John is the CEO and Founder of Awnex Inc and has been a business owner since 1981.
Show Notes
PODCAST INFO:
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REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE:
https://www.amazon.com/Steve-Jobs
https://www.amazon.com/Elon-Musk
https://www.amazon.com/Richest-Man-Babylon
https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Revisited
https://www.amazon.com/Guerilla-Marketing
RSS: https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-nickolas-crim-show
APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nickolas-crim-show/id1546025367
SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7bQ8Dm6obigqAU3cD3QFj6?si=5KiNrgacRWOiveN1wfRsSg&dl_branch=1
REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE:
https://www.amazon.com/Steve-Jobs
https://www.amazon.com/Elon-Musk
https://www.amazon.com/Richest-Man-Babylon
https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Revisited
https://www.amazon.com/Guerilla-Marketing
CONNECT:
https://www.awnexinc.com/
https://twitter.com/nickolascrim
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickolasc/
OUTLINE:
Here are the timestamps for the episode.
(0:58) John’s background and path into business
(9:14) Building stuff
(11:15) Lessons from Don and partners
(12:51) Learning sales
(14:08) Delivering on promises to customers
(15:21) Basic principles and value of his business
(18:22) Fundamental skills of business owner
(21:55) Pivoting during COVID and shift to outdoor seating
(25:08) Elon Musk, Steve Jobs
(27:34) Cars
(28:45) Advice to young ambitious people
(30:22) Learning
(34:51) Purchase of $100 or less
What is The Nickolas Crim Show?
Talking with interesting people about their ideas, projects, processes, and experiences.