“So, I’m the son of immigrants. When my parents came to this country there was no Plan B. They came here and they had to find a way to make it work. They had to will it to succeed. That quickly was a mindset that I developed at a very young age. Through work, hustle, effort, and with grit, we’ll get through this and we’ll find a way to make this succeed.”
Some topics that were discussed include:
- From MBA to entrepreneurship
- Turning down offers from corporate
- The early days of starting a business
- Raising seed capital
- Having No Plan B, a concept from Andy Rachleff
- The value of bing the son of immigrants
- Keeping focus as an entrepreneur
- Working with a team and co-creating strategy, design, product
- Communal leadership, empower your team to go as far as they want to go
- Developing a vision for your brand
- Lessons from architecture: Design within the harmony of the environment
- How to design for innovation
- Attracting the right people for your team
- Leading by example
- KPI: Key Performance Indicators
- Social Enterprise: Teaming up with Homeboy Industries
- Being realistic about our potential impact
- Fundraising from investors
- Maintain strong relationships with your board
- Bootstrap strategies
- Stick to it-ness
- Be honest with yourself when it’s time for a pivot
- Staying flexible
Contact Arnold Ventura:
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On Instagram | @beanfieldsnacks
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Beanfields website | beanfields.com
References & links mentioned:
- Stanford Business School
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Our committed to building our community with Homeboy Industries
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Book Recommendation: Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life by Nir Eyal
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