288: You Know You Are Solving a Problem When Someone Is Willing to Pay You for the Solution with Jeff Porter Founder and Owner of Handbid

“We love to help people put smiles on their faces and money in their pockets. Nothing is more rewarding than being able to make a living doing that.” After noticing a great need in raising funds for worthy causes, Jeff Porter started Handbid. Having formed his own non-profit with wife Kari in honor of their daughter’s battle with Prader-Willi Syndrome, Jeff’s double-edged experience in fundraising ensures you’ll get the most bang for your buck from your auction. An avid skier, family man and fierce bidder, you’ll be hard pressed to top the best auction Jeff has won to date; a free year of burritos. (It goes without saying that his daughter is now the Norm From Cheers of Qdoba.)

Entrepreneurial Role Models:

Steve Jobs

When business started difficulties overcame:

“Do I want to leave the full paying corporate job that I have and go pursue something that I am passionate about”…[Listen for More]

Favourite Books:

The Lean Startup: How Constant Innovation Creates Radically Successful Businesses Book by Eric Ries
Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success Book by Adam Grant
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don’t Book by Jim Collins
The Bible

Favourite Quote:

“Think Different” Apple

Recommended Online Resources:

Audible

Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:

“Don’t give up. You can do it for a lot less money than you probably think, so if you’ve got somebody sitting on the sidelines, that’s my advice for them , stop waiting for someone else to do it, make the call yourself, write the email yourself”…[Listen for More]

More About Jeff Porter:

Handbid

Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:

“The people who tend to get the most out of being social thinkers are the people who themselves are helpful. They’re always talking or answering people’s questions or engaging in productive conversations. They’re not being trolls. They’re tamping down other people that are being trolls.” Clive Thompson

Other Quotes From the Chat with Jeff Porter:

• “As an entrepreneur you know you’re solving a problem when someone is willing to pay you for the solution”
• “If you are the type of person that creates a lot of self doubt, you will find yourself frustrated very quickly”

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