Thursday, August 26, 2010

GURBAKSH CHAHAL'S 27 LESSONS ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP

He is an Indian-American self-made entrepreneur, author, TV personality, and motivational speaker. By the age of 25, he founded two advertising companies worth $340 million. In his interview with Oprah Winfrey, she introduced him as "one of the youngest and also the wealthiest entrepreneurs on the planet Earth." He is now the Founder, Chairman & CEO of gWallet, Inc.

They following are 27 lessons on entrepreneurship, as discussed in G's book - The Dream:
  1. Listen to your heart.
  2. Forget noble motivations (one I disagree with)
  3. Adjust your attitude
  4. Figure out what you’re good at
  5. Trust your gut
  6. Do your homework
  7. Be frugal
  8. But don’t be frugal with hiring
  9. Hire smart people
  10. Don’t expect perfection, but strive for it
  11. Learn to listen
  12. Own your mistakes
  13. Never compromise your morality
  14. Never lose sign of the competition
  15. Watch your back
  16. Don’t procastinate
  17. Don’t do anything by half-measures
  18. Be nice to people
  19. Negotiate from a position of strength
  20. Expect the unexpected
  21. Perception is reality
  22. Don’t get emotional
  23. Be fearless
  24. Pick your battles
  25. Grow a think skin
  26. Take chances
  27. When you commit, you really have to commit.
Source: Ryan Allis

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