OM DENNE EPISODE
In a world that’s now full of influencers, thought leaders and keynote speakers, how do you know who’s worth paying your attention, or your money, to?
What sets the best education experiences apart from the rest?
And how do you know if your new business idea is worth pursuing?
Today on Tickets we delve into the answers to these questions and much more with Rob Fitzpatrick.
Rob has been working in entrepreneurship and education for over 10 years as a founder, author and educator.
His first book ‘The Mom Test’ has become a staple of the startup world, and next up is ‘The Workshop Survival Guide’ - debunking many of the myths about experiential learning, and giving a helping hand to those wanting to deliver workshops that...work.
We talk about Silicon Valley accelerator programs, the importance of design in education, and the hidden reasons behind getting hired.
Episode Overview
05:00 Getting it right (and sometimes wrong) in the Y Combinator accelerator program
10:00 From boardrooms to warehouses - bootstrapping a new venture
15:00 Writing: from 0 to 100
21:00 Being aware of the trade offs in entrepreneurship
25:00 The best ways to get started with building entrepreneurial skills
33:00 Best practices for workshop design
41:00 In a world full of business thought leaders, who’s worth reading, and who’s worth hiring?
47:00 Secrets of getting hired as a workshop teacher
