Episode 38 41:47

Interview with Jürgen Ingels, Author and Entrepreneur

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Show Notes

In this episode, we're talking to Jürgen Ingels who is a venture capitalist and entrepreneur. His new book, 'Start, Grow, Sell' is all about 50 practical ways that entrepreneurs can maximise their businesses and take it to the next level.

Episode Highlights

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  1. 1:22How Jürgen became an entrepreneur
  2. 3:51How Jürgen wrote his book, Start, Grow, Sell
  3. 7:32The challenges Jürgen has faced as an entrepreneur
  4. 11:49A day in the life now versus when Jürgen got started in business
  5. 16:20Why Jürgen wrote his book
  6. 19:32The biggest challenge when growing a business
  7. 22:59Jürgen's biggest influences and mentors
  8. 26:06Key success factors in the first year in business
  9. 33:05Fitting in day to day learning
  10. 35:29Things that Jürgen would change about his business career
  11. 38:47Jürgen's favourite quote

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  • Episode · 38
  • Published · 15 April 2021
  • Run time · 41:47
  • Host · Dawn McGruer

About your host

Dawn McGruer is a bestselling author, award-winning keynote speaker and scaling advisor. She has spent over 25 years building, scaling and selling businesses, and has supported more than 30,000 founders, marketers and professionals worldwide.

Her work sits at the intersection of commercial strategy and the psychology of performance — helping founders build companies that grow beyond their own capacity through better models, licensing and intellectual property leverage. She is the author of The Billionaire Brain®, published by Forbes Books.

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