Mar 3, 2021
Brandon C. White is an entrepreneur with two successful exits under his belt. He’s worked for two venture capital firms, did marketing for a $200 billion internet company, and has been CEO of venture-backed companies. Brandon shares his entrepreneurial journey, where his inner drive comes from, why he does what he does, and so much more!
Key takeaways:
- Brandon has so much energy and likes to take on the world with a competitive edge. His household is also filled with animals that match his fast-paced energy.
- Brandon shares a bit about who he is and how he found the path he is on now.
- Education was at the top of the list in his household, but Brandon has horrible listening skills. He tries to memorize everything instead.
- After trying to figure out “the next thing” in Brandon’s life, he stumbled upon the idea of creating a fishing magazine.
- Brandon taught himself a lot of the things to bring this magazine to life. He had a limited budget but unlimited time.
- Brandon needed money, so he took a job and literally worked in a closet to bootstrap his business.
- After seeing a news article on how Yahoo raised money for their company, Brandon thought he’d go ahead and try it too. The only thing was… he needed a business plan.
- Jeff Bezos sent Brandon a T-shirt for the work that he was doing.
- Brandon shares how he ended up selling his online magazine.
- How do you raise money? You work your ass off.
- Brandon had a home office back when it wasn’t cool. He shares a funny story about a big-time investor coming to his house… and expecting an office.
- Brandon has to keep creating, if he doesn’t, he gets depressed.
- Entrepreneurship just makes sense to Brandon.
- When Kathy left her nine to five, she felt like she had to quit. It was either she quit or she die.
- Want to find the next big thing? Take a break.
- You can find a million reasons to be mad. The real challenge in life is finding the good things.
- Brandon shares some of his favorite comedians.
- What’s Brandon up to now that he’s in lockdown?
- Brandon shares a little bit about his podcast and his business.
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Quotes:
“I do not want to be the smartest guy in the room. The day I am the smartest guy in the room is the day I am scared and leaving.”
“If you really want to build a company or do something that you’re passionate about, you have to believe you can do the thing you’re not sure you can do.”
“You can find a million reasons to be mad. The real challenge in life is finding the good things that you have.”