Joe Pippins is a father of 3 and is native to Kansas, KC USA. He invented a new way to enjoy fishing without family and friends. Joe and his product, The Fishing Caddy was featured on Steve Harvey’s Fundedome on ABC.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
Stan Walker
When business started difficulties overcame:
“The negative feedback, whenever you’re building a product that is modern, that challenges traditional methods, you have a lot of people that don’t like that and they’re very stuck in their ways in the sense that they don’t embrace technology, when you’re dealing with electronics it seems like everyone is out for the newest app, the newest electronic device and that customer base is just more accepting of innovation whereas in my product industry a lot of the customers are very stuck in their ways”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
- Reallionaire: Nine Steps to Becoming Rich from the Inside Out Book by Farrah Gray
- The Power of Broke: How Empty Pockets, a Tight Budget, and a Hunger for Success Can Become Your Greatest Competitive Advantage Book by Daymond John
Favourite Quote:
“You do not win if you do not play”
Recommended Online Resources:
Upwork – Find freelancers and freelance jobs on Upwork the world s largest online workplace where savvy businesses and professional freelancers go to work!
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Stay connected with other entrepreneurs, this way of life that we have and the way our brains think is sometimes a very rare thing. If you have, your friends who you grew up with, your friends who are not entrepreneurs, they don’t really understand why we like staying up until 3 O’clock in the morning doing what we do or why we would invest so much time and energy into something without seeing immediate results, not to knock those friends who are not entrepreneurs but they’re more comfortable with the 9-5, they’re more comfortable with knowing they’re going to make X number of dollars whereas us entrepreneurs we’re quite bold, we’re very courageous but sometimes if you’re not around other entrepreneurs you’ll start to believe that what you’re doing and the process of entrepreneurship is not fruitful but if you’re around other entrepreneurs that’s the exact opposite” …[Listen for More]
More About Joe Pippins:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“A man ninety years old was asked to what he attributed his longevity. I reckon, he said, with a twinkle in his eye, it is because most nights I went to bed and slept when I should have sat up and worried.” Garson Kanin
Other Quotes From the Chat with Joe Pippins:
- “You don’t have any money, but guess what you’re a hard worker, you’re an individual that understands and knows that hard work is what’s going to make you successful”
- “Take the criticism and still continue to march ahead”
- “Let people tear it apart”
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