hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to another edition of ask Evan today
another edition of ask Evan today
another edition of ask Evan today mansion a question from one of our
mansion a question from one of our
mansion a question from one of our newsletter readers avi Nash who wrote
newsletter readers avi Nash who wrote
newsletter readers avi Nash who wrote insane hi Evan I love your emails and I
insane hi Evan I love your emails and I
insane hi Evan I love your emails and I read them carefully I’m a student of mba
read them carefully I’m a student of mba
read them carefully I’m a student of mba program and i also want to be an
program and i also want to be an
program and i also want to be an entrepreneur i want to start a one-stop
entrepreneur i want to start a one-stop
entrepreneur i want to start a one-stop shop graphics and animation studio as my
shop graphics and animation studio as my
shop graphics and animation studio as my life ambition but it’ll take me a long
life ambition but it’ll take me a long
life ambition but it’ll take me a long time to get some experience in the field
time to get some experience in the field
time to get some experience in the field so i want your suggestions for young
so i want your suggestions for young
so i want your suggestions for young entrepreneurs thank you avinash so
entrepreneurs thank you avinash so
entrepreneurs thank you avinash so thanks for the question great question I
thanks for the question great question I
thanks for the question great question I think the very first step for any
think the very first step for any
think the very first step for any entrepreneur who wants to get started is
entrepreneur who wants to get started is
entrepreneur who wants to get started is to figure out what type of business that
to figure out what type of business that
to figure out what type of business that they want to run and you always want to
they want to run and you always want to
they want to run and you always want to build it around something you’re really
build it around something you’re really
build it around something you’re really passionate about and so it sounds like
passionate about and so it sounds like
passionate about and so it sounds like you you’ve probably found that so if you
you you’ve probably found that so if you
you you’ve probably found that so if you have that’s great whether it is you know
have that’s great whether it is you know
have that’s great whether it is you know creating this animation studio or doing
creating this animation studio or doing
creating this animation studio or doing something completely different you want
something completely different you want
something completely different you want to make sure you’re building a business
to make sure you’re building a business
to make sure you’re building a business around something that you’re really
around something that you’re really
around something that you’re really passionate about helping people with the
passionate about helping people with the
passionate about helping people with the next step that I usually recommend is go
next step that I usually recommend is go
next step that I usually recommend is go out and work for somebody else has
out and work for somebody else has
out and work for somebody else has already done it and so this could be
already done it and so this could be
already done it and so this could be where your next step is if you’re you
where your next step is if you’re you
where your next step is if you’re you know graduating your program and you
know graduating your program and you
know graduating your program and you know you’re not ready to start up your
know you’re not ready to start up your
know you’re not ready to start up your own business quite yet but you want to
own business quite yet but you want to
own business quite yet but you want to learn a little bit more about it go work
learn a little bit more about it go work
learn a little bit more about it go work for somebody who’s already done what
for somebody who’s already done what
for somebody who’s already done what you’re trying to do is one of the
you’re trying to do is one of the
you’re trying to do is one of the fastest ways to learn so go find
fastest ways to learn so go find
fastest ways to learn so go find somebody who has a small business so
somebody who has a small business so
somebody who has a small business so somebody who’s say 10 employees whose in
somebody who’s say 10 employees whose in
somebody who’s say 10 employees whose in exactly the same field that you want to
exactly the same field that you want to
exactly the same field that you want to do and go learn from them and get
do and go learn from them and get
do and go learn from them and get involved try to do more than whatever
involved try to do more than whatever
involved try to do more than whatever you know your job description is
you know your job description is
you know your job description is entrepreneurs always need help and if
entrepreneurs always need help and if
entrepreneurs always need help and if you can you know be a keener and show
you can you know be a keener and show
you can you know be a keener and show that you’re really interested in eager
that you’re really interested in eager
that you’re really interested in eager and want to learn from them then they’ll
and want to learn from them then they’ll
and want to learn from them then they’ll give you extra tasks even if it’s you
give you extra tasks even if it’s you
give you extra tasks even if it’s you know not paid for those extra tasks or
know not paid for those extra tasks or
know not paid for those extra tasks or you’re working extra hours you’re doing
you’re working extra hours you’re doing
you’re working extra hours you’re doing it because you want to learn right if
it because you want to learn right if
it because you want to learn right if you’re going to take a job you wanted to
you’re going to take a job you wanted to
you’re going to take a job you wanted to teach you something and not just do it
teach you something and not just do it
teach you something and not just do it for the money and I look at it this way
for the money and I look at it this way
for the money and I look at it this way you’re you’re being paid to learn about
you’re you’re being paid to learn about
you’re you’re being paid to learn about your industry so instead of going out
your industry so instead of going out
your industry so instead of going out and trying it yourself and probably
and trying it yourself and probably
and trying it yourself and probably failing because you don’t know what
failing because you don’t know what
failing because you don’t know what you’re doing yet you go work for
you’re doing yet you go work for
you’re doing yet you go work for somebody else has already done it you’re
somebody else has already done it you’re
somebody else has already done it you’re learning from their mistakes and if
learning from their mistakes and if
learning from their mistakes and if you’re making mistakes it’s on somebody
you’re making mistakes it’s on somebody
