This video has solidified my current life path. Thank you. I am a Builder (developer) with a heavy marketing background. I will be back when my ventures take off. October 28 2022.
Since I have been following up this page I can proudly say I’m rich. Smart working means so much than working so hard Y’all join stock market and have a good life
I am 26 years old and the idea of having my own company or a product excites me a lot. However, I do not have any or many ideas. I take that I should just start following my curiosities by learning what I want to learn and then find a way to turn that knowledge into a product?, even though it could take a few years to get there. I don't want to be in an industry I have no liking or curiosity for. I would love to have Mr.Naval's input on this but I hope that is the right way to go.
Forget about ideas. You gotta look for problems and build solutions for them. You're not gonna know what to build until later in the process of truely understanding the problem you're solving. Just pick an industry you have specific interest in and start interviewing people about the problems they experience everyday. Once you find a common problem, sell solution to them (in order to validate a need) and then build, launch and test asap. And repeat that launch (new features), test and feedback process until you nailed the product.
But as a tech focused co-founder, I find it incredibly difficult to find a sales and marketing co-founder who is really good at it and not just a MBA degree holder.
Siddharth R very interested in your problem. I’m just the opposite. I’ve been involved w sales and marketing many years. Honestly, time is running out for me. I’m ready to make a move. In live in AL, will work remote or relocate for the right opportunity. Sounds like we may be a good match. Don’t wanna interfere w the person above. Thanks, Mike Woodson.
Learn to build, learn to sell : one is building the product, it is multivarient that can include design, developmenet, manifacturing, logistics, procurement it has many many different definition of a builder in every industry, in tech industry, there are CTOs, proggamer, software enggineer, hardware enginneer etc one is selling, selling has broad definitions, it could be a markerting, recruiting, doing PR, communication, selling to customers, raising money etc there is a builder and there is a seller, there is a CEO and CTO combo, the ultimate is when one individual can do both, it is when you get the true superpower
The great tennis champion Chris Evert was quoted as saying it takes 10 years to make a champion. So you have to be young enough to be able to dedicate at least a decade to becoming proficient, at least, and that takes energy.
Are there any startups/platforms which enables: Builder-Startups to not worry about selling. Seller-startup to not worry about building. Its very rare to have seller-builders in same friend group. There must be a bubble with all sellers. And bubble with all builders.
I really need help from you Brother Naval ! I have discovered you from Joe Logan podcast .. l am very inspired by you .. l have my ideas but l really need to reach out to u email or something so l can email you my ideas maybe you can advice on how to start off
At first I thought you might have hit the wrong key spelling Rogans name wrong but then I looked at the keyboard and saw where the L was and R. That Podcast was awesome some really good stuff in there. But his name is Joe ROGAN the episode if anyone is looking for it is #1309
@@onionpeeling5822 I disagree. Analytical people analyze most thing that comes their way. The brain has difficulty compartmentalizing habits. If you lack discpline in doing the dishes, something no one cares about, you are likely to lack discpline in doing something big with your life. He has the trait of analysis, which is rare. His comment atleast contains some form of insight, yours doesn't. Just because we comment on yt videos doesn't mean we have a life.
"Long term people who understand the product, know how to build it, and can sell it... can break down walls and get almost anything done."
Facts.
'Sales skills scale better over time' i totally agree
And tech skills have diminishing returns - after you get the basics, advanced skills tend to get niche down
@@americancollapse what do you mean by that
I'm lesten to this accidentally when I'm on my way to visit prospect as a sales engineer.. Big motivation for me..
Thank you
This video has solidified my current life path. Thank you. I am a Builder (developer) with a heavy marketing background. I will be back when my ventures take off. October 28 2022.
Hows it going buddy?
You doing ok?
Are you doing still 😢
i found this channel and found the real purpose of my life :) thank you so much Naval !!
Since I have been following up this page
I can proudly say I’m rich.
Smart working means so much than working so hard
Y’all join stock market and have a good life
I understand his point well. Does he offer specific guidance on how / what to learn for sales as well?
I'm quite competent at building things (apps) in my case. But need to understand the market and how to sell the product lot more.
Heraclitus one said: "Panta rhei" (everything flows) -- By modern interpretation, one can never step into the same Naval conversation twice.
I don't understand, Could you explain this please? As in our interpretation will be different each time?
