Entrepreneurs on Fire John Lee Dumas of EOFire

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Lloyed Lobo is the co-founder of Boast.AI, which automates access to billions in R and D tax credits and innovation incentives to help businesses fuel their growth without giving up equity and dealing with red-tape.
Top 3 Value Bombs
1. If you don’t have an ideal customer, you won’t know what to build, what to do, and what service to provide. Focus brings clarity to your messaging.
2. As founders, what we don’t do well is we no longer stop and smell the roses. It’s important to enjoy life a bit everyday and appreciate things a bit more everyday.
3. One of the most important things to build and inspire a team for high performance is to hire smart people and get out of their way. You hire people so they tell you what to do - not the other way around.
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Every month we put together an income report to share a behind-the-scenes look at the ups and downs of running a 7-figure business. In full transparency, it’s not easy – but it IS possible. Through hearing about our mistakes, lessons learned, and our wins, we hope to inspire and motivate you to take action in your business with just one step forward every single day. For our full income report, visit EOFire.com/income128, and IGNITE!
April 2024 Income At-A-Glance
Gross Income for April: $132,488
Total Expenses for April: $14,570
Total Net Profit for April: $117,918
Difference b/t April & March: -$27,414
Percentage of net profit to overall gross revenue: 89 percent
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Dave Kerpen is a serial entrepreneur and NY Times bestselling author of 5 books, including Get Over Yourself: Lead and Delegate Better for More Time, More Freedom and More Success.
Top 3 Value Bombs
1. Great delegation, when done right, allows you to have the freedom, the time, the ability to prioritize what's important in your life and still allows you to be successful.
2. Without a team, you cannot do things on your own. So for anyone out there that wants to build something meaningful, something scalable, something long lasting, the only real solution is delegating to others and letting others in to be part of your team to do the job.
3. Fear, distrust, need for control, and need for perfectionism – once you're aware of it and you can act in the face of it, that's literally the definition of courage.
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MJ DeMarco is the international best selling author of The Millionaire Fastlane, Unscripted, and The Great Rat Race Escape, books which have been translated in over 25 languages worldwide, as well as the founder of The Fastlane Forum and cofounder of GoalSumo.com.
Top 3 Value Bombs
1. A strong passion for something does not ensure its market viability.
2. By setting and achieving goals and consistently following a cycle of action, assessment, and adjustment, you can make daily progress and experience transformative change over time.
3. It is crucial to define your destination to determine the paths that will lead you there.
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HubSpot Scale support and drive retention and revenue all in one place with HubSpot’s all-new Service Hub. Visit HubSpot.com/service to learn how this all-new solution can help you deliver for your customers
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Beth Hayden is a professional marketing writer who embraces AI tools to boost productivity while preserving the human touch that's needed for compelling content.
Top 3 Value Bombs
1. Entrepreneurs do not have to conform to a specific mold.
2. AI can execute plans but can not create them. Writers will become prompt engineers, ensuring quality control, giving feedback to improve content, and considering ethics and bias.
3. Embracing AI is vital for entrepreneurs to stay competitive in today's changing landscape.
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HubSpot Scale support and drive retention and revenue all in one place with HubSpot’s all-new Service Hub. Visit HubSpot.com/service to learn how this all-new solution can help you deliver for your customers
Thought-Leader Ever thought about giving a TEDx talk. Visit Thought-Leader.com/fire to join a free training and learn how to land a TEDx Talk and spread your message to millions

Gary Vaynerchuk, also known as GaryVee, is a serial entrepreneur, the Chairman of VaynerX, and 5x New York Times Best Selling Author. He is a leading global mind on what's next in culture, relevance, and the internet. Gary possesses an uncanny ability to recognize trends and patterns early to help others understand how these shifts impact consumer behavior. He is one of the most forward-thinkers in business. Gary's approach sits at the intersection of business and culture. He keenly understands how to bring brand relevance to the forefront.
Top 3 Value Bombs
1. The key is not cash, the key is passion. Authenticity matters because if you’re doing something that is authentic to you, then the audience would know that it’s authentic to them.
2. Nowadays, the content itself is the variable, not the number of followers, because the merit of the creative is the game and that level of underpriced attention where there is no cost for distribution.
3. The world is selling so much negativity. You have a huge opportunity. If you’re passionate about anything, the opportunity to be great in organic social media to start the process of you living a happier and professional life is now more real.
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HubSpot Scale support and drive retention and revenue all in one place with HubSpot’s all-new Service Hub. Visit HubSpot.com/service to learn how this all-new solution can help you deliver for your customers
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