Inter:views | Cracking The Entrepreneur Bottleneck
Laurent Notin
100% of Entrepreneurs will eventually be the bottleneck in their business. Not just once, but several times!
The hardest bit? Identifying you're being one. The easy bit? Getting out of it. And that's all about awareness.
This podcast is dedicated to getting you unstuck as an entrepreneur. In each episode, I invite seasoned entrepreneurs to speak candidly about how they overcame being the bottleneck in their business.
I don't just hype up their success. I ask the questions you want the answers to but wouldn't dare ask!
By listening to these episodes, you'll discover what it means to be a bottleneck, how it manifests, and most importantly, how to get out of it.
This isn't fluff. We dive deep, get under the hood, and learn what it really takes to blast through the bottlenecks and scale a business.
Join me every week; subscribe now.
How much of the bottleneck in your business are you? Take the Bottleneck Index scorecard to find out https://www.laurentnotin.com/the-bottleneck-index
The hardest bit? Identifying you're being one. The easy bit? Getting out of it. And that's all about awareness.
This podcast is dedicated to getting you unstuck as an entrepreneur. In each episode, I invite seasoned entrepreneurs to speak candidly about how they overcame being the bottleneck in their business.
I don't just hype up their success. I ask the questions you want the answers to but wouldn't dare ask!
By listening to these episodes, you'll discover what it means to be a bottleneck, how it manifests, and most importantly, how to get out of it.
This isn't fluff. We dive deep, get under the hood, and learn what it really takes to blast through the bottlenecks and scale a business.
Join me every week; subscribe now.
How much of the bottleneck in your business are you? Take the Bottleneck Index scorecard to find out https://www.laurentnotin.com/the-bottleneck-index
Episodes
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Nov 22, 2022 • 13min
Special Series The Entrepreneur Alphabet | Q For Questions | Episode 17
With the right questions comes the right answers. But are you asking the right questions? In this new episode of my special series The Entrepreneur Alphabet, I share 4 practical steps to ask yourself the right questions in any situation. Listen now. ----- Get my FREE ebook > https://www.laurentnotin.com/get-my-ebook
Nov 15, 2022 • 32min
Know Where You Are Heading| Gabriela Pulido | Scalto | Inter:views 110
Gabriela Pulido is the Founder of Scalto, which is a creative consultancy that helps Hispanic and Latin American B2B service businesses design truly scalable business models to grow over time. Gabriela founded Scalto in 2020 but she isn’t a rookie entrepreneur. She co-founded and ran a brand intimacy agency called MBLM (Emblem) for nearly 16 years prior to her current role. On this episode: - Being an entrepreneur in Latin America vs. America - Why the agency model needs to be revised - How start-ups can truly scale up - The importance of finding your narrative - An example of being the bottleneck and other lessons learned ----- Get my FREE ebook > https://www.laurentnotin.com/get-my-ebook
Nov 8, 2022 • 10min
Special Series The Entrepreneur Alphabet | P For Peoples | Episode 16
Despite how isolated you may feel sometimes, let me tell you: Entrepreneurs, you are not alone! The truth is you absolutely cannot succeed without the help of others, even if you’re a solopreneur. Others include people within your organization, like your employees, as well as people outside your organization such as your clients, suppliers, advisors, and any other stakeholders. My key message is straightforward: Surround yourself with people, because they are more resilient than technology. ----- Get my FREE ebook > https://www.laurentnotin.com/get-my-ebook
Nov 1, 2022 • 35min
Find The Balance Company vs. Community | Gabriele Musella| CoinRule| Inter:views 109
Gabriele Musella is the CEO and co-founder, and CEO of CoinRule, a YCombinator backed startup which was launched in December 2018. Coinrule is about catching the next market opportunity on your behalf by automating your investments. Gabriele has also been a Mentor at Google LaunchPad since Nov 2015 and he’s a visiting lecturer at the University of Palermo in Italy. In this episode, we cover: - The story behind CoinRule - The experience with Ycombinator – The art of frugality - Why finding the right co-founder is critical to the success of your business - The importance of decentralizing the decision and delegating, and why your role as CEO should evolve as the company grows (don’t be the bottleneck!) - His experience as a mentor Enjoy! ----- Get my FREE ebook > https://www.laurentnotin.com/get-my-ebook
