Podcast Episode #388: The Life Cycle and Lessons of an Entrepreneur – Daniel Marcos
Episode #388: Dentist Freedom Blueprint Podcast
The Life Cycle and Lessons of an Entrepreneur – Daniel Marcos
In the next two episodes, my good friend Daniel Marcos from the Growth Institute joins me for some incredible conversations about entrepreneurship. He gives us a glimpse into his past and formative times that taught him essential lessons and shaped his career and life. From politics to fast-growing FinTech, you will get insight into the high and lows of his career.
Listen in as Daniel opens up about his background in the international business world and the lessons he has learned from his experiences as an entrepreneur. You’ll hear great advice on increasing value, picking up on trends, building businesses, and dealing with a severe economic downturn. You will also learn the important mindset and strategic moves that will help you succeed as an entrepreneur and leader.
Minute Markers:
2:43 – Daniel’s background and expertise in entrepreneurship and business.
9:10 – How to raise your valuation when you want to sell your company.
13:17 – The trend Daniel picked up on in the U.S. and the business he built around it.
17:17 – What happened next when his U.S. company went down with the crash.
19:16 – Why he built Growth Institute and what he teaches there.
20:52 – What gave him the freedom mindset.
24:01 – One of his biggest mistakes.
27:11 – The value of experience and learning from mistakes.
Featured on the Show:
Daniel Marcos: Website | LinkedIn
Own Your Freedom by David Phelps and Dan Kennedy
Growth Institute
Scaling Up by Verne Harnish
Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO)
What’s Your Next? by David Phelps
P.S. Whenever you’re ready, here are some other ways I can help fast track you to your Freedom goal (you’re closer than you think) :
In this episode, we finish up the second part of my interview with Rob Swanson and his eight rules of investing. (If you haven’t listened to part 1, be sure to go back and give that a listen before jumping into this one.) Today, we pick up where we left off, covering rules four through eight and talking about everything from decision-making to cash flow and risk reduction.
Listen in as Rob shares his incredible insight and experience in real estate and investing to give us a few rules that help make our decisions and investments more solid. You will hear about the importance of looking at margins before buying and what boxes need to be checked when it comes to predicting a solid income stream. Rob also discusses how to define and mitigate the different risks involved so that you can come out on top.
Alastair MacDonald is a private advisor to established entrepreneurs, investors, and business owners, as well as a TEDx speaker who lectures on economic, social, and financial forecasts. Join me today to hear part two of our conversation at the Freedom Founders Mastermind, where we dive into the concept of certainty, how to hedge against a volatile economy, and why the abdication model is no longer one that works.
Listen in to learn the reasons why Alastair is not worried about consumer price inflation (and what he’s really worried about instead) and why the 401(k) is not always the investment that it is made out to be. You’ll learn why he is most concerned about the issue of division and polarity in the Western world, why your business is your best asset in a volatile economy, and how you can maintain its viability to weather the most intense economic storm.
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