Atom, can you please share with us what you've learned with the 1 billion dollar revenue person? With what monetization did he make the money with?
Don't tell me CPA...
Hey Userman,
I'll try to be brief.
As far as his company goes; Pretty basic stuff. I guess what I learned is, when you actually "do" all the think and grow rich stuff , it works. He's a big believer in self development. That and not giving a $h!7 what people think about him.
I've also been able to see the inner workings of his companies. And what I see is that they aren't doing anything special. He started EP because of the same issues we have with paypal. He had a gambling site (sold his interest for $400 mill) and he was getting the shaft from paypal.
He saw a problem in the online industry where adult,gambling sites and businesses outside the US where getting screwed by paypal and their policies and fees. So he said, screw them (his quote) and got EP started to serve that customer base.
So I had a chat with with a few weeks ago when I was working on a new project for him. I asked him if I could bend his ear over lunch about my online stuff. And yes he made me pay for lunch, luckily he's a cheap date
(for those of you in California, we went to In & Out LOL)
So I laid out what I'm doing, my successes, my failures and what I want to do to get to the next level. And this is what he said,
"Atom (he used my real name), you are full of s@#7. You have all the knowledge you need, all the skills to be successful. In fact you have more than most (which is why I hired you). The only thing that is stopping you from being successful and playing in the big leagues, is you. You just need to get the f@#& out of your own way.
Be who you want to be in your business,
right now. Act like the owner of a billion dollar company. Do things everyday that are consistent with that being. Take actions that will only forward your presence in the world that is consistent with your being. Only worker bees worry about php, html and all that crap. So don't get trapped in that mindset. That's a $10/hour job.
Have a plan. Work that plan. Be prepared to adapt, overcome issues. Believe in what you are doing. Blow off (in a nice way) anyone who doesn't get it (don't burn bridges!). Only deal with players and those that can make a positive impact to grow your business or those that have those contacts. Build those relationships. If people that have that worker bee mentality, make a note of them. They will eventually work for you.
And always help other people make money, somehow. Eventually it all comes back"
So that is it in a nutshell. A 2 hour lunch condensed to a few short paragraphs. So what did I learn? I really learned about myself. Stuff that I already knew and was aware of, but still dragging my feet on.
So with that being said, I'm starting a new business, from the ground up
I have a launch date set for 9/1/2008. Between now and then I'm laying the groundwork and putting all the pieces into action. There's a lot to do. And since I've already hijacked this post
, I'll be posting a new thread here in BHW that will track my progress. Good and bad.
Hope that answered your question.
~Atom
