Conseils d’un entrepreneur riche pour Créer un business
This is a summary of the YouTube transcript on habits for building wealth and success, focusing on simplicity, mastery, leadership, sales, people-centricity, strategic growth, and purpose.
The speaker, Simon Squibb, shares ten habits that led to his success in building and selling multiple companies. He emphasizes that the key to getting rich is building simple habits that compound over time, not merely working long hours.
1. Keep It Simple
Complexity kills ideas; simplicity builds momentum.
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Start with one clear pain point you can solve. (e.g., Help Bank focused only on trusted business knowledge).
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Cut out every extra feature or idea that distracts you. Amazon started with just selling books.
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Focus on earning $1 profit before trying to earn a million dollars. Figure out how to sell a product for a dollar profit, then scale.
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Explain your idea to an 8-year-old to ensure it’s boiled down to a simple, memorable sentence.
2. Do One Thing Well
Mastery beats multitasking.
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Pick one product or service and make it world-class. (e.g., WhatsApp started with just messaging).
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Avoid “shiny object syndrome” and Say no more than yes, even to trendy ideas like AI, to maintain focus on your core problem.
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Create a repeatable system before adding new products or features.
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Measure progress by results delivered, not busyness. Hard work doesn’t guarantee luck; taking more risk does.
3. Don’t Be the Bottleneck
The speaker notes he was the reason his early businesses didn’t scale because they were too dependent on him.
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Document systems others can follow using tools like Notion or video (Loom).
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Delegate tasks where you aren’t the expert (e.g., hiring an accountant or a virtual assistant).
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Trust your team with small decisions. Freedom builds responsibility; avoid micromanaging.
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Ask weekly, “What am I holding up?” and hand it off.
4. Become Obsessed with Sales
Sales is oxygen for your business and a crucial life skill.
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Spend 50% of your time talking to customers to understand their needs, willingness to pay, and market demand before building a perfect product.
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Remember sales is just problem-solving for people who have a problem.
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Track daily outreach (messages, calls, meetings) and hold yourself accountable. You must be systematic and mathematical with your outreach.
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Learn to handle rejection. Rejection provides useful knowledge and insight for improvement.
5. Start with People, Not Products
People buy into a personal story and dream, not just a product.
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Find co-founders and partners who share values, not just skills. Skills can be taught, but shared purpose is the internal fuel.
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Build a network before you need it through platforms like LinkedIn, local meetups, and online communities around your problem.
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Ask customers what they truly want. Use simple MVP demos (like Dropbox did) to prove demand before extensive building. People buy from people, not brands.
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Surround yourself with mentors who’ve done it before. Follow their free content and, if you want direct help, ask one simple, specific question rather than asking them to be your formal mentor.
6. Don’t Rush to Raise Investment
The desire to raise money is often overhyped by TV shows and is a mistake for most.
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Prove demand by selling before building. Get pre-orders or proof of concept (like Tesla) to make fundraising easier, or better yet, unnecessary.
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Bootstrap for as long as you can. Investors add external objectives and reduce your freedom.
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Only take investment when you know how to multiply that investment. If you know that spending 3, then scaling with investment can be worthwhile; otherwise, giving away equity is the most expensive way to grow.
7. Advice Is Only as Good as Its Source
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Ask: Has this person actually done what I want to do? Check their experience.
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Take advice from practitioners, not theorists. Theorists (like consultants) often lack real-world, in-the-trenches experience.
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Test everything in the real world. Don’t guess what customers want; go and ask them.
8. Build Around Purpose
Money fades, purpose lasts.
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Be really honest: Why am I really doing this? Your purpose must be bigger than making money (e.g., Squibb’s purpose is fixing the education system).
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Align your business with your values. Don’t take shortcuts or engage in business models that clash with your moral code.
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Share your story. People buy into you, not just the product.
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Let purpose guide through tough decisions where money tempts shortcuts, even when it means delaying success.
9. The Economic Future Is Community
The value of community will separate businesses from big companies in an AI world.
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Build a community of early supporters using free tools like Discord, Slack, or WhatsApp groups. A single soldier will die quick; you need an army.
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Give more than you take. Share free resources, insights, and contacts sincerely and without expecting a return immediately.
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Create spaces where people connect (online challenges, in-person meetups). People don’t just buy; they join.
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Let the community shape your next product. (e.g., Lego fans inspired Star Wars Lego). Listen to what your community is asking for.
10. Hire for Heart, Not Just Skills
Skills can be taught, but passion allows you to learn those skills.
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Look for attitude, hunger, and alignment with purpose. The employee’s personal context and beliefs should resonate with the company’s mission.
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Ask character-driven questions in the interview to understand their moral code and true motivations.
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Promote from within when you see loyalty and honesty. Nurture loyal employees who stick with the company even when offered more money elsewhere.
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Build culture first, and skills will follow. “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” A strong, supportive culture where people are lifted up and given ownership (like equity) is vital.
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