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Think big but start small! – Harley Davidson success story – Famous Friday


welcome to another edition of famous

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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