Teaching2018-04-16

567: Eben Pagan - How to harness opportunity - Apple Podcasts

567: Eben Pagan - How to harness opportunity - Apple Podcasts

Eben Pagan discusses his new book 'Opportunity' and shares insights from 20 years of building virtual businesses. He explains how opportunity is changing and how entrepreneurs can find and create more high-quality opportunities in their business and life.

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Building Million-Dollar Virtual Businesses

Eben Pagan shares his experience building over ten different online brands to million-dollar levels, all operating 100% virtually without physical offices. His virtual lifestyle allows him and his family to travel more than six months per year while maintaining profitable businesses.

The Changing Nature of Opportunity

The discussion centers around Eben's new book 'Opportunity' which explains how business opportunities are evolving and increasing. He shares twenty years of accumulated mindsets, models, and methods for recognizing and creating high-quality opportunities in the modern entrepreneurial landscape.

Questions This Episode Answers

How can you build a million dollar virtual business without an office?

He's an entrepreneur and investor who has built over ten different online brands and businesses to the million dollar level. His businesses are all 100% virtual, with no office - for over 15 years now.

Eben Pagan

Build online brands and businesses that operate 100% virtually. Focus on digital products and services that can be delivered remotely, allowing complete location independence.

What is the key to succeeding as an entrepreneur according to Eben Pagan?

Understanding opportunity is at the heart of succeeding as an entrepreneur. And Eben's goal is to help people understand the nature of opportunity, so they can find, create and take advantage of a lot more of it in their lives.

Eben Pagan

Understanding the nature of opportunity is at the heart of entrepreneurial success. Learn how to find, create and take advantage of opportunities in your business and life.

How is opportunity changing for entrepreneurs today?

Eben explains how opportunity is changing, why it is increasing for all of us, and how to find and create more high quality opportunities for yourself and your business.

Eben Pagan

Opportunity is increasing for entrepreneurs, but it requires new mindsets and methods to handle the explosion of opportunities coming in the future.

All Teachings 3

Expert InsightEmpowering

Virtual businesses can be built to the million-dollar level without any physical office, enabling complete location independence

Eben Pagan has built over ten different online brands and businesses to the million dollar level, all 100% virtual with no office for over 15 years, while spending more than six months per year traveling with his family

TeachingEmpowering

Understanding the nature of opportunity is at the heart of succeeding as an entrepreneur

Eben's goal is to help people understand the nature of opportunity so they can find, create and take advantage of more opportunities in their lives, based on his 20 years of experience building million-dollar businesses

TeachingEmpowering

Opportunity is changing and increasing for entrepreneurs, requiring new mindsets and methods to harness it effectively

Eben's new book 'Opportunity' explains how opportunity is changing, why it is increasing for all of us, and summarizes twenty years of mindsets, models, and methods for dealing with the explosion of opportunities coming in the future

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Key Teachings 3

Virtual businesses can be built to the million-dollar level without any physical office, enabling complete location independence

Understanding the nature of opportunity is at the heart of succeeding as an entrepreneur

Opportunity is changing and increasing for entrepreneurs, requiring new mindsets and methods to harness it effectively

Counterpoint 1

Claim:Successful businesses require physical offices and traditional business structures

Reframe: Million-dollar businesses can be built entirely virtually without any physical office presence

Quotable Moments

Understanding opportunity is at the heart of succeeding as an entrepreneur.

Eben Pagan

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