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Overview

The Power of Broke emphasizes that money is not the most important thing for an entrepreneur. Successful business people are creative and have the ability to solve problems without spending a lot of money. The Internet has made it easier for businesses to sell their products by allowing them to reach customers directly through social media outlets such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. However, this new way of selling things has led to many entrepreneurs competing with each other in a “free-for-all” environment where it’s hard for anyone to succeed because everyone can be heard at once. To successfully use these free avenues, we must learn how harness our power while broke.

The right business decisions aren’t always the most expensive. Entrepreneurs who are hungry for success and have a broke mindset will pursue creative, not easy options, which can often be more expensive and less effective. This type of behavior can ultimately lead to innovation and long-term success.

Entrepreneurs should not be discouraged by their limited financial means. Instead, they can use the virtue and strength of their idea to power through tough times. At the same time, established corporations should remember that even after becoming successful, they must remain hungry and driven in order to stay on top of their game.

Key Takeaways

A company is not defined by its money, but it can be broken by it. Customers want to feel like they’re getting the real thing from companies and brands. So now more than ever, a brand needs to be authentic and genuine with customers.

A brand is not created with the product, but rather evolves over time. Entrepreneurs must be hungry to succeed and understand how to manage a brand for long-term success.

Setting goals is critical to the success of an entrepreneur.

Research the history of your product or company to know where it fits in.

If you love what you do, then it won’t seem like work to you. If something is worth doing, then it’s worth doing well.

Every entrepreneur should view every opportunity as a way to reach the next one.

Key Takeaway 1: Money does not make a company—but it can break a company.

A surprising number of new businesses fail in the first 18 months. It’s not because they have no money, but rather it’s because they have too much of it. They think that having a lot of money will solve their problems, but often that is not the case.

If a hat designer raises $500,000 from his friends and family to start his business, he will have plenty of cash to get started. He can buy inventory and hire people to work for him. However, if customers don’t like the hats that he designs or they are too expensive for them, then he won’t be able to pay back those loans.

However, if the same hat designer only had $500 to start with, he would have invested it differently. Maybe he would have focused on just a few designs and used free social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube to promote them. Next, he might have made custom hats for people who wanted them but didn’t want to pay full price. When this worked well in college towns instead of high-end fashion districts, the designer could then focus on making more of what was popular rather than investing in something that wasn’t working out.

It is not possible to buy a skill that you need in the future. For example, suppose an entrepreneur has $500,000 and uses it to start his own business. If he comes across a challenge later on—a downturn in the market or widespread customer complaints—he won’t be able to deal with it as well as if he had been dealing with challenges from day one.