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478: Why Hope Is a Strategy with Brad Pedersen of Pela and Lomi

478: Why Hope Is a Strategy with Brad Pedersen of Pela and Lomi

FromThe Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan


478: Why Hope Is a Strategy with Brad Pedersen of Pela and Lomi

FromThe Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan

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Length:
60 minutes
Released:
Sep 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Brad Pedersen says the best gifts come wrapped in ugly paper. And he’s seen some ugly paper. From going bankrupt three times to getting fired from his company after a merger, Pedersen has persevered through eras of defeat. Now, he’s helping lead two startups tackling our world’s greatest challenge–climate change. So, if you’re facing rock bottom in your business, Pedersen knows how you feel. In this episode, he’ll share how he emerged stronger through the darkest moments of his career. 

Listen to Nathan and Brad discuss: 

Why his childhood business was perfect

How he got through bankruptcy three times

Learning from his mistakes to form anti-goals 

The circle of control for founders 

The 40/70 decision-making principle 

Why AI won’t change human behavior 

Why starting over is a good thing

The courage flywheel 

Why an airport delay led to Pela 

Creating a $9 million crowdfunding campaign for Lomi 

And much more advice on failure…


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Released:
Sep 22, 2023
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We interview hard to reach entrepreneurs. (Mark Cuban, Seth Godin, Tim Ferriss, Tony Robbins, Barbara Corcoran, Daymond John & many more). Unlike most podcast interview series Nathan Chan literally started from knowing nothing. He was just an average guy working in a 9-5 job he utterly hated. He knew nothing about entrepreneurship, nothing about startups, nothing about marketing, and nothing about online or how to build a business. So from launching Foundr Magazine he's gone out and spoken to some of the most successful entrepreneurs and founders in the world in the world to find out exactly what it takes to become a successful entrepreneur, so YOU can learn from them. Why this podcast? Because we're asking the same questions you want to know as an entrepreneur on their journey to building an extremely successful business. We're on the front-lines facing the daily battles you are. How do I get more customers? How do I scale my business? I want to start a business, but just don't know where to start? How did this person get millions of customers and make millions of dollars and have a such a massive impact on the world? Some of these entrepreneurs are very well known, and some not known at all and that’s the cool part! Here we will share with you our best interviews from Foundr magazine showcasing this persons processes, failures, critical lessons learnt and actionable strategies showing YOU how to build a successful business. This is NOT your AVERAGE everyday entrepreneurship podcast.