[Business] 20 Questions Billionaires Get Asked
🟡 Master Topic: 20 Questions Every Billionaire Gets — The Operating Manual for Starting, Scaling, and Staying in the Game 🟡 Source: Robert Herjavec | 20 Questions Billionaires Get Asked Every Day 🟡 Objective: Help original thinkers cut through illusions about business and adopt billionaire-tested principles: sell first, embrace chaos, measure what matters, and lead through story. Outcome you can paste into AI: “Design my business system (sales validation, daily focus, failure loops, scale discipline, leadership style) based on this Drop.” 🟡 Lens: Business is not a shortcut to ease — it is a living organism. If you treat it like fantasy, it will devour you. If you treat it with discipline, clarity, and scale-proof habits, it will compound your capacity. 💭 Thought Hook: Most people come to billionaires hoping for the “easy business” or the “perfect mentor tip.” What they miss is that the foundation never changes: sell before you build, accept that chaos is permanent, and train your focus like oxygen. Wealth doesn’t simplify life — it amplifies your defaults. The real question isn’t “what business should I start?” but “what identity do I need to train so the business doesn’t break me?” ⬇ Actionable Concepts 1️⃣ Sell First, Think Later 1️⃣ 💬 Key Quote: “If you want to start a business, go sell something.” [00:01:04] Step-by-Step Walkthrough 1. Call one potential customer — not a mentor, not a friend. Ask them to buy. 2. Offer the simplest prototype you can deliver today (a t-shirt, a service, a one-off draft). 3. Capture the reaction. Is it polite interest or “I can’t live without this”? 4. Iterate only after proof of purchase — not before. 🧠 What This Means: Validation is cash, not compliments. If nobody pays, it isn’t a business — it’s a hobby. ✅ Action Check: Are you still researching — or have you already made your first sale? 2️⃣ No Easy Business — Only Hard Starts 2️⃣ 💬 Key Quote: “At the beginning, they’re all going to suck your time and cash.” [00:01:34]