DTL 028 | Brandon C White
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The Inner Entrepreneurial Drive That You Can’t Shake Off with Brandon C. White

Brandon C. White is an entrepreneur with two successful exits under his belt. He’s worked for two venture capital firms, did marketing for a $200 billion internet company, and has been CEO of venture-backed companies. Brandon shares his entrepreneurial journey, where his inner drive comes from, why he does what he does, and so much more!

The Inner Entrepreneurial Drive That You Can’t Shake Off with Brandon C. White

Key takeaways:

  • Brandon has so much energy and likes to take on the world with a competitive edge. His household is also filled with animals that match his fast-paced energy.
  • Brandon shares a bit about who he is and how he found the path he is on now.
  • Education was at the top of the list in his household, but Brandon has horrible listening skills. He tries to memorize everything instead.
  • After trying to figure out “the next thing” in Brandon’s life, he stumbled upon the idea of creating a fishing magazine.
  • Brandon taught himself a lot of the things to bring this magazine to life. He had a limited budget but unlimited time.
  • Brandon needed money, so he took a job and literally worked in a closet to bootstrap his business.
  • After seeing a news article on how Yahoo raised money for their company, Brandon thought he’d go ahead and try it too. The only thing was… he needed a business plan.
  • Jeff Bezos sent Brandon a T-shirt for the work that he was doing.
  • Brandon shares how he ended up selling his online magazine.
  • How do you raise money? You work your ass off.
  • Brandon had a home office back when it wasn’t cool. He shares a funny story about a big-time investor coming to his house… and expecting an office.
  • Brandon has to keep creating, if he doesn’t, he gets depressed.
  • Entrepreneurship just makes sense to Brandon.
  • When Kathy left her nine to five, she felt like she had to quit. It was either she quit or she die.
  • Want to find the next big thing? Take a break.
  • You can find a million reasons to be mad. The real challenge in life is finding the good things.
  • Brandon shares some of his favorite comedians.
  • What’s Brandon up to now that he’s in lockdown?
  • Brandon shares a little bit about his podcast and his business.
I do not want to be the smartest guy in the room. The day I am the smartest guy in the room is the day I am scared and leaving. Click To Tweet If you really want to build a company or do something that you’re passionate about, you have to believe you can do the thing you’re not sure you can do. Click To Tweet You can find a million reasons to be mad. The real challenge in life is finding the good things that you have. Click To Tweet

About Brandon C. White

DTL 028 | Brandon C. White

Brandon is an entrepreneur with two exits under his belt (so far), angle investor, former venture capitalist and worked in management in Marketing at a $200 billion Fortune 500 internet company. 

He has an MBA from UNC, Chapel Hill. A Masters in Psychology from Washington College and done post graduate work at Stanford.

He’s the host of Build a Business Success Secrets Podcast and enjoys biking, surfing, fishing and going fast.

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