30 Entrepreneurs Share How They are Being Disruptive

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30 Entrepreneurs Share How They are Being
Disruptive
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• For the past 20 years, the theory of disruptive
  innovation has been enormously influential in
  business circles and a powerful tool for
  predicting which industry entrants will succeed.
  The great news is that being a disruptor doesn't
  require you to have your own reality show,
  helicopter, or casino-hotel. All you need is a
  fresh perspective and some support in the form of
  ideas and inspiration.
• We asked entrepreneurs about their use of
  disruption in their business.

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• 1- By finding ways to help people
• For me, being disruptive is finding ways to help
  people work with systems more naturally. Before
  starting Lift Vault, it was often complicated and
  difficult to find some of the most in-demand
  fitness and weightlifting routines. Most people
  dont want to implement the first weightlifting
  program they find online. Lift Vault gives
  customers a way to shop for their ideal program,
  just like they would any other online product or
  fitness routine.

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• 2- By sustaining authenticity
• As an immigrant, I have walked the path that many
  of my clients now look to me for guidance in
  navigating. Sustaining authenticity is how I am
  being disruptive. My sworn duty is to guide my
  clients with passion, purpose, and perspective. I
  bring my whole self to my line of work to
  represent my clients with a genuine effort to
  understand their needs, and a sincere effort to
  relate to them. Ultimately, Im being disruptive
  by being authentic and giving my all to produce
  fruitful results for my firm and my clients.

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• 3- By changing with the shifts in consumer
  behavior
• Consumer behavior undoubtedly ebbs and flows
  alongside technological advancements and other
  dynamic trends. To be disruptive in ways that
  matter, study and predict consumer behavior
  closely to arrive at potential outcomes. Then,
  keep shifting working styles, activities, and
  processes in favor of these outcomes to stay
  agile and prepared for inevitable changes. This
  keeps employees on their toes and equips them to
  rise to the occasion in the face of upcoming
  challenges or changes. And I think that's what
  made me so successful in business I never
  settled for second best.

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• 4- By being authentic
• Dont just endure failure instead, squeeze it as
  facts that your organization is expanding,
  learning, and trying innovative things. Based on
  my experience, its all about being authentic and
  unshakeable in accepting new ideas and looking
  out for new competition that might disrupt our
  industry in the future. Disruptive help improves
  your business to generate more genuinely
  innovative services and products. Failure mold
  your capability to be tougher in facing
  circumstances, in order to reach success.

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• 5- Saving our customers' time
• We are disrupting marketing by saving our
  customers a lot of time. For example, 94 of
  applicants get money in their bank the very next
  day itself. Moreover, the application takes just
  5 minutes to fill. We are also 60 cheaper than
  competitors and 100 more honest. We do not
  charge any late fees or change fees. There is no
  better disruption than being better and charging
  less while being super quick.

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• 6- Telling stories
• Stories are one of the most powerful means of
  communicating customer success and precious few
  salespeople know how to do it. Learn, and get
  good at it, then use that skill constantly. The
  reason this approach isnt tried more often is
  that its safe to go with whats proven. Taking
  this approach means stepping out of your comfort
  zone as well as your customers, trying new
  techniques and skills, and making notes of what
  works and what doesnt.

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• 7- Make getting un-stuck stick
• Getting out of the grip of boredom, monotony, or
  whatever is holding you back is just the first
  step, not the last. Once you're unstuck, you have
  to make the new ideas/culture changes/behavior
  modifications/process enhancements a part of your
  organization's everyday workings. Make a plan for
  how to keep the feelings of lightness, freedom,
  and inspired thinking going for the long haul.
  Hold events, recognize employee achievements on
  the path to reaching your greatness, celebrate
  wins, honor customers, give back, and repeat.

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• 8- Taking risks
• Take a risk and empower your people to do the
  same! Don't be silly, but be daring in a
  calculated way. Give people the boundaries within
  which you're comfortable with them trying a new
  approach or testing a new idea. Even if it
  doesn't work out the first time, or even the
  fifth time, the respect you'll earn for going out
  on a limb will carry a lot of weight. Another way
  is to draw a picture. Most people benefit from
  actually seeing a visual representation of where
  you are today and where you want to go.

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• 9- Changing my industry's onboarding method
• Here's how I'm being disruptive by replacing
  free discovery calls and proposals' with paid
  strategy sessions and blueprints'. They are the
  industry standard for copywriters and many other
  service-based solopreneurs. Personally, I find
  them too time-consuming, and lots of uncommitted
  prospects end up ghosting you after you've spent
  hours between the actual call and crafting a
  proposal. So, this year, I've replaced them with
  paid strategy sessions and blueprints! Yes, this
  has put off quite a few prospects, but it's also
  allowing me to use my limited time to focus on
  clients who are actually serious.

