Episode 96: Wearing 21 Hats with Loren Feldman

Have you ever felt like you were the only one dealing with challenges that you didn’t know how to overcome? Those moments when you didn’t have an answer and wished you could get the wisdom and guidance of those who have walked that path before you.

Meet Loren Feldman, former senior editor at Inc, Forbes and New York Times, who shares his perspective on the power of community and what helps business leaders survive and thrive.

Loren Feldman is chief content officer of 21 Hats, an online platform for business owners. He currently hosts the 21 Hats Podcast and publishes the 21 Hats Morning Report, a daily email newsletter for entrepreneurs. Previously, he was a senior editor covering entrepreneurship at Inc, Forbes and the New York Times and hosted a call-in show for business owners, Mind Your Business, on Sirius XM. Loren has also spoken and moderated discussions at numerous conferences and seminars on entrepreneurship.

 

Highlights:

[02:44] Loren’s career highlights

[07:33] Starting a business during the pandemic

[15:14] Highlighting stories of navigating through uncertainty

[20:39] Lessons learned

[23:52] Common traits of successful leaders

[28:29] Women entrepreneurs and leaders

[33:32] The venture capital industry

[35:51] The importance of visibility

[39:02] Living in this age of uncertainty

 

Quotes:

“The most important part of a blog is the conversations that the content elicits.” – Loren Feldman

“To be an entrepreneur, you have to be incredibly stubborn and headstrong, you have to be willing to keep going, when people are telling you that it's not going to work.” - Loren Feldman

“The real challenge of being a successful entrepreneur is calibrating when to keep going no matter what and knowing when you need to listen to others.” – Loren Feldman

“Find your tribe, find other people going through similar challenges. It cannot be a single person, you need a diversity of opinion.” – Loren Feldman

 

About Loren Feldman:

Loren Feldman is chief content officer of 21 Hats, an online platform for business owners that will debut in 2020. He currently hosts the 21 Hats Podcast and edits the 21 Hats Morning Report, a daily email newsletter for entrepreneurs. Previously, he was a senior editor covering entrepreneurship at Inc, Forbes and the New York Times and hosted a call-in show for business owners, Mind Your Business, on Sirius XM. And he has spoken and moderated discussions at numerous conferences and seminars on entrepreneurship.

 

Links:

Website: www.21hats.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/feldmanloren/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/lfeldman