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The Single Most Important Decision Before Starting Your Business

By: Ryan Levesque

Narrated by: Ryan Levesque

Length: 4 hrs and 32 mins

Publisher's summary

What type of business should you start?

For the past 10 years, Inc. 500 CEO and number-one national best-selling author, Ryan Levesque - featured for his work in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Forbes, and Entrepreneur - has guided thousands of entrepreneurs through the journey of answering this question.

One of the biggest reasons why so many new businesses fail is because in the quest to decide what business to start, most of the conventional wisdom is wrong.

Instead of obsessing over what - as in what should you sell or what should you build - you should first be asking who. As in who should you serve?

The what is a logical question that will come soon enough. But choosing your who is the foundation from which all other things are built.

That is what this book is all about.

If you've ever had the dream to start your own business, become your own boss, or do your own thing - but have been afraid to take the leap and screw up your already good life - this book is for you.

You will find the meticulously tested, step-by-step process outlined in the book is easy to follow, despite being the result of a decade of research and experience. This process, designed to minimize your risk of failure and losing money up front, coupled with the inspiring stories of everyday people who have used this process to launch successful businesses, will not only give you clarity on what type of business to start, but also the confidence to finally take that leap and get started.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

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Powerful

Ryan covered an interesting area often missed or left unanswered when teaching entrepreneurship especially start-up.
How do I align my personality with my ventures and knowing what to do before the launch.
Great book and narration.

Powerful Framework - Wish it was written sooner!

I don't usually write reviews... however I "read" [ok, ok, you got me, I actually listen] to so many marketing books that my Audible Platinum credits are never enough to last a full year...

To start, I thought this book would be too basic... However, Ryan Levesque deliver above what I expected. He shares a powerful framework to create a strong foundation for an online education business.

What's so powerful about the framework Ryan shares?
It asks the reader to make key business decisions based on the facts and factors that actually matter to choose:

- the right people to serve [the WHO]
- the right business model
- the right type of product
- the right market size
- the right pricing

The biggest complaint I have is that I wish this book had been available sooner...

Had I known then, what I know now, life would have been easier for me, and many others...

- I would have avoided going into a market that was too big... yes, both my bank account, and my confidence took a toll when the business I started failed because I had done all the things, and I still couldn't make it work. My canoe was overtaken with huge waves in the gigantic ocean.

- I would have helped other entrepreneurs who were struggling because they were in markets that were tiny... No matter how much effort we put into rowing, there wasn't enough water or current to continue the momentum.

And yet, it's never too late!

If you are thinking of starting an online education business (from scratch or to supplement your offline business), you MUST read this book... it will help you avoid costly mistakes.

If you already have an online education business, you MUST read this book... it will help you improve your positioning in your current market... or you might decide to pivot to a completely different market if you find out the market you're currently in isn't going to work regardless of how much time you put in.

I know this is a book I'll be recommending again and again!

great info, easy-to-follow

I learned a lot from this book. I found the worksheets particularly useful and getting my ideas together.

Amazing book

It really saved my years of pain and gave a step by step framework in which to focused my energy and resources

Every Entrepreneurial Mind NEEDS This Book

This book is a must have for anyone wanting to start a business. Ryan has simplified the process of choosing what market to serve with your business and created a cost-free system to test and investigate different niches to see what has the highest chance for success before you spend any time or money in that arena! I don’t think any review of this can express how powerful this book is! You have to read it for yourself! I wish I had this when I started my first business. Ryan is a genius and I am fired up to use this to revamp my current businesses and use it to apply to new ventures!

A valuable tool...it aligns 'purpose' & 'utility'.

A step-by-step method for identifying and starting an IM biz journey, which promises satisfying results. Uber-useful...

Solid information inside

If you are entertaining the idea of starting your own business, there is much solid information inside this book that will help you make that idea a reality.

Amazing Material and content

This book is filled with honest amazing content that is applicable to a entrepreneur’s journey it is what businesses should be founded. It cuts out the slimy sales tactics and teaches you how to truly provide service to your customers!

Great book for anyone starting a business.

There are lots of bonus resources that help bring the ideas in this book to life.

So helpful!

This book is both practical AND inspiring! I can't wait to put these steps to use towards my own business ideas.