Starting a business – Peter’s resources

Besides running our presentation design business and e-shop, occasionally I do presentations promoting entrepreneurship, sharing my experiences with launching and running a business.

Contact me (best via my LinkedIn), if you’re interested in consulting on business development or presenting on those topics.

Here are resources I usually recommend to check to get you into entrepreneur mindset:

Entrepreneurs inspiration podcasts

My favourite podcasts are Tim Ferriss show and Smart Passive Income by Pat Flynn. Below are a few selected episodes related to online business:

• Ask Pat podcast serie, Coaching talks by Pat Flynn:
  • Travel business case (Spotify link)
• Noah Kagan, founder on AppSumo interview at Tim Ferriss show podcast How to Launch a Million-Dollar Business This Weekend (#717)
  • [podcast on Tim Ferriss show, lengthy 2+ hrs, but worth to listen 2x]
• Sir J. Dyson, UK Inventor
  • about engineering mindset, importance to “make” things, missing workshops in universities, creativity and persistence in inventing
  • Sir James Dyson — Founder of Dyson and Master Inventor on How to Turn the Mundane into Magic (#530)
    [podcast on Tim Ferriss show, lengthy 2+ hrs, but worth every minute]
• Ramith Sethi, interviews
  • SPI 222: Ramit Sethi – Right products, Right price (Spotify link)
    • on subscription – challenges, when to use it, what to measure
  • SPI 170: on Product Launch (Spotify link)

Books

• Will it Fly by Pat Flynn, on testing business ideas
• SuperFans, by Pat Flynn, on addressing clients needs and building long-term clients
• Rich Dad, Poor Dad, by Robert Kyiosaki. On getting experience doing various jobs and more.

I am still listening to those podcasts and re-read those books – it gives me still some new inspiration and dose of motivation. As some podcasts are longer ones, I suggest you go for a calm walk or hike alone and listen to them. And take notes.

In case you will need to present your idea e.g. as a start-up to some investors or potential clients, below I share some additional articles:

Articles with presentation examples

In case you will need to present your idea e.g. as a start-up to some investors or potential clients, here are blog posts we wrote with advice and examples:

• Sales Pitch presentations of a company and product
• Blog post How to Create a Strong Investor Pitch Deck Presentation in PowerPoint
• Article Visual Investor Pitch Presentation Tips and Graphics

For more learning see my presentation from 2024 Tropi Talk event on my LinkedIn. I put there sketches of decisioning table and described steps to develop your business idea.

Templates

Should you need to create your own presentation using some of these elements, below are source slides you can get & use (they are paid sources, but if you need only a specific graphics, write me).

• Sales Persona Avatar PPT template – editable PowerPoint graphics to present sales avatar
• Business Model Canvas PPT Template – boards to write in your business model strategy
• Sales Funnel PPT template – editable Powerpoint graphics to present sales stages
• Pitch deck presentation PPT Template – template for PowerPoint or Google Slides for presenting a business idea or a startup
• E-book PPT Template for Lead Magnet material

If you have any questions or other resources to share, contact me. I will be glad to help.

Peter