by Ryan Blair
Hopkins, Anthony
Howington, Keith
Hubbard, J. G.
Hunt, Robert
appreciation of
death
as employer
as mentor
independence
investment versus spending
investors. See financing
Jackson, Phil
Jay-Z
Jobs, Steve
Knight, Phil
launch of business. See start-up
lawyers
learning
emulating heroes
lifelong learning
from mistakes
style and strategy for
through mentors
through network marketing
Lee, King
Lincoln, Abraham
location, as asset
Logix
logo
Make the Difference Network (MTDN)
Mallen, Blake
market direction, in exit decision
marketing. See advertising and marketing
marketing, network. See network marketing
mastery of skills
Mathers, Marshall (Eminem)
McLoughlin, Brian
mentors
access to networks through
finding
observing
reciprocal value for
refusal by potential mentor
specific questions for
mergers and acquisitions
mind-set
entrepreneurial
nothing-to-lose
purpose statement
mistakes
dos and don’ts in investment presentation
excessive focus on competition
failure to understand sellout contract
fixation on concept of business
fraternizing with employees
hiring wrong people
inattention to cash flow
investing in uncoachable entrepreneurs
learning from
loss of focus
overextending
overly optimistic sales forecasts
procrastination in firing
underforecasting cash needs
money. See financing
motivation
applying experience to new ideas
contribution to community
identifying
independence
passion
recognition and fame
wealth
motivational speakers
MTDN (Make the Difference Network)
multilevel marketing. See network marketing
name of company
as asset
identification with product or service
for network marketing
selection of
Negroponte, Nicholas
networking
networks as assets
social media
through anchor investors
through mentors
network marketing
beginner level
benefits
choosing company to join
compensation
distributor-customer ratio
as education
intermediate level
mentoring in
mind-set for
passion for product
professional level
recruitment
reward for teaching
selling to friends
start-up costs
team name
unprepared entrepreneurs in
work for other entrepreneurs
niche in market
Nida, Joe
Nightingale, Earl
nonprofits. See also charity work
Nothing to Lose Facebook
nothing-to-lose mind-set
operations plan
Outliers (Gladwell)
Ozur, Mark
Pala, Rich
partners, selection of
part-time work
passion
of employees
identifying
for product in network marketing
sacrifice for
PathConnect
pay. See compensation
Pentis, Randy
personal relationships
dating
family’s needs
fraternizing with employees
loans from friends and family
network marketing to friends
Personal Rules
philosophy. See also Golden Rules of business
pitch
preferred stock
principles. See Golden Rules of business
problems
breaking point
math equations leading to answers
prioritizing
refocus on core of business
See also mistakes
public offering
questions
finding own answers
during investment presentation
knowing answers
specificity of
recklessness versus risk taking
recognition and fame
for leading role in company
as motivator
public praise
retirement
Richardson, Maggie
risk
discomfort and breaking point
family’s needs
inaction from fear
material and emotional considerations
minimizing through gradual start-up
in network marketing
personal financial guarantees
risk taking versus recklessness
tolerance for
Robbins, Tony
Rohn, Jim
sacrifice
attitude toward money
impressing investors
inevitability of
minimum standard of living
of personal time
for pursuit of passion
salary. See compensation
sale of business. See cashing out
sales
forecasting
formula to increase
marketing focused on
sales pitch
Sarnicola, Nick
scams in network marketing
SkyPipeline
costly employee error
deferred compensation plan
financing for
market niche
sale of
sales forecasts
Small Business Administration, Web address for
social media
stair-step vesting
stakeholders. See financing
start-up
catch phrases and repeatable statements
first sale
job title
logo
name of company
sales pitch
start-up costs
steps in
underpromotion
Web site and social media
See also financing
stock
Strategy Rules
success, ten steps for
Sun Tzu
Sutherland, Pete
teamwork
time
as asset
commitment for network marketing business
investor’s time
to master skills
sacrifice of
wasting on worry
Tolmie, John
Twain, Mark
24/7 Tech
Twitter
venture capitalists. See also financing
vesting plans
ViSalus Sciences
Body By Vi Community Challenge
business model
charity work
competitor
current value
distributor-customer ratio
employee incentive program
Feed the Kids initiative
financing
poor dec
isions
recruitment of president
sale of
scaling problems
specialization
volunteer and charity work
cause marketing
contribution to community
finding mentors through
Warren, Fred
Watson, Gordon
Wayne
Web site design
Wooden, John
written communication
Zuckerberg, Mark