Entrepreneurship Tips for the Totally Unqualified

Demoted

Demoted Productions

Comedy, Business, Careers

4.8 • 778 Ratings

🗓️ 28 January 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Do you have to be insane to start your own company? No, but it definitely helps. In this episode, Natalie and Ross pull back the curtain on their entrepreneurial journeys, sharing the highs, lows, and everything in between of running multiple businesses. Natalie takes us behind the scenes of her new workwear line, revealing the crucial steps—from selecting the right clothing partner to designing the products that bring her vision to life. For anyone considering a startup, they break down the solo-founder role and explore alternative paths, like joining a founding team or supporting other business creators. And because no venture succeeds without a little boldness, we’ve got a playbook full of the best cold call opening lines to help you get your foot in the door—before it slams shut. Stick around for a critical look at hunter sales roles, an unexpectedly heartfelt PSA about gas cap locations, and a few actionable tips on how to gaslight your family (in the most entertaining way possible). Shop Natalie’s workwear collection here: https://mytribe.12thtribe.com/corporatenatalie1v8 Try Notion for free when you go to https://notion.com/demoted Join the Salesblazer Community at https://sforce.co/demoted Send us your Corporate Confessions, Dear Demoted advice requests, and Shout-outs through the submission form below: https://forms.gle/nJc667dUL65Xh63C6

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0:00.0	Today we're talking about starting and building a company.
0:02.8	How many startups fail?
0:04.0	This is timely for me because I'm launching a clothing line.
0:07.0	And we're going to talk about how you went from idea to execution.
0:09.5	We're going to bust some myths about starting a company.
0:12.5	Does it have to be a vertical SaaS startup?
0:14.9	Do you even need an idea to be part of the founding team?
0:17.5	Do you have to have a co-founder?
0:18.7	Why is it so prevalent in Silicon Valley and not elsewhere? Everything and more you need to tell about startups and entrepreneurship. On this
0:23.9	week's episode of Demoted.
0:33.6	I'm in no mood today, Motorheads. What do you mean? That guy said, Ross, I love your work on the street. And you were like, we're going to have a good day. I know. And then he looked up and he's like, wait. And I love yours too. That's the best. It always happens to one of us. If it's a woman, you get jipped. Yeah. If it's a guy, no chance they know me. Yeah. Or they think we're married.
0:55.1	And then Becca was there.
0:57.2	He's like, Becca, do you have a profile?
0:58.0	Can I follow you? Do you have an account as well?
0:59.0	She's like, no, I just filmed them.
1:00.3	He's like, oh, you're doing the Lord's work.
1:02.2	Yeah.
1:03.4	What a nice guy.
1:04.4	What a nice guy.
1:05.1	Great start to the day. How have you been outside of that one interaction that I saw you smile for once in the past year?
1:11.2	I'm still recovering from being sick during New Year's and all that.
1:15.9	Well, your wife brought one of the best remedies on the market.
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