Sam Bagdassarian is an entrepreneur and innovator, that has had his roots in the technology sector all of his life. He comes to us today with his latest company, tattapic, which provides a way for individuals to try a replica of their custom tattoo, before they commit for life.
When business started difficulties overcame:
This was my first step in entrepreneurship and I will be honest with you everything. The answer to that is everything but I don’t want to discourage or freak anyone out. Let me explain a little bit being an entrepreneur was not all that east for me, I have always been one to have ideas or to be able to know that this is something that will work but I didn’t know how to bridge that gap. And for a long time all you had was the idea, you didn’t know how to move forward, and even if you did you wondered well what if it is a waste of time.
Favourite Books
Entrepreneurial Instinct: How Everyone Has the Innate Ability to Start a Successful Small Business Book by Monica MehtaManaging Oneself Book by Peter Drucker
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…and Others Don’t Book by James C. CollinsBuilt to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies Book by James C. Collins and Jerry I. Porras
Mindset
Favourite Quote
“you are not in competition with anybody except yourself”
Recommended Online Resources
Best Advice to other entrepreneurs
“just start, don’t question so much because things shift, your mindset might shift but one once you are committed into something its scary when you see the power you have when you put your mind to something. Whether it ends up being like how you thought it would be when you started or you find yourself on a completely different path you wouldn’t end up where you were or where you are if you didn’t start all the way back in the beginning. So just do it everybody has the power, to just do it. That’s the best advice I could give you just do it, just start”
More from Sam Bagdassarian
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning
Francis Bacon – “Who questions much, shall learn much, and retain much”
Other quotes from the chat:
“rarely does something end up the way it was drawn up. So the road to success is always a windy one, it is never a straight shot”
“perfecting things will come day in and day out and you handle it in small quantities and never all at once”
“you are supposed to fail and make mistakes because that is the essence of growing”
“I need open mindedness and a willingness to learn and grow, that has to be there and I don’t think many businesses will survive and thrive without it”
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