you’re making mistakes it’s on somebody else’s dime so they’re paying you to
else’s dime so they’re paying you to
else’s dime so they’re paying you to make mistakes and they’re paying you to
make mistakes and they’re paying you to
make mistakes and they’re paying you to learn about the industry and so it will
learn about the industry and so it will
learn about the industry and so it will do two things
do two things
do two things it’ll teach you about the industry it’ll
it’ll teach you about the industry it’ll
it’ll teach you about the industry it’ll give you contacts it’ll tell you you
give you contacts it’ll tell you you
give you contacts it’ll tell you you know what you’re doing if it’s right if
know what you’re doing if it’s right if
know what you’re doing if it’s right if it’s wrong you know the the insider
it’s wrong you know the the insider
it’s wrong you know the the insider tricks well what kind of team you need
tricks well what kind of team you need
tricks well what kind of team you need to have how to go out and get customers
to have how to go out and get customers
to have how to go out and get customers all those things and so the more you can
all those things and so the more you can
all those things and so the more you can get involved in the whole business and
get involved in the whole business and
get involved in the whole business and approach the entrepreneur and see you
approach the entrepreneur and see you
approach the entrepreneur and see you want it you want more responsibility you
want it you want more responsibility you
want it you want more responsibility you want to get more involved the more you
want to get more involved the more you
want to get more involved the more you can learn from them about the business
can learn from them about the business
can learn from them about the business then the more success you know you’ll
then the more success you know you’ll
then the more success you know you’ll probably have because you’ve learned on
probably have because you’ve learned on
probably have because you’ve learned on somebody else’s dime but also it’ll tell
somebody else’s dime but also it’ll tell
somebody else’s dime but also it’ll tell you if you really want to do this
you if you really want to do this
you if you really want to do this business or not and often entrepreneurs
business or not and often entrepreneurs
business or not and often entrepreneurs get started in the business and I
get started in the business and I
get started in the business and I realized I was just too much work or
realized I was just too much work or
realized I was just too much work or this isn’t what I thought it was going
this isn’t what I thought it was going
this isn’t what I thought it was going to be and they lose a lot of money and
to be and they lose a lot of money and
to be and they lose a lot of money and time and have to shut down and there
time and have to shut down and there
time and have to shut down and there you’re frustrated and then in debt and
you’re frustrated and then in debt and
you’re frustrated and then in debt and so by going to work for somebody else is
so by going to work for somebody else is
so by going to work for somebody else is already doing what you want to do it’ll
already doing what you want to do it’ll
already doing what you want to do it’ll give you the understanding of what that
give you the understanding of what that
give you the understanding of what that business is like and you know you can
business is like and you know you can
business is like and you know you can look at that entrepreneurs life you know
look at that entrepreneurs life you know
look at that entrepreneurs life you know do you like how they live their life do
do you like how they live their life do
do you like how they live their life do you like their lifestyle and the hours
you like their lifestyle and the hours
you like their lifestyle and the hours are working and the type of things that
are working and the type of things that
are working and the type of things that they’re producing is that the life that
they’re producing is that the life that
they’re producing is that the life that you want and it may be yeah that’s an
you want and it may be yeah that’s an
you want and it may be yeah that’s an awesome life I want that or no that’s
awesome life I want that or no that’s
awesome life I want that or no that’s crazy i didn’t i didn’t think it would
crazy i didn’t i didn’t think it would
crazy i didn’t i didn’t think it would be this much work or it wasn’t what I
be this much work or it wasn’t what I
be this much work or it wasn’t what I thought it was and so again you’re
thought it was and so again you’re
thought it was and so again you’re learning while getting paid and they’ll
learning while getting paid and they’ll
learning while getting paid and they’ll tell you that’s the right business to do
tell you that’s the right business to do
tell you that’s the right business to do or not and so that’s usually my
or not and so that’s usually my
or not and so that’s usually my recommendation for getting started first
recommendation for getting started first
recommendation for getting started first find something you’re really passionate
find something you’re really passionate
find something you’re really passionate about that you feel you can help other
about that you feel you can help other
about that you feel you can help other people out a lot of value to their lives
people out a lot of value to their lives
people out a lot of value to their lives and then try to go find somebody who’s
and then try to go find somebody who’s
and then try to go find somebody who’s already done what you’re trying to do a
already done what you’re trying to do a
already done what you’re trying to do a smallish company 10 employees or so
smallish company 10 employees or so
smallish company 10 employees or so where you can really learn the industry
where you can really learn the industry
where you can really learn the industry get some experience get some contacts
get some experience get some contacts
get some experience get some contacts and see if it’s something that you want
and see if it’s something that you want
and see if it’s something that you want to do or not before you go out and
to do or not before you go out and
to do or not before you go out and launch your own business and when you do
launch your own business and when you do
launch your own business and when you do you’ll have a lot of the experience that
you’ll have a lot of the experience that
you’ll have a lot of the experience that you’ll need by working because you’ve
you’ll need by working because you’ve
you’ll need by working because you’ve worked for that other company so
worked for that other company so
worked for that other company so hopefully that helps is your next step
hopefully that helps is your next step
hopefully that helps is your next step up in osh good luck with finishing your
up in osh good luck with finishing your
up in osh good luck with finishing your program and launching your own business
program and launching your own business
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