Being a Serial Entrepreneur with Patrick Stiles

What's Up Creative Hustlers! Steven & Melissa Here.   Today we'll be talking with Patrick Stiles. He's a series-entrepreneur who's most recent business, vid-alytics, is a video platform that host and streams videos on your website while also collecting powerful analytics for marketers.   -- [00:00:33] What's up Creative Hustlers! [00:00:35] Today's guest is Patrick Stiles [00:00:47] What's Up Patrick. Ready to get hustling? [00:01:11] Why Patrick is a #CreativeHustler. [00:01:30] In 2008, He was fires twice in a 6 month period! [00:02:00] On June 2nd, he created his first business. Since then, he's circled the globe. [00:02:42] #CreativeHustler 101: Left a job, and 48 hours later you've got a new hustle. [00:03:30] Naming a company is labor intensive. [00:03:49] What vid-alytics does for the market! [00:04:58] Using video tools that SUCKED caused Patrick's eureka moment. [00:05:38] If you're a marketer trying to sell with video, vid-alytics is what you need. [00:06:22] Is vid-alytics able to get analytics on any platform? [00:07:00] Patrick is self-taught in websites, so he found a developer to help because YOU can't do it ALL! [00:07:52] Patrick hired a friend, lost $12,000 and had to fire him. [00:08:27] Find people who PLAY at what you're BAD at! [00:09:16] You bring in the right people, and things start to work better! [00:09:39] Patrick doesn't like working! [00:09:57] Find the book, Rocket Fuel by Gino Wickman and Mark C. Winters! [00:10:15] There's visionaries and implementers. You don't need to be both. [00:10:45] Patrick was a #digitalnomad who met his wife in Buenos Aires but she's not from there. [00:11:50] Patrick's wife Erica moves to Buenos Aires at 21 alone. [00:12:12] The Pope is Argentinian, but come from Italian roots. [00:13:00] Steve's first language is Italian. [00:13:44] How Patrick and his wife work together in their business. [00:14:16] Patrick & his brother started a trash company together, cause he's the entrepreneur. [00:14:57] How having your wife as your right-hand-woman effects Patrick's entrepreneurial journey. [00:16:00] Erica had a job coding subtitles for Spanish soap operas,and Patrick begged her to work with him. [00:17:20] On the first week, Erica helped save him thousands of dollars on Bing ads. [00:18:30] How do you deal with the intense moments when you are working with your partner. [00:20:18] Patrick would NOT recommend working with your partner. [00:21:40] When Steven & Melissa got together it was the Brady Bunch of businesses. [00:22:14] Melissa believes that working with your spouse is ALL about patience, communication & space. [00:22:50] Steven had to learn how to TURN OFF. [00:23:45] Patrick & Erica give each other space, even though they spend tons of time together. [00:24:49] Where does Patrick's inspiration for being a serial entrepreneur come from? [00:25:20] Patrick has seen many people who he thought would do great things never make it. [00:26:50] Ride the emotional rollercoaster of entrepreneurship. [00:27:28] The biggest struggling is admitting you don't know shit. [00:28:00] A lesson from Good to Great by Jim Collins. [00:28:19] Find the ugly bugs under the stone that is your business! [00:28:58] Great quote from Elon Musk about entrepreneurship. [00:29:25] The entrepreneurship depression is better as a couple. [00:30:15] Entrepreneurship is slightly make it or break it. [00:30:35] What's your bounce back rate? [00:31:03] How does Patrick get out of the Entrepreneurial dark place? [00:33:15] Nothing good happens after midnight. [00:33:50] Are you being busy or actually getting shit done? [00:34:09] Patrick's friend Ron recommended Essentialism by Greg McKeown to help avoid overload. [00:35:03] Focus on the 3 things you NEED to get done FIRST! [00:35:40] Patrick gave up on balance and moderation in his business. [00:37:09] Patrick came back from a trip and quit everything but his online business. [00:37:52] Patrick doesn't give a SHIT, but he is NOT giving up! [00:38:45] Patrick saw 30 countries before age 30! [00:39:28] It's okay if people are comfortable where they are, it's just for them. [00:40:29] Patrick is deeply discontent and it drives him to keep going. [00:40:55] Patrick suggests "Becoming Steve Jobs" and "Losing my Virginity" as inspirational books. [00:41:35] People are searching for freedom, and the lifestyle that comes with it. [00:42:14] Patrick's most challenging part of being a #CreativeHustler. [00:44:12] Loneliness is a struggle for #CreativeHustlers. [00:45:50] If being a millionaire was easy, everyone would do it. [00:47:00] Patrick was fled from Bangkok flood, unplugged, and got an amazing idea to improve his business. [00:48:30] If you GIVE UP, you're guaranteed to lose. [00:49:20] No matter what happened, the journey was worth it. [00:50:25] It's never too early to beef up your eulogy. [00:51:19] Patrick is most alive when he's chasing a goal. [00:52:00] Even with 10 million dollars, Patrick cannot just coast. [00:52:29] Don't attract tons of pain and suffering, just adjust where you are. [00:53:47] Patrick would be a pony. [00:54:00] Patrick would get a drink with Steve Jobs or Elon Musk. [00:54:30] We can learn about any one of the big players from books and TV, but sometimes it's a random person at an event that give game changing advice. [00:55:17] The people who know you best give you the best advice. [00:55:40] Patrick's superpower is being an entrepreneur. [00:56:20] As humans, we want to believe in silver bullets and secrets. [00:55:49] The secret is that there are NO SECRETS to being an entrepreneur. [00:57:17] Patrick felt that traveling influenced him as both a human being and entrepreneur. [00:59:30] Patrick has a tattoo with a black sheep that says, "Crazy people change the world." [01:00:13] Traveling let's you become a different person. No one knows you. [01:01:00] Where Patrick lives on the internet. [01:02:00] Come find The Creative Hustler on Facebook, and leave us reviews! [01:02:30] Melissa's Moment of Hustle   Contact: Vidalytics.com Facebook Twitter