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Wil Schroter
Founder of The Go Big Network
Wil Schroter is the author of Go Big or Go Home and founder of The Go Big Network. Wil is proudly a serial entrepreneur. He teaches the process through his syndicated column, which is in front of over 4 million professionals in 42 markets. Wil is brililance but most importantly he has a proven track record of taking an idea and turning it into a viable company that creates value.
At 19 in the dawn of the Internet era Wil started a web development company called Blue Diesel and quickly moved it to $65 million per year in billings. He sold Blue Diesel to In Chord Communications, founded a few more companies, picked up some entrepreneurial awards along the way, joined the company Swapalease as CEO, and currently has launched The Go Big Network.
The Go Big Network is the largest online community of startup companies and entrepreneurs. Go Big connects startup companies and entrepreneurs with the resources they need to grow, including investors, employees, and service providers. Go Big is Wil's fastest growing company yet, having reached a run rate of over $1 million in less than 9 months from it's launch.
Click the tabs above to listen to the separate episodes corresponding to the four catalysts of Personal Brilliance - Awareness, Curiosity, Focus, and Initiative or listen to the complete interview if you prefer.
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In this episode of Personal Brilliance - Up Close and Practical, Jim Canterucci interviews serial entrepreneur Wil Schroter, exploring how he uses the Personal Brilliance catalyst Awareness in his successful life. Jim Canterucci has some tips on Awareness for you as well.
Some of this episode's highlights:
- The Go Big Network as a resource
- Wil's definition of success
- Building a strong team for a venture
- Being self-aware of your weaknesses
- Why it's both harder and easier these days to evaluate the market for your idea
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In this episode of Personal Brilliance - Up Close and Practical, Jim Canterucci interviews serial entrepreneur Wil Schroter, exploring how he uses the Personal Brilliance catalyst Curiosity in his successful life. Jim Canterucci has some tips on Curiosity for you as well.
Some of this episode's highlights:
- An example of how questions lead to successful company ideas
- Formula: Complaint + Questions = Innovation
- How questions can shift a business
- Questions entrepreneurs better be able to answer
- What you should be looking for instead of a great solution
- Wil's guiding question
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In this episode of Personal Brilliance - Up Close and Practical, Jim Canterucci interviews serial entrepreneur Wil Schroter, exploring how he uses the Personal Brilliance catalyst Focus in his successful life. Jim Canterucci has some tips on Focus for you as well.
Some of this episode's highlights:
- Attention span - details to big picture
- Why you have to understand the little details
- Reacting to trends and patterns takes focus
- When to bring in help after start-up, and the best technique
- The concept of going big
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In this episode of Personal Brilliance - Up Close and Practical, Jim Canterucci interviews serial entrepreneur Wil Schroter, exploring how he uses the Personal Brilliance catalyst Initiative in his successful life. Jim Canterucci has some tips on Initiative for you as well.
Some of this episode's highlights:
- Great ideas without initiative???
- Don't confuse great companies with great ideas
- Can you pull it off is the real question
- Sustainability
- The advantage of staying broke
- The role of discipline
- When to seek investment and the best time to ask for money
- A case study of how the innovative entrepreneur thinks through an idea
This is the complete Wil Schroter Personal Brilliance - Up Close and Practical interview with Jim Canterucci.
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