He didn't get lucky. He isn't an investment psychic. And he doesn't possess any fancy or magical ability to predict which businesses are going to take off, and which won't.
He tries things. He jumps at opportunities and he FAILS.
Over and over, he's failed.
He fails, and he's learned how to fall in loves with failing.
And with each missed opportunity though, he's perfected his formula for failure – fail often, fail fast, fail cheap.
Jim Estill has had his hand in the business world, crushing it as an entrepreneur, for as long as most people in the business world can remember. Jim is an engineer, a philanthropist, the president and CEO of not one but TWO companies currently, a humanitarian, an author, a creator, an innovator and he's showing no signs of slowing down.
In fact, this new idea of the 'mature entrepreneur' is something that Jim and Alan touch on in the second half of this episode.
Alan and Jim cover so much ground in this informative episode. From working dinners with Steve Jobs, sitting on the RIM/BlackBerry board and helping them go public, to tangible and helpful business tips that will hit home for any business owner, no matter what stage of the journey you're in, this episode is sure to leave you inspired and satisfied.
Jim shares insights into how he's always been able to niche, no matter what industry he's working in. He explains exactly where ShipperBee came from - 'The Power of While' – what can you do WHILE you're doing something else. And his tried and true recipe on how to fail – Fail often, fail fast, and fail cheap.
Danby website: https://www.danby.com/ (Jim specifically https://www.danby.com/jim-estill/)
ShipperBee website: https://www.shipperbee.com/
ShipperBee IG: https://www.instagram.com/shipperbee/
ShipperBee FB https://www.facebook.com/shipperbee/
ShipperBee Twitter https://twitter.com/ShipperBee
Danby IG https://www.instagram.com/danbyappliances/
Danby FB https://www.facebook.com/DanbyAppliances
Danby Twitter https://twitter.com/DanbyAppliance
Jim's personal sites:
Website: http://www.jimestill.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimestill/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimestill
BBC article explaining Jim's sponsoring of 300 Syrian refugees: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-49918049
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