the new rules of entrepreneurship - cory miller
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Cory Miller's Confluence 2014 talk, "The New Rules of Entrepreneurship" will explore why business as usual just isn't good enough and advocate a return to values-based entrepreneurship that puts people first. Cory Miller is the founder of WebDesign.com and iThemes.com, creators of BackupBuddy and named the 7th fastest growing company in Oklahoma City by the Metro 50 Awards. He is a passionate entrepreneur who believes in finding and maintaining work happiness for himself and others. Cory is a co-author of Wordpress All-in-One For Dummies and the author of The New Rules of Entrepreneurship eBook. Watch Cory's Confluence talk at ConfluenceConference.org.TRANSCRIPT
The New Rules of Entrepreneurship
Cory J. Miller iThemes
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Jan. 1, 2008
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The current way is broken & flawed
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Selfish & self-centered !
Focused on the one over the many
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That’s stupid
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Entrepreneurship is a noble profession with
a higher calling
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Make a difference in the world rather than
robbing it blind
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For People, For Purpose,
For Profit
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The new definition in four words
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Making people’s lives awesome
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Not JUST your own
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You, your family, your team,
your team’s family your customers, your partners,
your community
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Through offering our work to the world
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BTW, it’s the best way to make money
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Let’s talk about profit …
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Profit without purpose breeds greed
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And profit without any mutual value
is stealing
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Profit should be a metric of your work’s value,
not your greed
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The new bottom-line is “Have we made a difference
in people’s lives?”
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More impact, more value = more reward
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“You and your work changed my life …”
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I stopped apologizing for making money
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If it’s also for purpose and people,
you don’t have to
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Let’s talk about purpose …
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We can’t all save baby seals
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“We don’t make movies to make money, we make
money to make movies.” —Walt Disney
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Profit fuels & funds purpose
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I find purpose in my work by using my time & talents
for the benefit of others
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The real reward is actually not profit, it’s purpose
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“You saved my bacon!”
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Do work you enjoy, with people you love,
for people you care about
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Passion births even greater purpose
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The best businesses champion the causes of their customers
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… and are sherpas for their customer’s
hopes & dreams
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“Perhaps the best example of how I really feel about your
company involves a bit of personal tragedy …”
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The effect?
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Customers will love & reward you
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Amazing, talented, committed, passionate
people will want to join you
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And you’ll make the world a better place
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For People, For Purpose,
For Profit
