Don't be like Ethan

2 min & 20 sec read Hey it’s Pat, I need to tell you about my friend Ethan. (I love the guy - we've been friends since college) But I'm frustrated with him... A couple weeks ago Ethan texted me: “hey man… Did you see what's happening with Google's AI?” Of course I didn’t 🙄 (I don't really follow the news, I focus on building a business) I responded, “No… what’s going on?” He then proceeded to text me a novel about Google and their latest AI controversy… I kid you not – it looked something like this ↓ After he sent it, I didn’t know how to respond. “Wow. Sounds crazy” is all I could muster up. –– See, my friend Ethan has a six-figure remote tech job. He spends 8 hours every day: - sending emails. - muted on Zoom meetings. - scrolling Twitter. He's bored out of his skull, so he texts me novels about something completely out of his control. But... you know what's even worse? He hates his job. And he tells me every day he wants to eventually have a business like mine. But... he just "needs a little more time", "needs the right idea", etc etc. Unfortunately, my friend Ethan is what we call a serial wantrepreneur. You know this type, right? The guy who: - listens to 10 business podcasts every week - gets a hare-brained business idea every week from some online guru - always on top of every trend (no code, web3, crypto, etc etc etc) They talk a lot about business, but when you ask them about their business, they always say: “...I’m working on it.” A serial wantrepreneur is someone who loves the idea of business more than actually doing business. They want to be a founder, but they don't want to do the work. –– Ok back to our conversation about Google. Let's see if we can change the subject. I ask Ethan about that business idea he's been telling me about. And I decide to send him a few Starter Story case studies. "Ethan, I think you should read these 3 case studies". "These are stories of exactly how people just like you (working in tech) found an idea, got started on the site (without quitting their job) and then built a $1M business that changed their life." I'm waiting for his response. Crickets... I don't hear from Ethan for a few days. Expected. A week later I text him again: “Hey Ethan! Did you read that case study I sent you? The one about the guy who built that $1M AI app before quitting his job?” Crickets... Finally – 2 WEEKS LATER – later he responds: “Nah, haven’t read it yet. I’m working on it.” Classic Ethan response... Ethan is so close to success…yet so far away. –– I think this is the problem. People like Ethan want to quit their jobs and find a business idea that can replace their full-time income. Yet they spend all their time on Twitter consuming irrelevant information. And even worse, they follow business stories about Google, OpenAI, etc - and get advice and information from billionaire founders like Elon Musk and Sam Altman. Instead, what if you studied founders who were just a few steps ahead of where you want to be. Imagine you could see exactly how they built their business (without even quitting your jobs). And that’s exactly why I built Starter Story. I was sick of billion dollar stories. I was bored of Jobs, Musk, and Bezos breakdowns. I was done with business books. I became obsessed with small startups and solo businesses making $10-50K per month. Businesses that could actually change the lives of regular folks like you and me. I don’t think you’ll learn anything useful from reading another business book or listening to another business podcast. But you will learn practical and tactical information on Starter Story. Stuff that you can’t find anywhere else on the internet. You’ll learn something that can help you today. Not in 10 years. Don’t be a wantrepreneur who talks a lot about business. Don't be Ethan. Be an entrepreneur who actually builds a business. I dare you to join us at [Starter Story](. Search for ANY business idea. And I guarantee you will find something you can use right now. There are no more excuses. It’s all right at your fingertips. Don’t be like Ethan. Click [HERE]( to join Starter Story today. – Pat Starter Story - [Advertise with us]( - [Share your story]( - [About us]( Did someone forward this email to you? [Sign up here]( for our newsletter. [YouTube]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Tiktok]( Starter Story - 4920 W Cypress St Ste 104 - #5143 - Tampa, FL 33607 Click [here]( if you want to stop receiving emails from us.