Daniel Priestley
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Podcast Appearances
So eight figure revenue, seven figure profit, and now away you go.
Yeah, so in those early days, especially twos and fours, even eights, it's do they breathe? Do they have a pulse? Can they speak English? You're available on time. Yeah, it's just, I mean, even that's a good bonus, right? It's literally anyone you can plausibly get to join your team. Now, it changes over time. Like you could get some pretty amazing people.
Yeah, so in those early days, especially twos and fours, even eights, it's do they breathe? Do they have a pulse? Can they speak English? You're available on time. Yeah, it's just, I mean, even that's a good bonus, right? It's literally anyone you can plausibly get to join your team. Now, it changes over time. Like you could get some pretty amazing people.
Yeah, so in those early days, especially twos and fours, even eights, it's do they breathe? Do they have a pulse? Can they speak English? You're available on time. Yeah, it's just, I mean, even that's a good bonus, right? It's literally anyone you can plausibly get to join your team. Now, it changes over time. Like you could get some pretty amazing people.
If you launched a new company, you could rope in some pretty amazing people.
If you launched a new company, you could rope in some pretty amazing people.
If you launched a new company, you could rope in some pretty amazing people.
But I go back to my first company when I was 21. So I had to rope in a friend from school. I roped in my girlfriend. I roped in this kind of spotty, funny teenager dude who I knew who came and slept in my basement for six months. Basically, I just pulled together who I could. Um, later on some guy tried to sell me a mobile phone package and was really like great talker.
But I go back to my first company when I was 21. So I had to rope in a friend from school. I roped in my girlfriend. I roped in this kind of spotty, funny teenager dude who I knew who came and slept in my basement for six months. Basically, I just pulled together who I could. Um, later on some guy tried to sell me a mobile phone package and was really like great talker.
But I go back to my first company when I was 21. So I had to rope in a friend from school. I roped in my girlfriend. I roped in this kind of spotty, funny teenager dude who I knew who came and slept in my basement for six months. Basically, I just pulled together who I could. Um, later on some guy tried to sell me a mobile phone package and was really like great talker.
And as he was selling, I said, Hey, look, you're really good at this. Do you want to quit your job and come work with me? Um, and so I pulled someone across there, um, called promo mentality. I was in a cafe and someone was wiping down the table with a big smile on their face and super pumped and they're happily wiping tables down. I'm like, what a positive attitude.
And as he was selling, I said, Hey, look, you're really good at this. Do you want to quit your job and come work with me? Um, and so I pulled someone across there, um, called promo mentality. I was in a cafe and someone was wiping down the table with a big smile on their face and super pumped and they're happily wiping tables down. I'm like, what a positive attitude.
And as he was selling, I said, Hey, look, you're really good at this. Do you want to quit your job and come work with me? Um, and so I pulled someone across there, um, called promo mentality. I was in a cafe and someone was wiping down the table with a big smile on their face and super pumped and they're happily wiping tables down. I'm like, what a positive attitude.
So I'm like, do you want to quit your job and come work with me? And they're like, what do you do? And I'm like, let's have a secret conversation. After what time do you get off work? So I'm just literally in those early days. People are looking for the right people. The right people are not going to work for you as a startup. You're not going to get someone to quit their job at Google.
So I'm like, do you want to quit your job and come work with me? And they're like, what do you do? And I'm like, let's have a secret conversation. After what time do you get off work? So I'm just literally in those early days. People are looking for the right people. The right people are not going to work for you as a startup. You're not going to get someone to quit their job at Google.
So I'm like, do you want to quit your job and come work with me? And they're like, what do you do? And I'm like, let's have a secret conversation. After what time do you get off work? So I'm just literally in those early days. People are looking for the right people. The right people are not going to work for you as a startup. You're not going to get someone to quit their job at Google.
and come and join your little team. A quick break.
and come and join your little team. A quick break.
and come and join your little team. A quick break.
staying alive, staying in the game, making sales.