In this final episode of the Entrepreneur Disrupted series, Jay and Dave answer questions via a Facebook live. From learning how to start a business with no prior experience to using high-level marketing, this episode is a great way to peek inside the business minds of Jay and Dave.In this series, Jay partners with Dave Asprey to cover many of the questions, topics, and issues that entrepreneurs will face in their journey. Learn more about how Leverage can help you with Asana here: https://www.getleverage.com/asanaTimestamps:•0:00 – Introduction•2:05 – Is it better to get a loan or an investor (or neither)?•3:30 – What is the chance of a new US recession?•4:40 – How to start a health and wellness company •8:10 – Do you practice affirmations and what is your self-improvement mindset?•9:30 – How to start a business if you didn’t study business at school•12:20 – Is marketing deception? How to stay ethical when marketing•17:20 – How you can master Asana through Leverage•19:40 – The methods of monetizing a podcast•22:25 – What is the best way to reach out to influencers?•27:15 – How to cut through the digital clutter & push or pull marketing?•30:25 – Learn how to generate more leads•31:20 – What is the most exciting “coming up” industry •36:25 – How to master Asana

In part 2 of this conversation on disruptive business growth, Dave shares his must use tools and strategies to ensure your business experiences growth. From knowing how to tell your story to making the best use of your time, this final part of the conversation is pivotal to your success in building a company. In this series, Jay partners with Dave Asprey to cover many of the questions, topics, and issues that entrepreneurs will face in their journey. Learn more about how Leverage can help you with Asana here: https://www.getleverage.com/asanaTimestamps:•0:00 – Introduction•1:00 – The #1 tip for business growth •3:50 – How to make the correct hires•5:25 – Making sure you get out of your own way•7:05 – The best way to tell your story•14:15 – How to scale your company with technology•17:15 – Scale your company with Leverage and Asana•19:30 – Learning to delegate tasks and understanding your time•22:10 – Measure it but get out of the way•24:00 – Jay’s thoughts on Dave’s tips•27:45 – Summary and closing thoughts•30:50 – Scaling your own company through Asana

Jay shares his “Abraham 101” of how to grow a business, from defining the segments of growth to thinking outside of the box, this is an episode that is not to be missed. This is a two part conversation, in this first part you’ll hear how Jay creates growth and in part two you’ll hear how Dave implements growth strategies within Bulletproof.In this series, Jay partners with Dave Asprey to cover many of the questions, topics, and issues that entrepreneurs will face in their journey. Learn more about how Leverage can help you with Asana here: https://www.getleverage.com/asanaTimestamps:•0:00 – Introduction•0:55 – The immutable strategies to grow businesses according to Jay•11:40 – How to use your intellectual capital•14:40 – How to use your relational capital•15:20 – Setting up the best business model possible•17:40 – Using Asana and Leverage to grow your business•19:55 – Leveraging your relationships•21:10 – Creating new and growing your existing distribution channels•25:25 – Maximize what you’re currently doing and examine your marketing•26:40 – The 3 ways to grow your business model•28:10 – How to see creative methods of growth •33:50 – Learn as much as you can from people in other industries•37:40 – Don’t make assumptions and learn from what you don’t understand•40:00 – A unique opportunity from Leverage to master Asana

How flexible should you be with your business plan? Perhaps more flexible than you would initially think. In this episode, Jay and Dave discuss how you can experiment inside of your company to make sure you stay ahead of the industry. You’ll hear how to overcome fear and how to test your idea.In this series, Jay partners with Dave Asprey to cover many of the questions, topics, and issues that entrepreneurs will face in their journey. Learn more about how Leverage can help you with Asana here: https://www.getleverage.com/asanaTimestamps:•0:00 – Introduction•1:40 – Should companies by flexible to meet market needs?•3:40 – Advanced R&D: How to experiment in your company•7:45 – How to skyrocket your company’s productivity with Leverage and Asana•10:00 – Dealing with fear and how to figure out if your idea is good•15:20 – Why entrepreneurs get stuck•17:00 – Adjusting your mindset to overcome overwhelm•18:40 – A unique opportunity to master Asana

How ethical is it to be involved in your employees’ lives? In this episode, Jay and Dave will discuss how to increase the performance of your team by “hacking” their brains through food, nootropics, and other methods of changing their thought patterns. They’ll discuss the ethics behind this subject and the success Dave has seen by implementing a “brain hacking regime” at Bulletproof. In this series, Jay partners with Dave Asprey to cover many of the questions, topics, and issues that entrepreneurs will face in their journey. Learn more about how Leverage can help you with Asana here: https://www.getleverage.com/asanaTimestamps:•0:00 – Introduction•1:00 – Using food to affect a person’s biology and creating a less reactive and more proactive team•5:55 – How Bulletproof “hacks” the brains of their employees and why their team views this as a perk•8:35 – Jay’s opinion on “hacking” the brains of employees•13:35 – How to skyrocket your company’s productivity with Leverage and Asana•15:50 – Brule: How to identify traits that are holding you back•22:20 – How to implement “hacking” within your company•23:40 – Mutual self interest is the greatest motivator•24:35 – Using cognitive enhancing products•26:35 - How to skyrocket your company’s productivity with Leverage and Asana

