Tag Archive for: how i built this

#1 Trait Super Successful People Share

CAR DEALER SELLS TO… ANYONE AND EVERYONE In the late 1970s, when I was in high school, I was hitchhiking on Tatum Boulevard in Phoenix, AZ b/c… I had just […]Read More

Luck vs. Talent; The Risk of Confusing the Two

One of my favorite podcasts is “How I Built This,” as I mention often. In the podcast, entrepreneurs tell their stories (often terrifying) of what it took to get their […]Read More

Away Luggage; Partnership, Networking and Life Lessons

I recently found out that my L.L. Bean luggage is very uncool 😊. My niece let me know after she listened to Away’s founder on this recent How I Built […]Read More

“It Takes At Least Ten Years to Build a Real Business”

BONOBOS FOUNDER GOES THROUGH HELL I was listening to the Bonobos (clothing) founder on the “How I Built This” podcast yesterday, and he was discussing the overwhelming issues he faced […]Read More

What You Can Learn from Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream; Taking Risks

How I Built This Heejin’s and my favorite podcast is NPR’s “How I Built This” because we love hearing the horror stories that founders endured before they hit it big. […]Read More

Lose Your Temper, Lose Your Business; Successful People Control Emotions – Always.

I lost my temper with a borrower last night … and I thought of my Dad, whose business empire fell apart largely b/c he couldn’t control his temper. He burned all of […]Read More

UGG Boots Sold Only 28 Pairs In Entire First Year! Motivating Podcasts!

UGG’s founder, Brian Smith, was an accountant who emigrated from Australia in the late 1970s with an awesome idea of selling sheepskin boots to the masses. He did his market […]Read More

Mark Cuban: Share Success w/ Employees; Fear; Luck; and Selling

Mark Cuban is the sometimes obnoxious billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks and star of the TV show Shark Tank. He made his fortune selling his dotcom company to Yahoo […]Read More

Awesome Thanksgiving Podcast About Wild Turkey

The most recent How I Built This Podcast was my favorite one yet. It featured Herb Kelleher, the founder of Southwest Airlines. A few takeaways: 1. He lives on cheese […]Read More

“How I Built This” Best Podcast; Great Lessons; Keep Moving!!

There are now 350,000 podcasts, making it very hard for podcast lovers to choose favorites. But, here is our new favorite: http://www.npr.org/podcasts/510313/how-i-built-this. For anyone trying to build or help build a business, […]Read More