369: How to Get a Life of an Outlier with Brian Gill Co-Founder and Co-Owner of Gillware Data Recovery

Brian Gill is an experienced entrepreneur and has played a role in the founding of five successful technology companies in the last 13 years. Brian is currently the active CEO of Gillware Data Recovery and a principle in Gillware Digital Forensics.

Entrepreneurial Role Models:

Elon Musk
Bill Gates

When business started difficulties overcame:

“I worked at a mutual fund company, I was working 65, 70 hours a week, it was a salary position and most people were probably working 35 hours a week” …[Listen for More]

Favourite Books:

• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Book by Stephen R. Covey
• #AskGaryVee: One Entrepreneur’s Take on Leadership, Social Media, and Self-Awareness Book by Gary Vaynerchuk

Favourite Quote:

“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge but rather a lack of will”

Recommended Online Resources:

StorageCraft – award winning backup software disaster recovery solutions for physical, virtual IT environments.

Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:

“Once you begin your idea and you start executing, try to bootstrap it, try not to quit your day job, work harder than you have ever worked before, if you’re not in a position now to start your business, behave at your current business like you are the owner, people might look at you like you’re crazy”…[Listen for More]

More About Brian Gill:

Gillware Data Recovery

Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:

“In Mathematics the art of proposing a question must be held of higher value than solving it.” Georg Cantor

Other Quotes From the Chat with Brian Gill:

• “I think you’re stuck to find anyone who when they start a business the financials is not the greatest burden”
• “Try to take a baby step in that direction that doesn’t blow up your whole life if doesn’t go the way you think”
• “Make the mistake once”
• “Hiring a mediocre vender will sink you”
• “The secret to surrounding yourself with good people is work hard and be versatile”
• “If your job is to put bolts in holes, do it as quickly and efficiently as possible then do something else”
• “If you want to have a life of an outlier you have to behave like one”

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