In the 50th episode of the Starting from Nothing podcast, Dane and Andy chat about what they have learned in terms of the mindset of being successful both in business and in personal lives. Through the many people they have met, helped and been helped by, they have been able to build up a clear and concise picture of the psychology of a successful entrepreneur and show how they have used this information as a tool to grow and develop The Foundation.

Billy Murphy didn’t stay in his first ‘real’ job after college for very long. He left shortly after he joined to become a professional poker player. When the game stopped being fun, he quit and built a poker coaching business and this was when he really honed in on his risk calculation skills. Billy is now a serial investor in businesses and he has devised his own risk calculating strategy which guides him in investing and business start-ups.

Ben Krueger is the founder of ‘Authority Engine’ – a company who helps small businesses conceptualize, create and maintain their own podcasts. After working in a small media company, he figured out what he really wanted out of life set about learning the skills he needed and quit his day job. Ben now runs his ‘Authority Engine’ company from wherever he wants to be in the world, and is trying to strategically grow his company while maintaining the high quality that he always offered.