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Are you a #THERMOSTAT #leader? | Nerdpreneur Wisdom from Chris Saunders and Frank Bailey | #TGV276
Are you a #THERMOSTAT #leader? | Nerdpreneur Wisdom from Chris Saunders and Frank Bailey | #TGV276
“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
Tune into #TGV276 to get clarity on the above topic. Here are the timestamp-based pointers from CHRIS AND FRANK’s conversation with Naveen Samala
0:00:00 INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT SETTING
0:04:00 Chris’s PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY AND THE TOP 3 THINGS THAT HELPED IN His SUCCESS
0:09:00 Frank’s PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY AND THE TOP 3 THINGS THAT HELPED IN His SUCCESS
0:15:00 Why Chris and Frank started the Nerdpreneur podcast?
0:23:00 Wisdom bit for Young Entrepreneurs
0:30:00 Mistakes that young entrepreneurs are making
0:36:00 How’s the startup ecosystem across the globe now?
0:40:00 WITTY ANSWERS TO THE RAPID-FIRE QUESTIONS
0:44:00 ONE PIECE OF ADVICE TO THOSE ASPIRING TO MAKE BIG IN THEIR CAREERS
0:48:00 TRIVIA ABOUT Entrepreneurship
ABOUT THE GUESTs:
Chris Saunders and Frank Bailey are the founders and hosts of the Nerdpreneurs podcast.
Nerdpreneur Podcast:
- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRFSEBAe-0JUZf7SiOcezsQ
- https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5saWJzeW4uY29tLzQwNTIwOS9yc3M?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwiIqOrm3YX7AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ&hl=en-IN
CONNECT WITH THE HOST ON LINKEDIN:
Naveen Samala: https://www.linkedin.com/in/naveensamala
FOLLOW ON TWITTER:
@guidingvoice
@naveensamala
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