Sean Percival's guest appearances

Sean Percival

Bitcoin News Weekly

Shifter

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Growth Island

FailFighters

Reid Hoffman

Laura Berman

Halsey Minor

John Gray

Peter Gould

Ryan Singer

Richard Branson

Andrew Hill

Ken Honda

Caroline Leaf

Eric Edmeades

Molly Maloof

William Quigley

Gleb Tsipursky

Howard Ross

OwlTail

Success is not final, failure is not fatal. This is what Churchill said through one of its darkest periods. Entrepreneurship is often drawn in bright colors but what does it actually take to become real success? Have you ever wondered if you had what it takes to launch a startup? A recent Growth Island podcast guest Sean Percival, who is a serial entrepreneur, investor, author and a former VP at Myspace will walk us through a journey of building a venture. Sean has helped hundreds of startups on growth marketing and fundraising and he has also invested into and founded over a dozen himself.This episode takes you through the essentials you need to know prior to starting your venture. Sean talks us through the motives behind entrepreneurship, the path to success, and even more importantly, the bounce-back factor and how to fail with integrity.Sean also shares his best practises for overcoming challenges, advice for adopting good habits and thoughts on living a happy, healthy and meaningful life. Show Notes0:30 Introduction to Sean Percival1:35 How did you become who you are today2:40 What are the most common questions from people looking to launch their startup?5:50 Working with co-founders11:20 Managing a startup during COVID-1914:40 What do investors expect from startups?19:15 Winning when failing a startup21:10 Common misconceptions about startups23:10 What are the things you wish you knew earlier about the startups?26:00 What is your practice for overcoming challenges?28:30 Decision making process32:30 Hiring employees in a startup35:00 How to invest in startups38:10 How to source investors?40:05 Life after COVID-1944:01 Put your phone in a drawer for 30 days48:00 Sean’s habits49:40 Sean’s final advice for living a happy, healthy, and meaningful lifeConnect with Sean PercivalWebsite: https://seanpercival.com/Resources:Sean’s books: https://seanpercival.com/bibliography/CONNECT WITH MADS MISIAK FRIISwww.growthisland.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/madsmfriis/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/madsmf/ Find the episode at:🖥️Website at Growth Island🎧Your favorite podcast app under Growth Island🎥Youtube under Growth Island This video is also available as a video on YouTubeIf you like today’s episode, then please subscribe and leave a review so more people can learn about the podcast.

Success is not final, failure is not fatal. This is what Churchill said through one of its darkest periods. Entrepreneurship is often drawn in bright colors but what does it actually take to become real success? Have you ever wondered if you had what it takes to launch a startup? A recent Growth Island podcast guest Sean Percival, who is a serial entrepreneur, investor, author and a former VP at Myspace will walk us through a journey of building a venture. Sean has helped hundreds of startups on growth marketing and fundraising and he has also invested into and founded over a dozen himself. This episode takes you through the essentials you need to know prior to starting your venture. Sean talks us through the motives behind entrepreneurship, the path to success, and even more importantly, the bounce-back factor and how to fail with integrity. Sean also shares his best practises for overcoming challenges, advice for adopting good habits and thoughts on living a happy, healthy and meaningful life. Show Notes 0:30 Introduction to Sean Percival 1:35 How did you become who you are today 2:40 What are the most common questions from people looking to launch their startup? 5:50 Working with co-founders 11:20 Managing a startup during COVID-19 14:40 What do investors expect from startups? 19:15 Winning when failing a startup 21:10 Common misconceptions about startups 23:10 What are the things you wish you knew earlier about the startups? 26:00 What is your practice for overcoming challenges? 28:30 Decision making process 32:30 Hiring employees in a startup 35:00 How to invest in startups 38:10 How to source investors? 40:05 Life after COVID-19 44:01 Put your phone in a drawer for 30 days 48:00 Sean’s habits 49:40 Sean’s final advice for living a happy, healthy, and meaningful life Connect with Sean Percival Website: <a href="https://seanpercival.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://seanpercival.com/</a> Resources: Sean’s books: <a href="https://seanpercival.com/bibliography/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://seanpercival.com/bibliography/</a> CONNECT WITH MADS MISIAK FRIIS <a href="http://www.growthisland.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.growthisland.com</a> LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/madsmfriis/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/madsmfriis/</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/madsmf/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/madsmf/</a> Find the episode at: 🖥️Website at Growth Island 🎧Your favorite podcast app under Growth Island 🎥Youtube under Growth Island This video is also available as a video on YouTube If you like today’s episode, then please subscribe and leave a review so more people can learn about the podcast.

#68: Sean Percival - Building a startup with a serial entrepreneur, investor, former VP at Myspace

Sean is an American entrepreneur, investor, author and former VP of Online Marketing at Myspace. He has invested in 100+ startups and founded several of his own. Through his work in acclaimed accelerator programs like 500 Startups, Sean has helped to mentor 1000s of startups on growth marketing and fundraising. Flow: 3:55 What went wrong with Myspace; 17:54 First-Time CEO - problems, investors, quitting; 31:50 Becoming Investor 41:20 Advice to founders Contact Sean at www.seanpercival.com

Sean is an American entrepreneur, investor, author and former VP of Online Marketing at Myspace. He has invested in 100+ startups and founded several of his own. Through his work in acclaimed accelerator programs like 500 Startups, Sean has helped to mentor 1000s of startups on growth marketing and fundraising. Flow: 3:55 What went wrong with Myspace; 17:54 First-Time CEO - problems, investors, quitting; 31:50 Becoming Investor 41:20 Advice to founders Contact Sean at <a href="http://www.seanpercival.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.seanpercival.com</a>

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