Robert Nikic: Should You Become an Entrepreneur? I Usually Say No

Failure as Fuel · Digital Social Hour · 0:40

Robert Nikic on why he usually tells people not to become entrepreneurs, and what to do after losing money you were counting on.

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I get asked a lot, should I get into entrepreneurship? I usually say no to people. If you have to ask, I don't know if you're really designed for it. You'll know. You'll be so driven that nothing can stop you. You don't have to ask the question. I didn't ask it. Okay, I failed. I lost tons of money. What am I going to do about it? Am I going to sit here and cry about it? No. Okay, great. I lost $28,000. I really depended on this money. My family depended on it. How am I going to take that lesson now, apply it, and make sure it never happens again? That's what people need to do: actually learn from and leverage failure. That's what's worked.

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