154. From 9-5 Engineer to Starting 20+ Companies, with serial entrepreneur Ray Blakney

154. From 9-5 Engineer to Starting 20+ Companies, with serial entrepreneur Ray Blakney

Author: Neel Parekh July 3, 2024 Duration: 29:10

Neel sits down with Ray Blakney, an accidental entrepreneur, who shares his journey from working in corporate America to starting his own businesses. He emphasizes the importance of having a clear why and setting realistic expectations when starting a business. Ray introduces his business, Productized Education, which helps individuals turn their skills and knowledge into educational products. He offers an Accelerator program to develop and sell the first product, a Scale program to replace day-to-day income, and guidance on scaling the business to the desired level. Ray's approach focuses on achieving financial stability, maintaining relationships, prioritizing health, and having fun.


Takeaways

  • Have a clear why and set realistic expectations when starting a business
  • Turn your skills and knowledge into educational products
  • Focus on achieving financial stability, maintaining relationships, prioritizing health, and having fun
  • Productized Education offers an Accelerator program, a Scale program, and guidance on scaling the business

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