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Louis Rossmann

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Last updated on Jun 30, 2023
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The importance of having a mission and purpose at your business.
21:00
Reducing conflict through solutions based billing.
18:23
Dealing with unsolvable logic boards as a technician.
6:07
Never be afraid of the rooms you walk into as a technician.
13:40
Importance of customer retention; how you lose customers.
51:26
What is hamster wheel work, what is real work, and why is balance needed?
15:30
Don't undermine your employees unless you want your cellphone to ring all the time.
6:38
A word on competition
13:38
Tech is the worst field to just "get into"
14:15
Outsourcing logic board repair sucks
24:08
An important lesson on self worth and honesty; it's ok to suck
17:57
iPhone screen repair is a dying business.
17:51
A word on over enthusiastic potential business partners
4:36
You touched it, you own it; or why technicians are "ripoffs."
26:15
Why there's no competitors to Youtube & the business lesson to be learned here
18:44
Successful IT professionals sell people on what's important
15:21
Getting ideas out as a small business owner means tossing the idea of perfection
19:46
How I achieve freedom from the fear of failure
37:31
Cellphone repair shops should never act like end customers if they wish to be taken seriously
13:34
The 15 minute rule - save yourself from stress & stop sympathizing with the tardiness of others.
5:50
It's all about turning "oops" into "give me a minute"
4:25
Loyalty should not be a given in employees: it must be earned!
58:28
The biggest lies we tell ourselves all start with "tomorrow"
35:57
Can I take it to the deli and cash it in for a sandwich?
17:53
Do you bend the rules for high paying clients?
22:59
Is it valid to follow someone else's path to success?
51:14
Michael Carvin talks about the mindset of success
1:11:40
Thoughts on why "overqualification" might raise a flag to employers.
19:48
Successful business owners know when it's right to be an asshole
13:43
Maintain a positive attitude by frameworking outcomes in WIN-WIN terms.
28:32
Are you a real business?
7:12
Why we stopped selling on eBay and why you should too.
6:36
Free diagnosis on laptops - repair shop advice.
16:40
The concept of the hamster wheel & its place in growing a business.
11:58
Importance of call recording in dealing with price disputes
7:28
Employers must beware a poisoned well of resentment culture
40:10
following up on my "Are you a real business?" video from 2013 w/ real example
13:28
Focusing on money before respect earns you neither.
17:32
Solving problems by thinking, not spending. Wasting money is NOT investing in yourself!
32:01
"Do what you find fun" is bad advice for beginners: the beginning is NOT fun!
22:44
Believing in luck compromises the influence we have over our own life.
58:37
Business owners shouldn't write off liability onto their employees.
12:20
Consumer decision making is a swinging pendulum, not a stationary rock.
35:27
What does authorized repair do? Let's find out!
48:48
Human hopefulness leads to business trainwrecks
19:44
The importance of business owners paying themselves a real salary
1:01:43
The Michael Butterfly rebuttal: You fixed my phone last week and it CRACKED AGAIN!!!
1:17:40
No one works 80 hours a week and if you think you are you're doing it wrong!
16:43
Why does cellphone repair pay poorly if it requires high skill?
23:39
Vantiv credit card processing: think before you sign!
20:19
DON'T LET YOURSELF GET SCREWED! Refund from Andrew Demski scamming web design firm.
27:46
PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS USING MACS: let's talk.
14:01
Salesmanship part 5 - The customer is rarely RIGHT, but ARGUING always makes you WRONG!
12:55
Salesmanship part 4 -  Give people MULTIPLE CHANCES to SAY NO to what you are offering.
11:44
Salesmanship part 3 - Focus on the PAIN & MISERY of your customer!
8:45
Salesmanship part 2 - Don't be NEEDY just because you're a salesman!
5:23
Salesmanship part 1 - Don't present without knowing the priorities of the customer
3:39
How Manhattan real estate agents & building owners take advantage of human hopefulness.
6:42
Who is your target demographic? Here's why you should have one.
13:21
Why my old business failed, how to not be a stupid failure like Louis Rossmann
56:36
Why I was seriously wrong about iCracked: Louis eats crow over stupid criticisms & wrong predictions
19:50
Paypal keeps 2.9% fee even AFTER refunding the customer now!
28:53
What it means to be of service; the people who don't get burned out as technicians.
21:38
Industry jargon left unexplained can ruin your professional reputation.
20:47
How to earn 5 star reviews on Google & Yelp.
19:18
Control yourself to control the world - why it's right to be at fault even if you're not wrong.
7:05
Negotiating with yourself to get things done
13:47
Tasks you perform should serve multiple purposes as a business owner
20:46
Inspect what you expect as a business owner or manager
30:29
Walk a mile in your employee's shoes, it helps with business management, hiring, and firing.
23:24
How PR failings lead people to assume the worst: Robinhood's screwup encouraged a populist revolt
26:57
Zhuo Mao ZM-R6200c for Macbook Pro logic board repair, 2011 GPU issue 820-2915
1:42:45
Honest business PR is the way, even if it makes you feel/look stupid in the moment.
24:01
Let's talk about Republicans leaving the party....
3:53
Get ahead of your customer's instincts to root distrust & aggravation out of the relationship.
14:17
[rant] This is the best industry to quit & start your own company in if your boss sucks
19:48
Multiplying productivity while doing the same work
12:41
Boring customer service & business development tip for 1-person repair operations BEFORE they grow
23:11
Argument against heavy wholesale discounts when starting your repair career
17:16
The cheapest route you can take as a businessowner is being a good person
9:31
Repair shop & service industry customer service; what you're responsible for & may not know it.
12:04
Let's talk about a different way of framing employee discussions
20:07
NANA - Remember The Time (Official Video)
4:27
never over complicate your ask
9:59
Are you investable? Here's why people don't mentor you
13:34
How to advertise your new repair business
24:10
[RANT] The lower rungs on the economic ladder are gone
21:01
Louis' core business principle matches Gregory House's - everybody lies
13:16
Altruism blunts the pain of failure; why you should clean up your corner of the world
12:24