little things and then most of them fail and then some of them will

them fail and then some of them will

them fail and then some of them will take off and do well we’ll continue to

take off and do well we’ll continue to

take off and do well we’ll continue to invest in them so the videos are one of

invest in them so the videos are one of

invest in them so the videos are one of those projects that started doing well

those projects that started doing well

those projects that started doing well and became fine it was a great way to

and became fine it was a great way to

and became fine it was a great way to connect with our community and drive

connect with our community and drive

connect with our community and drive traffic as well so we kept doing more

traffic as well so we kept doing more

traffic as well so we kept doing more and more more than I invested in a

and more more than I invested in a

and more more than I invested in a microphone and lighting in the camera a

microphone and lighting in the camera a

microphone and lighting in the camera a better camera on a tripod to make the

better camera on a tripod to make the

better camera on a tripod to make the videos better every time that we do it

videos better every time that we do it

videos better every time that we do it but it could have gone nowhere right I

but it could have gone nowhere right I

but it could have gone nowhere right I could have spend all this money invest

could have spend all this money invest

could have spend all this money invest in all the year and only done two videos

in all the year and only done two videos

in all the year and only done two videos and that’s not really how you want to

and that’s not really how you want to

and that’s not really how you want to start project so we learned our lesson

start project so we learned our lesson

start project so we learned our lesson from that big failure you listen to your

from that big failure you listen to your

from that big failure you listen to your customers trying to build around them

customers trying to build around them

customers trying to build around them and then on going try to fail small try

and then on going try to fail small try

and then on going try to fail small try to fill a lot but fail small and

to fill a lot but fail small and

to fill a lot but fail small and hopefully you’ll get a few ideas most

hopefully you’ll get a few ideas most

hopefully you’ll get a few ideas most potential failures that do do well and

potential failures that do do well and

potential failures that do do well and you will to build hopefully a really

you will to build hopefully a really

you will to build hopefully a really successful company out for them so

successful company out for them so

successful company out for them so thanks for the question down hope that

thanks for the question down hope that

thanks for the question down hope that answer your question for those of you

answer your question for those of you

answer your question for those of you watching if you liked the video please

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give it a thumbs up and makes me wanna do more of these videos for you guys and

do more of these videos for you guys and

do more of these videos for you guys and you give a question about failures or

you give a question about failures or

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another question

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comments below I always read those and I try to answer as many as I can so thank

try to answer as many as I can so thank

try to answer as many as I can so thank you and you’ll see you on the neck

you and you’ll see you on the neck

you and you’ll see you on the neck deficit