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On this episode of The Small Business Radio Show…
SEGMENT 1, starting at 0:00: One of the most impactful startups of this generation has been Kickstarter. For entrepreneurs everywhere, Kickstarter changed how their new companies and products received funding. Co-founder Yancey Strickler shares how Kickstarter got its start to now $5 billion raised for startups on the platform.
SEGMENT 2, starting at 19:00: Many small business owners know there is tremendous opportunity in doing business internationally, but they are afraid to pursue it. John Caplan from Alibaba Group shares a simple way for American small business owners to reach global consumers and markets.
SEGMENT 3, starting at 36:00: Work-life balance is a myth. But what does that mean? Do small business owners just have to resign themselves to working all the time with no personal life in order to be successful? Recovering workaholic Dana Look-Arimoto is here to share a better way.
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More on each segment below.
Segment 1: Yancey Strickler is the co-founder and former CEO of Kickstarter, the mission-driven global Public Benefit Company that helped pioneer crowdsourcing. He was one of Fortune’s 40 Under 40, on Vanity Fair‘s New Establishment list, and a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader. The London Spectator called him “one of the least obnoxious tech evangelists ever.” He is the author of the new book “This Could Be Our Future”.
2:45 – How did Kickstarter get started? Yancey shares Kickstarter’s origin story from $0 to over $5 billion in pledges on the platform.
6:00 – Why was crowdsourcing for the arts a good place for the Kickstarter platform to start?
8:15 – Why Kickstarter decided to be a facilitator for funding, not a decider.
10:00 – What makes for a successful Kickstarter campaign?
11:30 – Yancey’s new book explores how our economy’s focus on financial growth is misaligned with what we actually need as a society.
14:15 – How to survive disruption, compete with Amazon, and thrive in the transition moment facing our society.
Segment 2: John Caplan joined Alibaba Group in 2018 to lead the growth of the B2B business in North America. John is leader with 20 years of experience as a Founder, CEO, and President/CMO. Prior to joining Alibaba, John was Founder & CEO at OpenSky. Before that, John was CEO at Ford Models, the largest and most successful global fashion talent firm, with operations in 50 countries and across every aspect of the talent industry.
19:00 – Small business owners know there is tremendous opportunity in doing business internationally, but they are afraid to pursue it. Why?
21:00 – How does Alibaba help companies reach global consumers and markets?
24:00 – American entrepreneurs who have been successful on Alibaba.com
26:15 – What are the best practices for businesses on Alibaba.com?
30:30 – How does Alibaba.com differ from Amazon or eBay?
Segment 3: Dana Look-Arimoto is an author, coach, speaker, and founder of the leadership and executive coaching company Phoenix5 and settlesmart.com. She is also behind the mindset, method, and movement of Stop Settling®, which aims to end the myth of work-life balance by focusing on the integration of the various facets of life and conscious prioritization. She is the author of “Stop Settling, Settle Smart: Rethinking Work-life Balance, Redesign Your Busy Life”.
37:15 – What is the myth of work-life balance? How did the myth get started?
39:00 – Why is work-life integration a better strategy? And why is the idea of “settling” important?
41:00 – How to prioritize what matters to you.
43:30 – Throughout life, you will experience Big Fs and Little Fs, or big failures and little failures. Here’s the best way to think about them.
46:30 – How to “settle smart” and kick the work-life balance myth.
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