
welcome to another edition of famous Friday where we modeled the success of
Friday where we modeled the success of
Friday where we modeled the success of famous entrepreneurs whatever problem
famous entrepreneurs whatever problem
famous entrepreneurs whatever problem you have right now somebody has already
you have right now somebody has already
you have right now somebody has already solved it and instead of trying to
solved it and instead of trying to
solved it and instead of trying to figure out the solution yourself to
figure out the solution yourself to
figure out the solution yourself to everything go and model success
everything go and model success
everything go and model success today’s lesson is think big but start
today’s lesson is think big but start
today’s lesson is think big but start small and it comes from the founders of
small and it comes from the founders of
small and it comes from the founders of Harley Davidson the Harley Davidson was
Harley Davidson the Harley Davidson was
Harley Davidson the Harley Davidson was started by two friends William Harley
started by two friends William Harley
started by two friends William Harley and Arthur Davidson and they loved going
and Arthur Davidson and they loved going
and Arthur Davidson and they loved going fishing and they always had the bicycle
fishing and they always had the bicycle
fishing and they always had the bicycle to get to their fishing spot they wanted
to get to their fishing spot they wanted
to get to their fishing spot they wanted to take the work out of bicycling get to
to take the work out of bicycling get to
to take the work out of bicycling get to their fishing spots faster and said what
their fishing spots faster and said what
their fishing spots faster and said what if we attach a motor to this bicycle so
if we attach a motor to this bicycle so
if we attach a motor to this bicycle so we can get to our fishing hole faster
we can get to our fishing hole faster
we can get to our fishing hole faster and they made their first prototype and
and they made their first prototype and
and they made their first prototype and I said you know what this thing actually
I said you know what this thing actually
I said you know what this thing actually works we can get to our fishing spot
works we can get to our fishing spot
works we can get to our fishing spot faster we can have more free time we can
faster we can have more free time we can
faster we can have more free time we can have a lot more fun and so ii decided to
have a lot more fun and so ii decided to
have a lot more fun and so ii decided to start a company but they didn’t do the
start a company but they didn’t do the
start a company but they didn’t do the classic mistake that so many
classic mistake that so many
classic mistake that so many entrepreneurs make they didn’t go out
entrepreneurs make they didn’t go out
entrepreneurs make they didn’t go out and start investing into equipment and
and start investing into equipment and
and start investing into equipment and investing into a factory and investing
investing into a factory and investing
investing into a factory and investing into inventory they didn’t go and spend
into inventory they didn’t go and spend
into inventory they didn’t go and spend a lot of money because they didn’t have
a lot of money because they didn’t have
a lot of money because they didn’t have a lot of money what they did was they
a lot of money what they did was they
a lot of money what they did was they set up in their backyard that had this
set up in their backyard that had this
set up in their backyard that had this little shed and they posted Harley
little shed and they posted Harley
little shed and they posted Harley Davidson on the door and they got to
Davidson on the door and they got to
Davidson on the door and they got to work in their backyard they got to work
work in their backyard they got to work
work in their backyard they got to work with what they had they may have had big
with what they had they may have had big
with what they had they may have had big visions but they started small and in
visions but they started small and in
visions but they started small and in 1903 they made three motorcycles in 1904
1903 they made three motorcycles in 1904
1903 they made three motorcycles in 1904 they made three more motorcycles in 1905
they made three more motorcycles in 1905
they made three more motorcycles in 1905 they made seven motorcycles and then
they made seven motorcycles and then
they made seven motorcycles and then they figured it out they figured out how
they figured it out they figured out how
they figured it out they figured out how to make motorcycles properly they
to make motorcycles properly they
to make motorcycles properly they figured out how to sell the motorcycles
figured out how to sell the motorcycles
figured out how to sell the motorcycles that they are making there was demand
that they are making there was demand
that they are making there was demand there was interest they refined the
there was interest they refined the
there was interest they refined the process they were now ready for
process they were now ready for
process they were now ready for expansion and then they went out in
expansion and then they went out in
expansion and then they went out in their fourth year to get a new plant to
their fourth year to get a new plant to
their fourth year to get a new plant to actually go and build these things they
actually go and build these things they
actually go and build these things they set their own shop a real shop not just
set their own shop a real shop not just
set their own shop a real shop not just a backyard shop and they made 50
a backyard shop and they made 50
a backyard shop and they made 50 motorcycles that year and then they
motorcycles that year and then they
motorcycles that year and then they eventually hit a thousand motorcycles
eventually hit a thousand motorcycles
eventually hit a thousand motorcycles and 3,000 motorcycles and 5000
and 3,000 motorcycles and 5000
and 3,000 motorcycles and 5000 motorcycles and you can see their
motorcycles and you can see their
motorcycles and you can see their success store in their growth but the
success store in their growth but the
success store in their growth but the seat
seat
seat it was right there at the beginning they
it was right there at the beginning they
it was right there at the beginning they may have had this big vision for a
may have had this big vision for a
may have had this big vision for a company but they started with what they
company but they started with what they
company but they started with what they had and too many entrepreneurs are so
had and too many entrepreneurs are so
had and too many entrepreneurs are so focused on what they don’t have right
focused on what they don’t have right
focused on what they don’t have right you focus on the money you don’t have
you focus on the money you don’t have
you focus on the money you don’t have you focus on that investor you don’t
you focus on that investor you don’t
you focus on that investor you don’t have you focus on the customer that you
have you focus on the customer that you
have you focus on the customer that you don’t have instead of focusing on what
don’t have instead of focusing on what
don’t have instead of focusing on what you don’t have you got to do what you
you don’t have you got to do what you
you don’t have you got to do what you came with what you do have you start
came with what you do have you start
came with what you do have you start small you have that big goal that big
small you have that big goal that big
small you have that big goal that big vision that’s awesome that you need that
vision that’s awesome that you need that
vision that’s awesome that you need that that keeps you motivated that keeps you
that keeps you motivated that keeps you
that keeps you motivated that keeps you excited that’s the that’s the end
excited that’s the that’s the end
excited that’s the that’s the end picture of what you’re trying to
picture of what you’re trying to
picture of what you’re trying to accomplish but you got to act nobody’s
accomplish but you got to act nobody’s
accomplish but you got to act nobody’s coming to save you this is on you to get
coming to save you this is on you to get
coming to save you this is on you to get started in any small way you can to move
started in any small way you can to move
started in any small way you can to move your business forward even if that means
your business forward even if that means
your business forward even if that means a backyard shed you’re working with what
a backyard shed you’re working with what
a backyard shed you’re working with what you have to start building your dream
you have to start building your dream
you have to start building your dream think big but start small believe those
think big but start small believe those
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