Entrepreneur Mastermind Podcast
by John Sonmez
Get a fly-on-the-wall perspective from 4 developers turned entrepreneurs, as they struggle with the business and learn lessons the hard way. This is the weekly mastermind group of the entreprogrammers - a no holds barred, unedited look at what it really takes to be an entrepreneur.
Episodes
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Episode 423 "Key Difference"
We're Live. Many of the paths that any entrepreneur takes can lead to specific situations, for example using only ads to promote, or using focus blocks to improve productivity, will represent the key difference to obtaining the best possible results. Mani and John have a great chat about this...
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Episode 422 "Adding Value"
We're Live. Growth in this area is the most anticipated thing that any entrepreneur needs to achieve, this also means more people and more responsibilities which will bring more value to your company. Josh brings this topic up because it can be a quite difficult decision, not only adding new…
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Episode 421 "Business Partner"
We're Live. In the entrepreneur world having a business partner is a common occurrence, it can be a great asset in order to get the best possible scenario that will bring the best profit. That´s the area that can get tricky. Talking about money will always be a difficult subject that has to be...
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Episode 420 "Creating Good Content"
We're Live. Content creation is one of the most creative things that anyone can do, but it can be difficult depending on the area or niche that you are working on. There are a lot of key components to bare in mind to get the best content, and analyzing your competition is one of them. John raises...
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Episode 419 "Bottom Up Approach"
We're Live. Looking at your work from a specific view sometimes can be frustrating, a change of perspective is due when this is happening. You start to get the feeling that you're not advancing and everything that you do is simply not working. John raises this topic because he's going through…
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Episode 418 "Rushed Out The Door"
We're Live. Getting your goals clear in mind is one of the most important things in any entrepreneurship, but sometimes during this journey your goals will derive from your original intentions and become something entirely different. This is where you start doing stuff just to get them out the...
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Episode 417 "Win or Lose"
We're Live. Under the decision-making process, there's something that you'll always have to bare in mind, you can lose. It doesn't matter if all the chances and probabilities show that you will be successful in your entrepreneurship, there's always the possibility of losing, and you have to…
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Episode 416 "Starting New Year"
We're Live. John and Mani get back together after a long overdue break in December. 2022 was a year of big changes for both of them, getting stuff out that was not working and all the new and ongoing work that promise to bring great success in 2023. Great conversation catching up and the plans…
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Episode 415 "AI Implications"
We're Live. Artificial Intelligence has been a sci-fi dream since the '70s but nowadays is a complete reality, from apps that draw or Ai design to make contracts, there are no limits to the use of these new forms of creations. The guys have an interesting debate on how these AIs are going the...
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Episode 414 "Everything is Negotiable"
We're Live. Difficult clients always appear when you're doing entrepreneurship, there can be ones that have zero collab intentions or try to slip dirty things in the contract that can make you lose money, the matter is, it can be resolved. Knowledge is the main factor here, to get a clear...
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Episode 413 "Adapt and Overcome"
We're Live. The final days of the year are coming and the guys are checking everything out on their content. Adapting to the situation has been the constant in these passing years many ups and downs but the answer is always the same, adapt and overcome. Great debate around the many situations…
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Episode 412 "Extending The Reach"
We're Live. Social media games will always be evolving, and adapting to the current situation is a must if you want your goals to be met. Recently there's a new marketing strategy that has proven to be quite effective, but the numbers need a different approach in order to understand them. John...
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Episode 411 "Significant Losses"
Significant Losses We're Live. Entrepreneurship will always have risks involved, and this makes things clear, sometimes you will lose money and sometimes it will be a lot. This is part of the process and having the right tools and taking the correct actions at the exact time will make the...
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Episode 410 " Occam's Razor"
We're Live. Decision-making is a process that any entrepreneur needs to have in their arsenal some situations present a lot of alternatives that can work but some of it could be easier than others. That´s where Occam's Razor comes in. The principle gives precedence to simplicity: of two competing...
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Episode 409 "Ups and Downs"
We're Live. Main social media platforms are the best option to promote your entrepreneurship these days. Doing it organically will set you on the right path, but using ads is the next step in this journey. The problem with this is that the platforms are highly irregular with ads. They can work…
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Episode 408 "Behaviors in Success"
We're Live. There's a specific scenario where your goals are met, success is finally here and what most people do is start relaxing during this process, which is a big mistake. Josh asks John for tips and standard processes during this time, it is always a good idea to be prepared for what's...
