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  • Good morning, John.

  • So I've been told three times in the last week by creative people running cool businesses

  • that theyreally respect my business skills,” and to that, I just would like to say

  • [LAUGHS]

  • The list of my screw-ups is a mile long and full of cringe.

  • Now I'm not saying that I'm not interested in it, haven't worked hard.

  • There are reasons why I'm fairly good at this.

  • A big one is that I do like solving problems, I like getting a good feel for them

  • and finding different ways to attack them and worrying about them.

  • I find this to be fun, creative work that's actually kind of similar to plotting a novel?

  • Two, I see it as good. Employing people, treating them fairly,

  • creating value for the world, finding ways for that value to sustain itself.

  • Three, my dad has run businesses, and whenever I have a problem I can call him and he helps me.

  • It's… extremely valuable!

  • I could go on! Four, I've gotten very lucky with hiring.

  • And all those things have helped, and I'm happy to take some credit where it's due,

  • but ultimately I have a secret.

  • And it will be absolutely no help when I tell you about it. Every business I have launched that has succeeded

  • has been launched with the support of a really wonderful online community.

  • Honestly, this is part of why DFTBA now gives all of John and my profit

  • to the Maternal Center of Excellence in Sierra Leone.

  • It's why the Vlogbrothers channel revenue has always been split

  • between charity and supporting smaller educational video channels.

  • When I look at this honestly and objectively and I think about where the value came from,

  • it always feels to me like a lot of the value came from the employees and this community

  • and less from me, because I'm just one person, right?

  • There are times when I have pounded myself into the ground to get things done.

  • I've had a lot of bad weeks in my life.

  • But in running a business, it's important to understand where your value comes from.

  • It's important to understand your strengths.

  • And this community has always been at the top of the list of our strengths.

  • And that's not just like marketing to you. It's finding people who can tell us

  • how to do things, finding people to hire.

  • Getting immediate product feedback! Like there's a reason I keep talking about soda syrups.

  • I'm trying to get you guys to tell me how you feel about soda syrups!

  • And basically no one has this asset. Now, other people have similar assets,

  • but not like Nerdfighteria, right? Not this good!

  • So I've been hesitant to give advice when my biggest asset is something that I don't tend to sharebut!

  • I would like... for us... to build a business! Now here's how it's gonna work.

  • If you are a business person and you think you could help this idea by

  • providing mentorship or helping us pick business ideas that are submitted to us,

  • I've created a form in the description, and it's next to the words, “I can help.”

  • If you think you have expertise that will be valuable on a small board of people

  • making decisions and providing mentorship, fill that out!

  • Second, if you are an entrepreneur, if you have a product or a service that you are excited about

  • that you've started to grow but you need a push,

  • I've got a form for you as well. It's called, “I need help.”

  • Now in general, we're looking for stuff that's beyond the idea stage

  • and that it actually has a product or service or business developed a little bit.

  • You can fill this out with just an idea, but... it better be a banger, basically.

  • But here's the sticky bit: I'm gonna give this business $50,000… but!

  • If the business is able to become successful over the next three years,

  • we wanna get that $50,000 back to promote maternal health in Sierra Leone.

  • And every year when you do your profit distributions, 10% of after-tax income

  • should also go to support that effort.

  • If that sounds good to you and you've got an idea that can grow but needs some mentorship

  • and some support from an amazing audience of cool people who wanna support good things,

  • the form is down in the description.

  • John, I think everybody has the ability to be a business owner. Now, not everybody has the inclination.

  • But even if you don't, I think everyone should watch

  • the Crash Course Business: Entrepreneurship Learning Playlist.

  • It's a 17-episode series hosted by Anna Akana that goes over the basics

  • of starting your own business and also of business in general.

  • The link to that playlist is here and in the description,

  • and those forms that I was telling you about are down there as well.

  • John, I'll see you on Tuesday.

Good morning, John.

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