There are behaviors that reliably lead entrepreneurs to Failure, and there are behaviors that are associated with Success.
I watched a lot of passionate, talented, hard-working people start businesses that failed, and it bothered me. I found that many of them failed three times and then succeeded. I believe that behavior drives results, so I asked myself two questions:
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I don’t have a magic wand and I don’t guarantee success. In fact, I believe that some start-ups ought to fail, because their idea is just not that good. Here's who I can help:
If your idea has traction in the marketplace:
- If you're just getting started, I can help you identify and avoid the mistakes that cause 90% of start-ups to fail.
- If your business has moved from “start-up” to “scale-up” I can help you identify why your growth has stalled, break through those barriers and enjoy the growth you want.
If you are looking for a conference speaker to help your entrepreneurial/innovative constituents:
- I deliver no-nonsense stories and guidance that your attendees will find unusually valuable.
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"Over the years I've watched Bob teach some of the best, brightest, and most successful entrepreneurs how to better scale their businesses and find success. If there is anyone who should write a book for entrepreneurs on how to successfully build a company, it's Bob Jones. This book is a must read for any entrepreneur who is even thinking about starting a company."
– Melissa Vincent
Executive Director, Pipeline Entrepreneurs
“I’ve used Bob’s speaking talents for the past 10-12 consecutive years in the opening session of ‘The Nuts and Bolts of New Ventures,’ which is the largest entrepreneurship class taught at MIT and the oldest ongoing offering on new ventures. It’s a tough assignment, because the audience ranges from MIT faculty and alumni to business owners from the community to college freshmen.
Even though there are 200-250 people in the room, every year Bob grabs their attention, engages them, delivers a lot of content that the audience finds incredibly valuable, and sends them out excited about what they’ve learned. And every year, we invite him back.”
Joseph G. Hadzima, Jr.
Senior Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management, Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship
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