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• 10- Dont follow disruptive competitors
• Existing players frequently lack the competence
  or cost-effectiveness that disruptive innovators
  do when their product fulfills market demands.
  See how Tesla has elevated the technological bar
  for the automotive battery market in a way that
  no other automobile manufacturer has been able to
  in the past and is still unable to do in the
  present. Organizations are frequently penalized
  for following, which causes them to diminish in
  importance or even cease to exist.

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• 11- Go your own way
• I love grilling, and I love writing about
  grilling but I dont like the way things are done
  in either industry, as its always been a case of
  who, and not what, you know that makes people
  famous and rich. So I figured that, in the words
  of Fleetwood Mac, Id go my own way and do my own
  thing and thats why I established Own The Grill.
  I know Im not going to win any popularity
  contests and Im not going to make a lot of
  friends, but that doesnt matter, because I need
  to do things my way and if that involves
  disrupting the norm.

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• 12-Being transparent
• At NJ Law Results, we make an effort to be as
  transparent as we can with our clients, whether
  they are potential or secured. While this may not
  seem disruptive, it can be difficult to find law
  firms that openly share their thoughts about the
  industry! For example, our business website has a
  Blog page, which shares a mixture of
  need-to-know information, and also some more
  informal and personal content. With this
  transparency, we hope that we can break down the
  barriers between our lawyers and our audience.
  This kind of strategy can work for many different
  types of companies.

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• 13- Understanding my customers
• One of the most important tasks I've done has
  been trying to better understand my clients. I
  learned that I must clearly identify my audience,
  but also grasp what they want. Above all, you
  must understand why your clients buy your items
  if you currently have a firm, or what you expect
  the reason to be with your new enterprise. The
  reason for utilizing your product or service will
  disclose a lot about the type of consumer you're
  working with. In reality, it not only reveals
  your clients' wants, but it also informs you
  about the competitors.

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• 14- Content creation
• Because I have specialized in a very specific
  niche (furnace and heating), I have created
  content on everything imaginable within that
  market including reviews, buying guides,
  calculators, and even Covid-19 Safety guides. I
  have cornered the market on everything heating
  related which means
• that I am the go-to furnace information site. In
  being so broad with my types of content, but so
  specific with my overall subject, I am making my
  consumers lives much easier when they need
  advice because everything is on one domain!

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• 15- Embracing challenges
• I embrace disruptions as a means of overcoming
  challenges with unique strategies. Therefore,
  when it comes to being disruptive in my business,
  I first evaluate technologies that help me get
  revolutionary ideas to shape the future of my
  start-up. Then, I make disruptive strategies and
  take the first move towards execution. Next, I
  closely observe my competitors' business
  operations to gain insight into their strategic
  planning. Finally, I focus on customer experience
  as they guide me in adopting disruptions.

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• 16- Making a plan
• Understanding how and when to apply disruptive
  innovation is essential for success, in addition
  to developing a clear plan to fill a market gap.
  I make sure staff feel empowered to present and
  advance fresh ideas in the early stages of a
  company or product's life. This is referred to as
  an emergent strategy. Setting the course of my
  company requires understanding when to use
  emergent or planned strategies. An emerging
  strategy typically performs best in times of
  uncertainty.

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• 17- By making fasting simple
• Disruptive sometimes has a negative connotation.
  But in business, being disruptive is often a good
  thing. It's how you challenge the status quo and
  create something new and innovative. I'm being
  disruptive by helping people fast, quickly, and
  effectively with the DoFasting app. By making
  fasting simple and accessible, we're disrupting
  how people think about health and wellness.
  Fasting has traditionally been seen as a
  difficult and restrictive practice, but with
  DoFasting, it can be easy and enjoyable. This is
  how we're being disruptive.

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• 18- Understanding the mindset
• A CEO's vision for the future of business is
  crucial to a company's success or failure.
  Understanding the mindset of a disruptive leader
  can help identify extraordinary companies. This
  Jack says about this, The first thing to realize
  about disruption is that it works both ways. You
  are either the disruptor or the disrupted. This
  means that if you aren't making things happen for
  yourself or your firm, someone else will most
  likely put you out of business right under your
  nose with a lower pricing point and a better
  business plan.

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• 19- Challenge the status quo
• I believe disruptive strategies help me make
  innovation a reality sooner than later. That is
  why I challenge the status quo in my company from
  time to time and request all professionals to
  make changes to their business marketing
  campaigns, communication style, meetings,
  seminars, etc. It helps us to cultivate
  innovation in everyday business practices. Moving
  out of my comfort zone and taking on challenges
  allows me to improve my problem-solving skills
  and deal with different business issues.

