Titus Nichols possess over a decade of experience as an attorney handling complex litigation and representing entities facing government investigations. As data breaches became more commonplace, Titus recognized the need to work with businesses to mitigate and prevent legal risk before it got to the courtroom.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
Titus’s Wife
When business started difficulties overcame:
“Getting over the fear of having my own business. Because it’s nice when you can get a dedicated pay check every two weeks but when you start your own business for me the fear was that first time there wasn’t a direct deposit into my account… And then there is the fear of can you bring in business, what are you going to do: marketing? Learning how to use the Internet? SEO and things of that matter. So, I would say learning the foundation was probably the hard part because I had never run a business before. In college I was an English major not a business major so I was learning everything on-the-fly ”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
- Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not Book by Robert T. Kiyosaki
- Virtual Freedom: How to Work with Virtual Staff to Buy More Time, Become More Productive, and Build Your Dream Business Book by Chris C. Ducker
Favourite Quote:
“I swore never to be silent whenever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Sometimes we must interfere. When human lies are endangered, when human dignity is in jeopardy, national borders and sensitivities become irrelevant. Whenever men and women are prosecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must–at that moment–become the center of the universe.” Elie Wiesel, Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech
Recommended Online Resources:
LinkedIn is a business and employment-oriented service that operates via websites and mobile apps. Founded on December 28, 2002, and launched on May 5, 2003, it is mainly used for professional networking, including employers posting jobs and job seekers posting their CVs.
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“When you get started you are going to fall. That is just a natural aspect of it. But if you are going to fall, fall forward. What I mean by that is you are going to make a mistake but move forward, keep on moving forward, keep on making forward progress. Because yeah you might fall but at least you are going to fall closer to your goal than if you stood in one spot. I hear from a lot of people who have great skills and they could be great entrepreneurs but they are so busy just… It’s paralysis through over analysis. They keep on thinking well I need to get this in place and that in place and what about this that and the third? Just start moving. Move forward and you will figure it out as you go along”…[Listen for More]
More About Titus Nichols:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“We need to accept that we won’t always make the right decisions, that we’ll screw up royally sometimes – understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of success.” Arianna Huffington
Other Quotes From the Chat with Titus Nichols:
- “you are going to have a to the vendor’s coming to you trying to sell you stuff. And so a year-and-a-half into it I now understand there is a lot of services that I don’t need to spend money on, that it does not benefit me so why am I going to spend money on that? So I am just going to say no to that. I think that’s key, understanding just because a vendor calls you and says oh man I can help you do X, Y, and Z… Figure out whether you really need that service or whether it’s just someone trying to take your money because there is a lot of businesses that promise you the sky and give you zero results or they give you insignificant results to the point where really wished you had kept your money”
- “if there really is a secret it’s just trusting in yourself. Having that confidence in yourself that you know your business, that you know your field… Confidence that you are going to bring in some revenue and that’s always a fear for entrepreneurs is and I going to be able to pay the bills? Yes, you just have to trust yourself and understand what can I do to grow my business? And I think that’s another key to there always has to be a focus on growing in your business. Your business cannot stay the same.”
- “My business is not the same as it was a year ago, if it was, I would be in bad shape. My business is growing more than from what it was a year ago”
- “understanding technology and how it is changing is the driving force in change”
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