I actually think it's better I started by being close to customers. That foundation early on helped me later when I went into logistics and other kinds of management.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I've tended to work at fast-growing companies that improve the way business gets done.
I learnt the hard way about positioning in business, about catering to the right segments.
My success just evolved from working hard at the business at hand each day.
If I had learned more about business ahead of time, I would have been shaped into believing that it was only about finances and quality management.
I learned that focus is key. Not just in your running a company, but in your personal life as well.
I found it very helpful not to do the venture round. Instead, I started with very little money, a few thousand dollars, and I did every job myself. I was the first photographer. I was the first customer service rep. I was the first online marketing person.
Until 'Scrubs,' I didn't have a business manager. I learned everything on my own - and I learned the hard way.
I never learned management. I never went to business school. I'm an artist. I happened to have really clear ideas of what I thought my business should be.
Starting my own business was kind of a wakeup call in a number of different ways. I had to meet a payroll every week, and we had to satisfy customers, and we had competitors that we had to compete with in order to have those customers come into our stores, and we had to compete with other employers for our employees.
When I was coming up as an entrepreneur, I had to fight for everything I got, and there was no clear roadmap of how to be successful.
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