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The Launch Sequence: How We Used It To Start Our Business

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Launch Youniversity was born on the Atlanta Beltline on May 21, 2015.  I remember because it was my birthday and I was spending the morning with Jeff and Shane to talk about our goals and development plans.

In these conversations, we often talked about opportunities to invest in others.  As we walked off our breakfast, I suggested we find a way to make a difference in a way that would scale.  We sensed that some might find this valuable, but we really had no idea how to go about it.  So, we decided to take an innovation process that Shane and I had used at Chick-fil-A and apply it to this opportunity.  Here’s how it played out… [Read more…] about The Launch Sequence: How We Used It To Start Our Business

5 Questions to Ask Your Mentor

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You got the courage to ask someone to mentor you, and they agreed.

But now, you might have fears of wasting their time, or having awkward patches of silence, or not getting anything out of the conversation. Those fears are normal, but you can put them to rest by preparing for meeting with your mentor by coming up with a plan to maximize your time and theirs. [Read more…] about 5 Questions to Ask Your Mentor

20 Simple, Practical and Powerful Business Principles to Live By

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Over the past year on The Launch Youniversity Podcast we’ve had some incredible conversations with intrapreneurs, entrepreneurs and solopreneurs. We’ve talked to business professionals in every stage of life and career… from leaders in Fortune 500 companies to people who just launched their first side business. Today, we’ve rounded up the top 20 pieces of advice from our conversations with our guests. [Read more…] about 20 Simple, Practical and Powerful Business Principles to Live By

Build a Network of Peers: Why and How to Start

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Steven Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People said:

“Interdependent people combine their own efforts with the efforts of others to achieve their greatest success.”

From the small but effective teamwork of a basketball team, to the interdependent collaboration of a massive business to achieve a common goal… examples of teamwork and community are everywhere. The true value of this collaboration is sometimes missed. It’s easy to forget, particularly in the busyness of launching something new, that we need teamwork and community to succeed and even more importantly, sustain that success. [Read more…] about Build a Network of Peers: Why and How to Start

Imagine: The Second Step in The Pathway to Launch Sequence

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After understanding the needs of your customers or audience, you might be asking yourself, “What now?”

This is where the true fun begins, friends. After recognizing the challenges and opportunities your customers face, the next step in this process is the imagine phase. [Read more…] about Imagine: The Second Step in The Pathway to Launch Sequence