great ideas are never enough
Even though ours is the land of opportunity, transitioning a business from start-up to fully functional enterprise can be a difficult course to navigate. On this episode of unsuitable on Rea Radio, Matt Adams, founder of Dot the I Creative and the marketing director of the Dublin Entrepreneurial Center (DEC), joins Dave to share how fledgling entrepreneurs can start, maintain and grow their businesses while avoiding “freshman” pitfalls.
For Matt, the key to starting a successful startup is to align with the right people, people who can help provide others with the resources they need to be successful, which is why he has become a passionate supporter of the DEC, a Dublin-based business incubator.
A rising tide raising all ships isn’t just a cliché metaphor. Communities and relationships are vital for startup entrepreneurs.
Support-Driven Success
It’s not enough to just have a good idea. After all, we all have good ideas some of the time. Entrepreneurs need a mentor or community that is designed to give them the information they don’t know, but need to know.
Business development classes are conducted every second and third Thursday of the month. These courses will help attendees think more critically about the way their business operates. Check them out.
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official transcript
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