how to make a website if you don’t know anything about websites okay if you’re
anything about websites okay if you’re
anything about websites okay if you’re starting a business and you don’t know
starting a business and you don’t know
starting a business and you don’t know about the product category that you’re
about the product category that you’re
about the product category that you’re getting into you have to find a way to
getting into you have to find a way to
getting into you have to find a way to either learn it yourself or better yet
either learn it yourself or better yet
either learn it yourself or better yet bring people on board who can help you
bring people on board who can help you
bring people on board who can help you okay this comes as a response to a
okay this comes as a response to a
okay this comes as a response to a question I got from one of my YouTube
question I got from one of my YouTube
question I got from one of my YouTube viewers Jim Jones who wrote in to say I
viewers Jim Jones who wrote in to say I
viewers Jim Jones who wrote in to say I have a question I want to make a
have a question I want to make a
have a question I want to make a microblogging site my target market is
microblogging site my target market is
microblogging site my target market is age 14 above I’m currently struggling to
age 14 above I’m currently struggling to
age 14 above I’m currently struggling to find the funding and right people to
find the funding and right people to
find the funding and right people to help me realize this dream as
help me realize this dream as
help me realize this dream as unfortunately I’m not a programmer what
unfortunately I’m not a programmer what
unfortunately I’m not a programmer what do I do
do I do
do I do so Jim here’s the thing okay if you want
so Jim here’s the thing okay if you want
so Jim here’s the thing okay if you want to have a lot of success in this field
to have a lot of success in this field
to have a lot of success in this field it’s probably not going to be by you
it’s probably not going to be by you
it’s probably not going to be by you becoming a programmer okay that that
becoming a programmer okay that that
becoming a programmer okay that that might help but if you’re not interested
might help but if you’re not interested
might help but if you’re not interested in programming if you’re not passionate
in programming if you’re not passionate
in programming if you’re not passionate about being a programmer it’s not going
about being a programmer it’s not going
about being a programmer it’s not going to work it’s gonna be a mediocre product
to work it’s gonna be a mediocre product
to work it’s gonna be a mediocre product so you gotta think what are you really
so you gotta think what are you really
so you gotta think what are you really good at and then bring people on board
good at and then bring people on board
good at and then bring people on board who can support you the two ways to do
who can support you the two ways to do
who can support you the two ways to do it here if you build a technology
it here if you build a technology
it here if you build a technology product you need to have somebody on
product you need to have somebody on
product you need to have somebody on board who gets technology that’s a big
board who gets technology that’s a big
board who gets technology that’s a big thing that’s kind of a big deal right so
thing that’s kind of a big deal right so
thing that’s kind of a big deal right so you have to find that person the two
you have to find that person the two
you have to find that person the two ways to do it is one you hire them and
ways to do it is one you hire them and
ways to do it is one you hire them and at a startup you don’t have a lot of
at a startup you don’t have a lot of
at a startup you don’t have a lot of money to do it right if you if you’ve
money to do it right if you if you’ve
money to do it right if you if you’ve got tons of back-end that’s one thing
got tons of back-end that’s one thing
got tons of back-end that’s one thing but probably don’t have a ton of cash
but probably don’t have a ton of cash
but probably don’t have a ton of cash most of the best startups in the
most of the best startups in the
most of the best startups in the technology space we’re started by people
technology space we’re started by people
technology space we’re started by people who get technology so you need to find
who get technology so you need to find
who get technology so you need to find the person who gets technology to guide
the person who gets technology to guide
the person who gets technology to guide you along the way here the way to do it
you along the way here the way to do it
you along the way here the way to do it is find someone who can partner up with
is find someone who can partner up with
is find someone who can partner up with find someone who believes the same thing
find someone who believes the same thing
find someone who believes the same thing that you believe in but doesn’t have
that you believe in but doesn’t have
that you believe in but doesn’t have your skills they have the technology
your skills they have the technology
your skills they have the technology skills they want to build the exact same
skills they want to build the exact same
skills they want to build the exact same thing but they have no idea how to build
thing but they have no idea how to build
thing but they have no idea how to build a company and how to market this that’s
a company and how to market this that’s
a company and how to market this that’s where you come in hopefully I don’t know
where you come in hopefully I don’t know
where you come in hopefully I don’t know where you coming you got to tell me what
where you coming you got to tell me what
where you coming you got to tell me what you’re good at
you’re good at
you’re good at hopefully you get it something that
hopefully you get it something that
hopefully you get it something that relates to this and go find that person
relates to this and go find that person
relates to this and go find that person how do you find that person you have to
how do you find that person you have to
how do you find that person you have to hang around in the circles that we
hang around in the circles that we
hang around in the circles that we relate to what you’re talking about
relate to what you’re talking about
relate to what you’re talking about so here’s that here’s an example let me
so here’s that here’s an example let me
so here’s that here’s an example let me bring this home for you in a tangible
bring this home for you in a tangible
bring this home for you in a tangible example okay
example okay
example okay I’ve got a guy who’s helping me now my
I’ve got a guy who’s helping me now my
I’ve got a guy who’s helping me now my team name Jason and Jason has done a lot
team name Jason and Jason has done a lot
team name Jason and Jason has done a lot of great work on the branding and the
of great work on the branding and the
of great work on the branding and the design a lot of the thinking behind the
design a lot of the thinking behind the
design a lot of the thinking behind the the business and the website and taking
the business and the website and taking
the business and the website and taking it in a direction that that I wasn’t
it in a direction that that I wasn’t
it in a direction that that I wasn’t thinking of before and I didn’t have the
thinking of before and I didn’t have the
thinking of before and I didn’t have the skills for how did I find Jason okay
skills for how did I find Jason okay
skills for how did I find Jason okay there was an event here in Toronto that
there was an event here in Toronto that
there was an event here in Toronto that I created a coffee shop that I really
