577: Work Hero: Stratch Your Own Itch, Innovate When There Is No Other Option, Be Persistent and Create Freedom with Kevin Koskella

Kevin Koskella from Work Hero is an online entrepreneur and digital nomad. He decided he wanted to be free of the corporate world when he lost his job after the dot com bubble burst.
With a history of competitive swimming, he returned to the water and started doing part time work as a swim instructor and personal trainer. In 2005, he turned Tri Swim Coach, his business teaching swimmers to become triathletes, into a full time, location independent, online business.

Today he works with entrepreneurs around what he teaches triathletes: you need experts so you can be the most successful. That’s why in 2017, Kevin founded Work Hero, a service that helps online entrepreneurs by accomplishing their design and technical tasks so they have the freedom to focus on the work they do best. For a flat monthly rate, teams of experts focus on the annoying and technical tasks that business owners should not have to deal with.

Quotes:                                                                                                                                   

“I look at the options and decide that the only thing I truly want is to have a business that offers some level of freedom.” – Kevin Koskella

“If you have all day to complete a task, you end up being less productive because you think you have 8-10 hours, allowing you to spread the work out.” - Kevin Koskella

“Starting something on the side might be overwhelming when you're working eight or nine hours a day at a company, but it can push you to focus and avoid wasting time.” - Kevin Koskella

Takeaways:

05:14 Breaking down complex projects into smaller, manageable tasks helps overcome overwhelming challenges in business.

11:31 Creating a minimum viable product and gradually improving it is a smart strategy for entrepreneurs.

19:43 Persistence and patience are crucial when transitioning between different business models or product types.

22:06 Personal frustration with corporate work can be a powerful motivator for building your own business.

27:17 Starting a business on the side while working a full-time job can be an effective way to build momentum and learn without financial risk.

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Filed in: Archive 3: 2018-2020 • Entrepreneurship • Interview • Outsourcing • Podcast

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