Cash Butler
Cash Butler is the founder and CEO of ClariLegal. He has over 20 years of management experience in the banking and legal vertical markets, including SaaS eDiscovery vendors, SteelPoint, Zantaz, Lextranet and Merrill Corporation. He holds an MBA in E-Commerce from Bentley and an undergraduate degree from Boston College.
Joe Nashif
Joe Nashif is the president of online retailer US-Mattress.com that he started in 2001. He worked at General Motors for 15 years with various management positions. For twelve years he was a president and founder of US-Appliance.com He holds an MBA in E-Commerce from Carnegie Mellon University and an undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of Michigan.
One of the main things that Cash and Joe talked about was how they started their business and why. Both of them have a passion for creating something new and helping people. But being an entrepreneur is not an easy road. Both of them are very successful, but that didn't come without failures.
Cash: “You’ve got to figure things out as you go and keep punching until you get there. You learn a lot when you fail. It’s a hard and expensive lesson but it’s good learning experience.Everyone has a different tolerance for the entrepreneurial drive.”
Joe: “It’s a balance of sticking with something, but at the same time, not being married to something that doesn't have any hope. You have to be open minded and remember that most things you try, won't work. You’ve got to look at the day to day problems and frustrations, then take a step back and see if the trend line grows to see if your efforts are worth it.”
What I took away from these two successful entrepreneurs is:
Don't let the fair of failure stop you from doing great things.
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