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Build a Business During the Recession - COVID Crisis, Part 2

18m · ActiveGrowth Podcast - Digital Marketing for Self Made Entrepreneurs · 21 Mar 21:50

Article and resources: https://activegrowth.com/covid-intervention/

Timestamps:

00:33 - My experience building a business during a recession.
02:40 - Prepare to get uncomfortable. And make it count.
06:19 - Use strategic pessimisim & raise your standards when evaluating new business ideas.
09:49 - The opportunities lie in counter-intuitive action.
12:59 - Now is the time to do "local good".
16:42 - My filter bubble has been doing great. Yours?

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