Corbett Barr on What it Means to be in Business

There’s a big misconception going around about business. Either you
climb the corporate ladder as fast as you can and retire, or you
become an entrepreneur trying to hit a homerun, and you work
yourself into oblivion to get there. of used to believe the same
thing, but a trip to Mexico completely changed his perspective of
what business is, specifically entrepreneurship, and how people
really CAN put their lives in front of their businesses. What’s
more, they can build something that’s not just big, but great, the
type of company to truly makes a positive impact on the world
around it. There might be growing pains along the way, but Corbett
talks about how to avoid as many of them as you can, and how to
remain sane during the scaling up process.   At 5:00 – Corbett
talks about his amazing experience in Mexico that reshaped his
entire way of thinking about entrepreneurship and his future. At
9:00 – Scaling up is daunting, especially when you’re used to
operating alone, and Corbett talks about the transition from a
company of one to where he is now. He also describes what TYPE of
people he hired. At 12:00 – Corbett explains what his benchmarks
are for business. The first one has NOTHING to do with money but
EVERYTHING to do with how and why you build your business. He also
points out that Airbnb and Uber may be huge, but aren’t necessarily
great. At 19:00 – Even though he disliked just about everything
about the consulting company he worked for, Corbett brought one
highly important concept with him, a metric that measured something
other than company profit. He shares that thoughtful way to look at
your employees. At 21:00 – Corbett digs into exactly how he sees
business differently than other people, from start up to scaling
up, and the very first thing you can do to avoid a lot of trouble
and heartache in YOUR business.