Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Interview with Ron Cook President of Telemetree




Interview

Ron Cook
Telemetree Inc. http://www.telemetree.com
July 2, 2015





Overview

 Ron Cook is the Cofounder and President of Telemetree Inc. a company that provides a way for business’s to remotely monitor daily operations. Telemetree Inc. offers tools that collect vital information using sensor and capture technology that can increase efficiency and ROI saving the company time and money.


Objectives

Learn what makes Ron successful and what tools he uses so that I may implement them on my journey.


Questions

   What key traits should an entrepreneur possess?
Passion, Tenacity, Multi- Tasking, Adaptable

   What is your definition of success?
The ability to monetize a customers solution or need

   What was the best advice you have received from a mentor?
Understand who you work for, the customer pays you

   Is there anything that you know now that you wished you knew then?
Make sure you are creating solutions for the customers needs

   What are some pitfalls entrepreneurs should look out for early on?
-Capitol, make sure you have enough working capitol
-Customer Feedback, focus groups drive success


Resources/Key Insight

Beware of Pride, Be Open Minded
Learn about the Lean Start Up
Put yourself in the customers shoes, entrepreneurs work for the customer not themselves
Learn about the Business Model not just how to make a Business Plan
Try not to be TOO Technical, the customer/client wants to know how it will HELP THEM not how it will do it
There is no investment capitol for start ups, Bootstrap it until you have traction
“Ladies & Gentlemen working for Ladies and Gentlemen” – (Schulze, Horst) Former President of Ritz Carlton
Tool: Periscope
Tool: Canvas- http://canvs.org



No comments:

Post a Comment