Why Every Entrepreneur Should Learn to Play Poker! With Jeff Gross and Shane Neman of Neman Ventures - a podcast by Jeff Gross

from 2021-03-05T02:16:10

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Shane Neman, the founder of Neman Ventures and an investor, shares why every entrepreneur should learn to play poker. He talks about his businesses and what poker taught him about entrepreneurship, and he shares his best recommendations for young investors. Tune in to hear Shane share the importance of resilience, emotional intelligence, and maintaining momentum – and learn what people do in business and poker so they don’t lose their minds under pressure.


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Time Stamped Show Notes:                                                                                                              


  • 00:00 – 17:30 – Introducing Shane, his businesses and what they do, the investments he makes, the power of text messaging, and what they did with email campaigns.

  • 17:30 – 26:30 – Poker as the best analog to real life, poker versus chess, his experience investing and with investors, and what he recommends to young investors.

  • 26:30 – 36:00 – Investing vs. poker, having discipline and setting systems, his first start-up attempt, and what poker has taught him about entrepreneurship, resilience, and EQ.

  • 36:00 – 56:00 – Ways to not go crazy, staying results-oriented, his experience with COVID, breathing and Wim Hof, the role of luck, preventing over-confidence, and Jeff’s motto.

  • 56:00 – 01:03:30 – Constant progress, taking the first step, how odds and outcomes apply in business, what happened when he sold his business, and what he learned.

  • 01:03:30 – Bitcoin, trading, the journey of starting a business, and Shane’s outside-the-box advice for anyone wanting to start a business.


 


3 Key Points


  • Poker is the best analog to life.

  • Resilience and emotional intelligence are key to success in poker and life.

  • Take the first step!


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