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Episode 407 " Different Kinds of Problems"
We're Live. The topic for this week fluctuates through the many types of issues that the guys go through in their entrep[neurship, regarding that most of the issues, can be common but not all of them affect them the same way. There's an interesting debate on how to tackle these situations and how...
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Episode 406 "Seize Momentum"
We're Live. Josh asks the guys for advice on when to apply certain kinds of ads or what social media platform to use to promote your business, there's no actual right answer for this. John and Mani share different perspectives on how the main focus in the decision-making process should be…
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Episode 405 "Aggressive Approach"
We're Live. Dealing with clients will always be a hassle, Josh comes up to the plate with a situation concerning some types of clients that are not complying or not completing the process. An Aggressive approach is the focus here, the guys have an interesting debate on how to do this and how to...
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Episode 404 "Touching Base"
We're Live. Mani is back to the usual roundabouts and gets started checking everything is running smoothly. John is currently on the same page getting some numbers on tracks and making sure where the traffic is coming from. One of the main types of traffic is warm traffic, both guys start…
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Episode 403 "Unique Style"
We're Live. Guys start a very interesting debate on how to make youtube channels work. This si something that can be confusing sometimes, one of the first topics is content and as it turns out it is not the main factor. Competition in the platform is over the top, finding an unique style is one…
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Episode 402 "Perspective of Reality"
We're Live. Josh proposes a very interesting topic regarding masculinity and being a man and how to approach life in all general aspects to become a better person and apply this to all your goals and purposes. John tells it straight, it s about being real and accepting the facts. Great…
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Episode 401 "Strategic Thinking"
We're Live. Under any kind of entrepreneurship, the constant that will always come up is decision making, whether is hiring new staff or even letting go of them, where to invest, what to invest, etc. Strategic Thinking is a must in this field. Great discussion surrounding the next steps for the...
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Episode 400 "Creating Superior Content"
We're Live. First of all, there's so,e big news regarding Entreprogrammers, it's currently a rebranding! So stay tuned to see a new face! The Content that social media has at the moment is extremely variant and different, to say the least. Publishing superior content will not only make you stand...
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Episode 399 "Sharing Strategies"
We're Live. One of the main focuses of this podcast is to share current strategies that are being applied to get feedback and get the best possible outcome. John leads the way on main strategies based on Social media, ads, etc. Thought of the week John - "Engagement is not exactly the most...
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Episode 398 "Marketing Equity"
We're Live. The guys start with a roundtable of ongoing projects that each has and is it going and giving each other great feedback to improve the whole process. One thing that came in common is Marketing Equity, there are just so many projects going on that there's a point that focus is lost, so...
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Episode 397 "The Real Struggle"
We're live. One of the many problems that clients encounter is that they don't really understand how the process of any endeavor works or even worse than that, they can't trust the process. This seems to be a recurring problem with some of John's Clients, finding out that there's actual work that...
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Episode 396 "Analyzing the Wreckage"
We're Live. Mani some stuff that did not work out as planned, but he's not quite sure what exactly failed in the process. He and John start analyzing the whole scenario to find out and improve upon it. It is quite normal that this kind of problem arises from time to time, but as always this…
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Episode 395 "Setting The Right Filter"
We're live. John and Mani get the conversation going with how the process of admittance in their programs should be, getting the right client is the core foundation that the program needs to work. There are definitely many ways to filter clients or even get an onboarding process, this is going to...
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Episode 394 "The Hot Seat"
We're Live. Today the guys are starting off with a new segment called the hot seat, where each of them gets a specific amount of time to show any kind of issue on his entrepreneurship and get the feedback needed to get the best possible solution. Definitely, an interesting way to solve problems…
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Episode 393 "Pain Points"
We're Live. Once again the boys are trying new blood for the team, and it has started an amazing debate of what the pain points are for each of the clients and what actually are the ones that work as selling points. The perfect example of this was Mani's Focus blocks, which in this particular…
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Episode 392 "Different Utilities"
We're LIve. Getting a new partner in the entreprogrammers podcast has been a long endeavor and has definitely not been successful, some guests show up once and then do not show up anymore. John and Mani agree that when this happens is just not the right fit, but, MAni has a theory on why this...
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Episode 391 "Show Your Guns"
We're Live. New blood is coming into town and one of the first steps, when this happens, is to start sharing strategies with one another, based on their entrepreneurship and perspectives. Which always proves to be quite helpful, no matter how much time you have spent on a business there will be...
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Episode 390 "Finding Real Value"
We're Live. There's always a project that just does not work no matter what amount of effort you put into it, the idea could be solid but if people don't see the real value in it it's just not going to work. John and Mani Analyse various scenarios when this happens and steps to follow to get back...
