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Nov 26, 2021
Show Notes:
- [0:00:38] Intro | Timely Topics
- Final Episode of Adventures in Businessing!
- Brief Recap
- [0:04:00] How Do We Walk Away From Partnerships?
- How do we walk away without resentment?
- How do you end on good terms?
- Storytime with Jeremy!
- [0:12:16] The Best Ways to End Well
- Start well.
- Try to keep emotion out of the equation as best you can.
- [0:17:00] What to do About Toxic Partnerships
- [0:25:30] Parting Words
- The finality of life ends al partnerships...
- Last man standing?
- Walk through all the what-ifs...including your will.
Nov 19, 2021
Show Notes:
- [0:00:38] Intro | Timely Topics
- Last time on Adventures in Businessing
- Quoting Nacho Libre
- [0:02:34] All Relationships Have Tension
- How does one get around inevitable tension?
- Tensions are typically a good sign that you care.
- Have well-defined roles to alleviate the pressure and stress.
- You need to be a little thick skinned.
- Misalignment is the genesis of many tensions.
- Navigating tension lies in transparency and communication.
- Fundamental disagreements can happen.
- [0:10:05] If You Want to Navigate Tension Well, You Have to Navigate it Often
- You have to talk about the business and eachother, the overall feeling, on a recurring basis.
- If left unchecked, tension becomes passive aggressive tendencies, a lack of empathy for eachother, or outright hostility.
- Embrace differences.
- Be open about misunderstandings.
- It's okay to be vulnerable and honest above being prideful and full of false confidence.
- Trust above all else.
- [0:22:47] The Decision Matrix & Preemptively Stopping Tensions
- Motivation
- Goals
- Vision
- Values
- Objectives
- All should be heard and considered.
- Bringing in a third voice/partner can help.
- [0:27:32] Conclusion & Takeaways
- Communicating is key.
- Assume the best.
- Be willing to give and receive constructive critique.
Nov 12, 2021
Show Notes:
- [0:00:39] Intro | Timely Topics
- [0:04:09] Benefits of Starting a Partnership Before You've Started a Business
- You don't have to be good at everything.
- You can lean on your partner to fill in the gaps.
- Look for someone who brings skills to the table you don't have.
- Feel out the relationship with the potential partner before overcommiting.
- You ideally want a partner with similar enthusiasms and energy levels.
- Even if you get along, if you can't agree on the vision...that's a huge red flag.
- [0:20:36] Trust is Essential
- If you have one thing, let it be trust.
- Stress equity and sharing the load.
- Spend time in your strengths.
- Sustainability is just as essential as trust.
- Ideally, the people you partner should be of the same calibur of people you'd trust your own child with.
- Conflict has a greater cost in partnerships and friendships.
- [0:28:21] Parting Thoughts
- What's the right partner percentage?
- What's the right number of partners?
- Evaluate, discuss, be transparent.
- "A friendship founded on business is a good deal better than a business founded on friendship."
Nov 5, 2021
Show Notes:
- [0:00:58] Intro | Timely Topics
- Jeremy is REALLY excited about this one.
- [0:02:30] How to Choose a Business Event
- The Nitty Gritty: Hotel selection, what to eat?
- Is there a way to predetermine things about the event you wish to attend?
- You must determine what you’re looking for out of a conference.
- “We live in a magical world…because internet”
- There’s a workshop, virtual and in-person, for everything you can imagine-- technical and rudimentary.
- [0:09:45] You’ve Picked out Your Event..What Now?
- How to prepare to get the most out of our event.
- What are the talks or discussions you must hear?
- Search the hashtag and note the attendees, then energize conversations with those people.
- Knowing who is going to be there can work in your favor.
- Look at the schedule.
- Consider arriving early.
- ...and leaving a little early?
- Treat your business events and travel like full-on PTO.
- Ensure your team knows you won't be available.
- The event is the work.
- The "all-in-one" event can prevent headaches and uncertainty.
- Preventing choice paralysis.
- Take the time to unpack and process AT the event.
- Talk to your team or write about it, thus making it less likely to forget the important details you want or need to remember.
- Compare notes with those who attended the same or similar presentations.
- If you go alone, that's a great excuse to make a friend...if you're extroverted. 😉
- [0:21:45] Prepare to be Presented with More than You can Rationally Absorb
- You'll have to exercise your "keep, process, discard" muscle.
- No one will know or tell if you don't attend EVERY lecture or discussion.
- You don't have to waste your time if you know something isn't for you, or if you're simply overloaded.
- Two hours of good content can justify an entire trip.
- [0:27:05] Closing Comments | Last Round of Advice
- Seat selection is important.
- If you're unsure about the talk, sit back and/or to the side, to politely excuse yourself.
- Business events are worth the effort, and if you pick a bad one, try again.
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