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Matt DeCoursey on Entrepreneurship, Debt and starting a business
2017-11-06
A highly successful entrepreneur, Matt DeCoursey launched his first company in a spare bedroom in 2009. Using nothing but an AmEx card with an $8000 limit. Since then he has built companies that have generated millions of dollars in revenue. Currently, Matt is the founder and CEO of GigaBook, a cloud-based appointment-booking platform.
So Matt, tell the Chainers a bit about yourself. 0:51 father of two children and a husband living in Kansas City, Kansas Hobby- making money and I haven’t worked a day sinceSo you have just had your second book published. Congrats! Let’s talk about “Million Dollar Bedroom: Scrappy lessons of success, setback and other surprises not taught in Business School” available in paperback at Amazon.com What was the motivation for this book? 1:56 My story Entrepreneurial journey
How long did it take you to complete “Million Dollar Bedroom?” 6:26 Less than 6 months
What was your favorite part of your book? 7:55 Finishing it
So Matt, what was your biggest disaster in starting a business? 9:11 No disaster, learn a principle Path the revenue
What advice would you give to someone just starting out but has no money? Are there any free or cheap resources that they could use? 12:35 Be specific for what you’re going to be good at
Speaking of starting a business, you also are the founder of GigaBook, a cloud- based company that helps small businesses increase their service bookings. Tell us a bit more about Gigabook. 15:23
It turns your website into a booking platform Makes the business more efficientWhere did the idea come from? 16:26 Dropping off dogs Nobody is answering phone
What’s the hardest part about starting a cloud-based business? 18:44 If your cloud program doesn’t do what your user wants, you aren’t going to have a user.
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Can we expect another book from you in the future? 20:43 Two books Will come out in 2018What is your advice to Indie Authors? On writing? Marketing? 21:37 Start writing
Why do you think that people fail at achieving their dreams? 22:09 By never even starting
What is your favorite quote? 23:01 Success demands payment in advance
Are there any other books that you recommend? 23:18 Balance Me by Matt DeCoursey. Million Dollar Bedroom by Matt DeCoursey.
Where can we find you online? 24:05 mattdec.com
Any last parting advice for our listeners? 24:25 Yeah- try
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