In Do Cool Sht, serial social entrepreneur, angel investor, and allaround cool sht–doer Miki Agrawal shows how to start a successful company—from brainstorming to raising money to getting press without any connections—all while having a meaningful life With zero experience and no capital, Miki Agrawal opened WILD, a farmtotable pizzeria in New York City and Las Vegas, partnered up in a childrens multimedia company called Super Sprowtz, and launched a patented hightech underwear business called THINX. Miki has seen significant growth in her businesses. She pulls back the curtain of how you can live out loud, honor your hunches, and leave nothing on the table. Whether you’re a student with big aspirations or an experienced professional looking for new opportunities, Do Cool Sht will open your eyes, make you laugh, and give you the confidence to quit your day job, start your own business, and live happily ever after. Do Cool Sht features a foreword by Tony Hsieh, the founder of Zappos.
[...]... that you have a backbone and that you are inherently strong It will remind you that it’s cool to care and be excited about ideas, it’s cool to be proactive, it’s cool to mess up, it’s cool to work your ass off on something that is meaningful to you, and it’s cool to keep trying when the odds are stacked against you OK, go forth! And may you bask in the journey of doing cool shit 2 STRAY FROM THE GROUP... offering your services for free as an intern More often than not, if you’re friendly and sincere, you will start making great connections very quickly If you are a small -business owner or are launching your own business, you can find allies through various entrepreneurship groups in your city You can contact your local chamber of commerce and join their small -business administration Go to the businesses... basic schedule for yourself Set weekly goals and mark them on your calendar and make yourself believe that if you don’t meet your deadlines, you are fired from life Be disciplined What’s the point in half-assing what you actually want to do in life? The world can be molded to anything you want it to be Start creating the best version of your own story and life by taking the steps now and not later 4... the United States for that term And wouldn’t you know, the last bit was what put them over the edge My adventure abroad was about to begin! Do Cool Shit Takeaway Create Your Personalized Pitch Presentation If you really want to do something cool and need the support of your parents, teachers, or bosses, treat it like it’s a new business idea and put together a creative and professional personalized pitch... this job too, so I plan to see it through at the same time.” Don’t worry them until you really have to give them notice After you spend a few weeks on your passion project and if you really want to move forward with it and leave your day job, walk into your boss’s office and say: “Thank you so much for letting me discover what I’m truly passionate about You helped me, and I want to help you find and. .. experiment and post your experience on docoolshit.org I’d love to hear your stories! OK, back to my British adventure Though my social life in London was going fantastically, the PR firm where I was interning was turning out to be the opposite I spent all my days stuffing envelopes, making copies, and getting coffee for bosses who were bitchy, boring, and worse, had no interest in teaching me the business. .. to do my job and not make waves Don’t get me wrong, I was all about working my way up and starting from the bottom, but I couldn’t do it without the respect of any of the people in the company and the knowledge that more learning was to come I could read the writing on the wall I realized that this adventure in Europe was becoming a rote mind-numbing job and that I had more to offer The thought of doing... the most out of my limited time in London and knew what I had to do Do Cool Shit Takeaway It was in London that semester that I discovered the importance of the MB experience: the mutually beneficial experience Everything in life and business needs to be MB When you buy something, it needs to be MB for the buyer and seller When you build relationships with friends and colleagues, they need to be MB for... ask yourself these questions: Is your current work/friend/romantic situation an MB experience? If it’s not an MB experience, don’t assume that your friend/teacher/boss is reading your mind Have you asked for more responsibility/time/etc.? If you’ve done everything you can yet see the writing on the wall, is it time for you to start creating a better situation for yourself? In order to do cool shit, ... deep, the “why” is always tough What is your definition of success? Why do you want to be successful? SO ARE YOU READY TO DO COOL SHIT ? This book is meant for those of you who want to have the greatest stories to tell Your story will start from this very moment and when you look back at every year as it unfolds, you will say to yourself, “Wow, a lot of cool shit happened to me this year.” You will . favorite: Q: What does an angry pepper do? A: It gets jalapeño face. [It gets all-up-in-yo face.] Run this experiment and post your experience on docoolshit.org. I’d love to hear your stories! OK,. my pizza concept in Las Vegas! His latest endeavor, the Downtown Project, is to revitalize downtown Las Vegas, and he knew that the downtown area was in desperate need of tasty, healthy eateries. He. Finding Your Calling 6 What Sucks in Your World 7 I Got This 8 Business Plans Don’t Raise Dollars, People Do 9 Get Shit Done Fast 10 Breaking News 11 Disaster Launch 12 Partners in Crime 13 Doing