When we talk to young startups these days, we repeatedly hear them asking for the same thing — cash.
It’s true that a certain amount of cash is necessary for any startup. But when we press them and ask if they have taken full advantage of their hidden resources, they look back with vacant stares. Most have never thought about using their hidden resources. Or worse, many don’t even know what their hidden resources might be or where to look for them.
Sure, we refer to them as “hidden” resources because they are not necessarily taught in school nor are they heralded by the entrepreneurial press. On the contrary, young people today are inundated with the idea that they can’t start a business unless they raise tons of cash. They are being told that they must borrow huge sums, take in large investors, or trade their equity for VC money. In fact, there’s an entire industry based on this premise.
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Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey co-authored the New York Times bestselling business book, The Barefoot Spirit: How Hardship, Hustle, and Heart Built America’s #1 Wine Brand. The book has been selected as recommended reading in the CEO Library for CEO Forum, the C-Suite Book Club, and numerous university classes on business and entrepreneurship. It chronicles their humble beginnings from the laundry room of a rented Sonoma County farmhouse to the board room of E&J Gallo, who ultimately acquired their brand and engaged them as brand consultants. Barefoot is now the world’s largest wine brand.
Beginning with virtually no money and no wine industry experience, they employed innovative ideas to overcome obstacles, create new markets and forge strategic alliances. They pioneered Worthy Cause Marketing and performance-based compensation. They built an internationally bestselling brand and received their industry’s “Hot Brand” award for several consecutive years.
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