DCGZ 74: Kenneth Giles - If a Flower Doesn’t Bloom, Do You Blame the Flower or Its Environment?
Description
Kenneth Giles, CEO of SimBull - the stock market for sports. It is the first platform that allows fans to buy & sell shares of sports teams, just like they would trade stocks on RobinHood.
Under Kenneth's leadership, SimBull was selected to the Techstars Sports Tech Accelerator, the number one sports tech accelerator program in the world - with an acceptance rate under 1%. Kenneth is a former actuarial analyst for Allianz Health, where he created and invested in financial products.
Kenneth was also selected to the Minnesota under 25 Entrepreneurs list in 2021 for the work he has done growing SimBull.
Throughout the course of the episode, Aaron and Kenneth discuss:
- Is This What I Want to Do for the Next 40 Years?
- Why It’s Easier to Take Risks While You’re Young
- Just Because You Do It Differently Doesn’t Mean You’re Doing It Wrong
- If a Flower Doesn’t Bloom, Do You Blame the Flower or Its Environment?
- Your Life Is So Much Smoother When You’re Not Pushing Boudaries
Connect with Aaron Iler:
Aaron’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaroniler
Aaron’s Email: aaroniler@carswell.io
Aaron's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aaron_iler/
Connect with Kenneth Giles:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenneth-giles-431163151/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simbullexchange/
Website: simbull.com
Email: kenneth.giles@simbull.app
Timestamped Show Notes:
0:00 - Introducing Kenneth Giles
1:09 - Is This What I Want to Do for the Next 40 Years?
4:28 - I Can Always Go Back to What I Was Doing Before
6:20 - Why It’s Easier to Take Risks While You’re Young
9:20 - When You Knock on the Door of Opportunity, Don’t Be Surprised When Work Answers
11:12 - The World Is Your Workplace
13:15 - It’s Harder to Make the Leap the Longer You Stay In Your W-2
15:12 - Doubt Increases With Inaction
19:51 - Just Because You Do It Different Doesn’t Mean You’re Doing It Wrong
22:45 - If a Flower Doesn’t Bloom, Do You Blame the Flower or Its Environment?
25:10 - You Can’t Build a Successful Company on Your Own
27:00 - Busting Open the Piñata
29:39 - Your Life Is So Much Smoother When You’re Not Pushing Boundaries
31:35 - Is My Idea Dumb? Is That What Everyone Thinks?
33:04 - SH*T’s Going to Hit the Fan
35:42 - You Can’t Lose Sight of What’s Most Important to You
37:24 - The Easiest Way to Kill a Business Is to Run Down the Founder
39:30 - Does Being an Entrepreneur Mean I Don’t Get To Have Any Fun?
41:44 - 3 Things I’d Tell Myself if I Could Go Back to My Ground Zero
45:43 - Asking For Help Will Save You a Ton of Time and Energy
Books Mentioned:
The Power of One More - Ed Mylett
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