I am 26 years old and the idea of having my own company or a product excites me a lot. However, I do not have any or many ideas. I take that I should just start following my curiosities by learning what I want to learn and then find a way to turn that knowledge into a product?, even though it could take a few years to get there. I don't want to be in an industry I have no liking or curiosity for. I would love to have Mr.Naval's input on this but I hope that is the right way to go.
id say just start learning, youd rather be prepared when an idea come rather than be unprepared to follow through when your idea does come
Forget about ideas. You gotta look for problems and build solutions for them. You're not gonna know what to build until later in the process of truely understanding the problem you're solving. Just pick an industry you have specific interest in and start interviewing people about the problems they experience everyday. Once you find a common problem, sell solution to them (in order to validate a need) and then build, launch and test asap. And repeat that launch (new features), test and feedback process until you nailed the product.
You really make sense, thanks for sharing!
Nice series. Thanks for sharing
But as a tech focused co-founder, I find it incredibly difficult to find a sales and marketing co-founder who is really good at it and not just a MBA degree holder.
Siddharth R competent people are rare in all fields
@@NicholasPalance I have built a product too and have few paying customers. I am fine with remote too as long as it goes well.
@@prupune done
PM me.
Siddharth R very interested in your problem. I’m just the opposite. I’ve been involved w sales and marketing many years. Honestly, time is running out for me. I’m ready to make a move. In live in AL, will work remote or relocate for the right opportunity. Sounds like we may be a good match. Don’t wanna interfere w the person above. Thanks, Mike Woodson.
Learn to build, learn to sell :
one is building the product, it is multivarient that can include design, developmenet, manifacturing, logistics, procurement
it has many many different definition of a builder in every industry,
in tech industry, there are CTOs, proggamer, software enggineer, hardware enginneer etc
one is selling, selling has broad definitions, it could be a markerting, recruiting, doing PR, communication, selling to customers, raising money etc
there is a builder and there is a seller, there is a CEO and CTO combo, the ultimate is when one individual can do both, it is when you get the true superpower
Serious question what is considered "early in life?"
12-15
The great tennis champion Chris Evert was quoted as saying it takes 10 years to make a champion. So you have to be young enough to be able to dedicate at least a decade to becoming proficient, at least, and that takes energy.
@@thehari75 way too old. if you aren't a billionaire by 10 you may as well give up.
college
Undergraduate to your first job I'd say so 18-24
Naval wisdom is the best
Now I can take my cse classes seriously
Are there any startups/platforms which enables:
Builder-Startups to not worry about selling.
Seller-startup to not worry about building.
Its very rare to have seller-builders in same friend group.
There must be a bubble with all sellers. And bubble with all builders.
Anything you would recommend to become very good at sales?
Vova Deviatkin ...sell things. Pick anything you enjoy using or doing, find some value and try to sell something around it.
Nothing beats practical (real world) sales. Do it as a side hustle whilst you're learning coding and developing your own applications.
Ivan Jimenez nailed it.
Ivan Jimenez I wish I could copy and paste that
Ivan Jimenez thank you! I didn’t expect to get information on this level in comments. Very useful!
is there a link to the full podcast?
In SaaS, what types of build skills is?
Learn to build first, and then learn to sell. If you can do both, you can create entire industries.
And can somebody tell , how to learn building and selling.
I really need help from you Brother Naval ! I have discovered you from Joe Logan podcast .. l am very inspired by you .. l have my ideas but l really need to reach out to u email or something so l can email you my ideas maybe you can advice on how to start off
Protect from Evil beings yeah I need that email aswell
At first I thought you might have hit the wrong key spelling Rogans name wrong but then I looked at the keyboard and saw where the L was and R. That Podcast was awesome some really good stuff in there. But his name is Joe ROGAN the episode if anyone is looking for it is #1309
@@lreddick82 u got too much time to analyze shit we do not care about , use that time to analyze your life. Dont care mentality
@@onionpeeling5822 I disagree. Analytical people analyze most thing that comes their way. The brain has difficulty compartmentalizing habits. If you lack discpline in doing the dishes, something no one cares about, you are likely to lack discpline in doing something big with your life. He has the trait of analysis, which is rare. His comment atleast contains some form of insight, yours doesn't. Just because we comment on yt videos doesn't mean we have a life.
Gold
but build what ??
👌
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We are being sold something here...
Ideas