From the course: Side Hustle Strategies for Designers
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Final thoughts
- Before I started my online shop RetroSupply, I worked for a consulting company that helped first-time entrepreneurs start their business. I got the unique opportunity to see hundreds of aspiring entrepreneurs try to build a business. Now that I've built RetroSupply, I've had the chance to speak to thousands of designers about building a business, and then watch what they do after they have the information they need. It's safe to say that 95% of the people I've seen start businesses fail. So what happened? What makes 19 out of 20 people that want to build a business struggle and fail? It would be reasonable to assume the reason might be because their idea wasn't good enough, or maybe they just didn't have the right skills and credentials to make a successful business. These are great guesses, but they would be wrong. The surprising answer is that most people just don't follow through. They give up, and they give up really early. You would be shocked to learn how many motivated…
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