Eric Siu explains why failed entrepreneurs skip peer groups and communities. Joining organizations like Entrepreneurs' Organization, YPO, or Hampton, plus networking at conferences like TED, connects you with people solving similar problems at your level.
Before I even became an entrepreneur, I called an entrepreneur and I asked him, what was the most impactful thing that you did in your career as an entrepreneur? And he said, by far and away, it was joining this group called Entrepreneurs Organization. And my point in saying all this is that if you're gonna hang out with people that are high level, understand that the air gets thinner as you continue to climb higher and higher. And it's all about community at the end of the day. So when I go to like a conference, for example, let's say I go to TED and I'll be talking to someone and say, hey, by the way, are you in YPO or EO by any chance? Oh yeah, I'm in YPO. Boom, instant camaraderie. Like we understand the pain that we've been through. We understand the experience of being a YPO or EO person or a Hampton person, whatever group that you're in exactly, those always go a long way.
