One of the best things about video games is the ability to restart – you can use your learnings to move faster and avoid obstacles. We often think about what we would do differently if we were starting over in business and we figured others probably think about this as well and so we asked the community to share their thoughts with us.

Greg Perrow

If I were starting my corporate photo and video company over today, I would prioritize outsourcing key tasks such as editing, marketing, and administrative duties right from the beginning. This would allow me to avoid wearing all the hats myself, allowing me to focus more on delivering exceptional services to my clients. Through outsourcing, I was able to enhance efficiency and quality, ultimately positioning my company for faster growth and greater success. Read more>>

Momilani Delostrico

This might be a hot take, but I can’t see myself changing my path so far. I can pinpoint the affect that each job I’ve had has on my ability to handle things in my life currently. I picked up flexible people skills as a server in college, the power of persuasion and viewing “no” as a roadblock not a dead end from my sales job, and grew my attention to detail and technicalities from working in events. Read more>>

Tiffany Gomez

I would do so many things differently if I could go back to day 1. I’d say the biggest thing I’d do differently is to start small. I tend to be overly ambitious and jump to step 5 before really mastering the first 4. It’s gotten me into trouble quite a few times over the years and I definitely paid the price. Growth happened at a much slower rate for me because I didn’t take the time to really develop my skills and understanding of how to run my business the correct way. Read more>>

Edwin Reyes

One of the things I find fascinating from past experiences. It is that when mistakes are made, you learn more from them than by word of mouth or from watching someone else. This was a common occurrence with me when I started building my hotel in Iquitos, Peru back in 2019. I wish I had used more technology to reduce costs and to plan my next steps. Read more>>

Kevin Gerard

If I were to start over, I would take initiative on things that I wanted to do. I started voice acting recently, in 2020. But the interest in doing voicework had been there since I was a kid. I would think of myself as an entertainer, as I loved seeing the reactions of my parents, or my friends, or some people I had just met, as I tell some sort of tale from a camping trip or a holiday excursion. It was always something I looked forward to whenever I had a story to tell. Read more>>

OG NICK MARSH

There are a lot of things I have learned in the past ten years of running my own music blog. However, I think the most important lesson I have learned is to never be needlessly disrespectful. It’s kind of a universal lesson for me at this point, but when I started out as a “music critic” when I was 16, I was under the impression that the funnier and more brutal a review was, the more enjoyable it would be for my audience. Read more>>