Why Entrepreneurs Should Constantly Be Reinventing Themselves

Entrepreneur’s editor in chief shares what’s recently inspired him.

By Rose Leadem Mar 15, 2018
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“Entrepreneurs need to live in permanent beta,” Entrepreneur’s editor in chief, Jason Feifer, says, quoting LinkedIn’s Reid Hoffman, whom we featured in a cover story for Entrepreneur magazine.

Related: Reid Hoffman: To Successfully Grow A Business, You Must ‘Expect Chaos’

In this one-minute mentor video, Feifer shares how it was these words of Hoffman’s that spoke to him and made him think about how everyone should be reminded of this on a daily basis. Entrepreneurs — actually, anyone, for that matter — should be constantly evolving and learning. That’s why possessing the mindset that we don’t need to be some finished products or stuck in some certain way is incredibly important to your progress in both business and life. “The way to be a success is to constantly reinvent and to constantly be OK with not being a final product,” explains Feifer in the video.

Related: Want to Be Great? Embrace Embarrassment. Advice on Imperfection from Reid Hoffman, Sheryl Sandberg and Mark Zuckerberg.

To learn more about “living in permanent beta,” click play.

“Entrepreneurs need to live in permanent beta,” Entrepreneur’s editor in chief, Jason Feifer, says, quoting LinkedIn’s Reid Hoffman, whom we featured in a cover story for Entrepreneur magazine.

Related: Reid Hoffman: To Successfully Grow A Business, You Must ‘Expect Chaos’

In this one-minute mentor video, Feifer shares how it was these words of Hoffman’s that spoke to him and made him think about how everyone should be reminded of this on a daily basis. Entrepreneurs — actually, anyone, for that matter — should be constantly evolving and learning. That’s why possessing the mindset that we don’t need to be some finished products or stuck in some certain way is incredibly important to your progress in both business and life. “The way to be a success is to constantly reinvent and to constantly be OK with not being a final product,” explains Feifer in the video.

Related: Want to Be Great? Embrace Embarrassment. Advice on Imperfection from Reid Hoffman, Sheryl Sandberg and Mark Zuckerberg.

To learn more about “living in permanent beta,” click play.

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Rose Leadem is a freelance writer for Entrepreneur.com.

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