I’m sitting hear at 9pm on a random Wednesday thinking to myself. I’m crunched for time. Cell phone battery is dead. Need to get gas for my car. I’m starving because I haven’t had time to eat. I’m tired. My eyes hurt from staring at the computer. I’m beat. I’m also smiling.
I love being an entrepreneur.
I love creating something
I love seeing something grow from an idea to revenue to something that creates revenue for people who work for/with me.
You see Investor Nation is my 8th startup. I’m classifying a startup a something I’ve devoted considerable time, energy, and resources to. Another definition: something that has had its own Tax ID#. Now I’ve had had a couple dozen websites, ideas, or otherwise which we won’t count because I always have several of them(we’ll call them hobbies).
Here’s how my 8 startups have fared:
- 2 were failures, (t-shirt company, lawn care company)
- 1 was successful for 2 years then sold to my partner (mortgage company)
- 2 (realty, and a fix & flip co) were outgrowth businesses that fed off of my most successful business
- 1 became a multi-million dollar company in less than 2 years (wholesale real estate business)
- 1 became my biggest learning venture although I made limited revenue (startup web dev and SEO company)
- And Investor Nation, (online real estate sales) my current company which is the biggest undertaking of my life and the funnest.
Despite some costly failures I love the learning that comes with being an entrepreneur. I see more passion and excitement out of entrepreneurs than any other type of person. Most believe they can change the world. Whether they can or not, the belief is why I’m an entrepreneur.
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