A highly successful entrepreneur, Matt DeCoursey launched his first company in a spare bedroom in 2009. Using nothing but an AmEx card with an $8000 limit. Since then he has built companies that have generated millions of dollars in revenue. Currently, Matt is the founder and CEO of GigaBook, a cloud-based appointment-booking platform. So Matt, tell the Chainers a bit about yourself. 0:51 father of two children and a husband living in Kansas City, Kansas Hobby- making money and I haven’t worked a day since   So you have just had your second book published. Congrats! Let’s talk about “Million Dollar Bedroom: Scrappy lessons of success, setback and other surprises not taught in Business School” available in paperback at Amazon.com What was the motivation for this book? 1:56 My story Entrepreneurial journey   How long did it take you to complete “Million Dollar Bedroom?” 6:26 Less than 6 months   What was your favorite part of your book? 7:55 Finishing it   So Matt, what was your biggest disaster in starting a business? 9:11 No disaster, learn a principle Path the revenue     What advice would you give to someone just starting out but has no money? Are there any free or cheap resources that they could use? 12:35 Be specific for what you’re going to be good at   Speaking of starting a business, you also are the founder of GigaBook, a cloud- based company that helps small businesses increase their service bookings. Tell us a bit more about Gigabook. 15:23 It turns your website into a booking platform Makes the business more efficient   Where did the idea come from? 16:26 Dropping off dogs Nobody is answering phone   What’s the hardest part about starting a cloud-based business? 18:44 If your cloud program doesn’t do what your user wants, you aren’t going to have a user.   Value Link- Can we expect another book from you in the future? 20:43 Two books Will come out in 2018   What is your advice to Indie Authors? On writing? Marketing? 21:37 Start writing   Why do you think that people fail at achieving their dreams? 22:09 By never even starting   What is your favorite quote? 23:01 Success demands payment in advance   Are there any other books that you recommend? 23:18 Balance Me by Matt DeCoursey. Million Dollar Bedroom by Matt DeCoursey.   Where can we find you online? 24:05 mattdec.com   Any last parting advice for our listeners? 24:25 Yeah- try  Support this podcast at — https://app.redcircle.com/shows/11f32da4-3081-471f-bf51-ea341b89ab1d/tip