I created a coffee shop that I really
I created a coffee shop that I really liked a bus ran into that coffee shop
liked a bus ran into that coffee shop
liked a bus ran into that coffee shop and you owner had to close down for a
and you owner had to close down for a
and you owner had to close down for a few days can you imagine a bus hitting
few days can you imagine a bus hitting
few days can you imagine a bus hitting your store like it’s hard enough to be
your store like it’s hard enough to be
your store like it’s hard enough to be an entrepreneur and here comes his bus a
an entrepreneur and here comes his bus a
an entrepreneur and here comes his bus a plows through your front door so you had
plows through your front door so you had
plows through your front door so you had to shut down while they built the front
to shut down while they built the front
to shut down while they built the front of their store back up and when they
of their store back up and when they
of their store back up and when they opened up again I put out a note to my
opened up again I put out a note to my
opened up again I put out a note to my newsletter list to say hey guys here’s
newsletter list to say hey guys here’s
newsletter list to say hey guys here’s what happened to this store little
what happened to this store little
what happened to this store little Nicky’s I want to go surprise them one
Nicky’s I want to go surprise them one
Nicky’s I want to go surprise them one day and just buy their stuff grab some
day and just buy their stuff grab some
day and just buy their stuff grab some coffee meet you entrepreneurs and talk
coffee meet you entrepreneurs and talk
coffee meet you entrepreneurs and talk business and support this entrepreneur
business and support this entrepreneur
business and support this entrepreneur why did I do this because I believe in
why did I do this because I believe in
why did I do this because I believe in entrepreneurs that’s what I do I love
entrepreneurs that’s what I do I love
entrepreneurs that’s what I do I love entrepreneurs everything I do is about
entrepreneurs everything I do is about
entrepreneurs everything I do is about entrepreneurship and the people on my
entrepreneurship and the people on my
entrepreneurship and the people on my team have to love entrepreneurs too so
team have to love entrepreneurs too so
team have to love entrepreneurs too so when I went to that event I met Jason
when I went to that event I met Jason
when I went to that event I met Jason there it’s the first time I met him in
there it’s the first time I met him in
there it’s the first time I met him in person and we we hit it off and nothing
person and we we hit it off and nothing
person and we we hit it off and nothing happened right away we didn’t have an
happened right away we didn’t have an
happened right away we didn’t have an idea to work together on something right
idea to work together on something right
idea to work together on something right away but over time things developed and
away but over time things developed and
away but over time things developed and we hit it off and it worked well because
we hit it off and it worked well because
we hit it off and it worked well because we believed in the same thing but we had
we believed in the same thing but we had
we believed in the same thing but we had different skill sets and we found each
different skill sets and we found each
different skill sets and we found each other by going to events that related to
other by going to events that related to
other by going to events that related to what we believed in so this thing that
what we believed in so this thing that
what we believed in so this thing that you’re trying to build who’s it gonna
you’re trying to build who’s it gonna
you’re trying to build who’s it gonna help
help
help how is it going to help them why is this
how is it going to help them why is this
how is it going to help them why is this important like this has to mean
important like this has to mean
important like this has to mean something to you and start going to
something to you and start going to
something to you and start going to events or create your own event that
events or create your own event that
events or create your own event that relate to that topic if it was around
relate to that topic if it was around
relate to that topic if it was around entrepreneurship for me I would create
entrepreneurship for me I would create
entrepreneurship for me I would create an entrepreneurship event I would go to
an entrepreneurship event I would go to
an entrepreneurship event I would go to any entrepreneur event here in my city
any entrepreneur event here in my city
any entrepreneur event here in my city or conference that I wanted to learn
or conference that I wanted to learn
or conference that I wanted to learn about I would go there because the
about I would go there because the
about I would go there because the people there they like the same thing
people there they like the same thing
people there they like the same thing they believe the same thing that I do
they believe the same thing that I do
they believe the same thing that I do but they have
but they have
but they have different skills and that means
different skills and that means
different skills and that means partnership opportunities can you gotta
partnership opportunities can you gotta
partnership opportunities can you gotta find that person if you want to build a
find that person if you want to build a
find that person if you want to build a successful technology-based company you
successful technology-based company you
successful technology-based company you need somebody who gets technology you’re
need somebody who gets technology you’re
need somebody who gets technology you’re not gonna get funding without that
not gonna get funding without that
not gonna get funding without that person you said you’re trying to get
person you said you’re trying to get
person you said you’re trying to get funded you go to banks you go to
funded you go to banks you go to
funded you go to banks you go to investors you go to angels VCS whoever
investors you go to angels VCS whoever
investors you go to angels VCS whoever it is nobody’s gonna give you money if
it is nobody’s gonna give you money if
it is nobody’s gonna give you money if you’re a technology company without the
you’re a technology company without the
you’re a technology company without the technology person so you either have to
technology person so you either have to
technology person so you either have to find that person or take your company in
find that person or take your company in
find that person or take your company in a different direction that doesn’t rely
a different direction that doesn’t rely
a different direction that doesn’t rely on technology where you can use your
on technology where you can use your
on technology where you can use your strengths and you don’t need the
strengths and you don’t need the
strengths and you don’t need the partners those are your options great
partners those are your options great
partners those are your options great question
question
question believe you’ll see watching like the
believe you’ll see watching like the
believe you’ll see watching like the video give it a thumbs up below
video give it a thumbs up below
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makes trying to do more and let me know
makes trying to do more and let me know what you think leave a comment below you
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what you think leave a comment below you have a question put it below make a
have a question put it below make a
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