CoryMiller.com/newrules @corymiller303 The New Rules of Entrepreneurship aka How to Be Successful in Business without Bulldozing People
Sep 13, 2014
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The New Rules of Entrepreneurshipaka How to Be Successful in Business without Bulldozing People
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I’m Cory.Started iThemes in 2008.We now have 20+ team members.Thousands of customers worldwide.I like WordPress.
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Back to entrepreneurship ...
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Business as usual sucks.
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Business IS always personal.
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Business is alwaysdone with people, for people
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We, Entrepreneurs, need a new playbook
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aka How to Be Successful in Business without Bulldozing People
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ProfitsPeoplePurpose
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1. Do right.
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The Golden Rule
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Do no harm.
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2. Do good.
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Money AND MeaningProfit AND Purpose
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3. Care.
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Showing kindness, compassion, concern and empathy
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4. Be genuine.
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“Be you, everybody else is taken.” —Oscar Wilde
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Be the WYSIWYG Version of You.
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5. Be open and honest.
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In a vacuum, people make up their own stories anyway
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Admit it.Correct it.Learn from it.Move on.
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6. Serve others.
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Serving is a two-way street
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It isn’t selfishness, nor is it slavery.
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1. Do right.2. Do good.3. Care.4. Be genuine.5. Be open and honest.6. Serve others.
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Do these and you have a great chance of being successful in business ...
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... and a decent human being.