Find Your 9others: The questions to ask yourself as you start up and scale up

by Katie Lewis, Matthew Stafford

Overview

If you could sit down to dinner with some of the world's most ambitious startup entrepreneurs, what would you ask them?

Since 2011, 9others has hosted over 5,000 entrepreneurs at 500 events in over 45 cities around the world and asked one simple question: what's keeping you up at night? We’ve heard the challenges that entrepreneurs all around the world have faced; their thinking and the behavioural traits that helped them overcome those challenges.

In this book, 9others founders Katie Lewis and Matthew Stafford will help you discover the questions you should be asking yourself as you start and scale your own start up, and why you should go on your own journey to find your 9others.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781788604468
Publisher:	Practical Inspiration Publishing
Publication date:	07/11/2023
Pages:	168
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Katie Lewis has supported 1000s of companies to raise investment in the UK and abroad. She is currently COO at a high growth scaleup. What gets her up in the morning is the opportunity to bring people together in a supportive and trusting environment with 9others.

Matthew Stafford is a connector, investor and trusted counsel to entrepreneurs around the world. As the co-founder of 9others he has personally hosted hundreds of 'meals with 9others'. Matthew invests via www.stafford.vc.

Following Matthew and Katie's leadership, hosts around the world have also held meals with 9others in places as diverse as San Francisco and Yemen, Singapore and Karachi, Sydney and Santiago.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Question 1: Why am I doing this anyway?

Question 2: How do I get more visible?

Question 3: What do I do with my gut reactions?

Question 4: How do I keep getting up again?

Question 5: What does it take to succeed?

Question 6: How do I get comfortable being uncomfortable?

Question 7: What does success look like?

Question 8: Who can help?

Question 9: How do I keep the right people around me?

The final question: Can you do it all on your own?

Thank you

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Editorial Reviews

Find Your 9others is taking it’s place on the bookshelf in the section of books I will reread for the rest of my life! Thank you Matthew Stafford & Katie Lewis for writing this clear guide to navigating through the winding road that is entrepreneurship...this book has completely changed my view of what ‘networking’ should look like as well as reshape the questions I will be asking myself with regards to my life goals and business/career objectives. - LinkedIn

LinkedIn

...a must-read for anyone trying to wade through the difficulties of beginning and growing a successful business because of its useful guidance and inspirational anecdotes. - LinkedIn

Incredibly insightful book on entrepreneurship from many different angles. If I could give this an 11/10 I would! - Amazon

I recently read Find your 9Others, by the brilliant Katie Lewis and Matthew Stafford (published by Practical Inspiration Publishing) and thought: What an amazing concept !

By bringing people together at dinner parties, combining this with group coaching techniques, where each person shares insights and experiences and receives to return challenge and supports, entrepreneurs can build the networks they need. - Jonathan Passmore, Senior Vice President,Professor, Award winning Psychologist, Executive Master Coach, Consultant, Author, LinkedIn

From the Publisher

Good book - I'd recommend to anyone thinking of starting a business or getting into entrepreneurship and fans of Seth Godin (considering several references to him). The questions/chapters discussed are relatable as an entrepreneur myself. I'm sure I've considered one or a few at some point. The questions are relevant and should give readers points to think about. - NetGalley

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