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The Mistake 98% of Entreprenuers Make with Shaquil Haque

  • Season 7 | Episode 709
  • October 22, 2025
Discover the foundational mindset shift that separates world-class entrepreneurs from the rest. It’s not about money, connections, or finding the perfect timing—it’s about one crucial internal element that many founders overlook. If you feel stuck, this is the pillar of resilience and action you need to start building now.

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The Necessary Killer Instinct

The modern business environment is brutal, demanding a mindset shift that few are willing to make. We must acknowledge that the old world rewarded obedience, but the new world demands killer instincts. Society has gotten soft, yet entrepreneurship requires an edge. This soft approach directly relates to the main thing that most entrepreneurs lack: belief. The absence of this conviction is the singular flaw that stops the vast majority of promising businesses. If more people simply believed in themselves, more would be done, and they would be motivated to take action on a daily basis. This profound self-belief is the only way to convert conceptual ideas into real-world business success.

The Reckless Road to Confidence

Success often appears reckless from the outside, requiring a leap of faith before you have all the answers. The core motto for every successful founder is that “entrepreneurs jump off the cliff and build the airplane on the way down”. This isn’t just about speed; it’s about velocity, or “speed in a direction”. You cannot wait for the perfect moment. Confidence builds over time not by sitting in doubt, but by aggressively asserting yourself into challenging situations with the belief that you will ultimately figure it out. Moving forward, even with an incomplete plan, is the critical difference between having conceptual knowledge and truly understanding how to win.

The Undefeated Mentality

Every entrepreneur faces moments where they want to quit. But the defining feature of elite performance is resilience. In any professional arena, the “guy that doesn’t give up is a hard motherfucker to beat”. Maintaining this tenacity means learning to sail with an even keel, staying emotionally balanced through the inevitable rough waters. The challenges and the people who want to “take your legs out from underneath you” will show up multiple times in your life. The ability to simply keep going and “don’t look back”—trusting that consistently planting seeds will eventually pay off—is the secret to establishing a competitive advantage that is almost impossible to defeat.

Timestamps

00:00:10:00
The fundamental shift: Why the old world rewarded obedience, but the new world demands something far more aggressive.
00:00:27:00
Unpacking the greatest weapon in business: Why the guy that doesn’t give up is a hard motherfucker to beat.
00:01:09:10
The terrifying reality of massive ambition: The necessity of knowing entrepreneurs jump off the cliff and build the airplane on the way down.
00:03:14:20
Conception to execution in less than seven days: The shocking story of how extreme velocity can launch a national brand instantly.
00:28:40:00
The costly mistake of “surface level” learning: Why the gap between conceptual knowledge and real knowledge is like ten years of mistakes.

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