The Unmistakable Creative Podcast

Building Something Big and Meaningful with Dan Martell

The Unmistakable Creative Podcast

Dan Martell came highly recommended by multiple people as somebody we should have on the show. So when his outreach people reached out to me about having him on the show, it was a no-brainer. He's been incredibly successful starting and selling multiple businesses. Here are some of the highlights from our chat:
  • Mistakes that Dan Made with His Early Entrepreneurial Efforts Dan Martell
  • The Multiple Types of Entrepreneurs in the World
  • Why There is No Right Time to Do Anything 
  • Why Marketplaces for Expertise Are a New Way of Doing Business
  • The Importance of Making the World a Better Place with Your Entrepreneurial Efforts
  • Learning How to Overcome Fear in Your Entrepreneurial Efforts
  • Asking Whether What You're Working On is Worthy of Your Life
  • The Worst Case Scenario for Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs
  • Why Selling Is An Essential Skill for Any Business Owner
  • How Dan Used His Personal Brand to Connect with Influential Startup Founders
  • Why Corporate Blogs Are So Boring - and How to Fix Them
  • Making the Transition from Social Media Maven to Investor/Advisor
  • What Dan Looks for in Companies He Invests In
  • Looking at the Launch of Clarity.FM
  • The C-100 List You Should Create
  • One Question That You Can Ask at Any Networking Event 
Tweetable Insights Include:
  • Decide from day 1 that you want build something big and meaningful (Click to Tweet)
  • Most entrepreneurs or companies are created in down economies (Click to Tweet)
  • Early adopters can be key to building a great business  (Click to Tweet)
Dan Martell is a Canadian entrepreneur living in San Francisco. He's the CEO and Founder of Clarity. He previously co-founded Flowtown (Acquired ’11), Spheric Technologies (Acquired ’08), and is a mentor at 500Startup and GrowLabs and is an angel investor in 15 others. You can follow him on twitter @danmartell. If you liked this article, would you share it with your friends? Just click here to post it to Twitter. Oh, and we’d be really grateful if you write us a review in iTunes.  

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