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You're in for a treat this week!
\nBring a notepad and get ready to jot down some great advice, as James and Jean are joined by Jason Cohen of WP Engine.
\nGet ready for a guest host who will leave you greedy for more and more of his awesome "knowledge bombs".
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\nTopics Include:
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\n \t* Jason's 20 years of startups.
\n \t* The Story of WP Engine
\n \t* Why Entrepreneurship
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\n \t* "Start with what you want and optimize for that."
\n \t* "The best form of advice is to help someone think for themselves..." - Jason
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\n \t* The commonality between having children and running a business.
\n \t* Picking your battles.
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\n \t* Choosing which problems to solve in what order.
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\n \t* What statistics say about startups.
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\n \t* "You have to ask yourself, do you want a cofounder?" - Jason
\n \t* Answer what feels right to you.
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\n \t* Jason's experience as a stay-at-home dad.
\n \t* Growing your community.
\n \t* Importance of point-of-view, purpose, & where the market is going.
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\n \t* Prepare for your ideas to be wrong.
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\n \t* "Strong opinions weakly held."
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\n \t* On changing your own role within your company.
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\n \t* "Why build a company if you don't like what you do everyday?" -Jason
\n \t* Be excited, don't get burnt out.
\n \t* "The state of mind you are in doesn't have to be terminal, you can change it." -James
\n \t* On "The tour of duty."
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\n \t* Defining superpowers!
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\n \t* The difference between a superpower and excellence.
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\n \t* You CAN be burnt out by things you are excellent at.
\n \t* However, a superpower will never wear you down.
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\n \t* Hiring for a superpower is one of the best things you can do.
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\n \t* Be mindful of the 'ego' component of being a CEO, or equivalent.
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\n \t* Have a big ego, but don't let that drive major decisions.
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\n \t* How do you go about evaluating all of the above, systematically?
\n \t* Being smart about 1-on-1 meetings.
\n \t* Keeping a journal and tracking when you are most productive and happy.
\n \t* What is 'Coach mode'?
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\n \t* How to approach it.
\n \t* How to hone it.
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\n \t* Is it more valuable to obtain new customers, or add a feature?
\n \t* What is the one thing that will impact your business the most, that you need?
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\n \t* Focus on THAT.
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\n \t* Do you have employees who can be better utilized in other areas?
\n \t* Try asking, "If you had a magic wand, what would you do?"
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\nFeatured on the Show:
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\n \t* SmartBear
\n \t* WP Engine
\n \t* 37 Signals (Which is now Basecamp)
\n \t* Jason's Blog
\n \t* Jason's Twitter