how to build a successful software company so I got a great question from
company so I got a great question from
company so I got a great question from one of my youtube viewers love you guys
one of my youtube viewers love you guys
one of my youtube viewers love you guys Ahmed who wrote in to say hello Evan I’m
Ahmed who wrote in to say hello Evan I’m
Ahmed who wrote in to say hello Evan I’m a student from computer science and I
a student from computer science and I
a student from computer science and I love computers and IT I wish to do
love computers and IT I wish to do
love computers and IT I wish to do something in this field in the video you
something in this field in the video you
something in this field in the video you mentioned the software company could you
mentioned the software company could you
mentioned the software company could you please tell me something about it or how
please tell me something about it or how
please tell me something about it or how to do business as a software developer
to do business as a software developer
to do business as a software developer thanks a lot Evan I mean this is a great
thanks a lot Evan I mean this is a great
thanks a lot Evan I mean this is a great question and a lot of people want to get
question and a lot of people want to get
question and a lot of people want to get in the software and to build a
in the software and to build a
in the software and to build a successful software company you need two
successful software company you need two
successful software company you need two things you need to have the skill set
things you need to have the skill set
things you need to have the skill set needed to build a company and you need
needed to build a company and you need
needed to build a company and you need to have a purpose that everybody is
to have a purpose that everybody is
to have a purpose that everybody is rallying around so what you have here
rallying around so what you have here
rallying around so what you have here now is you have some skills right your
now is you have some skills right your
now is you have some skills right your your programming your software developer
your programming your software developer
your programming your software developer you have all the IT skills so you have
you have all the IT skills so you have
you have all the IT skills so you have some of the skills that you need to
some of the skills that you need to
some of the skills that you need to build a business what you need to do to
build a business what you need to do to
build a business what you need to do to be successful is to have all of the
be successful is to have all of the
be successful is to have all of the other skills around you right you need
other skills around you right you need
other skills around you right you need the leadership you need the sales you
the leadership you need the sales you
the leadership you need the sales you need the marketing you need the customer
need the marketing you need the customer
need the marketing you need the customer support skills you need to strategy all
support skills you need to strategy all
support skills you need to strategy all the things needed to build a business
the things needed to build a business
the things needed to build a business and you may be weak on those you may
and you may be weak on those you may
and you may be weak on those you may have an interest in learning those
have an interest in learning those
have an interest in learning those things and getting better at them or you
things and getting better at them or you
things and getting better at them or you may think you know what I have no
may think you know what I have no
may think you know what I have no interest in that stuff I just want to
interest in that stuff I just want to
interest in that stuff I just want to cut code and build awesome software so
cut code and build awesome software so
cut code and build awesome software so the bill that successful company you
the bill that successful company you
the bill that successful company you need that complete rounded skill set and
need that complete rounded skill set and
need that complete rounded skill set and it may involve bringing on other people
it may involve bringing on other people
it may involve bringing on other people who have those skills to complement you
who have those skills to complement you
who have those skills to complement you the second thing you need is the purpose
the second thing you need is the purpose
the second thing you need is the purpose like what are you here to do what is
like what are you here to do what is
like what are you here to do what is your company all about what kind of
your company all about what kind of
your company all about what kind of amazing software do you want to build
amazing software do you want to build
amazing software do you want to build and having a clear purpose will make it
and having a clear purpose will make it
and having a clear purpose will make it easier for you to stay motivated but
easier for you to stay motivated but
easier for you to stay motivated but also easy to attract like-minded people
also easy to attract like-minded people
also easy to attract like-minded people with complementary skill sets right so
with complementary skill sets right so
with complementary skill sets right so if you’re going to be the developer and
if you’re going to be the developer and
if you’re going to be the developer and you need somebody to do the sales and
you need somebody to do the sales and
you need somebody to do the sales and marketing why am i going to come and
marketing why am i going to come and
marketing why am i going to come and work with you it’s because you’re
work with you it’s because you’re
work with you it’s because you’re standing for something important right
standing for something important right
standing for something important right you’re the purpose of your business is
you’re the purpose of your business is
you’re the purpose of your business is important you’re going to be adding a
important you’re going to be adding a
important you’re going to be adding a lot of value to people’s lives you’re
lot of value to people’s lives you’re
lot of value to people’s lives you’re going to be changing the world somehow
going to be changing the world somehow
