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You don't need money to start a business. You need to let go of your ego and find one customer, even if you don’t charge them anything.
Chris Koerner has built dozens of businesses from nothing, and he hosts The Koerner Office podcast where he shares new low cost business ideas every day. He says most people fail before they even begin because they play business instead of doing business.
He breaks down the barbell method for picking what to build next, why distribution beats the idea every time, and the year he spent learning to fix iPhones on YouTube in between paying customers.
Then the conversation turns personal. Koerner opens up about his daughter's double lung transplant, the stranger's family who donated the lungs that saved her, and why he and his wife each later donated a kidney to someone they will never meet.
This is a masterclass in bias for action, wrapped inside one of the most quietly emotional stories you’ve heard in a long time.
Connect with Chris:
The Koerner Office tkopod.com
Chris on YouTube youtube.com/@thekoerneroffice
Chris on Instagram instagram.com/thekoerneroffice/?hl=en
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00:00 Intro
01:10 Zero-Dollar Businesses
04:16 Constraints & Creativity
07:33 Parkinson's Law
10:21 Reselling to $10k/Month
13:36 Manual Labor Side Hustles
17:43 The Bootcamp Method
19:42 iPhone Repair Story
24:47 The Real Fear of Failure
26:01 Delusional Optimism
32:40 AI Consulting Hustle
37:19 Bias for Action
42:48 Avoiding Lifestyle Creep
49:14 The Lung Transplant
55:19 Donating a Kidney
01:06:57 Teaching Kids About Money
01:11:35 Three Truths
#greatness #inspiration #motivation
🔔 Subscribe for more great content: youtube.com/lewishowes
▶️ Recommended for you: youtu.be/JPCJEtMXOu0
You don't need money to start a business. You need to let go of your ego and find one customer, even if you don’t charge them anything.
Chris Koerner has built dozens of businesses from nothing, and he hosts The Koerner Office podcast where he shares new low cost business ideas every day. He says most people fail before they even begin because they play business instead of doing business.
He breaks down the barbell method for picking what to build next, why distribution beats the idea every time, and the year he spent learning to fix iPhones on YouTube in between paying customers.
Then the conversation turns personal. Koerner opens up about his daughter's double lung transplant, the stranger's family who donated the lungs that saved her, and why he and his wife each later donated a kidney to someone they will never meet.
This is a masterclass in bias for action, wrapped inside one of the most quietly emotional stories you’ve heard in a long time.
Connect with Chris:
The Koerner Office tkopod.com
Chris on YouTube youtube.com/@thekoerneroffice
Chris on Instagram instagram.com/thekoerneroffice/?hl=en
Listen to this episode on the go!
🍎 Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-school-of-greatness/id596047499
🟢 Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/07GQhOZboEZOE1ysnFLipT?si=a03d916bade54d4f
For more info about this episode, go to lewishowes.com/1951
💰 get my NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING book "Make Money Easy" today!lewishowes.com/moneyyou
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📲 For more Greatness text PODCAST to +1 (614) 350-3960
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Spanish: youtube.com/@LewisHowesEspañol
Portuguese: youtube.com/@LewisHowesPortugues
Lewis Howes Shorts: youtube.com/@lewishowesshorts
00:00 Intro
01:10 Zero-Dollar Businesses
04:16 Constraints & Creativity
07:33 Parkinson's Law
10:21 Reselling to $10k/Month
13:36 Manual Labor Side Hustles
17:43 The Bootcamp Method
19:42 iPhone Repair Story
24:47 The Real Fear of Failure
26:01 Delusional Optimism
32:40 AI Consulting Hustle
37:19 Bias for Action
42:48 Avoiding Lifestyle Creep
49:14 The Lung Transplant
55:19 Donating a Kidney
01:06:57 Teaching Kids About Money
01:11:35 Three Truths
#greatness #inspiration #motivation
