Blind Entrepreneurship With Johnathan Grzybowski

Let's face it. Is it really always sunny in Philadelphia? Despite what is being said on TV, we have bad days and at times its gloomy. For David, the sun is always shining, regardless of where he is throughout the country. David Feinman found himself in an interesting predicament. David wasn't looking to become an entrepreneur, you can argue that it found hm. David declares himself as an "accidental entrepreneur." During his studies, David thought he wanted to be a physical therapist. Eventually during his studies in both high school and college, he found running to be his vice. Not only in the sense of what calms him but also motivates him to be better. In his old neighborhood of Bucks County, David and one of his good friends wanted to run a marathon, but they realized that there wasn't any kind of marathon within their community. So, they created one. That one marathon segued into a few other businesses and eventually landed on the Zombie Run. The Zombie Run toured the entire country where David i

At the wise age of 23, Chalmers Brown has accomplished more in his short life than most have in their entire lives! Due.com is now Chalmers’ fifth business, all in which has a particular theme of engineering. Now, not engineering in the sense that he’s creating something tangible but more so building infrastruces/processes and procedures to help people become more efficient throughout their day. Chalmers started his first business in college, with multiple failures and of course successes he’s created Due.com Due.com is time tracking and invoicing software targeting small businesses and freelancers. Due is on a mission to make payments awesome! Due.com helps these individuals keep track of their time and lets them invoice like a pro. You can keep your times organized by clients, projects and tasks. The system itself is beautiful. The user interface is stellar, Listen to the charismatic advice from Chalmers at the 15 minute mark of this interview: Don’t be afraid to get started Chalmers feels like too many peo

If you can't tell how much passion this young man has, just wait until you listen to the interview itself. Josh has been creating businesses since he was in high school. Listen and feel the electricity from Josh. You can learn more about his three pieces of advice he'd give to millennials at the 21 minute mark of this interview: It Took 8 Years To Be An Overnight Success Jack Dorsey said it best. There are a ton of entrepreneurs that look like an overnight success, but more than likely, they have been grinding for years on end. It's just you either haven't paid attention to them, or they are finally getting their big break. Josh is one of those that have worked their butt off for years and are finally getting the attention that they deserve. Even at the ripe age of 22, he's accomplished a lot. Josh mentions that when you're starting a business, it's ok to want to be rich, be your own boss or other ways to fill up the ego. Every entrepreneur has a goal similar to that, even if they don't openly admit it. Money

Besides having cool hair, Guy is an extraordinary gentleman that is passionate about making change. Some may call him a friend, others may call him family, but I would like to classify Guy as a nomad. This young man has traveled the world and has reaped the benefits of learning from different cultures. Now, some people can say in confidence that they are focused individuals, but Guy on the other hand is on a completely different level. Guy, is laser focused on developing a better product for his company Publishizer. Originally from Australia, currently living in California (UPDATE: Guy is currently living in Bali), Guy has been working on Publishizer for 2 years now. Publishizer is a crowdfunding platform for authors and publishers. As of December 2015, Publishizer has funded $430,000+ in author earnings. Publishizer core mission is to connect authors to publishers. It has also become the first ever crowd publishing website. Get Started! There isn't a perfect idea! Guy mentions that you need to get started. S

Listen closely to Rajat's real life examples about finding the right co-founder and his current struggles in his business. You can learn more around the 22 minute mark of this interview: Don't Quit Some of the best tech companies in the world started while working for another great startup. Rajat mentions that if you have a dying passion for creating something great, you will find time to not only work on the project during working hours, but you'll also spend the extra time to finish code and begin marketing your company, outside of normal working hours. For example, Third Eye may have the chance of being incredibly successful but if not, Rajat's safety net is his education. Rajat mentions to don't just quit. Create an MVP first, fail, and see if your efforts will be worth while in the end. Finding That Right Co-Founder To his first point in not quitting, there is a chance that when finding a co-founder, he or she may not work out. In the beginning of Third Eye, Rajat spent much of his time trying to build t

Conrad Benner is easily one of the most gifted, artistic, creative, and passionate individuals I am still getting to know. Judging by his Instagram content, Conrad is a huge fan of street art, but more specifically Philadelphia street art. His photography consists of beautiful images of the city skyline, random streets with perfect shading and lighting, and even the occasional people walking around their natural habitat. If you would like to get inside the creative mind of Conrad, you can follow his blog called StreetsDept. Whats unique about StreetsDept. is the the fact that it's not ad driven. The content is driven based on current trends and what's going on throughout the fun city of Philadelphia. StreetsDept.'s content has been been around for over 5 years now. He is currently working on a new artist interview series with Neighborhood Films and Paradigm design. Although rarely featured behind the camera, Conrad has been featured Technically Philly, PhillyVoice, PhillyMag and much more. Here are Conrad's 3

You can find him under the username PadRagnarok. For Nick, the years he spent after college wasn’t as fulfilling as some may find it to be. He was trying to get a job but was never truly satisfied. While looking for a job, he realized he was ultimately searching for something that he didn’t want to be a part of. He would come home from his job and he realized his life was going down a path that wasn’t favorable for him. So he decided to “leave the matrix”. Because it was in his nature to not follow the norm, he started a website that focused around his favorite video game; StarCraft. A few months later his first business was started; EZ StarCraft. Here are Nick’s three pieces of advice he’d give to another entrepreneur (You can hear this more in the 14 minute mark): Shut Up And Do It No excuses here. Just get out there and do it! Nick mentions that you have to put your head down and accomplish your dreams. Write down a list of things you’d like to accomplish and go out and just do it. Don’t wait a couple of w

On this episode Andrew discusses: Be Resilient, Look At The Root, Do Not be Afraid of a No, Think 5 Steps Ahead, and so much more. Enjoy the first episode! Be Resilient A lot of people expect you to fail! One of the things you have to overcome early on in your career is your emotions. Something that may be hard to understand fully, but your closest friends and even family don’t really understand what its like to be an entrepreneur. So their most natural instinct is to criticize you. Don’t take it personal. They just don't know/understand the root of why you're doing what you're doing. Look At The Root When you understand the root of a problem, you're not upset with what comes out of the solution. Whenever you find a problem, you’ll never go wrong if you look at the sub level of the situation. If you do that, you will be able to be more resilient. Do Not be Afraid of a No Entrepreneurs are always hearing the word No! Do something random throughout your day to get a yes. While talking to your significant other,