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When it’s time to QUIT your business – Evan and @SKellyCEO – Lunch & Earn


Peter how do you know when it’s time to

Peter how do you know when it’s time to quit your business and start something

quit your business and start something

quit your business and start something else would quitting be a sign of defeat

else would quitting be a sign of defeat

else would quitting be a sign of defeat people used to say we want to go and

people used to say we want to go and

people used to say we want to go and probably used to fail and the kind of

probably used to fail and the kind of

probably used to fail and the kind of that tremendous tenacity and

that tremendous tenacity and

that tremendous tenacity and perseverance to overcome adversity yeah

perseverance to overcome adversity yeah

perseverance to overcome adversity yeah i think you know reality is if it’s a in

i think you know reality is if it’s a in

i think you know reality is if it’s a in the end you gotta work it’s a dumb idea

the end you gotta work it’s a dumb idea

the end you gotta work it’s a dumb idea there’s no value for the customers or

there’s no value for the customers or

there’s no value for the customers or the market then it’s really important to

the market then it’s really important to

the market then it’s really important to say actually stop that idea but the

say actually stop that idea but the

say actually stop that idea but the experiences of games will pound me into

experiences of games will pound me into

experiences of games will pound me into a different idea of where my passion is

a different idea of where my passion is

a different idea of where my passion is I’m actually an angel investor in two

I’m actually an angel investor in two

I’m actually an angel investor in two businesses where they have brilliant

businesses where they have brilliant

businesses where they have brilliant ideas for the market just changed

ideas for the market just changed

ideas for the market just changed against him and they actually are

against him and they actually are

against him and they actually are fantastic you know startup management

fantastic you know startup management

fantastic you know startup management team loads of innovation in the business

team loads of innovation in the business

team loads of innovation in the business but the market just wasn’t there but

but the market just wasn’t there but

but the market just wasn’t there but having said that the third time that

having said that the third time that

having said that the third time that then she went and became successful

then she went and became successful

then she went and became successful refocus in their ideas on a new market

refocus in their ideas on a new market

refocus in their ideas on a new market they were passionate about they’ve had

they were passionate about they’ve had

they were passionate about they’ve had success so I kind of think there’s two

success so I kind of think there’s two

success so I kind of think there’s two things one is kind of pursue when you

things one is kind of pursue when you

things one is kind of pursue when you determine you’re going to quit the best

determine you’re going to quit the best

determine you’re going to quit the best way to validate that is unless socially

way to validate that is unless socially

way to validate that is unless socially or directly to consumers talk to the

or directly to consumers talk to the

or directly to consumers talk to the customers to try to set if they say it’s

customers to try to set if they say it’s

customers to try to set if they say it’s a crazy idea and there’s nobody or it

a crazy idea and there’s nobody or it

a crazy idea and there’s nobody or it might be too early to the market loads

might be too early to the market loads

might be too early to the market loads of ideas are too early for the market

of ideas are too early for the market

of ideas are too early for the market and then all ready for prime time um

and then all ready for prime time um

and then all ready for prime time um then kind of pause due course correction

then kind of pause due course correction

then kind of pause due course correction determine where you can move get back to

determine where you can move get back to

determine where you can move get back to your passion and come up with an idea

your passion and come up with an idea

your passion and come up with an idea it’s going to work I guess my curve

it’s going to work I guess my curve

it’s going to work I guess my curve balance would be up in your business

balance would be up in your business

balance would be up in your business then it’s time to move on and that may

then it’s time to move on and that may

then it’s time to move on and that may not be quitting the business I could be

not be quitting the business I could be

not be quitting the business I could be selling the business to this loads of

selling the business to this loads of

selling the business to this loads of entrepreneurs who build it up their

entrepreneurs who build it up their

entrepreneurs who build it up their company to a certain size and then they

company to a certain size and then they

company to a certain size and then they get bored and then they start looking

get bored and then they start looking

get bored and then they start looking for other things to do whether it’s

for other things to do whether it’s

for other things to do whether it’s invest in a new companies to start if

invest in a new companies to start if

invest in a new companies to start if you know when that happens your current

you know when that happens your current

you know when that happens your current business just kind of stagnates because

business just kind of stagnates because

business just kind of stagnates because you’re not pulling the love energy

you’re not pulling the love energy

you’re not pulling the love energy passionate you were pouring in before

passionate you were pouring in before

passionate you were pouring in before and so the answer for me is if you lose

and so the answer for me is if you lose

and so the answer for me is if you lose the

the

the fire it’s time to move on if it’s at the

fire it’s time to move on if it’s at the

fire it’s time to move on if it’s at the point where you can sell it to somebody

point where you can sell it to somebody

point where you can sell it to somebody else great do that and make do something

else great do that and make do something

else great do that and make do something that makes you come alive again and it’s

that makes you come alive again and it’s

that makes you come alive again and it’s at the point where it’s not something

at the point where it’s not something

at the point where it’s not something that anybody would want to take on

that anybody would want to take on

that anybody would want to take on because it’s to embryonic and the market

because it’s to embryonic and the market

because it’s to embryonic and the market wasn’t there you couldn’t get customers

wasn’t there you couldn’t get customers

wasn’t there you couldn’t get customers then close it down and go do something

then close it down and go do something

then close it down and go do something else and there’s there’s lots of

else and there’s there’s lots of

else and there’s there’s lots of failures that you’ll have along the path

failures that you’ll have along the path

failures that you’ll have along the path failure isn’t the enemy the enemy is

failure isn’t the enemy the enemy is

failure isn’t the enemy the enemy is keeping on doing something because you

keeping on doing something because you

keeping on doing something because you feel you should but you don’t have

feel you should but you don’t have

feel you should but you don’t have passion for it you’re never going to be

passion for it you’re never going to be

passion for it you’re never going to be able to build anything great if you

able to build anything great if you

able to build anything great if you don’t have that energy and excitement

don’t have that energy and excitement

don’t have that energy and excitement that week separately morally go and pour

that week separately morally go and pour

that week separately morally go and pour into your company

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