In this Ultimate Internet Bootcamp interview, Aaron Ross shares his transition from a venture‑capital software CEO to a "corporate refugee" who now helps people earn money by doing what they love. He explains why many professionals suffer from burnout, health issues, and financial insecurity after decades of unfulfilling work, and argues that aligning work with enjoyment is essential. Ross introduces a simple, repeatable idea‑generation technique that has helped him start five companies, three of which were built using the same process. He directs listeners to his website, www.MakeWorkFunNow.com, for further guidance on generating great business ideas and creating fulfilling, profitable careers.
Good evening. We're here at the Ultimate Internet Bootcamp and I'm talking to Aaron Ross. And Aaron, I want to find out more about what you do, what kind of business you have.
Yeah, thanks Carol. So I help people make money through enjoyment. All that means is I'm one of these guys who was a corporate refugee. I was in the venture capital software. I was an internet CEO of that whole world and I just simply got tired of it because it wasn't fulfilling. I didn't enjoy it. I was just doing it because that's what I learned how to do. I never really questioned, you know, what do I really want to do with my life? And so I left that world, I left the venture capital world to figure out what do I want, what do I really want to do with my life, and how can I make money from it? So that's what I do now, which is I help people make as much money as you want doing what you love.
But why do you think it's so important what you're offering them?
You know, it's so important because people kill themselves at work. It's incredibly stressful. They work too much, they wreck their health, they wreck their relationships, they lose their life They go decades without doing what they love, and then after 20 years, 30 years, even in the technology world, which is supposed to have so many millionaires, people wake up at age 40, 50, 60 and realize, wow, after working for other people that long, I didn't like it. I don't have financial security, and I have no idea what I want to do. I don't know what I'm passionate about. I don't know what I'm interested in. I don't know how I want to help people. I don't know what I want to do. So now Actually, at this seminar is where the first place I created a— I found it's the very first step for people to start to have great ideas about what you want to do and how you can make money at it. It's like this simple technique. It's one of these like aha moments. I was here like, oh my God, what I do is the same as what Richard Branson does and this guy Yannick Silver, who's an internet millionaire. So simple. And I've started 5 companies and 4 of the companies, the ideas came from the same process. So that's something I'm sharing through my work right now.
Well, it sounds like if people want to learn more about how to have a fulfilling career, they should contact you. So how do they do that? Where do they find out about you?
Yeah, so the best place to go and actually find out how to have more great ideas is www.MakeWorkFunNow.com. That's www.MakeWorkFunNow.com.
Aaron, thank you so much for being with us tonight.
