Austin Netzley is an investor, entrepreneur and bestselling author. He is the Founder and CEO of 2X, a company specializing in helping 6 and 7-figure entrepreneurs more than double their business in just 90 days by focusing on creating a systematic, scalable business.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
Non specific
When business started difficulties overcame:
“when I started my first business it was on the side of a full-time job. So time was pretty precious and I was doing it on my own and what I learned is trying to figure out the entrepreneur game all by yourself is not the wisest decision at all. It takes way longer and it takes way too many failures, more failures than you otherwise would have. In that time the opportunity cost is just huge. So trying to figure it out alone, so many of the small things, and even the big things such as my business model I really didn’t learn for years and that again set me behind”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
- The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results Book by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan
- Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less Book by Greg McKeown
Favourite Quote:
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” Mark Twain
Recommended Online Resources:
Useloom – Easy and free screen recorder for Mac, Windows, and Chromebooks Record your camera and screen with audio directly from your Chrome browser and share the video with your team, friends, and family
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Simplify. Set yourself up for success and figure out where the biggest results are going to come from and get really good at cutting out everything else. Be comfortable saying no and just get really focused on what matters. Your key to success as entrepreneurs is be able to cut everything out, focus, simplify, you are going to make your life way easier and your business way more successful”…[Listen for More]
More About Austin Netzley:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“I got lucky because I never gave up the search. Are you quitting too soon? Or, are you willing to pursue luck with a vengeance?” Jill Konrath, speaker, author and thought leader
Other Quotes From the Chat with Austin Netzley:
- “It is a constant game of growth. And where I am at and what I am learning is I’m learning more now than I have in my entire life. And being able to continue to learn and grow and get paid and have an impact along the way it’s kind of crazy… I would say that constant growth and the constant challenge that business presents really drives me”
- “I would suggest to anybody that the journey actually starts with yourself. And what I had started before and started in entrepreneurship was like a personal development journey. And you can only grow your business to the extent that you grow yourself”
- “systems are a really powerful tool for business”
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