Oct 23, 2022 • 10min
Special Series The Entrepreneur Alphabet | O For Opportunities | Episode 15
Being an entrepreneur requires many qualities - some of which I have talked about on this special series, like Discipline. Emotional Intelligence, Grit, or Listening. One of those qualities is the ability to spot and grab opportunities. An opportunity is a time or set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something. The thing is opportunities are everywhere around us, all the time. But, can you spot them? And if you can, can you grab them? ----- Get my FREE ebook > https://www.laurentnotin.com/get-my-ebook
Oct 18, 2022 • 53min
We're Married To Each Other, Not To The Business! | FAITH and STEVEN ROTHBERG| COLLEGE RECRUITE| Inter:views 108
Steven and Faith Rothberg are the owners of College Recruiter, a job search site that was created because every student and recent grad deserves a great career. Faith serves as the CEO while Steven, who initially founded the company in 1991 is the Chief Visionary Officer. Steve also co-hosts a podcast called Job Board Geek, which connects candidates with employers. Of course, I couldn’t skip the occasion to talk to a married couple of entrepreneurs! On this episode: - Running a company as a husband and wife team - The benefits of using the Entrepreneur Operating System (EOS) - How to efficiently manage a remote workforce since 1997 - Lessons learned from 31 years into business (hint: a lot to do with leadership and procedures) ----- Get my FREE ebook > https://www.laurentnotin.com/get-my-ebook
Oct 11, 2022 • 12min
Special Series The Entrepreneur Alphabet | N For Network | Episode 14
Networking is the action or process of interacting with others to exchange information and develop professional or social contacts. It’s not what you know, it’s whom you know. As a leader of your own business, it’s important to be seen, to talk to people, listen to them, connect with them, and bring them into your business in the right way. In this episode, I share 8 practical tips so entrepreneurs can improve their networking skills. You don’t want to miss it. ----- Get my FREE ebook > https://www.laurentnotin.com/get-my-ebook
Oct 4, 2022 • 50min
Change Your Reality And Work On Your Mindset | Hristo Neiland, Marcel Gasser and Mariana Hagstrôm | All related to Cocoon| Inter:views 107
Cocoon is an organization that helps grow businesses by growing the business founders. It offers a 1-year self-discovery and company growth program through personal mentoring. It’s based on the principle that founders’ personal growth is an unfair advantage that can boost the organization's growth as well. I invited 3 guests to get a 360 perspective: Hristo Neiland is Cocoon co-founder, COO and a mentor Marcel Gasser, one of the top Cocoon mentors Mariana Hagström, one of the most performing Cocoon alumnis 3 guests, with 3 different perspectives and everything you want to know about develop the right entrepreneur’s mindset. ----- Get my FREE ebook > https://www.laurentnotin.com/get-my-ebook
Sep 27, 2022 • 9min
Special Series The Entrepreneur Alphabet | M For Mindset | Episode 13
I believe entrepreneurship is the toughest job there is. It requires being a generalist in many areas like financial management, marketing, sales, legal, production, etc. But you must realize that being an entrepreneur starts in your head first. Entrepreneurship is all about mindset. Yet, we think it’s first about technical skills. Unfortunately, you can’t just “learn” a mindset, like you can learn business skills, and it’s impossible to outsource. So how do you grow your mindset? ----- Get my FREE ebook > https://www.laurentnotin.com/get-my-ebook
Sep 20, 2022 • 49min
How To Sustain Optimal Performance: Human Durability | Derrick McManus | Founder of Australian Centre for Human Durability | Inter:views 106
Derrick is a counter-terrorism operative, hostage shooting survivor, motivational speaker, and Human Durability™ expert. While on a mission, he was shot 14 times with a high-powered rifle and laid on the ground for 3 hours before being rescued Today, he’s a keynote speaker and a coach on a mission to help business leaders reach new heights in their organizations by building teams that can sustain optimal performance. We had an amazing conversation around grit, mental fitness, and human durability, and how entrepreneurs can benefit from it. I keep on saying it: Entrepreneurship is a mindset! ----- Get my FREE ebook > https://www.laurentnotin.com/get-my-ebook
