Andtoanswerthisquestion, we'regonnabeusing a frameworkcalledtheLaddersofWealthCreation.
この質問に答えるために、私たちは「富の創造のはしご」と呼ばれるフレームワークを使う。
Thisis a conceptthatmyfriendNathanBarrycameupwithinhis 2019 blogpostthatwentabsolutelymegaviralontheinternetandreallychangedthewaythat I alsoconsiderwealthbuilding, makingmoney, financialfreedom, allthatfunstuff.
Andthething I loveaboutNathan's articlehereisthatheshowsyoualloftheskillsyouneedtodevelopateachstepoftheladdertoeventuallymakeyourwaytoladdernumberfour.
Andwhat I loveaboutthisstoryalongsideliterallythousandsofothersisthatmostpeoplewhobecomefinanciallyfreestartedoffinladdernumberonewithsomekindofhourlyjob.
Yes, thereare a handfulofprofessionswhereyoucanbecomefinanciallyfreeifyoudotradeyourtimeformoney.
そう、自分の時間をお金に換えれば、経済的に自由になれる職業は一握りだ。
Ifforexample, you're a verywell-paidsoftwareengineeroryou're a verywell-paiddoctorintheUSoryouworkinfinanceandlikehedgefundsorprivateequityorinvestmentbanking, thenyeah, sure, you'restilltradingyourtimeformoneybutyoursalaryisinthemillions.
Thatistheannualsalarythat I'm basicallygonnabeatfortherestofmylife, unless I decideto, forexample, doprivatepractice, whichcouldinvolveworkingfor a privatehealthcarecompanyorstartingmyownthing, butthatwouldtakeusto a differentladder.
AndwhatittookwasformetoreadTimFerriss' amazingbook, The 4-HourWorkweekattheageof 18 tobelike, ohmyGod, mywholeworldhasopeneduptothefactthatyoucaninfactmakemoneyusing a vehicleotherthan a salaryjob.
EpidemicSound, incidentally, is a crossbetween a sortofmarketplaceand a SaaSproduct, Softwareas a Service, whichwe'regonnatalkaboutinladderfouroftheladdersofwealthcreation.
ちなみに、Epidemic Soundは、一種のマーケットプレイスとSaaS製品(Software as a Service)を掛け合わせたもので、富の創造の梯子4でお話しする予定です。
Andlike I said, I'vebeenusingitforliterallythelastsevenyears.
さっきも言ったように、文字通りこの7年間使ってきた。
Soifyouwannabringyourvideosandstoriestolifewithsound, thenclickthelinkinthevideodescriptionandthatwillgiveyou a sevendaycompletelyfreetrialwhereyoucanstartcreatingamazingsoundtracksforyourcontent.
Chancesaretheyhaveemployedotherpeople, eitherasfreelancersorasemployeestodotheserviceforthemsothattheycandelivertheresultsandthingscanscale a lotbetter.
Andifyougettothatpointwhereyou'remanaging a teamtodothissortofservicework, thenyou'reprobablygonnaneedtolearntheskillsofsettingup a company, figuringoutthingslikeaccountingandfinanceandthebusinesssideofeverything, andputtingoutjobapplicationstohireemployeestosupportyouandwhatyouneed.
Thesearegenerallydifferentskillstowhatyouhavewhenyou'retradingtimeformoney, becausewhenyou'retradingtimeformoney, usuallyyou're a componentin a grandersystem.
Now, youcanabsolutelyclimbhigheronladdernumbertwothanladdernumberone, especiallyifyouhire a teamtohelpyouprovideyourservices, butthereisalso a limittohowfaryoucanclimbonladdertwo.
Onladdernumbertwo, wehavethemindsetofselling a service.
ハシゴの2つ目には、サービスを売るという考え方がある。
Buttomoveuptothenextladder, insteadofthinkingthatweareselling a service, wearethinkingofsellingourserviceas a productinstead, hencethephraseproductizedservices.
You'relike, nope, I haveoneproduct, and I justdothisthingrepeatedly, and I getreallygoodatdoingthisthing, whichmeansyoucanthenstartcreatingsystemsandprocessesaroundthething.
私は1つの製品を持っていて、ただそれを繰り返しやって、そのことが本当に上手になる。
Youcannowstarthiringpeopletohelpyoudothething, andbecauseallyou'redoingissellingonething, thathas a verydefinedscopewith a verydefinedproductpriceonit, itmeansit's a loteasiertoscale a productizedservice.
Andthenobviously, youthenhavetorequiretheskillsofmanaging a largeteamandoperationsandcomplexityandpeopleissuesandHRstuffandallofthestuffthat's associatedwithrunning a biggerbusiness.
Soforexample, ifyousellanonlinecourse, like I do, thePart-TimeYouTuberAcademy, thenthereis a stupidamountofworkthatgoesintowritingandfilmingandeditingthecourse.
Forexample, customersupportatscaleandleadgenerationandgatheringcustomersatscaleandsupplychainandoperationsandallofthatcomplexityifit's a physicalproductandshippingifit's a physicalproduct, a bunchofstuffthatgenerallyservicebusinessesdon't havetodealwith.
Thisisgreatbecauseitmeansthatforustodelivertheproductformorecustomers, there's noadditionallikecapitalexpenditurewehavetodoandthemarginalcostofusonboarding a newcustomerisbasicallyzero.
I'm nowherenearbuilding a marketplaceorplatformproduct, butit's thefinalrungoftheladder.
今はマーケットプレイスやプラットフォーム製品の構築には程遠いが、はしごの最後の一段だ。
Nowclimbingupladdernumberfourtypicallytakesquite a lotofworkbecauseeachproducttakes a lotofworktocreateupfront, buteachindividualsaleandfulfilmentofthatsalehappenswithoutmuchadditionaleffort, hopefullyfromtheownerofthebusiness.
Andthisisespeciallytruewhenyougettothehighestrungoftheladderwithmarketplacesandsocialnetworksbecausethemorepeoplethatjoin a marketplaceor a socialnetwork, thatcreates a flywheelbecausethenmorepeoplewillwanttojointhemarketplaceorsocialnetworkbecausethenetworkbecomesmorevaluablethemorepeopleyouhaveinit.
Andovertime, asyoubecomemorefamiliarwiththisentrepreneurshipspace, you'llstarttoappreciateallofthesethingsandthey'llstarttoseem a lotmorelikesecondnature.
Andthat's whyeverysecondtimefounderfocusesinsteadonspendingloadsoftimetalkingtocustomersandondistribution, whichwouldbethesortofskillsthatyouwouldpickupifyoutriedtohave a service-basedbusiness.
だからこそ、二度目の創業者は皆、顧客との会話や流通に多くの時間を費やすことに集中するのだ。
Theotherway, ofcourse, oflearningtheseskillsistosurroundyourselfwith a communityorevencontentofpeopleteachingtheskills.
Likethesedays, becauseofallofthecontentthat's outthereabouthowtobuild a softwarestartupwith Y CombinatorStartupSchoolandallthepodcastsaround, everysoftwarecompanyfounderthat I knowissopluggedintotheecosystemofcontentaroundhowtobuildsoftwarethatevenfirst-timefoundersareincreasinglyjust, theyjustknowit's reallyobviousthatyoushouldspendloadsoftimetalkingtocustomers.