going to be changing the world somehow so understanding that clear purpose
so understanding that clear purpose
so understanding that clear purpose makes it easy to attract the people
makes it easy to attract the people
makes it easy to attract the people around you who have complementary skill
around you who have complementary skill
around you who have complementary skill sets and believe in the same thing ok so
sets and believe in the same thing ok so
sets and believe in the same thing ok so again you need to have
again you need to have
again you need to have the right skill sets on your team and
the right skill sets on your team and
the right skill sets on your team and you need to have the core purpose
you need to have the core purpose
you need to have the core purpose everybody can rally around so my
everybody can rally around so my
everybody can rally around so my background the first company I had the
background the first company I had the
background the first company I had the first real company that took off and did
first real company that took off and did
first real company that took off and did well was was a biotechnology software
well was was a biotechnology software
well was was a biotechnology software company and I joined I wasn’t one of the
company and I joined I wasn’t one of the
company and I joined I wasn’t one of the founders I joined as an owner later on
founders I joined as an owner later on
founders I joined as an owner later on and the two founders had created a great
and the two founders had created a great
and the two founders had created a great piece of software and what I loved about
piece of software and what I loved about
piece of software and what I loved about it was that it was doing good it was
it was that it was doing good it was
it was that it was doing good it was research software to help scientists and
research software to help scientists and
research software to help scientists and the software is being used to try to
the software is being used to try to
the software is being used to try to find cures for cancer and AIDS and
find cures for cancer and AIDS and
find cures for cancer and AIDS and diabetes important stuff right I wanted
diabetes important stuff right I wanted
diabetes important stuff right I wanted to feel when I was university I want the
to feel when I was university I want the
to feel when I was university I want the feel I would still do but I wanted to
feel I would still do but I wanted to
feel I would still do but I wanted to feel like I was doing something
feel like I was doing something
feel like I was doing something important right might the work I was
important right might the work I was
important right might the work I was doing was meaningful and I was having a
doing was meaningful and I was having a
doing was meaningful and I was having a positive impact on the world somehow
positive impact on the world somehow
positive impact on the world somehow that’s what I wanted to feel and so I
that’s what I wanted to feel and so I
that’s what I wanted to feel and so I love that about this company I had zero
love that about this company I had zero
love that about this company I had zero background in computers zero background
background in computers zero background
background in computers zero background in software I sucked at science it was
in software I sucked at science it was
in software I sucked at science it was my worst subject in in high school and I
my worst subject in in high school and I
my worst subject in in high school and I dropped it as soon as I could
dropped it as soon as I could
dropped it as soon as I could so now to be you know an owner in a
so now to be you know an owner in a
so now to be you know an owner in a scientific software companies is almost
scientific software companies is almost
scientific software companies is almost a joke and I’m sure my science teachers
a joke and I’m sure my science teachers
a joke and I’m sure my science teachers would have laughed at me and said
would have laughed at me and said
would have laughed at me and said there’s no way that’s even possible and
there’s no way that’s even possible and
there’s no way that’s even possible and that wasn’t the skillset I was bringing
that wasn’t the skillset I was bringing
that wasn’t the skillset I was bringing right I was bringing the business
right I was bringing the business
right I was bringing the business development the PR the marketing the
development the PR the marketing the
development the PR the marketing the strategy that stuff and I believed in
strategy that stuff and I believed in
strategy that stuff and I believed in what the company stood for so combined
what the company stood for so combined
what the company stood for so combined we were with a build a successful
we were with a build a successful
we were with a build a successful company we were able to get NASA Johnson
company we were able to get NASA Johnson
company we were able to get NASA Johnson Johnson big companies on board in over
Johnson big companies on board in over
Johnson big companies on board in over 30 countries and blow this company up in
30 countries and blow this company up in
30 countries and blow this company up in a short amount of time and then get
a short amount of time and then get
a short amount of time and then get acquired that’s what makes a difference
acquired that’s what makes a difference
acquired that’s what makes a difference it’s not just having one skill it’s
it’s not just having one skill it’s
it’s not just having one skill it’s having that skill surrounding yourself
having that skill surrounding yourself
having that skill surrounding yourself with complimentary people and standing
with complimentary people and standing
with complimentary people and standing for something important having a key
for something important having a key
for something important having a key purpose of driving all of you forward
purpose of driving all of you forward
purpose of driving all of you forward that’s how you build a successful
that’s how you build a successful
that’s how you build a successful software company belief for those who
software company belief for those who
software company belief for those who are watching like the video you can
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