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The AJ Connection

著者: AJ
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  • AJ is a serial entrepreneur and passionate student of startups.

    After a decade of spending countless hours and money building companies, most of which failed, he went back to basics and surrounded himself with entrepreneurs decades further ahead of him.

    He ran a deeply connected community of 400 entrepreneurs in the UK and realised how little he knew about the art and science of company building.

    At this intersection of relationships and company building is where AJ has found the key to success.

    If we don't understand people, we don't understand business.

    But people are hard to understand....

    Which is why this show exists!

    The AJ Connection is a deep dive intro how the best entrepreneurs alive build and manage the relationships that lead to startup success.

    The AJ Connection 2024
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AJ is a serial entrepreneur and passionate student of startups.

After a decade of spending countless hours and money building companies, most of which failed, he went back to basics and surrounded himself with entrepreneurs decades further ahead of him.

He ran a deeply connected community of 400 entrepreneurs in the UK and realised how little he knew about the art and science of company building.

At this intersection of relationships and company building is where AJ has found the key to success.

If we don't understand people, we don't understand business.

But people are hard to understand....

Which is why this show exists!

The AJ Connection is a deep dive intro how the best entrepreneurs alive build and manage the relationships that lead to startup success.

The AJ Connection 2024
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    If we haven’t met before - Hey 👋 I’m AJ, a serial entrepreneur and community expert who believes that company building should be viewed more through the lens of relationship building.

    Through my podcast, my videos on Youtube and my writing on Linkedin, I share stories of successful entrepreneurs and evidence-based strategies and tools to help you create the most sustainable and fulfilling business - giving you a life of freedom!

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    Graham and I have been friends for years so this was a deeply personal and educational dive into:

    📖 Episode Chapters

    00:00 - Trailer

    00:46 - How To Deal With Code Reds

    08:19 - Intro

    15:03 - Characteristics Of An Entrepreneur

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    28:57 - Culture Transplant

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    If we haven’t met before - Hey 👋 I’m AJ, a serial entrepreneur and community expert who believes that company building should be viewed more through the lens of relationship building.

    Through my podcast, my videos on Youtube and my writing on Linkedin, I share stories of successful entrepreneurs and evidence-based strategies and tools to help you create the most sustainable and fulfilling business - giving you a life of freedom!

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