Tom Morkes is a West Point grad and Iraq war veteran turned entrepreneur, publisher, and pricing consultant. He’s the Author of three books, the Founder of Insurgent Publishing, and you can get inside his brain at TomMorkes.com, where he helps entrepreneurs and artists start, finish, and ship creative projects.
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Resource Mentioned:
- Your Big Idea: Successful Entrepreneurs have One Big Idea. Follow JLD’s FREE training & you’ll discover Your Big Idea in less than an hour!
Success Quote
- ‘All courses of action are risky, so prudence is not in avoiding danger (it’s impossible), but calculating risk and acting decisively. Make mistakes of ambition and not mistakes of sloth. Develop the strength to do bold things, not the strength to suffer.’ – Niccolo Machiavelli
Business Failure
- Tom spent a year creating what he thought was A+ content, only to release to crickets. He made the classic Entrepreneurial blunder, which we discuss in detail.
Entrepreneurial AH-HA Moment
- Tom was listening to a Podcast when his AH-HA moment happened. Pay what you want pricing? LIGHTBULB! Now he is the authority figure on this topic!
Current Business
- Tom shares his excitement over a project I’ve actually partnered with him on: HighSpeedLowDrag.org. It’s for Veterans, by Veterans. Know any? Send them over!
Small Business Resource
- Zapier: Makes it easy to automate tasks between web apps. … Zapier connects the web apps you use to easily move your data and automate tedious tasks.
Best Business Book
- Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Interview Links
Sponsors
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Killer Resources!
1) The Common Path to Uncommon Success: JLD’s 1st traditionally published book! Over 3000 interviews with the world’s most successful Entrepreneurs compiled into a 17-step roadmap to financial freedom and fulfillment!
2) Free Podcast Course: Learn from JLD how to create and launch your podcast!
3) Podcasters’ Paradise: The #1 podcasting community in the world!
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