Making Versus Marketing or What Queen B and Michael Jordan Have In Common

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Do you have a hive mind when it comes to working? Listen, as Yana and Tom discuss their opposing views on this and their analogies between sports icons like Michael Jordan and the queen of a beehive. They both speak about winning as a team and sharing collective success, whether in sports or business. Tom and Yana are on the opposites sides of most of this conversation, but they both have brilliant advice, focus, focus, focus, and follow through to have a successful business. If you enjoy this episode, please share it with friends, leave comments and reviews and help us get our podcast heard.  Today's Episode: [00:26] Hello, everybody! [00:45] This episode was inspired by Pavel and a fundraising campaign on kick-starter. [02:21] How do you make teams appreciate what other teams are doing? [02:58] Tom says it's clear when you are on a kick-starter campaign, but it is an excellent way to see how many people are engaged. [06:01] Yana believes that sharing success is easy as long as everyone is happy. [06:28] Yana shares a book that is about how to reconcile opposing priorities. [08:03] Do you know what your priority is for this week? This month? [10:05] Tom believes that people can get into the hive mind and focus only on the queen bee, which leaves many aspects of their life unattended. [12:26] Yana doesn't think that human imperfections have anything to do with delivering on a project. [12:50] Yana speaks about a documentary on Michael Jordan and what she took away from the show. [15:06] Tom shares how he can appreciate the need to win and standing up when you are beaten. [16:02] Yana's Michael Jordan analogy falls short because it is easier to be focused on sports where the rules are set, which differs entirely from a business. [17:55] Tom speaks about a book called Atomic Habits, which he believes falls into Yana's analogy. [19:40] Yana agrees that business is a team sport, even if it's a small business. [22:17] Tom doesn't want the listeners to be so focused on your partial role in the company that you don't bother to understand the big picture. [23:26] Thank you so much for listening! Show links: How to get in touch with us, if you’d like to tell your startup story: Yana on Instagram, Tom on LinkedIn