Rob Dyrdek
Entrepreneur, venture capitalist, TV personality
Rob Dyrdek is an American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, producer, and reality TV personality most widely known for hosting and starring in the MTV series Ridiculousness, Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory, and Rob & Big. Beginning his career as a professional skateboarder at the age of 16 and founding his first company at 18, Dyrdek has leveraged his talent, personality, and mind for business to build a powerful and widely recognizable business empire. In 2016, he launched his venture studio Dyrdek Machine, which discovers and invests in disruptive companies across industries, including luxury brands, sports entertainment, consumer products, spirits, and technology.
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The most extraordinary way to begin is to get really good at defining clearly what you want, then creating the pathway, and then doing that over and over and over again. You can only evolve and progress and become elite if you understand and learn the foundational steps along the way.
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Milestone planning is one way that Rob Dyrdek advises his portfolio companies to plan for success. You don’t need to know all of the milestones on the path to reaching your ultimate goal, but you do need to know the first one...and you need to know that you can reach it. Done correctly, milestone planning can build confidence as your team achieves realistic milestones. Milestone planning should not be prescriptive; instead, the ultimate vision and end goal should guide you, allowing critical space for creative freedom and opportunity. Use this flight to craft a milestone plan that is true to your company’s core values to propel you to success.
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Definition of winning and a clearly defined target outcome
Identification of the first critical milestone
Potential obstacles to decision-making