Knowing how to incentivize your employees and what perks to give is pivotal in keeping a happy workforce. In this episode, Jay and Dave discuss how they incentivize their teams and why they’ve managed to keep a happy and productive team over the years. From stories of the craziest and most unique perks to how to ensure employees don’t abuse the perk system, this episode is a perfect guide to building the right incentive system for your company.In this series, Jay partners with Dave Asprey to cover many of the questions, topics, and issues that entrepreneurs will face in their journey. Learn more about how Leverage can help you with Asana here: https://www.getleverage.com/asanaTimestamps:•0:00 – Introduction•1:30 – How Jay incentivizes his teams: What perks to give and what to avoid•8:15 – Shared or personal compensation, learning from Google and how Bulletproof manages perks through working locations.•14:15 – Managing productivity via Asana and Leverage•16:30 – How to avoid employees abusing the perk system•18:00 – The Bulletproof perk systems•22:45 – The unique stories of how Jay incentivizes people•29:20 – Vacation time allowances•31:30 – An opportunity to skyrocket your business through Asana and Leverage

Discussing compensation is often tricky for both employer and potential employee, but it doesn’t have to be. In this episode, Jay and Dave discuss how you should approach the discussion of salary at the interview stage and how to get the best outcome for both parties. You’ll hear how to prepare for the interview, how to name your price and also how to deal with raises, bonuses and stock options.In this series, Jay partners with Dave Asprey to cover many of the questions, topics, and issues that entrepreneurs will face in their journey. Learn more about how Leverage can help you with Asana here: https://www.getleverage.com/asanaTimestamps:•0:00 – Introduction•2:30 – Crafting the perfect job description and how/when to offer the right compensation•5:45 – How to ace every single interview and get more money at the interview stage•9:10 – Negotiating compensation and building trust between employer and employee•13:20 – How you keep A-players happy, why you shouldn’t worry about paying above the market average & how to determine what to pay someone•16:00 – How to increase your teams productivity by using Asana and Leverage•18:10 – Why you should keep a flexible mindset within your team•22:00 – Asking for expectations: Why you should get your potential employee to name their price•26:00 – How to deal with raises, bonuses and stock options•29:45 – Ask people what they’re looking for and not what they used to get•33:00 – How to be a great negotiator and how Jay approaches interviews•37:10 – Don’t negotiate to the lowest possible number and what you absolutely shouldn’t say•40:45 – Increase your productivity with Leverage and Asana

Everyone enjoys a bonus, but is it the best motivator out there? In this episode, Jay and Dave discuss how they get the best out of the teams they work with and why it may not be a traditional bonus. Tune in to hear the best motivation tools Jay and Dave have seen, how to create motivation within non-mission driven companies and the downsides of using money as motivation.In this series, Jay partners with Dave Asprey to cover many of the questions, topics, and issues that entrepreneurs will face in their journey. Learn more about how Leverage can help you with Asana here: https://www.getleverage.com/asanaTimestamps:•0:00 – Introduction •3:00 – Bonus Plans: What are they and how entrepreneurs can leverage bonus plans •5:00 – The best bonus plan Jay has seen, how to build relational capital and how to motivate staff•10:45 – The bad habit of Silicon Valley: Management by objective•14:20 – How does Bulletproof manage bonus payments? (You’ll be surprised)•16:20 – How to create predictable revenue and how Jay motivates people to make more money meaningfully•19:10 – How to use Leverage to master Asana•22:00 – Motivation inside of a non-mission driven company•25:00 – Bonus plans for outside contractors & how to track results•28:10 – How to use non-linear thinking, how to motivate sales teams and the best way to train teams•32:40 – The downside of using bonus plans and our goal for this series•37:30 – Increase your teams productivity by using Asana and Leverage

Outsourcing is a common way to grow a business and a way to make sure you have the best people working on certain parts of your business, but with anything, there are right and wrong ways of outsourcing. In this episode, Jay and Dave discuss their experience with outsourcing and what they wish they knew before they started outsourcing. Listen in to hear Jay and Dave answer questions such as “what work should I outsource?”, “how do I manage quality control?”, and “how do I keep a good company culture when outsourcing?”In this series, Jay partners with Dave Asprey to cover many of the questions, topics, and issues that entrepreneurs will face in their journey. Learn more about how Leverage can help you with Asana here: https://www.getleverage.com/asanaTimestamps:•0:00 – Introduction •1:20 – Dave’s first experience of outsourcing, training who you outsource to and deciding what work to hand off•7:40 – Using Leverage to master Asana•9:50 – Jay’s outsourcing experience: What work to outsource, common issues and keeping up company culture•16:45 – How Bulletproof outsources manufacturing and measures results•19:20 – Dave’s experience of not being able to control external outcomes •21:45 – The areas where outsourcing makes complete sense•24:40 – Why you should be using Asana inside your business

Getting the best people to work for you is a sure-fire way to increase your company’s productivity & culture. In this episode, Jay and Dave discuss how the interview process is pivotal to bringing on the right employees. You’ll hear how Jay and Dave hire; from the questions they ask in an interview to building/leveraging your network. In this series, Jay partners with Dave Asprey to cover many of the questions, topics, and issues that entrepreneurs will face in their journey. Learn more about how Leverage can help you with Asana here: https://www.getleverage.com/asanaTimestamps:•0:00 – Introduction •1:15 – Jay’s hiring and interviewing process•6:00 – Dave’s experience in hiring employees and outsourcing the hiring process•9:30 – Leveraging your rolodex, using an employment agency & maintaining culture•14:10 – Using Leverage to master Asana•16:30 – Asking prospective employees to solve potential scenarios•19:45 – How to trust your gut when hiring & preparing for an interview•24:30 – Introspection: Slowing down to run faster•27:30 – Using Leverage to master Asana