Driving Uber to start a business - 2025 - Week 5 Update


Starting a business is hard and comes with thousands of issues and problems to solve.

  • What do you sell?
  • Where do you sell it?
  • How do you market it?
  • Who do you sell to?
  • How do you get your first clients?
  • How do you fund the expenses of starting up?

The list goes on and on, and most people don't know where to start and how to get something up and off the ground.

When you are starting something, the key thing you start with is your time.

That's why I have chosen to focus on Uber as a base foundation to start my business.

Uber already does all the marketing, they have the people that need the rides, they just need someone to pick them up and take them where they want to go.

Every Uber driver out there is in production for Uber.

They are the reason that Uber is successful.

When you are starting a business, I would recommend finding something that you can use as the foundation of your business like Uber.

Something where you are the production of someone else's work until you figure out how to sell and produce your own product, whatever that might be.

I am driving Uber as the foundation of my blog. It brings in revenue on a weekly basis that I can use to cover expenses and test out ideas.

Uber is also the fastest way to prospect and get in 1 on 1 conversations with people. You can use those conversations to test out ideas and see if there is another way you can serve this person that benefits both of you.

And best of all, you get paid to do that prospecting.

To anyone out there who is starting out and looking for a way to fund your ideas, find a company like Uber where you can be production, get paid as a contractor, and drive revenue into your business while figuring your own business out.

Business is not easy, and most people want the results of it to come instantly.

The results won't quickly.

Be prepared to work for 5 years on an idea, changing the messaging, the pricing, the ideal client, before you find the success you are looking for.

Most people don't realize how long of a process this is.

I'm on year 3 of my idea and still haven't figured out how to explain it, but that is ok.

It's ok because I gave myself a 40 year timeline to make it successful.

The early years will always be the hardest, if you are willing to endure the pain and suck of trying to start a business.

Remember, time is your asset and how you use it will determine the results you get out of life!

I hope you have a wonderful week, and take steps each and every day to chase your dreams!

Justin

PS - I have a weekly update that I will include on my dreams below, this is something I have been doing personally for more than 2 years now, and it is my guiding light for how I make decisions and decide what I want to be doing and chasing.

If you ever want to became part of what I am creating, you can sign up at www.justindcstephens.com for the Employee Empowerment Initiative.

Justin Stephens

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