The 7 Most Common Money Mistakes for Bootstrappers
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Dan and Ian discuss the biggest money problems they’ve seen in their own business and hundreds of other bootstrapped businesses.
Learn how to craft a sustainable financial model, the importance of owner compensation, how to avoid being under-invested, and more. Dan & Ian’s Stuff:
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CHAPTERS:
(00:00:45) Introduction and Setting the Stage
(00:01:13) The Importance of Money Attitudes and Metaphors
(00:16:08) The Startup Spending Mindset in Bootstrapped Businesses
(00:29:39) Focusing on the Wrong Problems
(00:31:25) Strategies for Affording to Start a Business
(00:34:28) Starting Early and Investing in Yourself
(00:38:18) The Importance of Owner Compensation
(00:41:15) Setting a Salary Cap
(00:45:12) Avoiding Being Under-Invested
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Past guests on TMBA include Cal Newport, David Heinemeier Hannson, Seth Godin, Ricardo Semler, Noah Kagan, Rob Walling, Jay Clouse, Einar Vollset, Sam Dogan, Gino Wickam, James Clear, Jodie Cook, Mark Webster, Steph Smith, Taylor Pearson, Tommy Griffith, Justin Tan, Matt Gartland, Travis Jamison, Ayman Al-Abdullah, Tynan, Lucy Bella Simkins, Brian Balfour, Nick Huber, Mike Michalowicz, Greg Crabtree, Jordan Gal
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