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Episode 389 "Take The Risk"
We're Live. John recently hired someone dedicated to sales, that is helping him through Instagram dm and other areas. It turns out that the price range was way higher than expected, but, is it worth it? It Absolutely is and here they tell you why. There are lots of benefits that come from high...
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Episode 388 "The Wrong Picture"
We're Live. One of the most common things to happen in any enterprise, webinar, or any kind of business is that the client gets the whole perspective of it wrong, especially when the matter is making money. John and Mani have an interesting discussion about the most important factors of this...
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Episode 387 "People Fail the System"
We're live. The guys are in new offices and talking about productivity systems that have worked and also failed in the past, coming to one logical conclusion: Systems work, people are the ones who fail. There's one simple explanation for this and it is based on accountability basically, there's...
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Episode 386 "Extreme Makeover"
We're Live. John and Mani are currently in the process of reinventing their business, getting new ideas out, testing out processes, and finding out what type of new audiences can come in a have a taste. This has taken most of the time that the guys have in hand, and also it has been proven that...
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Episode 385 "Look for More People"
We're live. Mani starts with the continuing process of his upcoming webinar, and how the writing aspect of it is very similar to writing a book, what makes people buy the book or assisting the webinar which brings the same results. John adds up to this topic on how to get more people to your...
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Episode 384 "Self Discipline?"
We're Live. Mani is currently working on his new webinar and one of the most important steps is getting that hook or punchline that will get the consumer to truly stay and buy the product. Many insights and ideas grow here during the discussion, getting to the point that it is necessary to…
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Episode 383 "New Blood"
We're Live. Getting to know a new team member it's always a part of the process, with the Depart of Chuck from the podcast it's time for changes. The guys are looking forward to keeping Entreprogrammers alive and evolving, so the next step was clear and recruits are trying out! Mani: "You've been...
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Episode 382 "Scale Productivity"
We're Live. This is a topic that will always pop up when you're an entrepreneur, there's going to be a certain point in time that you will have success, or in other cases, this is needed to get to the point where you want to be. Mani and John have an interesting discussion on when and how you…
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Episode 381 " Shifting Gears"
We're Live. Chuck is back in the scene but he's coming with not-so-great news! In this episode, Chuck and John Talk about how their lives have changed over the passing years. Looking forward to the new paths that both are building towards their journey in entrepreneurship. Chuck - "There are…
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Episode 380 'Cold Traffic"
We're Live. Analysing the necessary data in order to make the best decisions in your entrepreneurship has to be one of the most important steps that you have to make, this will definitely take you closer to success no doubt about it. To get this data you need traffic, as it turns out Cold Traffic...
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Episode 379 "New Master Plan"
We're Live. The guys finally meet up for the first time this year and the main topic here are the new ideas and new goals for this upcoming year, how to approach these situations and make the best of it. New exciting ideas like really show the world how success works, to analyzing what is the…
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Episode 378 "Selective Sponsorship"
We're Live. Usual report from the guys except that there's a small situation in Chuck's mind, Podcast and Sponsorship has been the main game that has kept Chuck in the game. Now the main concern is that the standard approach can be faulty sometimes. Chuck Doesn't feel optimistic about this. John...
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Episode 377 "Never Stop Learning"
We're Live. Mani is currently finding the best way possible to sell one of his newest products, he decided to get an out perspective. As it turns out, it was the best thing that he could do, many new ideas came to him just by introducing this outside perspective. Great discussion with the guys...
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Episode 376 "Boosting Strategies"
We're Live. John is pretty happy at the moment because one of his strategies had an amazing list of emails and subscribers to one of his programs. The funny thing is that it really was a small one and the reward was big. Sometimes the most powerful message can be the shortest one, and in fact…
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Episode 375 "Attention To Detail"
We're Live. John Starts off with the situation that he's handling for the project manager spot, long story short is not working out. There is a series of skills that a person needs to have in order to fulfill this job at the level that John requires. Mani Agrees, these strengths that make you…
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Episode 374 "Bottleneck in our business"
We're Live. Long time since the guys had a chat to talk about their business and one of the first topics that John brings to the table is the need to delegate certain tasks that are put simply, It takes too much time to do although is easy stuff but they are annoying in a matter of speaking. This...
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Get a fly-on-the-wall perspective from 4 developers turned entrepreneurs, as they struggle with the business and learn lessons the hard way. This is the weekly mastermind group of the entreprogrammers - a no holds barred, unedited look at what it really takes to be an entrepreneur.
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John Sonmez
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