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• 20- Make the new normal better
• Many changes have already occurred this year, and
  our clients, customers, and associates are eager
  to adapt to what lies ahead. Leadership doesn't
  require being a virtual reality startup or a
  biotech company. Make sure you understand the
  technology and workflows you'll use, then
  scrutinize your current offerings more closely
  than ever. What are you doing now that can be
  improved or changed entirely? Many companies will
  resist this change and get swept up instead of
  embracing it. You must be willing to stand out if
  you want to be disruptive.

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• 21- Media appearances
• I have to admit, I dont often think of myself as
  a particularly disruptive person, but I think all
  entrepreneurs and business owners are in some
  sense disruptive. If I had to point to the ways I
  have been disruptive as the co-founder of a
  successful business, I would point to the long
  string of media appearances and features that I
  have done. Not everyone would be comfortable with
  talking publicly on large media platforms like
  Fox Business, and yet I have sought out the
  opportunity time and time again.

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• 22- Challenging the norm
• For me, being disruptive means thinking outside
  the box, and you can only do this if you
  challenge the norm. I am not one to sit around
  and accept things as they are. I am always
  curious to learn more and question the status
  quo. As an entrepreneur, I feel like its our job
  to step out of the mold and inspire others. The
  moment you do that, youre creating a space where
  people dont have a herd mentality. As a result,
  causing disruption. I also always try to do
  things that might not be my cup of tea.

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• 23- Serving your clients
• It's less about being disruptive and more about
  serving clients in the way they want. We entered
  the contract research organization industry
  because we saw smaller inventors entering the
  market with no support to get through the FDA.
  Without CRO support, ideas may not make it to
  market. That means patients won't receive the
  lifesaving or life-enhancing drug or device. My
  recommendation to entrepreneurs who want to be
  disruptive is to look at what could be improved.

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• 24- By providing timely services
• Our company stays productive by offering timely
  customer service via their most convenient means,
  including mobile applications and websites.
  Traditional lending institutions are curtailed in
  their mission and meeting customer expectations
  due to stringent regulations and company culture,
  thus providing an opening for companies like ours
  to flourish.

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• 25- By engaging with the community
• To be disruptive, you have to think about whats
  happening in the market and how your product or
  service can make a difference. We're disrupting
  the market by creating a more accessible market
  and approachable marketplace for people to get
  their Off-Road parts and accessories. We carry
  hundreds of items that are exclusively available
  through our site. We have been able to create a
  community and get engaged with the off-road
  community, which has allowed us to provide the
  best products and services to them.

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• 26- By creating monetization tools
• For context, at Plaiced, we create monetization
  tools to help online communities increase their
  value proposition and grow their member base. We
  are democratizing access globally to advertising
  dollars by removing the many barriers that exist
  between the 1 and the other user types. It has
  been fundamentally important for me to lead as a
  purpose-driven CEO and company. This method has
  enabled us to reduce the noise of low-hanging
  fruit opportunities that only provide short-term
  gains. As a result, it has increased our
  willingness to learn at every turn and listen
  more attentively.

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• 27- By continuous learning
• Disruptive leaders possess a nearly insatiable
  interest in a broad range of topics. They draw
  ideas from unusual subjects and obtain learning
  experiences from unexpected places. I firmly
  believe that disruptive leaders never stop
  educating themselves. They constantly seek
  knowledge, such as learning a new language,
  technical knowledge or skill, or a new business
  concept. With todays advanced technology, more
  leaders can become disruptive, implementing
  innovation, digital transformation, and agile
  management.

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• 28- Through a groundbreaking discovery
• I'm a researcher turned eCommerce guru. My
  company has disrupted the supplement industry by
  creating a pure form of pentadecanoic acid the
  first essential fatty acid to be discovered in 90
  years. Its actually scientifically proven to
  support cellular health better than the leading
  omega-3 fatty acid. The moment you know youre
  onto something great, you cant keep it all to
  yourself. I see it as my responsibility to help
  others live their healthiest life.

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• 29- By creating social impact
• I am being disruptive by radically committing to
  philanthropy and creating social impact. Most
  businesses would claim that they are giving back
  to society in one way or another. Some would even
  say that the work theyre doing helps create
  advancements that will ultimately trickle down
  the rungs of society. I agree with this
  description, but I also believe entrepreneurs can
  do so much better than that. I have made it my
  lifes mission to pay forward as much as I can by
  empowering the underserved and underprivileged to
  achieve their true potential in life. That, I
  believe, is more disruptive.

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• 30- By leveraging data and technology
• Checkr is able to provide a more accurate and
  comprehensive picture of a candidate, which leads
  to fairer hiring decisions. In addition, our
  continuous monitoring feature helps organizations
  identify potential red flags that may have gone
  undetected in the past. This way, companies can
  be proactive in addressing issues before they
  become problems. To disrupt a traditional
  industry, we use data and technology to provide
  an accurate picture of the candidate and help
  organizations make fairer hiring decisions.
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